Get (e)xcited.

I never would have thought Alkaline Trio was a ‘pop punk’ band…

Faith in metalcore temporarily restored.

On Friday evening My Chemical Romance announced that the band would be breaking up.

While I’ve never been a huge My Chemical Romance fan, I recognize the influence the band had in shaping the emo pop-punk music scene that came to define a whole generation of young music listeners (particularly my generation; I was 14 when MCR’s debut Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge released, and 16 when their mega-popular Welcome to the Black Parade hit store shelves). If nothing else, MCR’s disbanding is yet another instance of something that was very prominent during my youth disappearing…the culture and music scene I used to so identify with slowly eroding away (growing up sucks). 

The above track, “Helena” off of Three Cheers, remains one of my favourite MCR songs. For those who have never heard it, enjoy, and for those who know every word, join me in taking a trip down memory lane.

Picked up The Joy Formidable’s latest today and you should seriously consider doing the same.

Click ‘Play’ to find out why.

Sure the new Blink Christmas song is good…but I still kinda like this ‘98 classic better.

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So yeah, Alexisonfire’s new EP - in which Dallas Green and Wade MacNeil reinterpret a number of the band’s songs with an acoustic focus - is somewhat a mixed bag,  in my opinion.It may just take me a while to adjust to the new interpretation of some of my favourite Alexisonfire songs. 

Green and MacNeil’s acoustic take on “Born and Raised” is by far my favourite track on the EP and I’ve posted here for your listening pleasure!

Don’t understand why Alexisonfire would re-release a different version of this song… I mean, why mess with perfection?

And another.

The Used. Because why not?