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Premature Evaluation: Deftones 'private music'
Thirty-seven years since their first jam sesh, Deftones are as popular as ever. In 2023, they were rocking Jersey’s 4,500-cap Stone Pony Summer Stage; this April, they sold out Madison Square Garden. There was no new album announced, not even new music. What happened? Anyone who acts like they understand it all is lying, but everyone seems to agree the answer involves “TikTok” and “shoegaze.” Deftones have been wielding the latter as a back-pocket influence almost as long as they’ve existed.
Fall Out Boy's 'From Under The Cork Tree' Turns 20
By 2005, the scene was littered with secret major label money and lofty expectations. Thursday didn’t turn out to be The Next Nirvana, but maybe it would be some other band hustling the Warped Tour circuit. Selling out didn’t feel as catastrophic as releasing the dreaded flop record. Wentz internalized the pressure and fell into dark, anxious cycles. He’d sleep on the floor in the middle of the day or walk up six flights of stairs because he’d stopped using elevators.
Lake Boga Easter Regatta Original
Lake Boga Easter Regatta by Chris Payne 26 Apr 13:06 PDT Tasar fleet brings fun and fierce racing to Lake Boga The tranquil waters of Lake Boga came alive over the Easter weekend as 18 Tasars from across Australia gathered for one of the fleet's most anticipated events—the Lake Boga Easter Regatta. With competitors travelling from as far afield as South Australia, the ACT, New South Wales, and even Western Australia, the regatta's growing reputation as a Tasar favourite was on full display.
Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars: In 2009, Kid Cudi and Drake Welcomed Hip-Hop to Heartbreak
(In 2018, the Billboard staff released a list project of its choices for the Greatest Pop Star of every year, going back to 1981 — along with a handful of sidebar columns and lists on other important pop star themes from the period.
Knocked Loose Is an Uncompromising Hardcore Band That Commands Arenas. How Big Can It Get? Original
Knocked Loose frontman Bryan Garris is an ordinary-looking dude who screams all his lyrics. “I just can’t sing,” Garris tells me matter-of-factly. “I wish all the time that I could, but I probably wouldn’t utilize it for Knocked Loose. We just want to be an intense band. There’s never, ever been a conversation of softening.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Even without toning down the mayhem, Garris and co.
Behind the 25th anniversary of their 1999 self-titled
Slipknot appear on the cover of the Fall 2024 Issue — head to the AP Shop to grab a copy. April 27, 2024: It’s been a long time since Slipknot felt this ferocious. Before the glow-stick Las Vegas skyline, nine boogeymen in red coveralls dart around the main stage of Sick New World Festival. Corey Taylor’s screams are tattered and raw, like his mask’s corpse skin and dangling dreadlocks. Guitarists Mick Thomson and Jim Root thrash and burn. DJ Sid Wilson — the gas mask guy — scratches into the chug.
Behind the 25th anniversary of their 1999 self-titled
Slipknot appear on the cover of the Fall 2024 Issue — head to the AP Shop to grab a copy. April 27, 2024: It’s been a long time since Slipknot felt this ferocious. Before the glow-stick Las Vegas skyline, nine boogeymen in red coveralls dart around the main stage of Sick New World Festival. Corey Taylor’s screams are tattered and raw, like his mask’s corpse skin and dangling dreadlocks. Guitarists Mick Thomson and Jim Root thrash and burn. DJ Sid Wilson — the gas mask guy — scratches into the chug.
The best books on music and New York City
This book gave me a drive. Goodman’s account of the Strokes’ debaucherous rise in 9/11-era New York City ignited my passion for oral history and to tell the story of the music that made me. Downtown cool kid garage rock shaped popular culture immensely, but so did My Chemical Romance and their cohort (even more so, I’d argue). Up to this point (MMITB was published in 2017), 2000s emo was frequently misconstrued by those too old to have understood its impact or left out of the conversation entirely.
Madness Frontman Suggs Talks New Album, First U.S. Tour & Getting Kicked Off "Top Of The Pops" — Four Times | GRAMMY.com
Graham "Suggs" McPherson of Madness performs in 2023 Photo: Gus Stewart/Redferns Ahead of their appearance at Las Vegas' Punk Rock Bowling fest and first American shows in 10 years, Madness' lead singer Suggs details the band's hit-filled history, 2023 album and coming up Two Tone. |GRAMMYs/May 22, 2024 - 01:32 pm American audiences may only know "Our House," but there’s much more to Madness than their lone Stateside mega-hit.
On 'Tigers Blood,' Waxahatchee Walks The Slow And Steady Path To Indie Rock Stardom
Katie Crutchfield Bandleader Katie Crutchfield discusses new LP 'Tigers Blood,' collaborating with Wednesday guitarist MJ Lenderman, and why you’ll be hearing more twang in indie rock. |GRAMMYs/Mar 25, 2024 - 01:29 pm It’s a special feeling, knowing you’re still getting better, 20 years into doing whatever it is you’re good at. “I identify my career as a bit of a slow burn,” says Katie Crutchfield, chatting from her home in Kansas City, Missouri.
potash news, potash services and supplies, e-newsletter, print magazine
How heat exchange technology offers a pragmatic approach to decarbonization By Igor Makarenko, Solex Thermal Science and Chris Payne, Econotherm The potash industry has an important role to play in the global pursuit of net-zero targets. As the scale of many operations continues to grow relative to soaring demand, so too has the expectation for the industry to properly manage and mitigate environmental impacts. Potash producers have been taking steps to improve their carbon profiles for decades.
MGMT Is More Than Just ‘Saltburn’ Nostalgia Fodder
“Time to Pretend” is the rock star Iliad and Odyssey, nestled in a four-minute pop song. Say yes to models, Paris, and heroin; no to jobs with offices and morning commutes. After its major-label release in 2007, the song oozed out of teenage bedrooms and across college quads, a kaleidoscopic escape from encroaching adulthood and a looming financial crisis.
2024 Fireball Australian National Championship at Royal Geelong Yacht Club - Overall Original
2024 Fireball Australian National Championship at Royal Geelong Yacht Club - Overall by Chris Payne 10 Feb 01:00 PST Day 3 mirrored the conditions of the previous two days, with a consistent southerly wind ranging between 12 to 15 knots. The wind direction and strength posed similar challenges to sailors, maintaining the competitive atmosphere on the water. In Race 6, the fleet adopted a split strategy, with boats dispersing to both sides of the course.
2024 Fireball Worlds at Royal Geelong Yacht Club - Runners and Riders Original
2024 Fireball Worlds at Royal Geelong Yacht Club - Runners and Riders by Chris Payne 30 Jan 00:30 PST From February 5 to 16, 2024, the Royal Geelong Yacht Club will be the epicentre of fireball sailing excellence as it hosts the highly anticipated 2024 Fireball World Championships.
2024 Tasar World Championships Sandringham Yacht Club, Victoria, Australia - Day 3 Original
2024 Tasar World Championships Sandringham Yacht Club, Victoria, Australia - Day 3 by Chris Payne 6 Jan 22:07 PST Another difficult day for the Race Officer, with the light northerly disappearing before the start time of 2pm and then a wait for the light South Easterly to fill in. Unfortunately, to make things really difficult, an unusual current (due to recent rains) meant the start boats were unable to hold their line for the start.
49th Australian Tasar Championship at Sandringham Yacht Club - Day 1 Original
49th Australian Tasar Championship at Sandringham Yacht Club - Day 1 by Chris Payne 29 Dec 20:42 PST As a prelude to the 2024 Tasar World Championship, the 49th Australian Tasar Championship hit off Friday with the gusto and competitive focus a national title deserves. Boosting the fleet with multiple international players the race track today demonstrated the highest quality of yacht racing that will keep all competitors sharply on their toes over the coming weeks.
Navigating Excellence: The Contenders and Dark Horses for the 2024 Tasar Worlds Original
Navigating Excellence: The Contenders and Dark Horses for the 2024 Tasar Worlds by Chris Payne 19 Dec 22:51 PST As the sailing world turns its gaze towards Sandringham Yacht Club for the highly anticipated 2024 Tasar Worlds, speculation is rife about who will emerge victorious and claim the coveted trophy. With 108 boats currently entered, the competition is fierce, and the fleet reads like a who's who of sailing prowess.
Fireball Sailing Royalty Gathers Down Under - Previewing the 2024 Fireball World Championships Original
Fireball Sailing Royalty Gathers Down Under - Previewing the 2024 Fireball World Championships by Chris Payne 5 Dec 11:45 PST From 5 - 16th February 2024, Royal Geelong Yacht Club will play host to the much-anticipated 2024 Fireball World Championships. It has been almost 20 months since the last World Championship in Ireland and the Fireball fleet is ready to do it again.
The 2024 Tasar Worlds Set to Make Waves at Sandringham Yacht Club Original
The 2024 Tasar Worlds Set to Make Waves at Sandringham Yacht Club by Chris Payne 4 Dec 11:48 PST There is less than a month to go before the 2024 World Championships kicks off at Sandringham Yacht Club on the waters of Port Phillip. So far 100 Tasars have entered with competitors coming from all over the world, a strong testament to the strength of the class here and overseas. It is still not too late to enter and join in the sailing bonanza with a few hundred of like minded souls.
Fireball 2023-24 Victorian State titles at Cairn Curran Sailing Club Original
Fireball 2023-24 Victorian State titles at Cairn Curran Sailing Club by Chris Payne 30 Nov 22:45 PST A strong fleet of Victorian Fireballs headed to Cairn Curran for the 2023-24 Victorian State titles. The forecast was for light winds and rain, but the Fireballers were undeterred. Luckily most rain fell on the Friday night during a thunderstorm that took out the local power. By the morning everything was fine with a 15-20 knot NW blowing across course.
Blink-182's Self-Titled Album Turns 20
No big band ever really goes away. The Beatles just released a new old song. Talking Heads will sit down together for interviews about how great Stop Making Sense is, deep-seated personal beefs be damned. Even punk, the longtime stronghold against schmaltzy classic rock nostalgia, came around eventually. Jawbreaker, Bikini Kill, and the Replacements all reunited during the 2010s. Operation Ivy could be next.
The Gaslight Anthem's Comeback Album 'History Books' Makes A Case For Meeting Your Heroes
Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem Photo: Taylor Hill/Getty Images On 'History Books' — the Gaslight Anthem's first album in nine years — the New Jersey punks sound hungry again. Brian Fallon explains how friendship with Bruce Springsteen, dinner with Jon Bon Jovi and mental health inspired the band's latest.
Braid’s ‘Frame & Canvas’ at 25: the oral history of an emo landmark
Today, Braid are a happy band. Happy to still be friends, happy to be about to go on tour, happy to have just rereleased their landmark 1998 album, Frame & Canvas. As for being hailed as godfathers of Midwest emo, “happy” isn’t quite the word. Amused? That’s more like it. All in all, they’re grateful. Grateful their career-defining third album ignited a DIY scene far beyond the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and far beyond their native Midwest.
Sad Summer Festival 2023 is growing beyond emo nostalgia Original
Taking Back Sunday's Adam Lazzara, the Maine's John O'Callaghan, and PVRIS appear on the cover of Alternative Press' 2023 summer issue. Grab a copy here and head to the AP Shop for limited-edition vinyl of PVRIS' EVERGREEN. BY THE TIME MEMORIAL DAY ROLLS AROUND, fans of a certain strain of emotionally charged rock music are hardwired for a long day of sunblock, merch runs, concession stand pizza, and an even longer bill of their favorite bands.
My 10 favorite non-emo albums
Hello! Maybe you’re here because of my new book WHERE ARE YOUR BOYS TONIGHT? It’s an oral history of emo’s big mainstream boom, featuring bands like My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, and Paramore. But that’s not the only music that brought me to where I am today (a Bushwick-based freelancer who refuses to give up his membership at Crunch Greenpoint). So I wanted to share some more of my favorite music with you. First though, some housekeeping: NEW YORK BOOK SIGNING EVENT COMING SOON.
What 300 Hours of Interviewing Musicians Taught Chris Payne
My new book Where Are Your Boys Tonight? contains material from over 300 hours of interviews with over 150 subjects. I feel kind of exhausted just typing that. The book is a 460-page oral history, telling the story of emo’s Y2k-era rise from basements to Warped Tour, and eventually, TRL and the VMAs red carpet. It stars bands like My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy, alongside the scenesters, journalists, execs, and superfans who watched the genre’s explosion.
Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008 (Hardcover)
$32.00 Typically Ships in 1 - 2 Days 2 on hand, as of Jun 10 1:19pm (PERFORMING ARTS) Description An explosive oral history of emo’s takeover from 1999 to 2008, featuring MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, FALL OUT BOY, PARAMORE, PANIC! AT THE DISCO, TAKING BACK SUNDAY, JIMMY EAT WORLD, DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, AND MANY MORE If Meet Me in the Bathroom traced New York City's early 2000’s rock scene, Where Are Your Boys Tonight?
Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008 (Hardcover)
Praise For… "For those of us who are nostalgic for the days when we drew on black eyeliner before dashing off to school." — Men's Health "Remembered by those who lived it from the stage, the pit and everywhere in between, Where Are Your Boys Tonight?
Dashboard Confessional, Jimmy Eat World on Emo’s Success
Screaming infidelities: Dashboard Confessional introducing emo to the world on MTV Unplugged. Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images In 2002, the music industry was on fire. CD sales hit an all-time peak in 1999, but the rise of file-sharing platforms like Napster had sparked a sharp drop. Of all genres, rock seemed most under siege. As the search for the next Nirvana neared its 11th hour, lightning struck in the form of a yearning punk-rock subgenre called emo.
Some advice on book deals & writing a book
A lot of the reason I started this blog was to go behind the scenes of my book writing process and today, we’re going to do some of that. Where Are Your Boys Tonight? drops in less than three months and it’s feeling increasingly surreal that this project I started, alone and unemployed, in the depths of Pandemic 2020, is soon to be out in the world. I can’t wait for all of you to cry and laugh and complain in Amazon reviews that I didn’t cover Say Anything enough.
10 most criminally underrated Bring Me The Horizon songs
While much of today’s rock nestles in the cozy nostalgia of the ‘90s and early 2000s, Bring Me The Horizon insists on pushing onward. The U.K. band emerged from the era of early MySpace, jockeying for attention in a metalcore/deathcore scene intent on breaking all the rules of music and pissing off as many traditionalists as possible. In that, they succeeded.
10 most criminally underrated Bring Me The Horizon songs Original
While much of today’s rock nestles in the cozy nostalgia of the ‘90s and early 2000s, Bring Me The Horizon insists on pushing onward. The U.K. band emerged from the era of early MySpace, jockeying for attention in a metalcore/deathcore scene intent on breaking all the rules of music and pissing off as many traditionalists as possible. In that, they succeeded.
2013: A Journey Back Through Pop Music (Part Two)
We’re picking up where we left off last week — I’m excavating my old ticket stubs and Calendar app notes for an annotated run-through of my first year living in New York as an editorial assistant at Billboard. And in the process, looking back on an important year in pop music, 2013. If you’re already caught up on January-early September, let’s dive into the rest of the year.
2013: A Journey Back Through Pop Music (Part One)
Is there a time and place that feels like a jumping-off point in your life? January 5 marked my 10-year anniversary as a resident of New York City. The night I moved into my Sunset Park apartment is kind of a blur, but the big goodbye I remember clearly. Saturday night, after dinnertime. Popping into the passenger side of mom’s minivan one last time, post-furniture run. Dad keeping it cool, mom trying to, but finally letting the years and emotions run.
Best Pop-Punk Love Songs of All Time Original
Pop-punk isn’t often associated with romance. Bitterness, heartbreak, teenage silliness, railing against conformity – these are the touchstones of a genre that was born in the late ‘70s and never really grew up. Another long-running pop-punk tradition is attracting some of the most awkward kids around; if they’re going to tell their crush how they feel, best to leave it up to a song. Pop-punk love songs do exist, however, and some of them are even — dare we say — romantic?
excavating my old box of jersey scene kid ticket stubs, stickers & flyers
My first book is called Where Are Your Boys Tonight? and it comes out June 6 on Dey Street Books. It’s an oral history telling the story of how emo exploded from the underground in the late ‘90s into a cultural phenomenon, through the Y2K era and beyond. I spent over 300 hours interviewing over 150 different people for this book, and I can’t wait to share it with you.
The oral history of Anti-Flag: "We were machete-ing our way through failure"
Punk is a genre full of people who are always yelling, but over the past 30 years, Anti-Flag might have been yelling the most. It's frequently between songs onstage, about the sorry state of the world — wars for oil, police brutality, a system rigged against its people. Truth is, Anti-Flag have had plenty of reasons to be losing their minds in public.
where are your boys tonight? in my book, let me tell you about it...
I wrote the book I always wanted to read. It’s called WHERE ARE YOUR BOYS TONIGHT? and it’s out June 6 on Dey Street Books. It’s the product of over two years years of interviews, editing, research, and writing, and I can’t wait for you all to read it. I started this first Substack today so I can keep you all in the loop with everything book-related over the next six months, and beyond. I’ll be dropping hints, previews, hidden messages, all that good stuff. Maybe a peek at a chapter.
Photos of the Pop-Punk Event
You always think you’ll never get old until it finally happens to you. My Chemical Romance, visionary as ever in their early 40s, got a jump on the inevitable. Headlining last Sunday’s When We Were Young fest, the hyped-to-death Las Vegas spectacle featuring dozens of 21st-century emo-punk fixtures, Gerard Way and the gang looked old.
Catching up with New Zealand indie poppers the Beths
Expert in a Dying Field, the Beths’ brilliant third LP, is a breakup album, a collection of songs destined to make you reminisce on what fades away as a relationship ends: inside jokes, shared Netflix queues, mutual acquaintances you’ll probably never talk to again. Singer-guitarist Liz Stokes weaves her melodies and metaphors like an old soul and a trusted confidant.
2006 Beckoned Songs About Dance Floors Written By Teenagers
Write what you know, they say! But what do you write when you don't know shit? What's there to say when you're sitting in third period English thinking about driver's ed homework and you know life hasn't really started yet? If you grew up an arts-inclined kid in the suburbs, you probably have some idea of what I'm talking about. Especially if it was the American suburbs, with all their 21-to-drink restrictions.
My Chemical Romance's Debut Album 'I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love' Turns 20
Twenty-four is a little old for starting your first real band, especially when you’ve got a gig a lot of people would kill for. By the end of summer 2001, Gerard Way was fresh off a DC Comics internship, interning at an animation studio across the river from New York City and on the verge of pitching his own series to Cartoon Network. On the morning of Sept.
Pop Shop Podcast: Meet Jain, the French Alt-Pop Star With a Crazy Catchy Hit & New Music to Talk About
Welcome to the Pop Shop Podcast’s Headliner Interview, Billboard's long-form talk with a compelling, inspirational voice in the world of music. Jain makes music that gets stuck in your head -- but don’t worry, it’s for the best. The French alt-pop artist broke stateside earlier in 2017 with “Come,” an absurdly catchy electro-acoustic romp that broke Billboard’s Adult Alternative chart and went top five in her homeland. “[I wrote it at] 16 years old; today I’m 25,” says Jain.
Rolling Stones Announce 'Exhibitionism' Museum World Tour
The Rolling Stones still have two weeks left in their Zip Code Tour, but after their North American romp wraps, fans have another helping of Stones mania coming their way. This morning (July 1), the five-decade rock legends announced Exhibitionism, a career-spanning, museum-style display of Stones artifacts and memorabilia beginning April 6, 2016 in London's Saatchi Gallery. Following three months in London, the 500-artifact showing will travel the world.
The Boxer Rebellion Session: Watch 'Promises' Performances & More
"Being slightly faster-paced, more upbeat, and more hi-fi sounding were some things we wanted to aim for," lead guitarist Todd Howe explains. "We just had a lot of time to experiment, create, and hone in on melodies and lyrics.
Warped Tour to Hit the Road For Final Trek in 2018: Exclusive Interview With Founder Kevin Lyman
Fans attend the Vans Warped Tour at White River Amphitheatre on Aug. 12, 2016 in Auburn, Wa. Suzi Pratt/WireImage The music industry’s last remaining major traveling festival is saying goodbye. Next year, The Vans Warped Tour will ride into the sunset for a final summer’s worth of North American dates.
Marilyn Manson Collapses During Canada Show
Once it became apparent the incident was not a planned part of the show, Manson's band stopped playing and stagehands rushed to the singer's aid. He was eventually helped offstage. A review in the StarPhoenix, Saskatoon's daily newspaper, paints the scene. "It was dark and creepy, but so much fun - from the costume changes to the moment where he threw a birthday cake into the crowd.
Disclosure Explains Their Unplugged Miming Performance in London
CODE 6/10/2013 by Chris Payne "I would also like to point out that people like David Guetta etc who have also been accused of pretending to mix, actually try and cover it up..." UK electronic duo Disclosure -- who released their debut LP "Settle" last week to heavy praise -- are under fire for performing live with their gear unplugged, along to a backing track.
These are the ‘Pains of Being Pure at Heart’
Pains of Being Pure at Heart “Pains of Being Pure at Heart” 4 stars out of 5 Using some of the best elements of ’80s indie rock as a blueprint, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart have crafted a debut LP that has become a surprise entrant into 2009’s sweepstakes for Most Buzzed About Indie Record. The band overcame its cumbersome moniker with a blissfully enjoyable 10-song album, one that ends almost as quickly as its pulsating sound starts.
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