Oklahoma emo band Ben Quad’s newest EP hits a bit harder and trains its eyes on the mess of society around us.

Some of the songs are celebratory, some are sad, and some are angry, but all of them are pure emo and pop punk energy. Honestly, no time is ever really wasted – you can learn something from your ...

For this year’s roundup, WTOP spotlights 20 newly-released songs that captured the essence of the D.C.-area’s music scene in 2024.

We asked a few Willamette Week writers to weigh in on who we should be keeping an eye (or an ear) on in 2025. From an ...

Does your heart jump out of your chest whenever you see they "liked' one of your photos? These emo and pop punk love songs from the early 2000s are the perfect soundtrack for those 'butterfly in ...

The singer and songwriter who helped popularize folk music in the 1960s died of bladder cancer at his home in New York.

The moody Wham! cover for the "A Motown Christmas" special aired on the same day Megan Fox announced her split with the rapper. By Gil Kaufman Machine Gun Kelly is all up in his holiday emotions ...

If there's one thing a lot of people know about me, it's that I do not like pop music. My husband automatically changes the radio station when Taylor Swift or Ed Sheeran songs start to play. I have ...

Bay Faction’s rock ethos, Banshee’s “scream pop,” Nieman’s R&B storytelling, and BØRNS’ indie-pop sound—they are all ...