Concert Review: State Champs @ House of Blues Chicago 3/1/19

It’s finally March, so you know what that means: spring tours are starting to kick off. I started the month off right by seeing one of my favorite bands, State Champs. I was so excited for this day to come. The lineup was stacked — State Champs, Our Last Night, The Dangerous Summer, and Grayscale. ItContinue

Movement’s lead singer facing heat after tweet

Happy 2019 everybody! You know what that means: new year, something new to get offended about! Yes, it is not even ten days into the new year and Woke Twitter™️ has already found something to get pissed off about. https://twitter.com/monicamisiak/status/1082700276153401349 Twitter user Monica Misiak posted two screenshots side by side — a tweet by Movement’s lead singerContinue

Album Review: “Proper Dose” by The Story So Far

It’s been about three years since we’ve heard from pop-punkers The Story So Far, and they’re finally back with their fourth studio album, “Proper Dose.” The band known for their more angry vocals from lead singer Parker Cannon are toning it down without taking away completely what makes them a staple in the pop punkContinue

Album Review: “Welcome to the Neighbourhood” by Boston Manor

Welcome to the Neighbourhood is Boston Manor’s follow up album to their pop-punk debut Be Nothing. I vibed with Be Nothing., but I find myself coming back to Welcome to the Neighbourhood more and more. The only way I can really describe this album is that it is dark.  Actually, this Twitter user described it perfectly: New @BSTNMNR albumContinue

Neck Deep bassist Fil Thorpe-Evans announces departure from band

UK pop-punkers Neck Deep announced that Fil Thorpe-Evans is parting ways with the band. https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fneckdeepuk%2Fposts%2F1916689651723447&width=500 The band shared a statement from Thorpe-Evans on social media as to “leave no room for speculation and make it clear that this is a decision born of positivity, not negativity, with no ill feeling involved.” He goes on toContinue

Album Review: “The Great Depression” by As It Is

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bi4uYEVhCaC/?taken-by=asitisofficial When I stumbled upon this Instagram post just a few months ago, I was extremely excited for the new direction that UK band As It Is was going in. For starters, I thought it was cool that the band conceptualized the overall idea for the album before doing any of the work, as opposedContinue

Jen’s Top Ten’s: My Favorite Songs by Mayday Parade

Did someone say… new Mayday Parade music?! Yep, you read right. Mayday Parade are dropping a new album on June 15th called “Sunnyland,” which follows up their 2015 release “Black Lines.” To be honest, I haven’t really been vibing with MP’s last two albums, but I’m actually quite optimistic about this one. Not to mention,Continue

Jen’s Top Ten’s: Bands I’m Excited to see at Warped Tour 2018

Ugh. It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for — the lineup release for the final cross-country tour for the Vans Warped Tour. I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that my favorite festival is coming to an end. The highlight of the last four years have definitely been the days that IContinue

RIP Warped Tour: The End of an Era

Sigh… it feels like just yesterday since I was attending my first Vans Warped Tour. And next year will be my last. It was announced shortly before Thanksgiving that Warped Tour will be making its last cross-country tour next summer. In 2019, there will be some sort of 25th anniversary thing, and after that, WarpedContinue

Evolution Of: Fall Out Boy (Part 1)

It wasn’t until late in the year of 2007 that I discovered Fall Out Boy, a pop punk/punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois. I was only 10 years old, and the only music I had really been exposed to was classic rock from my parents and Radio Disney. Pop punk became a new genre forContinue

Mostly Music Podcast

Today I was joined by one of my good friends, Melania Torchalski, a fellow pop punk aficionado. We chatted about the recent A Day To Remember concert we went to on October 6th, and our experiences crowd surfing there. We talked a little bit more about the difficulties of being a pop punk fan inContinue

Album Review: “Shapeshifter” by Knuckle Puck

Chicago-based pop punk band Knuckle Puck are at it again with their sophomore full length, Shapeshifter. After their debut album Copacetic dropped in 2015, I have been dying for new KP music. Copacetic is probably one of my favorite albums of all time, so Shapeshifter really had a lot to live up to for me. And boy, they did not disappoint. AsContinue

Knuckle Puck to release “Double Helix” Wednesday, 9/13/17

In the constant whirlwind of new pop punk music coming out, I can’t help but notice: where have Knuckle Puck been? A little more. Tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/oC89Ht1hvm — Knuckle Puck (@KnucklePuckIL) September 12, 2017   Not to worry, though. It’s not new information that they’re releasing their new album “Shapeshifter” next month. I’ve been blasting “Gone”Continue

June Music Favorites

WOW. While there wasn’t a lot of music that came out in June, I got into a lot of music throughout the month. For starters, I saw Tom Petty at the very beginning of the month. I was pretty stoked to be seeing a great rockstar and someone that I’ve grown up listening to. ItContinue

Jen’s Top Ten’s: My Favorite Vocalists of All Time

When I first listen to a band, the vocalist is who I really pay attention to (as I’m sure it is for most other people too). They can make or break their entire sound. There have been plenty of artists where I didn’t like them simply because I just didn’t care for their voice. In today’sContinue