Sincere Engineer | A Conversation at Riot Fest
Few things are more Chicago than debating the merits of deep dish, deciding who actually gets to claim...
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ME. – All Good Things | Finding Their Way Back to Each Other
Recently, I did something my younger self thought he could never do: I reached out to an old...
Pop-Punk | Privilege, Sexism, and Complicity
I’m just gonna say it: I hate pop-punk. Like, with a seething passion. Not just hatred, but passionate...
New Found Glory – Listen Up | A Pop Punk Call To Action
With the release of Listen Up, New Found Glory finds themselves a year shy of their 30th anniversary...
The Paradox | A Conversation at Riot Fest
Formed in mid-June 2024, The Paradox wasted no time breaking out of Atlanta’s underground and into the wider...
Personal Trainer – Still Willing and The Coolest Stuff of The Week | August 7th
Astute readers among us will notice Cool Stuff is up a few days late this week. I was...
NERVES – Gl​ó​rach and The Coolest Stuff of The Week | March 20th
Ooooooh boy. What an absolute beast of a week this was for music. We had four final contenders...
Yellowcard at Chicago – Blissful, Nostalgic, Emo Vibes
In a time filled with pop-punk nostalgia, one of the biggest names to cash in is Yellowcard. After...
Fall Out Boy: So Much (for) Stardust | 2009 Never Sounded So Bad
Do people still like Fall Out Boy? Did they ever really? That’s a serious question I ask myself...
Camp Trash – The Long Way, The Slow Way | Embracing Emotional Maturity
I firmly believe that your tastes should change as you get older. Calcifying your beliefs closes you off...