I wanted to take a minute to wish everyone a happy (and safe) New Year’s Eve tonight. I hope everyone has a fun evening. If you’d like to join the community as the clock strikes twelve, our forums are the place to be.
Thank you to everyone that visited this website over the past year. Our official best of lists will be posted on January 5th.
Only having twenty spaces to document December is near impossible.
A month of family, friends, and trying to wind down the year. A month of traditions. The holiday parties, the annual PJs, movie, and way too much Chinese food night, and all the rest. It was a wonderful month full of joy. I’ll miss the warm holiday decoration glow.
Onward to 2026.
December 2025
The Menzingers have confirmed a new album is coming in 2026.
Read More “The Menzingers to Release New Album in 2026”
As of today, MTV’s remaining 24-hour music channels worldwide are shutting down.
Rolling Stone revisits the early 2000’s pop-punk and emo explosion:
It all points back to 2005, the year pop punk and emo exploded into the mainstream like never before, taking over the world of Billboard charts and MTV. Fall Out Boy released their seminal record From Under the Cork Tree, trading spots on TRL with My Chemical Romance, Paramore debuted onto the scene with All We Know Is Falling, and Panic! at the Disco’s LP Fever You Can’t Sweat Out proved just how vital the internet was to the genre’s success.
But pop-punk and emo’s meteoric rise wouldn’t be complete without bands like Motion City Soundtrack, Gym Class Heroes, and Cartel, who each helped build the genre’s wave into a tsunami in the early-aughts. Now, 20 years later, they’re reflecting on the genre’s takeover as they plot just how to keep the spirit alive.
Aaron Gillespie of Underoath is the latest guest on the Toby Morse podcast.
Read More “Aaron Gillespie on ‘One Life One Chance’ Podcast”
The lineup for this year’s Emo’s Not Dead cruise has been announced.
Read More “The Used & Underoath Headline Cruise”This took a bit of time to measure and install but it was totally worth it. I think my office is pretty much “done” for now. The skateboard addition really makes it all feel complete for me.
New Found Glory talked with Wall of Sound during their Australia festival performance.
Read More “New Found Glory Video Interview”
Harry Styles has released a live video for “Forever, Forever.”
Read More “Harry Styles Shares New Live Video”
Perry Bamonte of The Cure has passed way. He was 65.
American Hi-Fi will be releasing a new album next year.
Read More “American Hi-Fi to Release New Album”The Stats: 102 artists, 118 albums, 276 tracks (295 scrobbles)
One more week of listening before the end of the year. Get those final stats in.
