Today San Diego alternative grunge band, MojoPin, are releasing their latest EP called Out The Door, and I was able to catch up with this trio for an exclusive track-by-track feature. The band has steadily been gaining traction in the rock scene, and their viral cover of Pearl Jam’s “Black” has been viewed over 500k times. If you’re enjoying the feature, please consider streaming the EP here.
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Violet Grohl might have the biggest “leg up” in the start of her solo career by being the daughter of Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, but she proved that she belonged on the biggest of stages during a recent Washington, DC stop on her Be Sweet To Me solo tour. Donned in black clothing, Violet Grohl looked every part of a rockstar, while her tight backing band blazed through a 14-song set that included nearly every song from her thrilling debut LP, Be Sweet To Me, a Ween cover and three new songs that have not officially been released. The concert was held at The Atlantis (a venue directly next door the legendary 9:30 Club), which coincidentally hosted its first official concert in May 30, 2023 with Foo Fighters headlining, will likely be known as “the house that Grohl built” after two legendary shows in just three short years featuring a Grohl.
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As a lifelong HIM fan, I can easily recall their album cycles. I remember the fervor surrounding Dark Light, the premiere of “Wings of a Butterfly,” and Ville Valo’s new haircut (fangirls wept). Listening to Venus Doom brings back memories of dissecting the album on the fan message boards, debating which song was the best. Yet, HIM’s final era feels like a blur. I don’t remember much about the release of Tears on Tape. No memorable performances or interviews come to mind. I remember struggling to buy the Metal Hammer fan pack edition of the record at work and being anxious about interviewing Ville Valo for the first time. He called me “Darling.” I still swoon thinking about it. When I finally got the album, I played it for weeks, waiting for the moment when it clicked with me. It never did. I didn’t think it was bad, just decent. Then I forgot about it and moved on, already looking forward to HIM’s next record. What I didn’t know was that Tears on Tape would be their final album.
Read More “Revisiting HIM’s Final Album, ‘Tears on Tape’” If there’s one thing you can say about The Maine, it’s that they know how to put together a great show from top to bottom. During the concert I attended in Washington, D.C. at the legendary 9:30 Club, The Maine’s first headlining tour in nearly 2 years, the experience was incredible. The energy in the crowd was fairly consistent from the time Broadside took the stage, things kept moving during Grayscale, and the audience vibed with the synth rock of Nightly. The Maine proved they belonged on top of the billing, and possibly the world, with a career-spanning set of 22 songs that had at least one track from each of the band’s ten studio albums.
Read More “The “Green Era” Blossoms During The Maine’s D.C. Concert at the 9:30 Club”
Record Store Day is tomorrow! With a fresh slate of new vinyl reissues, exciting exclusives, and in some cases, the first pressings of many key titles, the observance comes with a lot of excitement each time it rolls around in April. The full list of RSD releases can be found here, but be sure to check in with your local indie record store to see what they will be carrying. In this preview, I’ll be diving into some of the most sought after releases and offer some tips for newcomers to secure these titles.
Read More “Record Store Day 2026 Preview” Last week I attended “The Soundtrack of Your Life” tour at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, Maryland that featured the opening acts of Arrows In Action and I Don’t Know How But They Found Me, and was headlined by Boys Like Girls. Each of the bands put on a great set of music that covered multiple phases of their respective careers, and the fans in attendance for the sold out concert showed their appreciation for the three-band lineup throughout the evening. While the openers did a great job of getting the crowd ready for Boys Like Girls, it was the headliners who rightfully stole the show by burning through two full albums (Love Drunk and Boys Like Girls) in breakneck fashion. Boys Like Girls put on one hell of a performance, they showed their deepest of appreciation for their fans who spent their hard-earned money to see them, and simultaneously proved the lasting power of the pop-punk genre.
Read More “You’ll Always Be My Thunder: How Boys Like Girls Reignited the Pop-Punk Flame On “The Soundtrack of Your Life” Tour”
You know, I don’t really have anything new to say on the ten year anniversary of this website.
Each year it arrives, it passes, and I think a little bit about how far we’ve come. I think about the internet and how it’s changing, not always for the better, but how our little place seems to be doing just fine. All-in-all it’s what I want it to be.
And for that I’m happy.
Thank you to everyone that visits everyday and supports us to keep us online.
Recently I was able to connect with Alternative Rock band, Alex Cherney & The Brothers Nylon, to discuss the news surrounding their fourth full-length record, MAGNETIZED. While the album drops on July 10th, today the band is sharing the lead single, “Good Life Crisis,” that is a great encapsulation of what this band is capable of creating. If you’re enjoying the interview, please consider pre-saving MAGNETIZED here.
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Recently I was able to connect with Tyler Schlagenhauf (lead vocalist/guitarist) of Alternative rock band Mylo Bybee ahead of the band’s release of their Revisions EP. With a sound that fits somewhere between the anthemic moments of Manchester Orchestra, paired with the emo sensibilities of Death Cab For Cutie, Mylo Bybee are onto something great here. If you’re enjoying the interview, please consider pre-ordering Revisions here.
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Recently I was able to schedule a Zoom call with Canadian power pop band, PONY, to discuss everything that went into their new album called Clearly Cursed. I asked the band about the meaning behind key songs on the new LP, their upcoming touring plans, and much more. At the time of the interview, PONY had to cancel almost all of their U.S. tour dates due to Visa issues, but the band has since announced some additional dates supporting Phoneboy and Heart Attack Man (dates below). If you’re enjoying the interview, please consider pre-ordering Clearly Cursed here.
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A couple of weeks ago I was able to schedule a Zoom call with the lead vocalist of Story of the Year, Dan Marsala, to discuss the band’s newest album, A.R.S.O.N. that releases on February 13th, 2026 via SharpTone Records. In this interview, I asked Dan about the songwriting process on key tracks from the new LP, where the album title originated from, and upcoming touring plans. If you’re enjoying the interview, please consider pre-ordering Story of the Year’s seventh studio album, A.R.S.O.N., here.
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I had to re-read how I introduced this feature the past few years to make sure I didn’t repeat myself. But, here we are again at the start of a new year and it’s the best time to recap our favorite albums of 2025. Below you’ll find the contributor best of 2025 list with blurbs written by the staff talking about why we loved these albums. Each album title links to a streaming page so you can check out anything you may have missed. There’s also a playlist featuring a song from every album on this list, and a few staff members have shared their individual lists and some commentary in their blogs.
The final list is the combination of ten contributors and represents what each of these individuals liked most over the past year. It’s really that simple. So, before commenting something negative or mean, please think about the people behind the lists and the time spent putting together something that’s supposed to be fun and represent what the contributors to this website enjoyed the most over the past twelve months.
As always, thanks for spending 2025 with us, and I hope you find something new to check out and love.
Note: Check the bottom of this post for links to individual contributor lists.
Read More “Chorus.fm’s Top 30 Albums of 2025”
I’ve published a first draft of an AI Use Policy to define how, where, and – more to the point – where we won’t use AI.
This is a first attempt at putting my thoughts into words, and I will probably revise this over time as my own feelings about AI keep evolving. But I wanted to get something out there now, because everywhere else seems to be sprinting in the opposite direction.
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Over the past few weeks I’ve made some behind-the-scenes changes to how advertising works on the site, and I wanted to share a quick update in one place.
If you’d like the longer, more detailed background on why I made this change and how it affects the site long-term, I’ve linked a few in-depth posts below.
Read More “A Quick Update on Ads, Support, and Direct Sponsorships” Record Store Day Black Friday is this Friday and this year’s celebration of indie record stores occurs on November 28th, 2025. With a fresh slate of new vinyl reissues, exciting exclusives, and in some cases, the first pressings of many key titles, the observance comes with a lot of excitement on the biggest shopping day of the year. The full list of RSD Black Friday releases can be found here, but be sure to check in with your local indie record store to see what they will be carrying this Friday. In this preview, I’ll be diving into some of the most sought after releases and offer some tips for newcomers to secure these titles.
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