REVIEW: The Get Up Kids Matt Pryor's memoir 'Red Letter Days' an emo essential

Matt Pryor, the beloved frontman and emo icon of acts like The Get Up Kids and the New Amsterdams, has penned a memoir chronicling his beginnings in Kanas to the Get Up Kids growth spurt to emo giants in his debut memoir “Red Letter Days.”

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Best of: UAPs in 2023

As 2023 comes to a close, we will break down some of the top UAP content in pop culture (movies, music) and mainstream news. As UAP disclosure continues to make headlines, as Congress battles Republican opposition, and Joe Biden is set to introduce legislation involving “'technologies of unknown origin and non-human intelligence,” let’s look at the biggest the top stories, books, movies, and songs about the topic.

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The top albums of 2023

It’s that time of the year again, for the best albums of 2023. This year seemed to be a return to form for pop-punk new and old, and also showed older bands can bring out new tricks, while the new blood is flowing strong.

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COMMENTARY: If The Warped Tour would return in 2024, what would it look like?

The Vans Warped Tour, the summer traveling punk rock summer camp that helped launch the careers of some of the biggest names in music, called it quits for good after 25 years in 2019.If the Warped Tour was to come back next summer, what would it possibly look like?

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182 Day: The top 5 blink-182 shows I ever covered/ seen live

Happy 182 Day to those who celebrate. As the band is currently on its massive 2023-2024 world tour, I decided to go back in time and remember and rank the top blink shows I’ve attended /covered as a music journalist at Hearst Media, and as a fan from over 20 years’ worth of shows. The ranking is based upon stories associated with the show, setlist, and overall memories.

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REVIEW: Fall Out Boy, Alkaline Trio rock Wrigley Field in Chicago

CHICAGO- Fall Out Boy’s North American Tour launched in grand fashion at the historic home of the Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field on June 21 in Chicago. The show’s grandiose setting was a perfect match to Fall Out Boy’s longstanding aspirations of global pop dominance, and served as a bucket list moment for Chicago’s favorite dark, pop-punk sons Alkaline Trio.

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'Above the fold and the fringe: How UAPs became mainstream news' out now from Beyond The Fray

Beyond The Fray has released its second book by journalist and author Mike Damante “Above the Fold and the Fringe: How UAPs Became Mainstream News.

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