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Hannah Judge of fanclubwallet makes indie bops for fans of emotional pop. Her debut record ‘You Have Got To Be Kidding Me’ is a love letter to the genre.

Mark Hunter was at the forefront of the Y2K era. Hunter reflects on launching The Cobrasnake and creating one of the first digital archives of the 2000s.

It’s truly mind-blowing to believe that 2001 was really 20 years ago. The beginning of the 2000s was a strange time. We had the beginning of Myspace, the golden age of pop punk and plenty of questionable fashion choices. Read more: 10 vocalists who brought a unique sound to the 2000s scene It’s also crazy […]

Side projects have the special ability to give artists the chance to express themselves in whatever manner they choose without snobby genre lords or the (sometimes self-imposed) shackles of their previous works confining their sonic decisions. Sometimes these new bands go in an intentionally more mainstream direction, while other times the word “commercial” is never […]

In 2012, Blake Sennett, formerly of Rilo Kiley, and Jarrod Gorbel, ex-member of the Honorary Title, teamed together to form Night Terrors Of 1927. On January 20 the duo will be releasing their debut full-length album, Everything's Coming Up Roses, via Atlantic.  In light of the impending release, the group have premiered a video for their song, […]

Jenny Lewis The Voyager Jenny Lewis’ latest solo venture is a difficult listen. Not the music on here, mind you. These 10 tracks are completely easy on the ears and the constitution, and have been scrubbed and moisturized to give it a soft, supple glow. The hard part is trying to shut off the part […]

Motion City Soundtrack Making Moves: Volume 6 EP This review originally ran in AP 293. For the sixth and final installment of the Making Moves 7-inch series, curators Motion City Soundtrack close it out with some incredibly strong original material, as well as a well-executed cover. “Severance” is an airy, slowed-down shoegaze number with ringing […]