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Former Judas Priest guitarist KK Downing is in hot water with fans. The legendary rocker released a controversial AI-assisted music video from his band, KK’s Priest. In it, Downing, ex-Judas Priest singer Tim “Ripper” Owens, and the band cover Judas Priest’s 1974 classic song “Never Satisfied”. The clip features live performance footage of the band along with an AI-generated version of Downing as a young man on his journey to […]

In 1994, Green Day’s third album, Dookie, pushed pop-punk into the mainstream. Throughout the late 90s, countless other pop-punk bands emerged. This coincided with the rise of skateboarding in the 1990s, with the sport becoming widely popular in the late 90s. With skateboarding on the rise, many millennials attempted to take up the hobby, resulting in some harsh slams on concrete. Skateboarding culture and pop-punk went hand in hand in […]

These three albums fall a little outside the scope of indie rock, but when you’re mining for gems, sometimes you have to follow unsanctioned tunnels. Or something like that. In any case, the following albums lean more Midwest emo-punk-anti-folk, but they offer some of the best scream-crying material around. ‘Free Throw’ by Free Throw Free Throw released their self-titled debut EP in 2012, and have since become a beloved fixture […]

Britney Spears has long been the prototype pop star for many. When looking at the modern superstars today, all of them emulate what she did to some degree. Whether it’s the dancing, the singing, or just the general look and aura of her, she was the blueprint for a lot of artists. But Spears didn’t become this influential out of nowhere. Even she admired other pop and R&B stars to […]