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In the 1980s, indie rock became a blanket term for bands that went against mainstream rock trends. Indie rock bands emerged from DIY punk scenes, college radio, and independent record labels. It’s no secret that these 80s indie rock bands influenced the alternative rock movement of the 1990s. R.E.M. This pioneering indie rock band out of Athens, Georgia, became one of the main 80s bands to successfully carry over into […]

A beef so real, it’s been alive for over twenty years. Phil Collins has always claimed that the beloved Beatle Paul McCartney has been a little snarkier than we might think. Now, in a report from The Mirror, he believes that McCartney is the reason why he was cut from the Beatles Anthology docuseries being re-released by Disney. Originally, the 1995 doc featured George Harrison referencing Collins’ cover of the […]

Now, two juggernauts of K-Pop will not be submitting their music to the Grammys next year. The move is a boycott of the new 2027 rules, which created a separate category for Asian Pop Music. BTS was the first to announce their boycott plans. According to NME, the group’s members all posted the same message on their Instagram accounts. “We have decided not to submit our work to this year’s […]

In the 2000s, third-wave emo bands made the genre a mainstream sensation. The rise of emo in the 2000s was similar to grunge in the 90s. Key elements of emo infiltrated other genres and the mainstream as well. At this point, emo bands incorporated elements of goth, featuring black, white, or red clothing primarily. But by the mid 2010s, the “scene kids” and fashion trends began disappearing, and fourth-wave emo […]