by Richard Presley | Jul 16, 2025 | Articles
Rooney emerged in 2003 with sun‑drenched California pop rock and a knack for catchy hooks. Led by Robert Schwartzman (yes, Jason Schwartzman’s brother), they blended power-pop, indie, and cheeky lyrics. Their music is perfect road-trip fuel, late-night nostalgia, and...
by Richard Presley | Jul 16, 2025 | Articles
Armor for Sleep never quite got the same spotlight as the bigger emo names, but that made them feel like a secret – the kind you held close in your CD wallet. Formed in 2001 in New Jersey, they mixed spacey ambience, big riffs, and lyrical heartbreak to soundtrack...
by Richard Presley | Jul 16, 2025 | Music Reviews
There’s something about Wet Leg that sticks with you. The first time I heard Chaise Longue in 2021, I couldn’t quite believe what I heard. It was weird. It was catchy. It was cool in a way that didn’t try too hard. That deadpan delivery and cheeky, repetitive hook...
by Richard Presley | Jul 14, 2025 | Articles
Say Anything was never just another emo band. At its peak, it was a full-on breakdown set to a guitar riff, chaotic, clever, self-aware, and deeply, almost painfully human. Max Bemis, the band’s brain and bleeding heart, spun absurdity into poetry, panic into melody....
by Richard Presley | Jul 13, 2025 | Articles
Let’s head to Laramie, Wyoming – not exactly the punk capital of the world, but the perfect backdrop for a band that never fit the mould. In 2001, twin brothers Ray and Brandon Carlisle and some skate-punk mates formed Teenage Bottlerocket. Their sound? Tight as a...
