The Lasting Legacy of Weezer’s Now-Beloved Commercial Flop ‘Pinkerton’
Weezer’s Pinkerton was released 25 years ago today and it was a critical and commercial flop. But in the intervening years, it’s become a beloved emo rock classic.
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Are Weezer’s Songs from the Black Hole the True ‘Pinkerton’?
Why won’t Weezer admit that the “embarrassing” unfinished Songs from the Black Hole rock opera are the rudiments of 1996’s (eventually) critically acclaimed ‘Pinkerton’?
‘Hella Mega’ Good Time with Green Day and Weezer
Green Day’s fan-favorite set at NYC’s Hella Mega Tour offered a grand-standing reminder that we’re still breathing.
Punk Rock’s Descendents Share Their Earliest Music on ‘9th and Walnut’
The songs from Descendents’ 9th & Walnut were written more than 40 years ago, mostly recorded two decades ago, and released 13 years after Frank Navetta’s death.
40 Years of the Ramones’ ‘Pleasant Dreams’
The making the Ramones’ Pleasant Dreams was tainted by personal conflicts and industry interference. Joey wanted pop and Johnny wanted punk rock.
CHAI Embrace Full-body Synthpop Bliss on ‘Wink’
Japan’s CHAI tend toward high energy and irrepressible positivity, all with a satisfying rock edge. Wink opens not with a bang but with full-body synthpop bliss.
20 Years On, Sum 41’s ‘All Killer No Filler’ Is a Classic Pop-Punk Party
Despite an initially lukewarm critical reception, Sum 41’s All Killer No Filler enjoys a place in the pop-punk pantheon as it hits its 20th birthday.
Canadian Pop-Punkers PONY Wrap ’90s Sounds Into Their Debut ‘TV Baby’
Canadian pop-punkers PONY release a debut, TV Baby, that hits close to home for millennials, and anyone who is a fan of 1990s alt-rock, pop-punk bands.
Irreverent Power-Pop Legends Too Much Joy Roar Back to Life with ‘Mistakes Were Made’
On their first album in 25 years, Too Much Joy offer up the first bona fide roll-down-the-windows, crank-up-the-car-stereo album of 2021. Welcome back.
Weezer Pull Themselves Out of a Rut with Help From an Orchestra
Fresh out of gimmicks, Weezer think outside the box and deliver their most sincere album in years with OK Human.
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Between the Grooves: Green Day – ‘American Idiot’
Part social commentary and part fictional narrative, Green Day's American Idiot came out of nowhere and impressed with its biting political subversion, exploration of teenage angst, love, and uncertainty, and perhaps most importantly, brilliant structures, transitions, and overall cohesion.