Detroit’s repeat tourists help spread understanding of techno’s local roots as the music industry continues to commercialize the subculture.
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The retrospective is a snapshot of the world of emo around 20 years ago, shaped by people’s recollections of their bedrooms, youth, gigs and gatherings.
Goth has always been about mixing things up and adapting what you find to fit your own aesthetic.
25 Years of Garage has good intentions, but this scene-documenting film makes some familiar mistakes.
With tours from emo mainstays My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy and Paramore, this year has heralded new life for a genre fans thought had died out.
Subculture is on the decline, according to many pundits. But a trip to Whitby on certain weekends would demonstrate otherwise.
On the same day that London’s legendary Fabric closed permanently, Berlin’s infamous techno club Berghain was granted a tax break.
Taking a lyrical swing at another rapper is part and parcel of the genre. So why the profound backlash when Meek Mill accused Drake of not writing his own lyrics?
It seems that different races listen to different music, but it is actually culture and value that determines this, not skin colour.
Parents and politicians once feared heavy metal music would inspire devil worship, reckless sex and rampant drug use. A new study investigates what became of young metal fans.
Some good news for soul music lovers from an unlikely source: a recent trademark decision by the UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) sent a strong message that the iconography of the “northern soul…
The headline says it all. The Chronicle, which reports all the news that is fit to print in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in England notes that “Rock Fans Were Kicked Out Of A Newcastle Pub Because Of Their Outfits…
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