By Adam Rathe, eMusic ContributorHigh-school musicians haven't got it easy. Most never make it out of their parents' garage or, even worse, out of marching band. But for a chosen few, the music they started making in high school… more »
By Andrew Parks, eMusic ContributorA slapdash survey of Copenhagen's scrappy hardcore scene, Vår finds members of Iceage, Sexdrome and Lower exploring slower tempos and icy flourishes of synth-pop and industrial alongside heady doses of second-hand philosophy. Dance music for… more »
By eMusic Editorial Staff, eMusic ContributorSince it began in 2006, Pitchfork Music Festival has been one of the most consistently forward-looking festivals of the summer season. Where other fests follow a time-tested pattern of Popular Headliner plus thousands of other… more »
By Jason Diamond, eMusic ContributorThe Rebirth of Hardcore Pride summer rolls on with the announcement that the Danish four-piece Iceage are flying back to the States for a tour that sees them playing a pair of shows in Texas,… more »
By Jason Diamond, eMusic ContributorThere's a high probability that Ceremony's Zoo won't stop getting a daily play until sometime in 2013, and even then I'm still going to overdo it on the California band's Matador debut. Listen: Ceremony - "Adult"Â The… more »
By eMusic Editorial Staff, eMusic ContributorIt was a year full of surprising breakouts and breathtaking discoveries, with reliable favorites from familiar faces and strong entries from new voices. These are our Top 100 Records of 2011. more »
By Lindsay Zoladz, eMusic ContributorIf the Ramones had grown up under the influence of hardcore — and also if they'd all had impenetrable Danish accents — the result would have sounded a lot like Iceage. In a year that… more »
By Christopher R. Weingarten, eMusic ContributorThe nervous sound of Iceage is what happens when teenage brooding rubs against teenage restlessness: a blown-out blurt of vintage post-punk noisemaking, dead-eyed goth cobweb-gazing and taut '80s hardcore aggression. It makes perfect sense that… more »