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Shadow of the Horns: Late ’90s metal was the worst

Boy were the late ’90s bad. Like, really bad.

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Out of Range: Part Three—Sowing Season

Emo gets mistaken for pop-punk, gets really popular.

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The best albums of April 2017

A round-up of the 10 best albums of the month, including Kendrick Lamar, Arca, Soulwax, Charly Bliss and Father John Misty.

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Duty Now for the Future: Preserving the Record Store experience

Searching for human connection in the retail experience.

Out of Range: Part Two — In Circles

Our history of emo moves to the ’90s and the second wave.

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Treble Roundtable: Keepin’ the Faith

Music of faith that speaks to Treble’s writers.

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Out of Range: Part One—Deeper Than Inside

Part one of a five-part series exploring the history of emo.

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Shadow of the Horns: Breaking the hipster barrier

“Hipster metal” is a meaningless term, though its application isn’t entirely unwarranted.

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The best albums of March 2017

An inaugural round-up of the best releases of the month.

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Da Art of Storytellin’: Crowd control

A look at the wildcard of the audience, plus the best mixtapes of the month.

Pop Life: The Crossover

Drake and Future both make their case for hip-hop’s current crossover star with new mixtapes.

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1995: The year Oasis made us want to live forever

Alt-rock had a flirtation with immortality after a year mourning one of its most crushing losses.

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Da Art of Storytellin’: Why should we still care about the Grammys?

It’s long past time to stop caring about the irrelevant institution.

Pop Life: None of this is happening

Will pop music be enough during this tumultuous time?

Shadow of the Horns: Clearing the path

To follow the way of the riff, you must find your own path.

Da Art of Storytellin’: New year, new beats

To begin what’s going to be a long and difficult year, Jackie Im rounds up some promising new beats.

Pop Life: (De)grading the charts—temporarily eclectic edition

A periodic roundup of what’s happening on the charts.