Combining punchy emo-punk and sweeping, violin-led alternative rock, Yellowcard's distinctive sound has helped make the Jacksonville, Florida band one the more popular acts to emerge from the fertile 2000s pop-punk scene.
-The last decade has seen Michigander quietly emerge as a 21st century troubadour whose deft balance of rock energy, alternative adventurousness, and heart-on-his-sleeve songcraft continues to endear audiences and tastemakers alike.
1991 was a huge year of change for music with alternative rock and metal becoming more of a commercial draw - and 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik' was very much part of that breakthrough.
A raw, aggressive, and often chaotic exploration of alternative rock, garage rock, and blues influences. The album, released in 2007, features Nick Cave and members of the Bad Seeds
Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz - who over the past decade have achieved grassroots success as Mandolin Orange, going from coffee shop performers to festival headliners -announce that they are now called Watchhouse and are set to release their new album.
Their final LP, recorded with Jeremy Lemos, Purple On Time dropped in late 2003, and found new drummer Adam Vida cannily replacing the fairly departed Pat Samson.
