News you may have missed! (11/4/2019)
My Chemical Romance is BACK!!! The scene is proving ready to push pop and rap to the side.
What’s up, everyone! We hope everyone enjoyed their Halloween. This week is brought to you by My Chemical Romance’s return which NO ONE saw coming. Yes, you read that right. It’s real. MCR is BACK! We have the news for you below. So all you emos, unite. Break out the eyeliner and let’s get to the news you may have missed from this past week.
Oh, also, Rage Against The Machine has announced some reunion shows!
What a week!
News you may have missed…
My Chemical Romance is officially back and announces reunion show. Here is everything you need to know.
Our very own contributor, Chevy, reflects on MCR’s reunion with a post: This is why the My Chemical Romance reunion is huge, even for non-die-hard fans
APU writer, Mackenzie, asked the question: When it comes to merch, who has the best?. We picked some of our favorites. Be sure to check those out!
Contributor, Tori, gave a definitive ranking of Hey Monday’s top songs.
5 Seconds of Summer release “Teeth (Live From The Vault)” Video
Goody Grace released new “Scumbag” featuring blink-182—watch
We talked to Liv Haynes of Not UR Girlfrenz where she discussed inspirations, latest single, and UK Tour.
Lizzy Farrall talks tour life and EP “Barbados”—exclusive interview
Random Thoughts…
Ok, I’m definitely right about the scene making a comeback. No question.
For the past two weeks, the newsletter has seen me asking the question: Is the scene making a comeback? followed up by me answering that question with another question: Am I right about the scene making a comeback?. If you haven’t read either post, please do so (linked above) because it has lead up perfectly to this week’s Random Thoughts segment with “Yes, I’m totally right about the scene making a comeback”.
To recap, two weeks ago, I wondered if the scene was coming around as I noticed Waterparks, a band we heavily talk about on the site, being in steady rotation on a Top 40 station on Sirius XM’s Hits 1. Then, a week later, I said “yes, the scene is making a comeback” as it was reported that Waterparks hit number 1 on Emerging Artists charts due to their appearances and push on Sirius XM.
Well this week, with the news of My Chemical Romance reuniting as well as Rage Against the Machine’s return, I’d say it’s looking more and more like it’s time for us to hold on to our seats, because the scene and rock is officially back and it’s only a matter of time before pop punk/emo/rock starts hitting radio stations yet again and being in the forefront of radio listeners’ daily commute.
This is huge, people. If MCR and their team and their fans do this right. The scene could make a push to move pop and rap to the side and be the new flavor music listeners want to taste. It’s time that rock/pop punk makes a comeback. And that time seems closer than ever now.
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14 songs All Punked Up was digging this week…
If All Punked Up made an album for this past week, these are the songs that would be included on it. These songs could be old or new, maybe even unrelated, but they all traveled through APU team members’ headphones this week.
“I’m Not Okay (I Promise)” — My Chemical Romance
“Barbados” — Lizzy Farrall
“Dead and Gone” — State Champs
“Dirty Money” — Weathers
“February” — Belle
“Hit or Miss” — New Found Glory
“Frozen” — State Champs
“Better Half of Me” — The Nautical Mile
“All I Want” — A Day to Remember
“Rain” — Issues
“Lucky Sentimental” — Northbound
“Killing In The Name” — Rage Against the Machine
“Young Volcanoes” — Fall Out Boy
“Your Graduation” — Modern Baseball
If you’re interested in listening to this “album”, we’ve got the playlist created over on Spotify here. Feel free to give it a listen. Maybe go ahead and just subscribe to the playlist while you’re at it. This same playlist will be updated weekly with new songs.
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Tyler Winters, Founder
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