For the better part of the last fifteen years, Victory Records has been one of the most influential independent labels in alternative music. Though the quality of their current roster is open for debate, there was a time in the not too distant past where seemingly every band who signed with the Chicago based record […]
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5 Incredible Former Victory Records Artists The Scene Forgot
January 2nd, 2015 
James Shotwell 
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Listen To The Jazz June’s First Album In Twelve Years, ‘After The Earthquake’
November 6th, 2014 John Bazley “Emo revival” has really taken on a new meaning lately. Along with several other late-nineties emo bands, The Jazz June reunited earlier this year and announced that they would be releasing a new record, their first in twelve long years. You can now listen to their latest effort, After The Earthquake. After some time off, the […]
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REVIEW: Dikembe – ‘Mediumship’
August 11th, 2014 Kyle Kohl Artist: Dikembe Album: Mediumship Genre: Emo, Punk Dikembe are in a peculiar spot right now; they garnered attention for an EP dedicated to weed and the Chicago Bulls (Chicago Bowls) and now they want to be taken seriously. Three years after smoking “Michael Jordank,” Dikembe hook us up with a completely different product, one that […]
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Prepare To Sing Until Your Lungs Are Sore Because Modern Baseball and The Hotelier Are Going On Tour
April 21st, 2014 James Shotwell The must-see ’emo revival’ tour of the summer has been announced. Modern Baseball will embark on a three week headlining tour beginning in June with support from The Hotelier, Tiny Moving Parts, and Sorority Noise. The tour will begin June 1 in Pittsburgh and wrap on June 17 in Baltimore, with dates spread across the […]
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