Travis McCoy

Live: Cobra Starship, Gym Class Heroes, And The Academy Is... Sweat It Out At Terminal 5

Cobra Starship w/ Gym Class Heroes, The Academy Is..., Versa Emerge and A Rocket To The Moon Terminal 5 Friday, September 9 Better than: Facing the Fashion Week crowds. Fueled By Ramen—the label that brought its particular brand of emo to the MTV mainstream in the mid-aughts thanks to the l ... More >>

The Jay-Z Fast Food Jukebox at Brooklyn's Buffalo Boss

While waiting for my fiery chicken wings at Buffalo Boss (read the review here ), the new wing joint at least partly owned by Jay-Z, I got to wondering, What should the music be at a place owned by Brooklyn's most respected hip-hop artist and businessman? Rap, of course, but what kind of rap? The ... More >>

Katy Perry, Human Being

Having scaled Fame Mountain, pop's goofiest, most accessible superstar seeks loftier peaks

Will "The Ultimate Chart" Change The Way We Quantify The Ubiquity Of Eminem, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, And Justin Bieber?

​A common complaint about music charts in the post-sales age is that, with their reliance on SoundScan data and airplay numbers, they miss other avenues for popular consumption, from YouTube streams to--shh!--free downloads. BigChampagne, which started off as a service charting the popularity ... More >>

The 50 Worst Songs of the '00s, F2K No. 20: Gym Class Heroes, "Taxi Driver"

F2K is a countdown of the 50 worst songs of the decade. Track our progress here. Since emo already ruined rock music for a generation, why not just take rap too?

Live: Fall Out Boy's Arena Emo

Rap Us a Song, You're the Piano Man

One emcee's quest to sound more like Regina Spektor

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