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Midwest emo has a special way of making us nostalgic for things we can’t actually recall. Maybe these things never even happened, but we yearn for them all the same. The whole idea of Midwest emo, if you’ll forgive the generalization, is to evoke emotion—any emotion—in spite of terrible song structure or vocals. Sometimes because of terrible song structure or vocals. And that occasionally comes with track titles that evoke […]

Disturbed frontman David Draiman is often vocal about his stance on politics in music. As well as politics in general. His April 2026 appearance on Billy Corgan’s podcast The Magnificent Others was no different. In the episode, Corgan posed the question of artists publicly sharing their politics. “I think musicians should speak to their heart no matter what it may be,” said Draiman. He and Corgan discussed the history of […]

On April 16, 2018, Kendrick Lamar made Pulitzer Prize history as the first rapper to win the award in music. But beyond that, it was the first time the award didn’t go to a classical or jazz musician. Typically, the prize recognizes classical compositions, traditional orchestration, jazz, opera, a cappella, and similar artistry. But that year, a mainstream rapper was given the honor, and he remains the only one since […]