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Album Anniversaries: Selling Out Or Growing Up? 10 Years Later, Bring Me The Horizon’s ‘Sempiternal’ Remains an Integral Part of Their Sound

After signing with a major record label, Bring Me The Horizon refined their metalcore sound with its fourth album, creating a unique combination of heavy electronic tracks leading to lasting success 10 years after Sempiternal’s release.

ANALYSISAfterglow ATXApril 1, 2023olivia abercrombie, metalcore, album anniversaries, rock and roll

Aural History: "The Bach of Rock": Professor Longhair’s Virtuosic Genius

How Roy “Professor Longhair” Byrd’s individualistic and experimental piano-playing style revolutionized the New Orleans music scene and paved the way for rock and soul.

CULTURAL CONTEXTSAfterglow ATXNovember 17, 2022avirat thakor, krista mcleod, jazz, rock and roll

Rock and Y2K Time Machine

The angsty rock bands that dominated the early 2000s created classics which continue to live in our hearts today. But until nostalgia kicked in two decades later, these musicians had to figure out how to change with the times to keep their names in the limelight.

Afterglow ATXNovember 5, 2021miranda robertson, y2k, emo, fall out boy, paramore, blink-182, green day, rock and roll

Rock’s Unexpected Savior: The Pop and Hip-Hop Artists Breaking the Genre’s Rules

Just as the age-old genre looked like it was falling out of mainstream favor, it has been revived by none other than some of the biggest pop and hip hop acts. In the words of rock-inspired pop icon Olivia Rodrigo, Good 4 U(s).

Afterglow ATXSeptember 29, 2021grace robertson, rock and roll, pop punk, miley cyrus, machine gun kelly, willow smith

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