Alternage Archives - WONC https://www.wonc.org/category/alternage/ Pure Rock FM89 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 15:26:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://www.wonc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Main-Logo-150x150.png Alternage Archives - WONC https://www.wonc.org/category/alternage/ 32 32 Contemplative Pop Punk: Neck Deep at The Salt Shed https://www.wonc.org/contemplative-pop-punk-neck-deep-at-the-salt-shed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=contemplative-pop-punk-neck-deep-at-the-salt-shed Thu, 07 Mar 2024 15:26:46 +0000 https://www.wonc.org/?p=6832 by Chloe Kallberg After four months across the pond and on the road, Neck Deep’s second American tour came to a close in Chicago on February 25. Tucked into a tiny and expensive parking spot, my friends and I emptied our pockets, flashed our tickets, and permeated the Salt Shed [...]

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]]> 2024 Music Predictions https://www.wonc.org/2024-music-predictions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2024-music-predictions Wed, 31 Jan 2024 18:52:21 +0000 https://www.wonc.org/?p=6458 by Jesse Hudgins and Chloe Kallberg Alternage is approaching its third birthday, which means we’ve been closely following release schedules of our favorite punk, pop punk, emo, and alternative genres since we began college. Meshed with our own personal wish lists, here are three predictions we have for what’s in [...]

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]]> The Comeback and Evolution of Hardcore https://www.wonc.org/the-comeback-and-evolution-of-hardcore/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-comeback-and-evolution-of-hardcore Mon, 24 Jul 2023 13:00:20 +0000 https://www.wonc.org/?p=5364 by Jesse Hudgins Hardcore has been a genre since the late 70s, originating with bands like Black Flag, Middle Class, and Circle Jerks. In his book, American Hardcore: A Tribal History, author Steven Blush states that the original hardcore album to come out was Out of Vogue by Middle Class [...]

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]]> Alternage Retrospective: Minor Threat https://www.wonc.org/alternage-retrospective-minor-threat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alternage-retrospective-minor-threat Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:45:26 +0000 https://www.wonc.org/?p=5342 by Jesse Hudgins Growing up straight edge, there was always a weird aura to it. I never treated anyone terribly if they didn’t want to be, but at times, I felt alienated and like I didn’t fully fit in among others. College was when it hit me that there were [...]

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]]> Mid-Year Album Recap https://www.wonc.org/mid-year-album-recap/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mid-year-album-recap Fri, 07 Jul 2023 21:22:34 +0000 https://www.wonc.org/?p=5314 by Jesse Hudgins 2023 is already half over and music has been thriving. Many records have been released this year, and many have been great. After listening to a lot of what this year has brought so far, I have five recommendations of records to check out. Why Would I [...]

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]]> Alternage Presents : The Most Influential Punk Albums – The Stooges https://www.wonc.org/alternage-presents-the-most-influential-punk-albums-the-stooges/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alternage-presents-the-most-influential-punk-albums-the-stooges Mon, 10 Apr 2023 13:20:10 +0000 https://www.wonc.org/?p=4667 by Jesse Hudgins All my life, whenever I’ve listened to punk music, there’s been one artist I always heard was an inspiration to all. I didn’t start listening to them until late in high school, but that didn’t hinder my understanding of their legendary inspiration. The band in mind are [...]

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]]> Alternage Presents: The Most Influential Punk Albums – The Clash https://www.wonc.org/alternage-presents-the-most-influential-punk-albums-the-clash/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alternage-presents-the-most-influential-punk-albums-the-clash Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:49:55 +0000 https://www.wonc.org/?p=4517 by Chloe Kallberg It’s mid-February of 2017, and the music wing of my high school is fraught with pacing theatre kids waiting perilously for their spring musical audition slots. Some are sussing out the competition, eyes wandering and hands wringing, others are facing a wall while reciting their minute-long monologues, [...]

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]]> Alternage Presents: The Most Influential Punk Albums – The Sex Pistols https://www.wonc.org/alternage-presents-the-most-influential-punk-albums-the-sex-pistols/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alternage-presents-the-most-influential-punk-albums-the-sex-pistols Tue, 28 Feb 2023 14:13:40 +0000 https://www.wonc.org/?p=4353 Welcome to the first ever edition of Alternage Presents: Influential Punk Albums. This will be a series where I look back on punk albums, old and new, get into the history of each band, dive into an album, and break down how it impacted the punk. In this edition, I [...]

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]]> The Misfits’ The Static Age Deserves a Revisit https://www.wonc.org/the-misfits/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-misfits Tue, 25 Oct 2022 21:28:14 +0000 https://www.wonc.org/?p=3341 by Jesse Hudgins The Misfits will forever go down as punk rock legends. No matter what era of punk you identify with most, you know who The Misfits are. The band has had their issues throughout the years with multiple lineup changes and legal disputes, but that doesn’t change the [...]

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]]> The Chats’ New Album is A Must-Listen https://www.wonc.org/the-chats-new-album-is-a-must-listen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-chats-new-album-is-a-must-listen Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:16:24 +0000 https://www.wonc.org/?p=3329 by Jesse Hudgins Punk rock is a genre that spans over decades with new bands coming and going, and one that’s been coming for a while out of Australia is The Chats. They’ve been around since 2016, releasing four full length albums. The Chats released Get F***ed on August 19th [...]

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