Melody on Music: Peaceful Noise

Editor’s note: From 2012 to 2014, Melody Rice wrote the music column Matt on Music for The Eastern Echo, the student newspaper for Eastern Michigan University. In 2016, Melody relaunched this column on The Young Folks. You can read past installments…

Melody on Music: Country Masters (At Their Best and Worst)

Editor’s note: From 2012 to 2014, Melody Rice wrote the music column Matt on Music for The Eastern Echo, the student newspaper for Eastern Michigan University. In 2016, Melody relaunched this column on The Young Folks. You can read past installments…

Paramore release new single, prepare new album

Three years after the release of their self-titled fourth album, Paramore is back with new music The Tennessee trio released their new single “Hard Times” earlier this morning, as well as its retro-styled video directed by Andrew Joffe. The song…

9 Fall Out Boy Songs to Make You Feel Nostalgic

I know, I know… you’ve probably seen a list like this on the interwebs before, but with the 2015 Sunfest Lineup announcement this past week, I couldn’t help but feel a little nostalgic about one of my favorite bands…FALL OUT…

SunFest 2015 Lineup Announced

SunFest, Florida’s largest waterfront music and art festival is back for its 33rd consecutive year! Downtown West Palm Beach becomes abuzz as more than 175,000 visitors flood the different stages and booths. Festival-goers have more to be excited about as…

Listen: Fall Out Boy Releases New Single, “Centuries”

Since their reunion in February 2013, Fall Out Boy hasn’t spent any time resting on its laurels. After the release of “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark,” the rock-pop-emo outfit has released the full length album Save…

Book Playlist: Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

Back when I read Stephanie Perkins’s sophomore novel, I wasn’t sure how I would feel about it. Lola Nolan seemed like a little much for me, what with her costumes and strong desire to grow up too fast. I was…