In Defense of the Genre is a column on BrooklynVegan about punk, pop punk, emo, hardcore, post-hardcore, ska-punk, and more, including and often especially the bands and albums and subgenres
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Photo Credit: Steve DiMatteo Music mogul Sean Combs penned a personal letter to the judge ahead of his sentencing on Friday for his conviction on two counts of prostitution. On
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