An Interview with The Vaudevillian The Emperor·After interviewing Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse, Norah Spades of The Vaudevillian reached out and wanted in on...Music·0 Comments·0·104 views
SeeMoreGlass The Things In Life That I Can’t Leave Behind one year later Alisha Kirby·Let me start by saying this album should have been in my top 10 last year. It would...Music·0 Comments·0·64 views
Amigo the Devil, Lucero, and The Builders and the Butchers – live at McDonald Theater The Emperor·I went to this show for Lucero, a band I’ve loved for over two decades. I didn’t even...Music·0 Comments·0·141 views
Empire! Empire! (I was a lonely estate), Emperor X, and Vs. Self – Live at 924 Gilman Alisha Kirby·The emo kids are alright, and they may be the only ones I don’t typically review shows because...Music·0 Comments·0·52 views
Mon Rovîa and Khatumu Live at WOW Hall The Emperor·The WOW Hall in Eugene was packed to the rafters for Mon Rovia’s sold-out show — and somehow,...Music·0 Comments·0·65 views
Evidence – Unlearning Volume 2 – Album Review The Emperor·In 2011, I reviewed Cats & Dogs for Vice Magazine. The second solo release from Evidence — the...Music·0 Comments·0·57 views
Mae, The Spill Canvas, and The Color Fred live at Goldfield Trading Post Alisha Kirby·Mae is celebrating 20 years of their album “The Everglow” and The Spill Canvas is doing the same...News·0 Comments·0·31 views
UH OH, GWAR MURDERED THE LITTLE BABY’S FEELINGS! The Emperor·Every few years, GWAR does something so perfectly GWAR that the pearl-clutchers come crawling out of their Facebook...Culture·0 Comments·0·30 views
The Sound of Animals Fighting, This Will Destroy You, The Casket Lottery, and Hard Chiller live at Ace of Spades – Gallery Alisha Kirby·Alisha Kirby caught the magic at Ace of Spades on September 27, where The Sound of Animals Fighting,...Music·0 Comments·0·13 views
My Brain is Melted and I Forgot About Baseball: A Banana Ball Weekend Review Walt Raskal Sullins·I grew up watching the great game of baseball in Baltimore, smack dab in the heart of Camden...Culture·0 Comments·0·40 views
Coheed and Cambria, Taking Back Sunday, and Foxing live at McMenamins Edgefield The Emperor·On Sept 20, 2025, I hit up McMenamins Edgefield for the first time. What a fucking introduction. First...Music·1 Comment·0·55 views
System of a Down – Live at Rogers Stadium, Toronto Damara Jade·In December 2024, when System of a Down announced the presale of their North American Stadium Tour, I...Music·0 Comments·0·97 views
Cursive Live at WOW Hall The Emperor·I love Cursive. And The Good Life. And Tim Kasher’s solo stuff. Do I know why he needs...Music·0 Comments·0·50 views
An Interview with Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse The Emperor·When Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock agrees to a chat, you know it’s not going to be a...Music·0 Comments·0·840 views
Hayley Williams – Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party – album review The Emperor·Confession time: I’ve never been a Paramore fan. Not because they weren’t good — I always thought they...Music·0 Comments·0·104 views
Reading Festival 2025 Review Still Unfound·Ever since the Reading Festival lineup dropped last year — with multiple of my favourite artists slapped all...Music·0 Comments·0·149 views
