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Hayley Williams and When Emo Music Grows Up

on November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 By Mary Nikkel

Hayley Williams is one voice in what I believe is a growing conversation: what happens when the emo kids grow up?

Air For Free by Relient K: Songs for Growing Up

on June 8, 2018June 8, 2018 By Mary Nikkel

Growing up is a strange and awkward process--especially when you have to do so while under the scrutiny of an audience of thousands. That is exactly the position Relient K's Matthew Thiessen and Matthew Hoopes have found themselves in over the past 16 years. When we first met Relient K in 2000's self-titled debut, their [...]