The November roundup of our punk column ‘In Defense of the Genre’ includes recent news, reviews, and features, along with a list of the best songs of the month.

Local emo band Starling wants to shine its light on Columbus’ ever-growing music scene. Starling consists of bassist River Owens, guitarist Beck Watson and drummer Mason Lurie, all of whom are Ohio ...

At the start of this century, as MySpace and LiveJournal were remaking the social hierarchies of youth culture, a crushing wave surged into mainstream view. The aesthetic movement that history would ...

* May album reviews: Knocked Loose, The Hope Conspiracy, Hot Water Music, Into It. Over It., Usurp Synapse, Demersal, Shellac, and Lip Critic. We’ve also got new exclusive vinyl in the BV shop, ...