Rob Harvilla
Senior Staff Writer
Harvilla writes about music and other pop culture. He lives in Columbus, Ohio, and was alive in the ’80s.
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: The Cranberries, “Zombie”
Our latest episode tackles the biggest hit by Dolores O’Riordan and Co.
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Raves, Rage, and the Prodigy’s “Firestarter”
An excerpt from the latest episode of the podcast, this one exploring the Essex foursome that briefly rode electronic music to rock stardom
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Janet Jackson’s Dance-Floor Catharsis
Exploring the history of "Together Again," a deceptively sad song that stands as one of her most iconic
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How Sunny Day Real Estate Explains Emo’s Second Wave (and the ’90s)
For The Ringer’s Emo Week, we’re calling up Ian Cohen and talking the kings of the Second Wave, Seattle’s finest non-grunge export
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My Chemical Romance vs. Fall Out Boy
For The Ringer’s Emo Week, Charles and Rob decide which of the two rock bands is better
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The Eternal March of the Black Parade: The Case for My Chemical Romance As the Last Great Rock Band
Twenty years after their debut album and more than a decade after the critics dismissed them, My Chemical Romance stands as one of the defining bands of the 21st century. How did we end up here?
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My Chemical Romance vs. Fall Out Boy
In honor of The Ringer’s Emo Week, Rob Harvilla and Charles Holmes debate which of the two bands is better
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From Beastie Boys to Beastie Men
Listen all of y’all. It’s time to put on your wigs and fake mustaches and go down the ‘60 Songs’ rabbit hole for "Sabotage."
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An Ode to Desus and Mero, Forever Kings of New York
They broke up. We don’t want to talk about it. We’re gonna try anyway.
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Remystifying Nine Inch Nails, “Closer,” and All the Pretty Machines
Rob digs deep into Trent Reznor, ‘The Downward Spiral,’ and NIN lore and comes back with some stark personal realizations