The U.K. to get Strhessed out this January
Once the new year rolls around, melodic hardcore groups Stretch Arm Strong and With Honor will be trading in U.S. soil for the U.K.'s on the international leg of the Strhess Tour. The former band will be in support of their recent album Free At Last, out now on We Put Out Records, while the...
Bleed The Dream: Bleed For Me
Sure, their two-year jump from Southern California obscurity to Taste Of Chaos and multiple Vans Warped Tour slots may seem like an easy ride. But for BLEED THE DREAM-singer Brandon Thomas, guitarist Dave Aguilera, drummer Scott Gottlieb and bassist Keith Thompson-it’s been a lesson in hard knocks, not the least of which has been the...
CKY: Gnar-Kill-Logic
Yeah, they’ve got major-label executives by the short hairs; sure, they’re the stars of a big new MTV show (A Very Special Special); and, okay, they did once get a personal invite from Metallica to hit the road. But for CKY, whose fourth album hits stores at the end of this month, none of this...
Mae: Sixth Sensory Overload
For their new album, MAE go where few pop-friendly rock bands dare to tread: a place where substance, emotion, beauty and darkness are not mutually exclusive. Julie Seabaugh dives in with all her senses, and discovers a few new ones along the way.
Catchy choruses and gigantic hooks are all well and good if...
The Strokes release new single for download; confirm new album tracklisting
New York's kings of hip(ster), the Strokes, have announced the impending release of their third album, First Impressions Of Earth. The 14-song disc will be released on Jan. 3, 2006 via RCA Records. The album's first single, "Juicebox," has been made available for free MP3 download here; if you're against legal downloading or are just...
Blink-182's "Not Now" video premieres
The currently hibernating Blink-182, having released their Greatest Hits CD two weeks ago, are debuting the music video for "Not Now," one of two previously unreleased songs on Greatest Hits, today at Yahoo! Music. You can check the video out here (but non-Windows/Internet Explorer users, be prepared for some frustration).
While Blink are on...
Against Me!: The Road To Sandinista!
Florida anarcho-punks AGAINST ME! have come a long way from beating on buckets and playing shouty, thrashy, minute-long songs in basements and house parties across the U.S. They’re hoping their fans will come with them, too.
Story: Jason Pettigrew
If it weren’t for cell phones, Tom Gabel would be a social fugitive. Though he’s...
Most Precious Blood release "Shark Ethic" video
Trustkill artist Most Precious Blood have posted the video for "Shark Ethic," off their new album Merciless. The clip, directed by Jesse Smith (DMX, Redman, Lil Kim), shows the band taking over a commercial radio station and battling fictional band the Soundscans.
"The video is sort of a parody of current situation with radio,"...
J. Mascis (Dinosaur Jr) forms new band, Witch
Dinosaur Jr frontman J. Mascis has announced the formation of Witch, his new band with Feathers members Kyle Thomas and Asa Irons, and friend Dave Sweetapple. As has been consistent with both Dinosaur Jr and Mascis' solo output as J. Mascis + The Fog, Witch are described as having "a classic-rock metal sound reminiscent to...