March 24, 2011

Defeater announce tour with La Dispute, Native, Former Thieves

Defeater have announced May dates alongside La Dispute, Native and Former Thieves.  The tour marks the first stateside shows supporting the band's new album, Empty Days & Sleepless Nights.   5/5 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick 5/6 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen 5/7 Dekalb, IL @ House Cafe 5/8 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews...

Empathy Orgy

When AP first contacted me about writing a weekly blog, we were on tour with Underoath and I started writing a piece about religion and politics in music.  But I still hadn't gotten close to finishing all the interviews when my deadline was coming up. So I put that on hold and started to write...

The Aggrolites - Rugged Road

The Aggrolites Rugged Road As it stands, Rugged Road is bona fide dirty reggae laced with a handful of dub reverberations, delivering a stripped down version of the Aggrolites’ signature sound. The focus of these songs is quintessential reggae: wailing organ, upstroked guitars and boot-stomping beats. However, standing in the shadow of the band’s previous...

Transit perform acoustic Fairweather cover

Transit have posted a rendition of Fairweather's “Whatever It Takes” as part of their weekly cover series.  Stream it below and let us know what you think.

The Downtown Fiction announce tracklisting for "Let's Be Animals"

The Downtown Fiction have revealed the tracklisting for their upcoming album, Let's Be Animals. The album will be available on April 26. You can pre-order Let's Be Animals here. Check out the tracklisting below: 1. Thanks For Nothing 2. Freak 3. Stoned 4. I Just Wanna Run 5. She Knows 6. Let’s Be Animals 7....

Listen to a new Woe, Is Me song

Woe, Is Me have released their latest single, “Fame>Demise”. The song is available for purchase through iTunes. Listen to the song below and let us know what you think!