Track By Track/Exclusive Stream: Oh, Sleeper
OH, SLEEPER guitarist SHANE BLAY takes AP track by track through his band’s new album, Children Of Fire. While you’re reading, check out an exclusive stream of their new song, “The Marriage Of Steel And Skin.” “EndSeekers” Oddly, this song was one of the last to be written, but the first to be recorded. Typically,...
Interview: Tom Morello and Tim McIlrath rise against the machine, kick out the jams for a good cause
TOM MORELLO will sacrifice big crowds for a big issue. The singer-songwriter’s third Justice Tour is booked for just three small club shows the week of Labor Day. It’s a huge change of scale for the guitarist, who performs fiery solo sets as the Nightwatchman. Earlier this year, he played to crowds of 100,000 Wisconsin...
Exclusive Interview: The Maine's John O'Callaghan on the band's forthcoming new album, upcoming tour
THE MAINE recently recorded a new album with producer Colby Wedgeworth at Sonic Ranch in El Paso, Texas—a.k.a. the same pecan ranch where their fall tour mates Taking Back Sunday recorded their new album. Several weeks ago, frontman JOHN O’CALLAGHAN checked in from the studio to give AP a progress report. “I’ve had a ton...
We Came As Romans - Understanding What We've Grown To Be
We Came As Romans Understanding What We’ve Grown To Be Let's cut to the proverbial chase: If you like We Came As Romans, you will like Understanding What We've Grown To Be. The album is a close cousin of WCAR's freshman effort, 2009's To Plant A Seed, from growler David Stephens' occasionally indecipherable, generally powerful grunting to...
We Came As Romans release new song, "Cast The First Stone"
We Came As Romans have posted “Cast The First Stone” from their new album, Understanding What We've Grown To Be, in stores September 13 . Each day until the official release, We Came As Romans will be releasing a song along with the meaning behind it. Stream “Cast The First Stone” below and leave us...