14 New Songs You Need To Hear Before November 2014 Ends
Sometimes the rock world can get noisy, and we don’t just mean in decibels or fuzz. Often the signal-to-noise ratio is more noise than signal. But no worries: We read, listen to and watch everything so we can sort it for you. Here are some of our favorite new songs and videos of November 2014....
Watch the final three episodes of Laura Jane Grace’s ‘True Trans’
The final three episodes of Against Me! frontwoman Laura Jane Grace’s docu-series, True Trans, premiered recently via AOL On Originals. The 10-episode series follows the transgender lead singer, who came out at the height of her music career in 2012. You can watch the final three episodes below via AOL. Let us know your thoughts....
Fall Out Boy, Pierce The Veil, Blink-182 and 23 more bands tell us what they're thankful for
You know who has a bad publicity team—besides Bill Cosby? Thanksgiving Day. The biggest shoutout the last Thursday of November ever gets is that it’s the day before the Black Friday shopping orgy—and that’s a drag. In our seemingly futile effort to protest Christmas decorations going up in September and the alleged importance of camping...
The Acacia Strain’s van hit by drunk driver
It looks like the Acacia Strain’s touring van was hit by a drunk driver. TAS frontman Vincent Bennett tweeted a picture of the incident and said, “This cool drunk dude ran into our van while it was parked. What a cool guy.” Bennett added that the van's axle is damaged and they may miss some...
Davey Havok and Jade Puget get, uh, extreme with XTRMST's self-titled debut
XTRMST XTRMST Generally speaking, when the term “straight-edge hardcore band” gets tossed around, your thoughts probably automatically turn to the founding fathers of clean living and ripping riffing. You (should) know the names: Minor Threat, Youth Of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, SSD… Hell, if you think we’re leaning a little too heavy on the original ’80s...
"The case of Michael Brown is not the exception, it is the rule"—Anti-Flag's Justin Sane on Ferguson
In wake of the Grand Jury decision to not indict police officer Darren Wilson for the shooting of Michael Brown Jr., Anti-Flag lead guitarist Justin Sane has spoken out on the current situation in Ferguson, MO. In an official statement, Sane claimed, “This isn’t just about Michael Brown… It’s about every single person who has been abused...
Manchester Orchestra debut "The Ocean" music video
Manchester Orchestra have debuted a music video for their song, “The Ocean,” which is taken from their studio album, Hope. Check out the clip below and let us know your thoughts. Hope is a re-imagination of Cope, their most recent album, which came out earlier this year. “We were noticing that all the beautiful, slow stuff was working...