Brand New respond to Shkreli price-gouging controversy with AIDS benefit sale
In an apparent response to the recent controversy surrounding Martin Shkreli—the Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO who's been under fire for raising the price of a life-saving AIDS and HIV drug from $13.50 to $750 per pill—Long Island rock favorites Brand New have launched an AIDS benefit sale with all proceeds going to the Whitman-Walker Aids Foundation for the...
Travis Barker drumming with ex-At The Drive-In, Mars Volta members on new Antemasque album
Cedric Bixler-Zavala has revealed that Blink-182’s Travis Barker will be drumming on the new Antemasque album, as well as joining them on their upcoming tour. Antemasque was formed by Cedric and fellow ex-At The Drive-In, Mars Volta member Omar Rodríguez-López in April 2014. They released their debut album last November. Read more: Former At The Drive-In,...
Geoff Rickly's label severs ties with price-gouging pharma CEO
Martin Shkreli, 32, is a former hedge fund manager and current CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals. He recently raised the price of Daraprim, which is a medication used to treat HIV and cancer patients, from $13.50 to $750 per pill. Outside of his day job, Shkreli is also a major investor in Geoff Rickly's label, Collect Records....
Stream ONE OK ROCK’s deluxe album, ‘35xxxv’ ft. Kellin Quinn, Tyler Carter (exclusive)
Tokyo, Japan's finest, punk-rockers ONE OK ROCK, are teaming up with AP to bring you an early stream of their awesome deluxe album, 35xxxv. The record comes out tomorrow, September 25, on Warner Bros. Records. (Pre-order it here.) Catch the band on tour in the U.S. this fall with All Time Low, as well as on their own headlining dates.
Ice Nine Kills announce Fearless Records debut, 'Every Trick In The Book'
Following their recent signing to Fearless Records, Boston's Ice Nine Kills have followed up the announcement with details regarding their full-length debut on the label, Every Trick In The Book. The album will feature 10 tracks and is set to release on December 4. Pre-orders will be available soon, with the album's lead single, “Bloodbath...
All That Remains bassist Jeanne Sagan leaves band
All That Remains bassist Jeanne Sagan has left the band under amicable circumstances. She was a member of the band for nearly a decade. Former Bury Your Dead member Aaron Patrick will serve as her replacement. Read more: Chelsea Grin part ways with guitarist “So after nearly 10 years Jeanne Sagan has decided to close the...
Guy with cornrows listens to Korn while eating corn
Whoever this guy is, he just won the internet with this three minute-plus video of him eating corn while listening to Korn. Oh, and he also has cornrows. Throughout the clip, he repeatedly commends the corn for how good it tastes, but near the end he acknowledges a downside to the edible item: “It gets...
Vanna share cover of Korn's "Got The Life"
Boston hardcore band Vanna have been sharing covers from their new EP left and right. The newest to surface is the band's take on the Korn classic, “Got The Life,” from 1998's Follow The Leader. You can can watch the band perform their version below, via Loudwire. The cover joins Vanna's renditions of songs from Marilyn...
The Bunny The Bear frontman arrested for domestic violence towards brother
Earlier this week, the Bunny The Bear frontman Matt Tybor was arrested and charged with domestic violence-battery touch or strike towards his brother, as well as resisting arrest without violence. Tybor recently spoke out on the situation through Facebook, saying, “Was a fight with my brother while we were drinking. In Florida if police come...