'The Canyon' is the Used's most soul-wrenching effort to date
The Used The Canyon “An album that punches you in the gut with feeling.” There’s a reason The Canyon opens up with Used frontman Bert McCracken’s voice breaking just 30 seconds into the album on “For You,” a song dedicated to a lost loved one, a very close friend of McCracken. It sets the scene...
Jake Ewald reaches maturity on his second solo record
Slaughter Beach, Dog Birdie ROCKS LIKE: The Weakerthans, Modern Baseball, Pinegrove WHAT'S DIFFERENT: Like the band that built him, Modern Baseball co-frontman Jake Ewald treats each record from his solo project, Slaughter Beach, Dog, as its own entity: 2016’s debut, Welcome, felt like an unexplored extension of his talent, songs that didn’t fit his band’s...
The Color Morale release covers of Comeback Kid, Thrice, Coldplay, Jimmy Eat World, Misery Signals
The Color Morale have released an EP's worth of covers where each member chose a song special to them. In track listing order, the Artist Inspiration Series includes Comeback Kid's “Wake The Dead,” Thrice's “Stare At The Sun,” Coldplay's “Fix You,” Jimmy Eat World's “Blister” and Misery Signals' “The Failsafe.” In a past AP feature, Musicians...
Brand New confirm their end will be in 2018
In new, or not-so-new, developments, Brand New have confirmed, once again, that they will only be a band for “about 14 more months.” Read more: You voted: Here are the top 20 Brand New songs of all time In the live video, fans are clearly distraught by Jesse Lacey's confirmation, as we all would be. Watch...
GWAR guitarist diagnosed with bone marrow disorder
[Photo by: GWAR/Facebook] GWAR guitarist Michael Derks, better known by his stage name, BälSäc the Jaws ‘o Death, has revealed that he’s battling a rare bone marrow disorder called myelofibrosis. He made a statement through his virtual donor drive, explaining that he experienced “extreme fatigue and weakness” on Warped Tour this summer, and after being treated...