#275 - Owl City

April 20, 2011

Owl City

#275 – April 2011

OWL CITY

How does some dude from a small Midwestern town capture the hearts of millions with his laptop-conjured pop? Don’t ask Adam Young—he still can’t figure it out.

BAYSIDE

At a time when most of their colleagues are just getting by, this earnest Long Island punk outfit keep surging in popularity.

PATRICK STUMP

The off-duty Fall Out Boy frontman discusses the meaning of punk, the celebration of soul, the key to weight loss and the terms his old band will reconvene upon.

RISE AGAINST

While many bands participate in the useless back-and-forth of who's-punk-and-who's-not, RIse Against have spent the last 10 years stirring the souls of fans all over the planet.

OF MICE & MEN

Austin Carlile’s return to front the California metalcore outfit has inspired more rumors and hearsay than the up-to-the-second editing of Sarah Palin’s Facebook account.

OP-ED: SEX, ETC.

AP POLL

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