Contributions
No Friends - Traditional Failures
No Friends Traditional Failures If you're bummed that last year's self-titled full-length debut from Richmond, Virginia, hardcore supergroup No Friends only clocked in at 20 minutes, don't fret: The band have nine more minutes of their charged, melody-tinged take on '80s hardcore available as a free download courtesy of Kiss Of Death Records–though that's if […]
Nightmare Of You
Nightmare Of You Infomaniac Nightmare Of You left behind landscapes of lower fidelity with their self-titled 2005 full-length, a glossy romp that soaked the band’s ’80s Britpop in dancier, electrified waters. Infomaniac is a natural progression: a warmer, low-key affair that leaves most of its bags in Manchester but seeks settlement in Liverpool. Though most […]
Web exclusive: A conversation with MxPx's Mike Herrera
The breadth of influences MXPX carry has always been expressed through their cover songs, both live and on record: Ramones, the Descendents, Dead Milkmen and… Queen? The pop-punk band tackle all of them and more on their newest album, On The Cover II. While the first installment, 1995's On The Cover EP, featured takes on […]
Web Exclusive: A conversation with Cursive's Tim Kasher
The title Mama, I'm Swollen might conjure up images of mid-century blues pioneers lamenting to their audiences, but that seems a fitting picture in the context of CURSIVE frontman TIM KASHER's career. BRIAN SHULTZ recently spoke with Kasher about some of the themes on the band's highly anticipated new album (released this week on Saddle […]
A conversation with MC Lars
As prolific as MC LARS is, releasing a wave of singles, EPs and remixes throughout his decade-long run, his latest full-length, This Gigantic Robot Kills, has been cooking for a healthy block of time. The album is his first proper studio release in three years. As Lars has been prone to do on past efforts, […]
Web Exclusive: A conversation with A Day To Remember's Jeremy McKinnon
With every passing album, A Day To Remember, essentially shatter pre-conceived notions of the holy matrimony potential that resides in the union of pop-punk and the most mosh-laden hardcore thinkable. With the Ocala, Florida, outfit’s newest effort, Homesick the band strove to make that divide as expansive as possible. Brian Shultz talked with frontman Jeremy […]
Web Exclusive: A conversation with the Almost's Aaron Gillespie
There's a terrible pun to be made with Christmas rapidly approaching and THE ALMOST only heightening excitement for St. Nick's arrival with No Gift To Bring, a stopgap holiday EP released in late November. Aaron Gillespie & Co. fill the stocking with one original, two covers and a pair of reduxes from their 2007 debut, […]
A conversation with Ace Enders
ACE ENDERS is a man who wears many hats–even if a few of them seem to be gathering a bit of dust in a crowded closet. He recently spearheaded a collaborative cover of the Verve's 1997 smash “Bitter Sweet Symphony,” whose contributions read like an A-list of neo-punk stars: Mark Hoppus of (+44), Craig Owens […]
Web Exclusive: A conversation with Crime In Stereo's Alex Dunne
CRIME IN STEREO's winter break looks to be anything but. After a year-plus of nonstop touring with everyone from Comeback Kid and Poison The Well to Against Me! and New Found Glory, the band will head home and begin pre-production work on their new record with producer Mike Sapone (Brand New, Straylight Run) this December. […]