Contributions
Web Exclusive: A conversation with Senses Fail's Buddy Nielsen
SENSES FAIL frontman Buddy Nielsen has been crooning dark missives via even darker imagery for six years now. Though the band have always managed to fix their catchy emo-punk jams with enough of a smoldering aesthetic to match Nielsen’s frame of mind, never before have they traversed such terrain as on Life Is Not A […]
Web Exclusive: A conversation with AFI/The Force's Hunter Burgan
AFI's Hunter Burgan will join his former band, THE FORCE, for a series of reunion shows in California this August. The shows will be the hardcore punk band's first performances in 10 years, and will support a forthcoming discography of all their material–which will be sold digitally as well as a via limited vinyl pressing […]
Web Exclusive: A conversation with Marky Ramone
MARKY RAMONE is a lot like your dad–you know, if your dad wasn't planning on voting for McCain, was a Rock And Roll Hall-of-Famer and once made an appearance on The Simpsons. The 51-year-old Marky (known proper as Mark Bell) spent 1978-1983 and 1987-1996 with the Ramones, and has previously done time for hard rock […]
Broadway Calls- Good Views, Bad News
Good Views, Bad News Fat Wreck Chords must be on hold for now. Pop-punk records probably should not exceed much more than half an hour, so Broadway Calls already break a cardinal rule by stocking their self-titled debut with 40 minutes of the stuff. Still, the Portland, Oregon, reps are adept songwriters, highlighted best by […]
The New Amsterdams - Killed Or Cured
The New Amsterdams Killed Or Cured Originally self-released digitally in 2006 free of charge and to little fanfare, Killed Or Cured was overshadowed by the New Amsterdams' proper new album at the time, Story Like A Scar. Hopefully Killed Or Cured’s physical release receives better notice because it’s one of the band’s best and most […]
Moneen - The Red Tree
Moneen The Red Tree Do you know what it’s like to be hit by a Mack truck and immediately nursed back to health, only to have that same damned truck hit you again (and again and again)? This is relative to the experience of listening to The Red Tree, on which Moneen exhibit the power, […]