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Jimmy Eat World singer Jim Adkins talks ‘Surviving:’ “I can just be me now”
When we last left Jimmy Eat World at 2016’s Integrity Blues, frontman Jim Adkins was finding peace in solitude on the sprawling closer “Pol Roger.” “Are you alone like me?/Alone but not lonely,” he sang, finally content to let silence ring out in a modern world that’s anything but peaceful. But a funny thing happens […]
“It feels like a big middle finger”: Mark Hoppus, Alex Gaskarth talk Simple Creatures
With their collective quick wit and sarcastic snapbacks, Mark Hoppus and Alex Gaskarth could star in one hell of a buddy comedy. Until then, fans will have to live with Simple Creatures, the new side project from two torchbearers of their respective pop-punk eras. The band were born in the shadows, when the blink-182 bassist […]
Weezer take a more experimental approach on 'Pacific Daydream'
Weezer Pacific Daydream When placed beside last year’s White Album, Weezer’s 11th studio album is both a continuation and a departure. The 2016 version of the band worshipped at the altar of the Beach Boys, turning in a sunny, surfside effort that recalled all the best parts of their past. It was a beach record […]
The Movielife's first album in 14 years, 'Cities In Search Of A Heart,' will make you nostalgic
The Movielife Cities In Search Of A Heart ROCKS LIKE: New Found Glory, Bayside, Fireworks WHAT’S DIFFERENT: An incredible 14 years after their last album, Vinnie Caruana and Brandon Reilly have finally buried the hatchet—and not in each other’s back. The songwriting pair behind the Movielife have learned a lot of musical lessons in their […]
Goldfinger's The Knife an amalgamation of John Feldmann's entire career
Goldfinger The Knife FILE UNDER: LONG TIME COMING ROCKS LIKE: Less Than Jake, Blink-182, Sublime WHAT’S DIFFERENT: In the nine years since Goldfinger last released an album, frontman John Feldmann has gone on to become pop-punk’s premier producer, and his platinum-plated success has rubbed off on The Knife in a big way. The list of […]
New Found Glory give fans a different sound to enjoy in new album
New Found Glory Makes Me Sick FILE UNDER: Pop-punk icons ROCKS LIKE: All Time Low, State Champs, Waterparks WHAT’S DIFFERENT: NFG’s ninth LP is a decidedly more robust affair than 2014’s Resurrection. Rhythm guitar makes a reappearance after a brief, one-album departure, and the sound is rounded out even more with an abundance of ’80s-leaning […]
Simultaneously nostalgic and fresh, Jimmy Eat World's 'Integrity Blues' is their best since 2004
“There’s no such thing as consistency,” Jim Adkins declares. “The best you can be is just in a state of progress all the time.” The Jimmy Eat World frontman, calling from Manhattan, is speaking about “You Are Free,” a career-defining song on his band’s new album, Integrity Blues, but he could just as easily be […]
Sum 41’s comeback album ‘13 Voices’ lives up to the hype
Sum 41 13 Voices Sum 41’s career has always thrived on balance. Back when the band were still playing pop punk, they weren’t afraid to blend elements of hip-hop and heavy metal into their sound, giving them a leg up on the next set of spiky-haired, sweatband-wearing suburban punks looking for a major label meal […]
“I like to write songs of strength”—LOLO talks writing for Panic! At The Disco, music as therapy
With a powerful voice eclipsed only by her swagger, LOLO has the natural ability to become a full-fledged pop star, but the individuality to realize life with the misfits is far more fun. You’ve heard her sing the hooks on Panic! At The Disco’s “Miss Jackson” and Fall Out Boy’s “Centuries,” but the Tennessee-based singer/songwriter—born […]