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A Day To Remember’s ‘Bad Vibrations’ arguably their best album since ‘Homesick’
A Day To Remember Bad Vibrations A Day To Remember would probably prefer to go a few years without some sort of roadblock threatening their art (or, in the case of their ongoing litigation against Victory Records, their career), but they’ve shown time and again to be one of the most resilient acts in the […]
Remarkably nuanced and precise storytelling details shine on Butch Walker's 'Stay Gold'
Butch Walker Stay Gold FILE UNDER: FREEWHEELING AMERICAN ROCK ROCKS LIKE: Bruce Springsteen, Ryan Adams, the Gaslight Anthem WHAT'S DIFFERENT: Walker’s eighth full-length comes on the heels of 2015’s Afraid Of Ghosts, a heartbreaking album centered on the death of his father. The ebullient songs on Stay Gold lean more toward the bratty fun of […]
“It was a long process of coming to terms with why this needed to happen”—Yellowcard on breakup
When Yellowcard took the stage at last month’s APMAs to accept the inaugural Vans “Off The Wall” Award and, later, bring the house down with a colossal, career-spanning musical performance, it was a supremely bittersweet moment—another entry into a seemingly mile-long list of lasts the band will be experiencing over the next seven months. In […]
Good Charlotte’s ‘Youth Authority’ recalls nearly every era of band’s existence
Good Charlotte Youth Authority Good Charlotte’s past colors their present in a big way on Youth Authority. The sixth album from the Maryland-turned-Californian pop punks (their first since going on hiatus in 2011) is stuffed with moments that recall nearly every era of the band’s existence. The opening track “Life Changes”—complete with an arena-rock chorus […]
Blink-182 in 2016: upbeat, hooky and above anything else, a total blast
Blink-182 California That California even exists is something of a miracle. Just a few years ago, when Blink-182 were wrapped up in the in a very public stalemate—largely driven by founding guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge and his inability to commit to making the band his priority—it seemed quite possible we’d never get another album from the […]
Real Friends' Dan Lambton: "I have to deal with none of the stuff that women have to deal with"
For our annual Warped Tour issue, we sat down with cover star Dan Lambton of Real Friends to talk about the band's new album The Home Inside My Head and Lambton's own experiences on Warped. Lambton talked to us about how every audience member deserves to feel valued, and what we as a scene can do to […]
Sleeping With Sirens explore softer, yet powerful, side with 'Live And Unplugged' (review)
Sleeping With Sirens Live And Unplugged Live albums are rarely essential additions to a band’s discography, but Sleeping With Sirens’ second acoustic (and first live) effort is nonetheless a treat for fans who enjoy the band’s softer side. The performances are teeming with an energy that shatters the stereotype that acoustic songs are in some […]
Weezer’s White Album stacks up beside band’s best work of past 15 years
Weezer Weezer Much has been written about the so-called Weezer renaissance of the past few years, a period that began with 2014’s Everything Will Be Alright In The End which saw the group reunite with longtime producer Ric Ocasek for their least-detested album in some time. (In some alternate universe, that’s actually become a compliment […]
'This band has always been about its own rules'—Man Overboard dish on their extended break
The pop-punk universe compressed a bit yesterday with Man Overboard‘s unexpected announcement that they’d be bidding fans “farewell for now.” The timing comes just seven months after the release of Heavy Love, their fourth studio album, and a plum spot on the 2015 Vans Warped Tour Main Stage, but the band stress there’s no bad […]