Contributions
“This is the kind of record these songs deserved”—Butch Walker song premiere and interview
The yin and yang of Butch Walker’s professional and personal careers has long been discussed, but the contrast has perhaps never been more palpable than on Afraid Of Ghosts. Walker’s seventh full-length, released just two years after he guided Fall Out Boy’s chart-topping career reinvention Save Rock & Roll, finds the producer teaming up with […]
Fall Out Boy boldly challenge themselves and their fans with 'American Beauty/American Psycho'
Fall Out Boy American Beauty/American Psycho Fall Out Boy have always had a bit of a fearless streak, but it hasn’t necessarily manifested itself on their records. In the old days, the band played each and every live show as if it were their last, thrashing and spinning about the stage, perhaps more concerned with […]
“I had never done it right”—Christofer Drew talks failed promises and new Never Shout Never music
For the past year-plus, Never Shout Never braintrust Christofer Drew had been hyping his musical plans to anyone who would listen, goals that included releasing not one but two Never Shout Never albums in 2014, along with the possibility of music from Gonzo (his electronic side project), Eat Me Raw (his thrash-metal/hardcore outfit) and even […]
“I love America; it’s a great place for our band”—10 minutes with 5 Seconds Of Summer
From Good Morning America appearances to stadiums around the world to your local supermarket (seriously, go look at the magazine rack), it seems 5 Seconds Of Summer are everywhere these days. It’s been a life-changing, whirlwind of a year for the Australian quartet, a year that found them releasing their self-titled debut album (which hit […]
"I got too soft to put out music"—Gabe Saporta dishes on Cobra Starship’s future
It might be nearly three years since Cobra Starship released Night Shades, their last studio album. But that doesn't mean Gabe Saporta has been resting on his laurels. Since the disc—which bore the double-Platinum smash “You Make Me Feel…”—dropped in August 2011, Saporta has toured South America with his bandmates opening for Justin Bieber, gotten […]
5 Seconds Of Summer - 5 Seconds Of Summer
5 Seconds Of Summer 5 Seconds Of Summer Depending on your opinion of them and their music, you might dub 5 Seconds Of Summer a boy band, pop-punk or something in the middle—but no matter where you fall in the are-they-or-aren’t-they debate, one thing you can’t accuse the teenage Australian quartet of is being disinterested […]
The Cab - Lock Me Up EP
The Cab Lock Me Up EP Alex DeLeon’s phonebook is quite something these days; since the release of his band’s sophomore album, 2011’s Whisper War, the Cab frontman has collaborated with the likes of Bruno Mars and Justin Timberlake and toured the world with Maroon 5. It’s clear DeLeon is now galaxies removed from the […]
Augustana - Life Imitating Life
Augustana Life Imitating Life It’s hard to believe nearly a decade has passed since Augustana made their name with “Boston,” which would go on to move north of a million singles and make the band one of the go-to acts for music for TV hospital dramas and coming-of-age teenage soaps. Since then, there’s been more […]
JT Woodruff - Field Medicine
JT Woodruff Field Medicine At the same time Hawthorne Heights are revisiting the past by celebrating the 10-year anniversary of their breakthrough debut The Silence In Black And White, frontman JT Woodruff has his eyes set in a different direction. The singer’s third solo full-length is a mix of bright power-pop (“Light Blue Astro Van”), […]