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Angels & Airwaves - Love
Love It's been four years since the first Angels & Airwaves album came out; in that time, the buzz around the band has gone from a fever pitch down to a dull roar, once fans realized that frontman Tom DeLonge's promises of the band essentially being bigger than Jesus were a tad bit overblown. Don't […]
The Get Up Kids - Simple Science
The Get Up Kids Simple Science While the idea of old, broken up and/or underrated bands reuniting for a second go 'round the festival circuit isn't exactly a new one–especially in the contemporary punk and emo scene, where the phrase “indefinite hiatus” usually morphs itself into “cash-grab tour” within 36 months–it's significantly rarer for a […]
Andrew W.K.: Down The Rabbit Hole
While ANDREW W.K. insists the fight for control of his career he’s been caught in since 2005 is 100 percent real, some have suggested that there is an Andrew W.K./Steev Mike ARG, or alternate-reality game, taking place, with clues scattered across the internet. Thanks to excellent fan-run websites like awilkeskrier.homestead.com, dudeguy.com/awk and andrewwklinks.webs.com, you too, […]
Out Of Print But Not Out Of Reach: Vinyl you need to hunt down now
As every major media outlet has taken to reporting recently, vinyl is back in a big way–to that, we say, “Duh,” followed by a “Where have you been for the past decade?” In our eyes, vinyl never went out of style–although unfortunately, lots of crucial records have gone out of print. Of course, half the […]
All Time Low - MTV Unplugged
All Time Low MTV Unplugged EP Going “unplugged” with the help of MTV has been a rite of passage for artists since 1989. It's been a way for established singers to show another side as well as for hungry up-and-comers to prove themselves. Since the franchise's 2009 reboot, the featured talent on the show has […]
Making Up Is Hard To Do: AP Makes the odds on reunions
After 2009 gave us the reunion we all thought we’d never see (uh, Blink-182–duh), what will 2010 have in store for ex-band dudes with receding hairlines and/or bank accounts? Well, it’s impossible to know for sure, but we’ve done our best to handicap the odds regardless. By Scott Heisel AT THE DRIVE-IN WILL IT HAPPEN: […]
All Time Low - Nothing Personal
All Time Low Nothing Personal 2008 was a big year for All Time Low. Between landing the cover of this magazine twice, headlining two sold-out tours and getting a whole lot of love from MTV, there wasn’t much downtime for the band–frontman Alex Gaskarth, guitarist/court jester Jack Barakat, bassist Zack Merrick and drummer Rian Dawson–before […]
The Rocket Summer - You Gotta Believe
The Rocket Summer You Gotta Believe EP Two years removed from his major-label debut, Do You Feel?, Bryce Avary–the mastermind behind pop-rock act the Rocket Summer–hasn’t changed his approach much. That’s a good thing: This four-song digital EP of all-new material is exactly what you’d expect from Avary, packed with soulful vocals, easily digestible choruses […]
Weezer - Raditude
Weezer Raditude Attention, all Weezer fans still desperately clinging to the hope that Rivers Cuomo & Co. will someday eventually return to their Blue Album/Pinkerton roots: Turn back now. The band’s seventh album, Raditude, is legitimately the antithesis of everything you loved about the first two albums. That doesn’t mean it’s bad; it just means […]