Scott Heisel

Tonight marks the premiere of the 17th season of South Park, one of the most innovative, biting and consistently funny animated comedies in the history of TV. (And no, I swear Comedy Central isn’t paying me to write this, but if they’re reading, my PayPal address is [REDACTED].) As a longtime viewer of the show, […]

Touché Amoré Is Survived By Given the average trajectory of an underground hardcore band (and the fickleness of the fans who populate said scene), it’s highly unlikely Los Angeles quintet Touché Amoré ever expected to even make it to three albums, let alone be creating music under pressure. Yet here they stand, their third album […]

CHAD GILBERT doesn’t know the meaning of the word “break.” His main gig playing guitar for New Found Glory has kept him busy for the better part of 15 years, culminating in the band’s first-ever live album, Kill It Live, out Oct. 8 on Violently Happy/Bridge Nine. But with what little time off he gets […]

The Devil Wears Prada 8:18 The Linkin Park-ification of metalcore continues with the Devil Wears Prada’s latest album, 8:18. (Check the book of Romans.) That’s not meant to be a slight: There’s no doubting the influence Linkin Park wield over a whole generation of mosh-pit enthusiasts, so when guitarist/vocalist Jeremy DePoyster pulls off a pretty […]

It seems like every day we come across young musicians pining for the “glory days” of the scene, which, depending on what type of music you’re into, seems to range anywhere from 1991 to 2003. But the current wave of ’90s nostalgia has us wondering just how young these musicians actually are. Take it from […]

It’s rare nowadays that any band with a few releases (and a few hundred shows) under their belt hasn’t had a lineup change or two (or six, if you’re a metalcore band on Rise Records). But the following 14 bands didn’t just replace one member and soldier on; they started fresh as a brand new […]

Reverse The Curse Existent Hiram, Ohio’s Reverse The Curse don’t make liking their band easy. Just when you get sucked into one of their moody, discordant post-punk songs on their sophomore full-length, Existent, they twist and turn away from the part you probably liked the most. It’s not unlike the direction Brand New have gone […]

(Photo: Facebook) Jason Rosenthal, vocalist/guitarist of influential Long Island post-hardcore/screamo unit On The Might Of Princes, passed away from a sudden heart attack on the night of August 12, according to a Facebook post from his longtime girlfriend. He was 35. Bassist Tommy Orza confirmed his passing on the band's Facebook page, writing: “it is […]

Bloc Party The Nextwave Sessions EP Bloc Party have announced they will be taking a hiatus of the somewhat indefinite variety at the end of their touring obligations this summer, but before they go their separate ways, they’re gracing us with five new songs. The Nextwave Sessions lacks the pure aggression of Four’s best moments, […]