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Garnering support from the local scene can be everything in making or breaking an artist, but Madison, Indiana’s the Weekend Classic have had to overcome the obstacle of their self-proclaimed small town. “I feel like not a lot of people are into bands like us around here,” vocalist/guitarist Chris Webster says. “People don’t really go […]

Before they were touring across the world and putting out music of their own, your favorite musicians were just fans themselves, and they have the ink to prove it. Head below for tributes to everyone from the Misfits to Alkaline Trio. BRENDON URIE (PANIC! AT THE DISCO) Second session with my dude @richiebon on this […]

In the cutest collaboration you’ll see all day, New Found Glory’s Chad Gilbert debuted his music video with LEGO to promote creativity through mixing, mingling and mashing up your sets—in the most pop-punk way possible, of course. Follow the link below to check it out! Read more: Lego and the University of Cambridge are looking […]

The sun has set, the dust has settled and the bandwagons have been returned. After finishing up this year’s Vans Warped Tour, there are only a few matters left to attend to before the ledger can be closed on the summer of 2016. That’s right: We have been granted the privilege of announcing this year’s […]

New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert has ranked his band's eight studio albums in order of greatness for Team Rock. Check out the ranking below. Read more: The 10 most influential bands of pop punk 8. Not Without a Fight (2009) 7. Catalyst (2004) 6. Radiosurgery (2011) 5. Coming Home (2006) 4. Sticks and Stones (2002) 3. New Found Glory (2000) […]

New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert says to focus on the importance of the overall band when the going gets tough. In this latest Ernie Ball: PLAY Warped Tour video, Gilbert talks about keeping a band together despite the difficulties, and he has a unique perspective. “For us, everything we've seen in the world, every […]

In this brief video from the Ernie Ball PLAY Youtube series, New Found Glory's Chad Gilbert gives his advice on how to develop a unique sound. “What worked for us is we truly wrote music that we liked,” he says. “A lot of times you can get lost in what other people want to hear […]

Chad Gilbert, the guitarist of New Found Glory, shares his tips for efficient recording in this video, which is part of the Ernie Ball PLAY Warped Tour Series. Gilbert says he uses a voice memo app on his phone to record ideas as they arise. “I could be walking around a supermarket, singing into my […]

In this brief video, part of the Ernie Ball PLAY Warped Tour series, New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert shares what he thinks makes for a good live show. “You put on an energetic live show,” he says. “For New Found Glory, there's so many people I've met that have heard our albums, and were […]

As part of Ernie Ball's PLAY Warped Tour Youtube Series, New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert gives advice on promoting a band, and the first thing he mentions is to call the job itself promoting—not marketing. “You're not a marketer. It shouldn't feel like an office job, it's not,” he says. “Promote your band, promote […]

In a new video released by Ernie Ball, New Found Glory guitarist and songwriter Chad Gilbert talks about the songwriting process and how to reach audiences. “Don't focus on all the other things people think you need, like a gimmick, an image or any of that stuff,” he says. “That stuff is disposable. What's not […]

Want to play Warped? This could be your chance. The 20th installment of Ernie Ball’s annual unsigned artist program launched PLAY Warped Tour to give 41 bands the opportunity to play live on the Van’s Warped Tour main stages. “I started this program twenty years ago because the opportunity to experience playing music live seemed […]

One of the scene's favorite duos, Hayley Williams and Chad Gilbert, were married in a private ceremony in Tennessee over the weekend. The happy couple celebrated with friends and family—including their Paramore and New Found Glory bandmates—at The Franklin Theatre in the heart of historic downtown Franklin. The couple used their special day to highlight […]

We are so happy to congratulate Hayley Williams and Chad Gilbert on their marriage! The two were married last night in Tennessee in a private ceremony.  Read more: Chad Gilbert recalls meeting Hayley for the first time The happy couple were engaged just over a year ago. We're wishing the two a long and happy marriage! […]

Deadpool is the bad-mouthed, badass, ex-mercenary science experiment gone wrong. But only if you consider a $132 million box office weekend to be “wrong.” Deadpool is the one of the few R-rated superhero movies. After a brief (and rather awful) appearance in X-Men: Origins—and 11 years of Ryan Reynolds pushing to shoot an actual Deadpool film—the […]

During Chad Gilbert's AP Q&A, he responded to a fan’s question of when he first met Hayley. “I met Hayley on Warped Tour [in] 2007. I was just friends with Paramore [at the time]. Then, the next year, we toured together in Europe and I couldn’t stay away from her. Fell in love then.”  (Of course […]

After being introduced by State Champs, Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams took to the stage at the 2015 AP Music Awards for a very special performance with New Found Glory. Earlier in the evening, Williams took home the Best Vocalist award. She later brought her talents to perform “Vicious Love” alongside New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert, who […]

Last year on the APMAs red carpet, our hosts CM Punk and Juliet Simms spoke to APMAs nominees, performers and presenters to see who they thought should receive future APMAs Icon Awards. See what Beartooth, Korn, Hayley Williams & Chad Gilbert and last year’s winner Joan Jett thought! Tickets are still available for the 2015 […]

Today, New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert has released a new album with his other band, What's Eating Gilbert, through Hopeless Records. That New Sound You're Looking For is the band's debut full-length studio album following a series of EPs since 2010.  What's Eating Gilbert have also released a new lyric video for the upbeat “Follow Her Around” to […]

Chad Gilbert, guitarist of New Found Glory, has released a new video for his single, “You're The Most.” The track is taken from his upcoming solo album, That New Sound You're Looking For, which comes out July 10. Check out the video below.  What's Eating Gilbert (Chad Gilbert's solo project) recently announced an east coast tour. […]