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Melodic-punk band GutterLIFE just released a powerful music video for "Haunted," which deals with drug overdose and regret. Vocalist Matthew VanRossem wrote a letter about the song's meaning and what the band wanted to accomplish with the video. "Addict ...

Brody Dalle has posted an essay on Facebook clarifying recent tweets she made about the music video for "Booty," the new posterior-focused single by Jennifer Lopez and Iggy Azalea. After accusations that her tweets (embedded below) were "girl bashing" and "slut and body shaming," Dalle answered: "How are the lyrics 'Give him what he asks for' empowering to women?

An interesting new take on the practice and celebration of Record Store Day from Patrick McEachnie of The 1st Five laments the co-opting of the holiday from major labels as well as the price points at which some of the limited vinyl is placed. Her ...

Fucked Up guitarist Mike Haliechuk (10,000 Marbles) has published an interesting new essay on SXSW and other like-minded festivals that calls into question what bands truly get out of them. Here's an excerpt, via the Grid: "The model established by SXSW, which has been replicated in dozens of cities all around the world, rests upon the premise that for the bands who perform, the potential

There’s this really nice piece at underthegunreview.net by Jacob Tender that a friend forwarded me today. It’s about how important Fall Out Boy’s album “From Under the Cork Tree,” was to him. After reading it though, nostalgic and well-written as it was, I really found myself more depressed than anything. It’s a complicated feeling, ...

Indulge me for a moment: imagine you are lucky enough to have a little sister, niece, wife, or mother; a woman with which you hold a deep affinity. A woman that you would go to great lengths to protect from any harm that travels in her direction ...

Watch as There For Tomorrow frontman Maika Maile performs an acoustic version of "Slip Inside."

We at Invisible Children, and the fans of many bands that support us, have been extremely lucky to be a part of these extremely special, secret, acoustic “thank you” shows being played in alleyways and parks across the country to help end a war where children being forced to fight as soldiers.  The nat ...

(Editor's note: In his own words, Thrice's Dustin Kensrue explains his band's involvement with the organization Invisible Children. See a photo gallery of his NYC performance right here!) Over the span of the last few years, we’ve been involved with an organization called Invisible Children. They have been w ...