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Side projects have the special ability to give artists the chance to express themselves in whatever manner they choose without snobby genre lords or the (sometimes self-imposed) shackles of their previous works confining their sonic decisions. Sometimes these new bands go in an intentionally more mainstream direction, while other times the word “commercial” is never […]

Taylor Swift is celebrating a very special landmark today. The mega-crossover artist just turned 30. In celebration Something Merry gathered some very talented artists to cover Swift’s instant hit album Red. Dan Campbell of The Wonder Years has a particularly powerful rendition of “All Too Well”. Other artists on the compilation include Future Teens, Adult Mom and […]

With My Chemical Romance reuniting on Halloween this year, we got everything we’ve been wishing for these past six years. With how great this news is, maybe we forgot about some bands who broke up and left us hanging. Outside of MCR, several other scene favorites have reunited or announced plans this year including Rage […]

Chris Farren/Grey Gordon Ducks Fly Together EP This split EP offers four strummy acoustic paeans to love lost, the most dynamic pair belonging to Fake Problems singer Chris Farren. But all are very well-written, speaking with frank straightforwardness with which it’s easy to identify. It kicks off with the best track, Farren’s “Eagle Eyes.” It […]

Grey Gordon and Fake Problems’ Chris Farren are teaming up with AP to bring you the streaming premiere of their new split EP, Ducks Fly Together. The EP is officially out today digitally and on limited edition cassette via No Sleep Records. Stream the split below, and let us know your thoughts. Ducks Fly Together: […]

You’ve seen them at shows, you’ve seen them on Instagram, you’ve even seen them across the chests of your favorite punk celebrities. We’re talking about, of course, the classic Black Flag parody shirt, which at this point is as much of a cultural institution as the Black Flag logo itself. We’ve compiled some of our […]

Seeing as the holiday shopping season started at 12:01 a.m. Nov. 1, and people are at the point in their lives where they're willing to harvest their best friend's kidney and sell it on the black market for a chance to score the new Xbox Kindle iPhone Nook 5SC3G, it’s the perfect time to showcase […]

Topshelf Records have announced they will be releasing a split 7-inch featuring Florida-natives Fake Problems and You Blew It! later this year. 

mtvU, MTV's college network, today announced the nominees for the 2012 mtvU Woodie Awards, the only show honoring the music voted best by the college audience. Nominees include Skrillex [pictured], the Black Keys, Childish Gambino, fun., Fake Problems, Best Coast, M83, Battles and more. The complete nominee list can be seen here. The awards ceremony […]

Fake Problems has released a video for “Songs For Teenagers” from their 2010 full-length Real Ghosts Caught On Tape. Watch it below. Get More: Fake Problems, Songs For Teenagers, Music, More Music Videos

Bomb The Music Industry! Vacation This review originally ran in AP 278. “The shit that you hate don’t make you special,” Bomb The Music Industry! braintrust Jeff Rosenstock howls at the climax of “The Shit That You Hate,” a six-minute drunken waltz loaded with harmonica, guitar squalls and violin crescendos. According to the record’s press […]

  The Swellers have announced summer tour dates with Fake Problems and Daytrader. They will be touring in support of their forthcoming release, Good For Me, due in stores June 14 via Fueled By Ramen. The band also posted an update from working in the studio on the new release. Check out that video below. The […]

Hellogoodbye are offering fans a free mixtape to promote their upcoming summer tour dates. The tour sampler will feature tracks from Hellogoodbye, Fake Problems, Fences, and A Great Big Pile Of Leaves. Fans can get the mixtape for free in exchange for a tweet or by pushing the “Like” button on Hellogoodbye's official Facebook page.

Hellogoodbye have unveiled a string of North American summer tour dates in July. Joining Hellogoodbye will be Fake Problems, Fences, and A Great Big Pile Of Leaves. The dates are as follows: 7/12 – St. Louis, MO @ the Firebird 7/13 – Nashville, TN @ Rocketown 7/14 – Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre 7/15 – […]

Music photographer Ryan Russell recently created an online acoustic sessions entitled Nervous Energies. For his latest session, he asked Chris Farren of Fake Problems to contribute a few tracks. "The Magazine" can be viewed below while others can be found here.