informal poll

Informal Poll: What will At The Drive-In announce this month?

A cryptic tweet from At The Drive-In promises “exciting news” this month: Hello to all our @AtTheDriveIn friends. We have some exciting news coming up in June … Stand by for transmissions — At The Drive-In (@AtTheDriveIn) May 31, 2012 The reunited and beloved band has already played a handful of shows in 2012, including […]

Informal Poll: Does "offensive" merch help or hurt a band?

The above t-shirt from Dayton, Ohio-based The Paramedic is making waves on the Internet today due to its content.  Provocative band merch is nothing new–groups from Asking Alexandria to Oceano to Salt The Wound are known for their merchandise that features profanity, graphic images or in some cases, both. There's no argument that being provocative […]

Informal Poll: What bands would you like to see collaborate?

Members of Cursive recently joined forces with those of another band, Cymbals Eat Guitars, to cover the Gin Blossoms' hit “Hey Jealousy.” You can check out the footage below. That got us thinking: What bands would you like to see collaborate with one another? Whether it be ones covering each other like Mastodon and Feist just […]

Informal Poll: Is a Fall Out Boy "ICON" CD necessary?

Last month, Island released an ICON CD from Fall Out Boy. ICON is a low-budget compilation series usually reserved for older, long-gone artists (other ICON releases within the same time frame include Michael Jackson, Dean Martin and Diana Ross, for example). As most of us know, Fall Out Boy has only been broken up (or […]