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Jawbreaker "excited" for potential reunion

Last month, Jawbreaker drummer Adam Pfahler gave a speech at the Giant Robot 2 gallery in Los Angeles, California, where he revealed that the band are currently discussing a reunion. While the punk icons have been inactive since 1996, Pfahler did confirm that they've recently rehearsed together, asserting that “everyone is excited” and that they […]

The Top 10 Jawbreaker Songs Of All Time

Jawbreaker are one of the most influential punk rock bands of all time, and some of the first purveyors of emo’s early ’90s reinvention, which is amazing considering they only put out four albums. But here's the thing: Their songs are life-changers, completely re-working what punk was capable of doing through a deceptively simple guise, […]

10 Bands We Wish Never Broke Up

Oh, the bags of Cool Ranch Doritos we’ve gone through in the name of heartache! Oh, the sweet, sweet vinyl we’ve worn into ridgeless plates! Oh, the merch we wore all at once as an act of sartorial protest! There is a special place in the Heartbreak Hotel for those suffering in the wake of a […]

30 albums we can’t believe turn 20 this year

The first Warped Tour included No Doubt, Deftones, No Use For A Name, Quicksand and CIV in 1995. All of them released important albums the same year, one that also gave us full-length debuts from Foo Fighters, Blink-182, and AFI and important releases by Radiohead, Rancid, White Zombie, Pennywise and Smashing Pumpkins. These are records […]

Jawbreaker debut "Boxcar" music video, 20 years after the song's initial release

Punk icons Jawbreaker have debuted an official music video for “Boxcar,” 20 years after the song was initially released. The video features footage shot it 1992 by one of the band's members, which was unearthed in 2013 as an unprocessed Super 8 film cartridge. Check out the vintage clip below and let us know your thoughts. “Boxcar” is […]

12 ’90s Emo Bands That Need To Reunite Already

 It’s all the rage nowadays: All the punk and emo bands the current generation of music fans didn’t get to see in their prime are being pulled out of retirement. Some do a full tour or two (Mineral, Sunny Day Real Estate); others play shows here and there (Refused, At The Drive-In, Cap’n Jazz, the […]

“You could shoot a gun in the air and hit a great song”—Jawbreaker discuss '24 Hour Revenge Therapy'

At this point, there isn’t that much you can say about JAWBREAKER’s inhumanly perfect third album that hasn’t already been said before: Released in February 1994, 24 Hour Revenge Therapy was an inspiring document of messy parties and even messier relationships that went on to influence an entire slew of bands you are familiar with […]

Watch Jawbreaker play a full set to a tiny crowd in 1995

Nostalgia time! Music blog Washed Up Emo has uploaded nearly 20-year-old footage of Jawbreaker performing a full set at Cal State Fullerton on November 21, 1995. The footage captures the band performing hits like “Boxcar” and “Accident Prone” to a tiny crowd of less than enthused college kids. Check it out below, and let us […]

20 classic albums you won’t believe turn 20 in 2014

Recently, as we were finishing this year’s 100 Bands You Need To Know special (AP 309, on sale March 4), our annual look forward at what the newest noise in our scene is, we noticed a whole bunch of publications were looking back, specifically at one album: Green Day’s Dookie, which celebrated its 20th anniversary […]

Blake Schwarzenbach (forgetters, ex-Jawbreaker) announces double album, solo European tour

Blake Schwarzenbach, best known as the singer and guitarist of influential groups Jawbreaker, Jets To Brazil, The Thorns Of Life, and, presently, forgetters, has announced an upcoming double album and a solo tour of Europe. The album will feature 22-tracks over two discs, and will be titled Christopher Remembers, a reference to the pseudonym Christopher Lager, […]

Perfect Legacy: 7 bands we hope belong to history

Going out on top is an art mastered by a wise few artists who leave in their wake not 10 years of novelty albums, but explosions and the ashes of their contemporaries. Here are seven artists who knew that giving up a great thing is sometimes the best thing to do to keep it great […]

Blake Schwarzenbach (Jawbreaker/Jets To Brazil) announces "2013 Mobile Disco Decathalon" tour

Dates have begun to trickle out for Blake Schwarzenbach's 2013 Mobile Disco Decathalon, a summer tour that will feature the former frontman of Jawbreaker and Jets To Brazil (and current leader of Brooklyn punk band forgetters, pictured above) onstage for a night of… well, we're not entirely sure. Here's what the official description is: “The […]

forgetters (ex-Jawbreaker/Against Me!) book Midwest tour this March

forgetters, comprised of guitarist/vocalist Blake Schwarzenbach (ex-Jawbreaker/Jets To Brazil), bassist Michelle Proffit (Hiretsukan) and drummer Kevin Mahon (ex-Against Me!), have announced the dates for their second tour of 2013, in support of their recently released self-titled full-length. 3/22/13 – Providence, RI- Local 121 3/23/13 – Cambridge Mass.- TT The Bears 3/24/13 – Wilkes-Barre, PA- Downtown […]

Weekly Playlist #13: Songs Vs. The Scene

“Everyone’s a critic,” they say, but the artists-turned-sneering cynics in this playlist are not only critical, they’re self-aware—and they want you to know it. Jawbreaker once so eloquently put it in a song title: “Bad Scene, Everyone’s Fault.” However, these songs are doing their part to call out the bullshit and force improvement—or are they […]

forgetters (ex-Jawbreaker/Against Me!) schedule East Coast tour this January

forgetters, comprised of guitarist/vocalist Blake Schwarzenbach (ex-Jawbreaker/Jets To Brazil) and drummer Kevin Mahon (ex-Against Me!), have announced the dates for their first tour of 2013, in support of their recently released self-titled full-length. There is no word on who will be playing bass as Caroline Paquita departed from the band in 2011. Wed- Jan 2nd, […]

Jawbreaker to release 20th anniversary editions of 'Bivouac' and 'Chesterfield King'

Jawbreaker will release remastered versions of their 1992 album Bivouac and EP Chesterfield King in honor of the records' 20th release anniversary. Digital downloads and the Bivouac CD will include all tracks from the Chesterfield King 12″ along with 2 bonus tracks from the original recording sessions.  Both will also be available on vinyl.  The anniversary […]

Watch Candy Hearts' Mariel Loveland cover Jawbreaker's "Bad Scene, Everyone's Fault"

Below you can check out Candy Hearts frontwoman Mariel Loveland covering Jawbreaker's “Bad Scene, Everyone's Fault” as part of Glamour Kills' '90s cover series of videos. The band are due to release their newest EP, The Best Ways To Disappear, on November 6 via Bridge 9 and Chad Gilbert's Violently Happy. You can pre-order the record […]

forgetters (ex-Jawbreaker/Against Me!) post LP pre-order, song samples, cover art

forgetters, comprised of guitarist/vocalist Blake Schwarzenbach (ex-Jawbreaker/Jets To Brazil) and drummer Kevin Mahon (ex-Against Me!), have announced the details of their debut full-length. The self-titled album, produced by J. Robbins (Jawbox/Burning Airlines) will be released Nov. 13 on Too Small To Fail Records; the cover art and tracklisting are below. Additionally, you can pre-order the […]

Watch Set Your Goals cover Jawbreaker with Mixtapes' Maura Weaver

Set Your Goals is currently headlining a tour with Cartel, Hit The Lights and Mixtapes supporting; the band recently performed a live cover of Jawbreaker's “Do You Still Hate Me?” with Mixtapes' Maura Weaver. Check it out below. SYG originally recorded the cover for their 2006 Reset EP.  

Under The Covers: Lucero vs. Sparta

You think it’s hard to write an original song? Try finding a cover song that hasn’t been done before—it’s harder than you think. That’s why we bring you Under The Covers: Each week, we’ll pit two bands who have covered the same source material against one another, and it’s up to you to decide who comes out on […]
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