jimmy eat world

Formed in 1993, Jimmy Eat World have released a string of seminal rock albums, every one of them boasting at least a handful of “classic” tracks, while Clarity (1999), Bleed American (2001) Futures (2004) and Chase This Light (2007) are arguably perfect from start to finish. Whether penning hard-edged rockers, pure pop songs or indulging […]

Jimmy Eat World's Jim Adkins recently launched a Facebook page under his own name. His first announcement comes in the way of three solo acoustic shows in New York and Connecticut this June. Tickets are on sale now at the following links: June 21: The Haunt – Ithaca, NY  June 22: BSP Kingston – Kingston, […]

Bands can be tourists too, as proven by the photos they take during their travels. By now, we've all seen the cuddly koala bears and kangaroos in Australia, the gigantic Dinny the Dinosaur from Pee Wee's Big Adventure, the restaurant from Seinfeld, and the houses from the Goonies and Full House. Wait, add another house […]

Jimmy Eat World are making a special beer to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their 2004 full-length, Futures. The beer will be collaboration with Arizona Wilderness and will have 10 ingredients, including prickly pear cactus (yum!). Check out a message and a picture of the band making the beer below. Last year, Jimmy Eat World […]

Jimmy Eat World performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals this weekend in the U.K. The crystal-clear BBC broadcast of their Reading 2014 set has made its way online, and they opened it with a one-two punch of “Bleed American” and “A Praise Chorus.” Last year, the band released Damage, their eighth studio album on RCA Records. […]

There are blatant ways a band can wear its influences (think cover songs and copycat designs), but there's a subtler method that gets the point across to those in the know. We're talking about songs where an old familiar lyric (or title, in a few cases) is snuck in there. Think of them as the […]

Daisyhead have premiered a cover of Jimmy Eat World’s “Work” on AbsolutePunk. The cover is taken from No Sleep Records’ upcoming A Comp For Mom, which also contains a full-band version of the Wonder Years’ “Living Room Song.” The original song is from JEW’s classic fifth album, Futures, which turns 10 this year. Stream the band’s cover below, […]

Jimmy Eat World have announce a North American fall tour to commemorate the 10th anniversary of their 2004 album, Futures. (We called it!) The tour, kicking off October 2 in Ventura, California, will see the band playing the album front to back. You can check out the full list of dates and locations below. Additionally, […]

For everything there is a catalyst—that initial spark that tells ignites your curiosity and makes you want to explore further. For most of us, there was that one song or band in the late '90s or early '00s that brought us to the scene as we know it. When the AP contributors got together to […]

Pentimento frontman Jeramiah Pauly recently released a cover of Jimmy Eat World’s classic mega-hit, “The Middle.” The track is taken from JEW’s fourth album, Bleed American, which was released in 2001 via DreamWorks. Check out the cover below, and let us know how you think he did. Pentimento recently announced a summer tour with Have […]

They only existed for a scant three years and their recorded output barely cracks 20 songs, but the influence of second-wave emo icons MINERAL has been far reaching. They have high-profile fans ranging from Frank Turner to New Found Glory; Balance And Composure and Into It. Over It. have both created tribute shirts to the […]

Jimmy Eat World have announced a quick run of May tour dates, starting May 21 in Wichita, Kansas through May 25 in Reno, Nevada. Pre-sale for tickets starts this Thursday at 10 a.m. (use the password “damage”), with general sale beginning this Friday at 10 a.m. You can check out the full list of dates […]

Nostalgia time! Music blog WashedUpEmo uploaded some rare footage of Jimmy Eat World’s full set from the 1999 Vans Warped Tour. The footage was taken during a Warped stop in Dallas, Texas and captures the band playing old favorites like “Sweetness” to a modest crowd, at time prior to their mainstream explosion. Check out the video […]

The next batch of bands have been announced for the UK’s 2014 Reading And Leeds Festivals. Queens Of The Stone Age, Paramore, Enter Shikari, Jimmy Eat World, A Day To Remember and tons more have been announced and will join the growing list of acts. Check out all of the bands, dates and details below. […]

With album 10th anniversary tours proving to be a viable source of income for bands and nostalgia for fans, we dusted off our back issues of AP to see what could happen this year. Call it a wish list more than anything else, but a magazine can dream (and bother them on Twitter), right? Underoath […]

Jimmy Eat World performed “Night Drive” live for the first time last month at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey. It's from 2004's Futures, which was released on Interscope Records. A fan filmed pretty decent footage of the debut, which can be seen below on YouTube:

Throughout the past calendar year, we’ve reviewed close to 500 albums between our print and web arms. Needless to say, that’s a lot of rock. Our editorial team listens to music like it’s our job, primarily because it is–which is why we feel confident that the following 10 albums are the best music 2013 had […]

South Park is certainly known for lampooning pop cultural trends, and has never shied away from poking fun at musicians (we even recently brought you a list of AP cover stars who have appeared on the show). Last night, however, the long-running animated series decided to tackle “emo” as whole, in an episode titled “Goth Kids 3: Dawn […]

The power ballad rose to prominence in the ’80s, when band after band of hair-metal jokers realized they needed something more emotionally resonant to connect with their female fans (and their genitals). While the initial motivation may have been a bit disingenuous, the style has remained ingrained in many types of music, even (some might […]