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Chris Carrabba is stoked for new Chamberlain music and here’s why
Chris Carrabba is stoked for new Chamberlain music and here’s why
Anybody who claims to be well-versed in emo culture knows how crucial Chamberlain are to the genre. The Indianapolis, Indiana, outfit started as Split Lip, a hardcore band with bigger musical visions than their contemporaries. Their desire to add everything from melodic singing to acoustic guitars helped build the foundation of the post-hardcore genre...
Riot Fest Denver Day 2: A Day To Remember, Glassjaw, Bring Me The Horizon, City & Colour, Frnkiero
Photographer: Svetlana Joukova AP photographer Svetlana Joukova brings you exclusive shots of A Day To Remember, Bring Me The Horizon, Frnkiero and the Cellebration, We Came As Romans, Lucero, Glassjaw, Dads, Taking Back Sunday, Descendents, the Used, City & Colour, Plague Vendor and I Am The Avalanche from Riot Fest Denver day two. Check out Friday's Denver gallery featuring New Found Glory,
Lucero – “Tears Don’t Matter Much” live song premiere and album announcement
Lucero – “Tears Don’t Matter Much” live song premiere and album announcement
Last November, Lucero played three nights at Terminal West in Georgia to create a massive 4-LP, 32-track, career-spanning live hits album, Lucero: Live From Atlanta. Known for going all-out for their live shows, the band wanted to finally capture some of their songs in their live forms, which some fans may find more familiar and favor over the studio originals.  “ ...
Portugal. The Man, Lucero’s Ben Nichols, more contribute new songs to ‘The Walking Dead’ soundtrack
Portugal. The Man, Lucero’s Ben Nichols, more contribute new songs to ‘The Walking Dead’ soundtrack
Portugal. The Man, along with four other artists, will be releasing an EP through Republic Records as a soundtrack for the fourth season of AMC’s apocalypse-themed television show the Walking Dead. The Walking Dead AMC Original Soundtrack Vol. 2 (S... Read More ...
Record Store Day Black Friday releases include: Coheed And Cambria, Gaslight Anthem, Lucero and more
Record Store Day Black Friday releases include: Coheed And Cambria, Gaslight Anthem, Lucero and more
Record Store Day has released a list of special releases coming to your local record store on Black Friday, November 23, 2012.  The list includes Coheed And Cambria's The Afterman Ascension: Big Beige Demos on 12" clear vinyl, The Gaslight Anthem's Hold You Up on 10" red vinyl and  a limited edition Lucero 7".  Download the full list ...
Lucero – Women & Work
Lucero – Women & Work
Lucero Women & Work Lucero’s seventh studio album, Women & Work, is chock full of road-tested, whiskey-soaked songs about (as the title suggests) troublemaking women and Southern living. This brand of songwriting falls within vocalist Ben Nichols’ wheelhouse, and walks a thin line between tried-and-true and playing it too safe. The first half ...
Modest Mouse, Gaslight Anthem, Avenged Sevenfold announced for Metallica’s Orion Music & More
Modest Mouse, Gaslight Anthem, Avenged Sevenfold announced for Metallica’s Orion Music & More
More bands have been announced for Metallica's inuagural Orion Music & More festival, happening June 23-24 at Bader Field in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Bands slated to perform include Arctic Monkeys, Avenged Sevenfold, Modest Mouse, The Gaslight Anthem, Cage The Elephant, Fucked Up, Best Coast, Hot Snakes, Titus Andronicus, Gary Clark Jr., Lucero, Roky Erickson, Th ...
Track By Track: Lucero
Track By Track: Lucero
With Lucero's landmark 2003 full-length That Much Further West seeing a vinyl reissue this week via Sabot Productions, frontman Ben Nichols looked to the past and took us track by track through the release. The words "That Much Further West" came about because even though I had been in Memphis for a number of years I was still very much attached to Arkansas where I was raised. I ...
Under The Covers: Lucero vs. Sparta
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 top. SOURCE MATERIAL: Jawbreaker's “Kiss The Bottle” ALB... Read More ...