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15 scene bands from the 2000s that you probably forgot about

As 1999 came to a close, boy bands and nü-metal acts were at the top of the charts. Trends in mainstream culture changed the following century, as pop punk, screamo and other Warped Tour acts smashed through the charts. Which band do you most associate with the time period between 2000-2009? Is it the power […]

Monty Are I

Monty Are I Break Through The Silence [3/5] After the dissolution of Stolen Transmission, an Island Records hipster-centric imprint label, it was uncertain what would happen to its roster. Rhode Island fivesome Monty Are I were one of the failed label’s best and most promising selections–the band’s hook-laden pop-punk numbers were both catchy and […]

Hawthorne Heights plan tour with Just Surrender, Punchline

With their fourth album (and first for new label Wind-Up Records) in the can, two-time AP cover stars Hawthorne Heights are looking to road-test a bit of new material this November. Accompanying them on tour will be Just Surrender, Punchline, Monty Are I and Nightbeast. While the full routing hasn’t been made available yet, […]

Monty Are I finish album

Rhode Island’s Monty Are I have announced that they have finished writing and recording for their new and currently untitled record (produced by Matt Squire) on Island Def Jam. After writing for over a year, singer and guitarist Ryan Muir says that "we got held up by the business side of it and it gave […]

Monty Are I announce two shows

Rhode Island’s post-hardcore band, Monty Are I, has scheduled two shows to present new material from their upcoming album, a follow-up to 2006’s Wall of People. The record, due later this year, is their first on Island Def Jam. Feb 23 2009 Highline Ballroom New York, New York Feb 27 2009 Club Hell Providence, […]

Monty Are I

Monty Are I Wall Of People [4/5] When it comes to pop-punk, there’s a very fine line between annoying and catchy. Fortunately, Monty Are I have established themselves in latter camp, despite taking chances with everything from horn sections to inspired production tricks. Their debut, polished to a sheen by producer du jour Matt Squire […]