LA photographer prettypuke pushes boundaries and takes risks with his art. In this interview, he discusses shooting Lil Peep, Girlpool and Joyce Manor.
Born and raised in Florida, Matthew Tyler Musto—these days better known as blackbear—has been making music, and making music his life, since at least 2006.
With five studio albums and seven EPs under his belt (or should that be pelt?), releasing his...
Siblings Richard and Stefanie Reines changed the course of popular aggressive music when they started their own label called Drive-Thru Records in the late ’90s. Although it started as a small family affair, Drive-Thru Records became synonymous with early 2000s pop punk, emo and post-hardcore.
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Ska may be one of the most polarizing words in the English language. Many of its superfans have lived and died by the genre from the second they heard their first guitar upstroke, whereas some casual fans dug into it as a flavor of the week for a short amount of time and parted ways for (insert trendy musical genre here)...
Let’s all collectively and safely push rewind back to the days of yore when the word “rewind” was actually non-ironically popular and current to discuss the power and viability of the multiple artist compact disc compilation. CD comps were of...
We love comebacks for the same reason we love those newfangled anniversary tours: sweet, sweet nostalgia. That's assuming the comebacks are as good as we remember them—too much time away can lead to letdown. For this list, we rounded up 14 of the best original songs released by bands this year who haven't had any new material in at least three years. So, save you
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RX Bandits are teaming up with AP to bring you the music video for their latest single “Wide Open.” The track is taken from the band’s latest LP, Gemini, Her Majesty, which was released earlier this summer. (Get it on iTunes.) Check out the v
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Rx Bandits
Gemini, Her Majesty
Rx Bandits spent several albums twisting and contorting the notions of modern ska-punk until it was no longer a recognizable part of their sound. Even before 2009's horn-depleted false farewell, Mandala, the band had earned the namesake "the Mars Vol-ska," a pun either complimentary of their prog-rock liberties or derisive of their overindulgence, depending
RX Bandits have premiered "Meow! Meow! Space Tiger" from their highly anticipated, crowd-funded studio album, Gemini, Her Majesty. The record is set for release on on July 22 and marks the band's seventh full-length effort. Pre-orders are on sale now.
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RX Bandits have released a brand new song titled "Stargazer," which comes off their upcoming, crowd-funded studio album, Gemini, Her Majesty. The effort is scheduled for release on July 22 and marks the band's seventh full-length record. Pre-ord...
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RX Bandits have posted the artwork for their upcoming studio album, Gemini, Her Majesty, as well as the effort's release date, which is July 22. Pre-order the record now. Check it out below and let us know what you think!
The band crowd-funded the upcoming effort through a PledgeMusic campaign, which they successfully completed at 166% of their original goal.
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Few record labels have championed pop-punk the way Drive-Thru Records did. In the way same labels like Run For Cover and No Sleep have built a distinct musical community today, Drive-Thru did it in the early 2000s—only bigger. An up-and-coming band signing to Drive-Thru was almost guaranteed to pick up Starting Line or Early November fans. No o...
RX Bandits have announced their summer tour, with support from the Dear Hunter and From Indian Lakes.
The Bandits conveniently have a new album coming this summer, too, most likely to be released in July. Back in March, AP interviewed the band about how it came to be made possible by crowdfunding following their successful the Resignation tenth anniversary tour. In case
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Last summer, Rx Bandits broke their two-year “hiatus” when they celebrated the 10th anniversary of their fourth album The Resignation with a U.S. tour. That was only the beginning however, as the California four-piece decided to extend the party overseas, a covers EP and began writing a new, self-released and crowdfunded record.
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RX Bandits are officially making a new studio album, which will be crowd-funded via PledgeMusic. In two hours they've already reached 28% of their goal, so don't wait long if you see anything you want!
"Buying an experience or a package is your way to directly contribute to the creation of this record, as we are releasing it on our own label. This will b
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Experimental post-hardcore outfit and Equal Vision alumni The Sound Of Animals Fighting have announced their first tour in over seven years.
The group, consisting of Circa Survive frontman Anthony Green and various members of RX Bandits, will reunite in March of 2014 for a string of national tour dates.
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Rx Bandits have released their new cover song "Falling Man" by Blonde Redhead on June 7. This release is the second track off their upcoming EP, which is based entirely on cover songs. The band will release a track a week from their covers EP for free for four weeks (excluding the 5th track) leading up to their The Resignation 10th anniversary. The EP will b
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On Monday June 3, RX Bandits will launch a series of four free downloads from their upcoming covers EP with their take on the Police's "Can't Stand Losing You," which you can hear on AltPress first, below:
"As semi-seasoned song writers, it's really interesting to see how our tastes and tendencies differ to a band we have been compared to many times, whom we have also grow
RX Bandits have announced a summer tour for the tenth anniversary of the Resignation. The band will play the 2003 Drive-Thru time capsule from front to back and then play a second set of other material. Albany, NY's Northern Faces (Equal Vision Records) will support for the entire run. VI
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