taking back sunday

Earlier this week, Taking Back Sunday were forced to cancel three dates due to the unexpected, early birth of vocalist Adam Lazzara's son. Though the tour will resume this Friday in Melbourne, Fla. as planned, Lazzara has elected to stay home with his family, given the circumstances. Spencer Chamberlain, former vocalist of Underoath, has been tapped to […]

Last week, I found myself perched at the front of the line for a Taking Back Sunday show (a ritual my best friend and I have shared since we were in high school.) The next people to arrive on the scene were two teenage girls whose youthful antics gave me that all-around “teenagers-scare-the-living-shit-outta-me” feeling. My […]

Taking Back Sunday frontman Adam Lazzara's wife unexpectedly went into labor last night, forcing the group to cancel their planned performance in Madison, Wis. Following the birth of Lazzara's son, the band have announced two additional cancelations: tomorrow, Oct. 22, in Des Moines, Iowa, and Wednesday, Oct. 23, in Omaha, Neb. The tour is expected […]

Anthony Raneri (Bayside) joins forces with Adam Lazzara (Taking Back Sunday), Chris Conley (Saves The Day) and Vinnie Caruana (I Am The Avalanche) to contribute original solo songs to I Surrender Records' Our Voices EP, out November 25.  It is the first of what I Surrender hopes will be an ongoing series of EPs showcasing the solo work […]

Taking Back Sunday have released a live video for “Flicker Fade,” filmed at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ. It's the first material revealed from the band's new album coming in spring 2014 on Hopeless Records. The reunited original lineup last released 2011's self-titled on Warner Bros. Records followed by 2013's digital-only TAYF10 Acoustic. Their headlining tour with support from […]

Adam Lazzara and John Nolan from Taking Back Sunday meet “Butter Stamos”–literally the likeness of John Stamos sculpted from butter–at Riot Fest and talk to his creator, Jim Victor.

The week in photos posted to Twitter.

Something In The Water, a documentary about Long Island, NY’s hardcore history from the ’80s until today, has launched an Indiegogo campaign to finish the shooting and post-production of the film. “This film will tell the story of how the scene began with its early pioneers, continuing with the explosion of its popularity, and showing where […]

Taking Back Sunday's Adam Lazzara and John Nolan, during a “secret” acoustic show last night at a bar called The Leaky Lifeboat in Seaford, N.Y., performed a new song, potentially titled “The Bird You Cannot Change.” We say potentially because, though Lazzara jokingly suggested the title (and even laughed about how all of the “shitty […]

Taking Back Sunday have inked a deal with Hopeless Records, home to bands like All Time Low, Yellowcard, and The Wonder Years, and will release their sixth album in the spring of 2014 through the label. The group just began pre-production in Long Island today with Mike Sapone, and previously recorded a batch of tracks in […]

Taking Back Sunday have entered the studio with producer Mike Sapone in Long Island, to begin pre-production for the second round of recording of the band's upcoming sixth album. As we learned last month, when we checked in with vocalist Adam Lazzara and guitarist/vocalist John Nolan, Sapone will produce five tracks, in addition to the […]

Polar Bear Club have announced that they've signed to Rise Records. The band also tweeted a new video. According to their press release, their new LP, Death Chorus, will be in stores this fall. Check it out below:     what I did with my summer vacation: http://t.co/cGHion5Flx — Polar Bear Club (@polarbearclub) August 7, 2013   […]

Taking Back Sunday have announced their fall headlining tour with support from Polar Bear Club and Transit. “We haven't been to some of these places in a while, so while we are prepping our new album for next year, we thought we would come visit and play some new songs along with some old favorites,” […]

UPDATE: July 29 at 11:29 a.m. ET Taking Back Sunday have announced via Twitter that Itch's set is at 3 p.m. today. Head to the Spotify stage then to catch the performance. ORIGINAL POST: July 28 at 6:30 p.m. ET Taking Back Sunday frontman Adam Lazzara is set to join Itch onstage at Warped Tour tomorrow, […]

In a world where half of our vocalists grumble like the cookie monster and others whine and wail, enunciation is certainly no priority, which results in endless nonsensical interpretations of lyrics. Today, the AP editorial staff share some of our favorites mondegreens. CONTRIBUTORS [RC] Rachel Campbell [SH] Scott Heisel [BK] Brian Kraus [BJM] Bridjet Mendyuk […]