the bomb
10 underrated album covers that will take you back to the 2000s
Chances are when you think of 2000s albums, a few distinct images spring to mind. Let us guess… Panic! At The Disco‘s A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out? Paramore‘s Riot!? My Chemical Romance‘s Life On The Murder Scene? All amazing… But we’re missing more than a few. In an iTunes-dominated world, album covers were often the first things […]
The Bomb (Naked Raygun, Methadones) stream new song, “Silent Fall” (exclusive)
Chicago’s the Bomb (featuring members of Naked Raygun and the Methadones) are teaming up with AP to bring you their new single, “Silent Fall.” The track is taken from the band’s upcoming vinyl EP, The Axis Of Awesome, which comes out March 17 on No Idea Records. (Pre-order it now.) Check it out below, and […]
“The rise and fall of the post-Nirvana boom I don’t care about"—J. Robbins hits the road
This week, J. ROBBINS, the vocalist/guitarist from such respected outfits as Jawbox, Burning Airlines and Office Of Future Plans goes out for a string of seven shows, along with Jonah Matranga (Far, New End Original, onelinedrawing). The dates are a great opportunity for fans to hear Robbins and his cohorts from Office Of Future Plans—cellist […]
Certain People I Know - Certain People I Know
Certain People I Know Certain People I Know Originally formed in 2009, Certain People I Know were the new vehicle of former Braid/Hey Mercedes vocalist/guitarist Bob Nanna and drummer Damon Atkinson. They wrote a handful of songs and played a few shows in and around Chicago before sort of fading back into the darkness. Now, […]
Dead Ending - Dead Ending EP
Dead Ending Dead Ending EP One imagines that Dead Ending must be sort of a geek-out project for Rise Against bassist Joe Principe, Alkaline Trio drummer Derek Grant and the Bomb guitarist Jeff Dean. Veterans in their own right already, the trio team up here with Vic Bondi, who fronted seminal Chicago predecessors Articles Of […]
Dead Ending (members of Rise Against, Alkaline Trio) wrapping up new EP, demoing new songs
(Photo: Katie Hovland) Dead Ending, a new project from Derek Grant (Alkaline Trio), Joe Principe (Rise Against), Vic Bondi (Articles of Faith) and Jeff Dean (The Bomb, Noise By Numbers) are wrapping up work on their debut EP, and are also gearing to demo fourteen other new songs according to this update: “Our debut E.P. is […]
Members of Alkaline Trio, Rise Against form Dead Ending
Photo: Katie Hovland A new project featuring Derek Grant (Alkaline Trio), Joe Principe (Rise Against), Vic Bondi (Articles of Faith), and Jeff Dean (The Bomb, Noise By Numbers) has surfaced, dubbed Dead Ending. The group hasn't released much info regarding new music yet, but they have been recording, evidence by these studio photos. We'll keep you […]
