MxPx have teamed up with Zebrahead and Bad Cop/Bad Cop to cover Mercy Music’s “Nothing in the Dark.”
Read More “MxPx, Zebrahead, Bad Cop/Bad Cop Cover “Nothing in the Dark””She & Him Announce Brian Wilson Tribute Tour
She & Him will be heading out on a Brian Wilson tribute tour.
Read More “She & Him Announce Brian Wilson Tribute Tour”No Trigger Announce New Album
No Trigger announced they’ll release a new album this year, and have now announced some new tour dates.
Read More “No Trigger Announce New Album”Foo Fighters Cancel Tour
The Foo Fighters have cancelled all their upcoming tour dates:
It is with great sadness that Foo Fighters confirm the cancellation of all upcoming tour dates in light of the staggering loss of our brother Taylor Hawkins. We’re sorry for and share in the disappointment that we won’t be seeing one another as planned. Instead, let’s take this time to grieve, to heal, to pull our loved ones close, and to appreciate all the music and memories we’ve made together.
Review: Telltale – Lie Your Way Out
The latest offering of music from Telltale is a solid mix of impactful, hard-hitting songs that still have plenty of substance about them to make you continue to think about the lyrical material. The band tackles themes like mental health, self-doubt, and other more global issues like the climate crisis to round out this EP. Telltale shared this about the new record, “This record is our viewpoint on being a part of the apocalyptic generation. We obsess over zombie films, live in fear of the daily news, and constantly foresee the end of the world. Or rather, the world as we know it. A generation written off as lazy and self-centered, we’re taught to think that something broken can’t be fixed from within.” With interesting guitar parts and uplifting vocals, this band would perfect for fans of bands like Sleeping With Sirens, Hawthorne Heights, and Set It Off.
Read More “Telltale – Lie Your Way Out”Less Than Jake Announce Summer Tour
Less Than Jake are heading out on tour with The Aquabats and Bowling for Soup.
Read More “Less Than Jake Announce Summer Tour”The Maine Perform “Loved You a Little”
The Maine performed “Loved You a Little” with Adam Lazzara and Charlote Sands over the weekend.
Read More “The Maine Perform “Loved You a Little””Koyo – “Straight North” Video
Koyo have shared a video for “Straight North.”
Read More “Koyo – “Straight North” Video”Review: Riverby – Absolution
The latest offering from Philadelphia’s own Riverby finds the artist on solid footing and tinkering with an aggressive rock sound to pair with their abrasive lyrics. Riverby entered the studio with veteran hit-maker Jim Wirt (Jack’s Mannequin) to craft the album that would become known as Absolution. The band shared this about the concept behind the material, “It’s about ending fear with mortality and finally coming to solutions with your shit, closing the door on things that have been festering: your history and yourself, and making peace with God. I don’t even believe in God, but on the off chance He’s fucking real, I’d like us to be cool.” The band is able to capitalize on their hard-nosed material with one of this year’s most immediately gripping records to date.
Read More “Riverby – Absolution”Underoath Cover “My Hero”
Underoath performed a cover of Foo Fighters “My Hero” in tribute for Taylor Hawkins.
Read More “Underoath Cover “My Hero””The Gaslight Anthem Announce Tour Dates
The Gaslight Anthem have announced some new tour dates. Now that’s a sentence I’m happy to be able to type again.
Read More “The Gaslight Anthem Announce Tour Dates”Vince Staples – “Rose Street”
Vince Staples has released the new song “Rose Street.”
Read More “Vince Staples – “Rose Street””Liner Notes (March 26th, 2022)
This week’s newsletter has thoughts on the Gaslight Anthem reunion, the passing of Taylor Hawkins, my love letter to The Ataris, and commentary on music I’ve been listening to (Caracara, Sigrid’s new one, Josh Ramsay’s solo album, Relient K, and more). Plus, there’s a playlist of ten songs I liked this week, and the supporter Q&A post can be found here.
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Read More “Liner Notes (March 26th, 2022)”Taylor Hawkins Passes Away
Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters has passed away. He was 50.
Read More “Taylor Hawkins Passes Away”Review: Taking Back Sunday – Tell All Your Friends
It’s pretty amazing to think of just how much the music scene has changed in a short 20 years time. During the “emo boom” of the early 00’s, it seemed like every major label was falling over themselves in order to sign the next big thing in music and cash in on the interest in the punk/emo scene. There seemed to be a bigger buzz online in several key music website communities that you could sort of feel, or at least get a basic pulse, of when that next band was poised to make a big splash on the music landscape. As much as has been written about the tumultuous relationship Victory Records had with their bands and their contracts, I figured I’d focus the majority of this retrospective on the beauty of the music that Taking Back Sunday has left us with. Tell All Your Friends was one of those electric records that was destined to be huge, immediate, and make the listener feel like they were a part of something that belonged to them. I remember hearing of Taking Back Sunday for the first time in college when a friend of mine had just “discovered” a new band that he described as a mix between hardcore, punk, and anthemic pop that he thought I’d be into. What I wasn’t expecting was for this band to open up a gateway of possibilities of where my music tastes would gravitate towards for the foreseeable future.
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