Welcome to this week’s edition of Weekly Wax! If you’re still playing catch-up on the great pop punk and emo releases of past few years, then you’re in luck. This week saw a number of repressings from No Sleep Records and Run For Cover Records, as well as a number of classic punk reissues like […]
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WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 2/16-2/22
I don’t know what you’ve been listening to this week, but on the rare occasions when I wasn’t playing The Hotelier‘s excellent new album, I was alternating between the new Menzingers single and “I Wanna Get Better,” the first song from Fun. guitarist Jack Antonoff’s new project, Bleachers. Conveniently (or not, if you ask my […]
Bane Recording Final Album
Massachussetts hardcore act Bane have begun work on their fourth full-length album and first since 2005’s The Note. The album will be titled Don’t Wait Up, and it is being recorded at Getaway Studios with Jay Maas of fellow northeast hardcore powerhouse Defeater. Along with the news about the start of recording, Bane also announced […]
Kyle Florence’s ‘Best Of 2013’ In Music
When I first sat down earlier in the week and began compiling my favorite albums of 2013, I had grand aspirations. I intended to compose a poignant piece of literature; a perfectly concise, beautifully cultured work of art. Yes, through the power of the written word, I would illustrate the life-altering potential of each of […]
Kevin Blumeyer’s ‘Best of 2013’ in Music
More than anything, a person’s top 10 list is a snapshot of a year in their life. For whatever reason, I felt particularly nostalgic this year. I grew fearful of growing old and watching the world around me continue to move while I remained static. I began to wonder what it truly meant to transition […]
The Wonder Years Announce World Tour, Support From Defeater, Citizen, Real Friends, Modern Baseball
The Wonder Years have announced a massive tour in support of The Greatest Generation. The North American leg will span six weeks beginning in March 2014 and will feature Defeater, Citizen, Real Friends, and Modern Baseball. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, December 13, at 10am local time. VIP tickets are on sale now […]
Watch Defeater’s New Music for “Bastards”
Defeater has premiered their new music video for “Bastards,” the opening track from this year’s excellent Letters Home. The clip was directed by Rob Soucy, whose work includes Alkaline Trio’s “I Wanna Be A Warhol” and Defeater’s previous music video for “Empty Glass” from 2011’s Empty Days & Sleepless Nights. The band is currently in […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Defeater/Alcoa’s Derek Archambault
Earlier this summer, we had the opportunity of interviewing Derek Archambault as he pulled double duty on The Vans Warped Tour where he performed for both Defeater as the band’s vocalist and his solo project, Alcoa. During that time, Archambault told us a lot about his future plans for Alcoa, some of the trademark aspects […]
MUSIC VIDEO: Beartooth – “I Have A Problem”
Ohio “Loud” band, Beartooth, are at it again! As the band have released a concept music video for their track “I Have A Problem.” As you may know, Beartooth right now is a band that does not disappoint, whatsoever. They’re all full of energy and put on a top notch performance, in which you can […]
August Burns Red Announce Headlining US Tour
August Burns Red have announced an upcoming North American tour that they will be headlining. The tour will kick off November 1 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and then will wrap things up December 14 in Sayreville, New Jersey. They will be sharing the stage with bands like Blessthefall, Defeater and Beartooth. Take a look below the […]