Boston post-hardcore legends Vanna have announced plans to release a covers EP titled Alt in early October. The five-track release finds the band covering some of the biggest rock songs of the last twenty-five years, and earlier today the first cut from the record found its way online. Marilyn Manson’s “The Beautiful People” is a […]
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Celebrating 20 Years of Silverchair’s ‘Frogstomp’
April 1st, 2015 
Brenton Harris In the last week of March in 1995, a band of three long-haired, fifteen-year-old grunge disciples from working class Newcastle in northern New South Wales shot to worldwide prominence courtesy of their enthusiastically received debut album Frogstomp. That band was known as Silverchair and for a nine-year-old Australian kid, raised on the likes of Nirvana, […]
Bad Religion To Play Small Venue Shows Across North America
February 23rd, 2015 Dana Reandelar Punk rock heavyweights Bad Religion have previously announced that they will be making an appearance in Quebec’s Amnesia Rockfest this year. In addition to this, the band, together with Plague Vendor, have just announced that they will be playing various small venues across the Northeast and Canada during the same month. The band spent this […]
Canada’s Amnesia Rockfest Announces 2015 Lineup, Thrice Fans Everywhere Rejoice
February 11th, 2015 Kevin Blumeyer Monetebello, Canada’s Amnesia Rockfest has slowly grown into the annual envy of fans of any type of loud music across the globe. Celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year, the festival has just announced another typically strong lineup headlined by massive names like Linkin Park, System of a Down, The Offspring and Slayer. But as far […]
‘Take Action’ Tour to Feature Memphis May Fire, Crown The Empire and More
January 26th, 2015 Emma Guido Just when you thought spring tour announcements were winding down, Memphis May Fire have sprung into action announcing that they will be headlining the 2015 ‘Take Action’ tour. Crown The Empire, Dance Gavin Dance, and Palisades will be joining this exciting spring lineup as well, as they travel the road in March and early April. […]
RIOT FEST CHICAGO: The Good, The Bad, And The Totally Weird
September 22nd, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler Alternative music fans far and wide congregated in The Windy City Sept. 12-14 for the greatest punk rock show on Earth, Riot Fest Chicago. The weekend was imaginably filled with amazing sets, carnival rides, beer, and deep fried everything. This year’s Riot Fest Chicago was comprised of hundreds of bands, 7 stages (8 on Friday […]
FESTIVAL PREVIEW: 10 Cover Songs We Hope To Hear at Riot Fest Chicago
September 12th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer Nothing gets a festival crowd going like a good cover tune, so it’s no surprise that many of my favorite memories from Riot Fest 2013 involved covers. The festival opened on Friday afternoon with Hatebreed paying tribute to fallen Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman with their cover of “Ghosts of War,” during which Jamey Jasta made […]
Sounds Of The (Down) Underground Vol. 2: Five More Australian Acts You Should Be Listening To
September 5th, 2014 Brenton Harris Australia has a proud history of punching above its weight, musically speaking. This is particularly true when it comes to acts operating in the heavier music spectrum. With the seemingly endless advances in streaming and social media technologies making the ears of the world more accessible than ever, the Australian independent scene is thriving. The […]
The Swellers’ Drummer Pens Editorial About The Life And Death Of The Band
July 31st, 2014 Ryan Kappy The Swellers are a band that everyone in the overall punk scene should follow in terms of how to start a band, build your brand and market yourselves to the social masses of fans to really create something special from just starting out in a basement. The Flint, MI quartet did just that in their […]
Riot Fest Chicago Lineup Grows To 124 Bands, Adds Say Anything And More
June 12th, 2014 James Shotwell Riot Fest Chicago is the elephant in the room all other festivals must recognize and then drop to their knees and worship. The initial lineup announcement which included 110 bands, almost shut down the alternative music blogosphere when released. Now, with three months to go until launch, the organizers for Riot Fest Chicago have revealed […]
Pennywise Announce New Album Set For July Release, Stream New Song
June 5th, 2014 Kyle Florence Earlier in the week, punk veterans Pennywise announced that their new studio album, Yesterdays, will be making landfall on July 15 via Epitaph Records. In anticipation, the four-piece offered fans a sneak peak of the release in the form of a new single titled “Violence Never Ending.” Stream the track in full at the bottom of […]
The Get Up Kids, Weezer, Descendents And More To Perform Full Albums At Riot Fest
May 15th, 2014 Troy Sennett It’s not like Riot Fest needed to get any better. The incredible lineups for the Chicago and Denver weekends of the annual festival were revealed earlier this week, and the initial tiers of tickets are long sold out, but the festival made yet another spectacular announcement today. In honor of Riot Fest’s tenth anniversary, ten […]