New Jersey

RUMOR: Glassjaw To Play At Skate And Surf

Glassjaw has been awfully quiet lately, with no recordings since 2011’s Coloring Book. Lead vocalist Daryl Palumbo last did a show with one of his numerous projects in New York City on October 18 at Irving Plaza as Color Film. To our knowledge, Color Film is just Daryl and Richard Penzone of Men, Women & […]

The Bamboozle Festival Will Not Return In 2013

Earlier this year, we reported that The Bamboozle Festival would not be returning to Asbury Park in New Jersey in 2013. At the time, we thought it was an indication that the festival was moving to the other side of the country. This no longer seems to be the case. After not turning a profit […]

2013 Skate And Surf Festival Reveals Dates

The 2013 Skate And Surf Festival in New Jersey has finally been revealed and UTG has the completed puzzle here. Returning on May 8 and 9, the festival will be bigger than ever with acts from around the country! Stay tuned for artist/group announcements as we receive them. Tickets will be able to purchase through […]

Bamboozle Avoiding Asbury Park

Rock festival Bamboozle is not going to be held at Asbury Park, concert producer Live Nation has confirmed. Live Nation will continue to hold shows there, but Bamboozle failed to turn a profit in 2012 being held in Asbury. This comes as a big surprise, as last year’s festival surpassed 90,000 attendees. “Live Nation has […]

The Rolling Stones Announce Four Shows; Offering VIP Tickets For $813

The Rolling Stones are back, but those hoping to see them this Winter better be ready to pay. Taking to their Facebook today (because geriatric rockers are hip like that), The Rolling Stones officially announced four shows which had been rumored for about a week. The first two performances will be at London’s O2 Arena […]

Ex-Ataris Drummer Rob Felicetti Comments On Kris Roe Meltdown

When not touring with Patent Pending as one of the most energetic (not to mention fun) guitarists in pop punk, Rob Felicetti has spent the last few years hitting the road as the drummer of The Ataris. Of course, this all changed on Sunday night when Ataris’ frontman Kris Roe had a meltdown mid-set that […]

The Ataris Respond to New Jersey Incident

The Ataris have released a video in response to frontman, Kris Roe’s freak out in Asbury Park, NJ the other night. After dismantling his drummer’s drum kit and throwing the pieces at him, Roe continued to bash his band member’s talents and abilities. “That night was an embarrassment to all of us and it was an embarrassment […]

HOLY SH!T: The Ataris Frontman Has A Meltdown In New Jersey, Throws Equipment At Drummer (Video)

This is a story that is both surprising and sad. As someone who owes a great deal of thanks to The Ataris’ for the impact of their material on their life, it sucks to now be writing about frontman Kris Roe coming unhinged in front of a New Jersey crowd over the weekend, but it […]

New Jersey Theme Park Bans Metal Shows Following Ronnie Radke Incident

Six Flags Great Adventure, the New Jersey theme park that hosted the now infamous FestEVIL set that found Ronnie Radke injuring fans with park-owned mic stands, is pretty pissed off at the world of metal. I know, pretty much nothing about Ronnie Radke is metal, but the lineup for FestEVIL did feature a number of […]

EDITORIAL: Camden, NJ Warped Tour, My Brother, and I – A Written + Photo Essay

 The Vans’ Warped Tour. Say what you want about the genre changes within the tour, Kevin Lyman has created an event that has become engrained in the fabric of kids’ Summers. I haven’t been going to Warped Tour for long, I’ll admit. And to be honest, Warped Tour has always been one of those tours […]

The Starting Line Announce Ten Anniversary Tour

It seems like 2012 is the Fall of ten year anniversary tours. Pop-punk group The Starting Line recently reformed and have been teasing for a long while an announcement of sorts to drop today, and the news is that they will be doing a full US tour playing their pop-punk classic album Say It Like […]

MUSIC VIDEO: The Gaslight Anthem – 45

The Gaslight Anthem have released their official music video for “45.” Premiering on Vevo this morning, “45” features performance footage from Gaslight Anthem’s home state of New Jersey. You may have to check your pulse if this one doesn’t get you excited. Click past the jump and enjoy. Handwritten arrives July 24. Will you be […]