Indiana pop punk heroes Sudden Suspension have released the first song off their forthcoming Bad Timings Records‘ debut. Spoiler alert: It kicks a lot of ass. Kicking off with a blast of vocals sure to hook any fan of The Wonder Years or The Story So Far, “As Good As It Gets” succeeds at reintroducing […]
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New Anthem: Sudden Suspension Stream “As Good As It Gets”
May 12th, 2015 
James Shotwell 
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Tags: .mp3, 2015, as good as it gets, bad timing records, pop-punk (genre), single, stream, Sudden Suspension 
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5 Seconds Of Summer Announce Australia Tour With State Champs, Pop-Punk World Implodes
May 4th, 2015 John Bazley In an unexpected move, 5 Seconds Of Summer have announced that New York pop-punk band State Champs will be directly supporting the band on their upcoming Australia / New Zealand tour. Since the One Direction prodigy boy band graced the cover of Alternative Press last year, speculation has run wild that 5 Seconds of Summer are important […]
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Pure Noise Records Welcomes No Good News
May 1st, 2015 James Shotwell During the winter of 2014 I discovered a band from New York called No Good News that I immediately knew had something special to their sound. I can’t describe what that something was in detail, but I knew it when I heard it, and with each of the thirty-plus plays I gave their EP since […]
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REVIEW: Gentlemen Rogues – ‘A History So Repeating’ EP
April 8th, 2015 Emma Guido Artist: Gentlemen Rogues Album: A History So Repeating EP Genre: Pop Punk Label: End Sounds After a debut EP release in 2013, the canvas is still fairly blank for pop punk newcomers Gentlemen Rogues. A History So Repeating is their latest palette of colors, painting a bright and potential-driven future for themselves in just six simple […]
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REVIEW: Runaway Brother – ‘Mother’
March 26th, 2015 Dana Reandelar Artist: Runaway Brother Album: Mother Label: Tiny Engines Genre: Emo, Pop-Punk, Indie Rock Runaway Brother’s Mother hits hearts the right way at the right moment. You are initially given an illusion of elegance upon the entry of “Harvest.” Mother isn’t elegant, though. Mother is actually quite abrasive and digs deep into your skin, finding your […]
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UTG Track-By-Track: Tidus Is Alive – ‘Stuck In Limbo’
March 24th, 2015 Matthew Leimkuehler Tidus Is Alive burst on to the alternative scene earlier this year with the release of his new EP, Stuck In Limbo. Mixing elements of both infectious pop rock hooks and brutal breakdowns a la A Day To Remember or Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!, this one-man wrecking ball is set to take the states by […]
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The Story So Far Announce New Album, Unveil Lead Single
March 16th, 2015 Dana Reandelar California pop-punk frontrunners The Story So Far have just announced that they will be putting out their third full-length record this summer. The self-titled follow-up to 2013’s What You Don’t See will be available physically and digitally on May 15 via Pure Noise. Below you will be able to listen to their hard-hitting new single […]
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Stream Blind Mice’s New EP, ‘Sunday Songs’
March 12th, 2015 Emma Guido Blind Mice are dropping their sophomore EP Sunday Songs this Tuesday, but released an exclusive stream on PureVolume to surprise fans and listeners. The six-track EP is an explosion of raging riffs and emotion, giving any classic pop punk or alt-rock fan a valid chance to add their music to their collection. These liberating songs, […]
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UTG PREMIERE: A Will Away – “My Sitter”
March 10th, 2015 John Bazley Connecticut’s A Will Away will be releasing their fantastic new EP, Bliss, on March 20 via Quiet Fire Media. Today, we’re excited to exclusively stream the newest single from the upcoming release, titled “My Sitter.” Fans of A Will Away will note the instrumental progression over previous material and a more laid-back pace than the songs found on […]
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Traditions Cover Taking Back Sunday’s “Set Phasers To Stun”
March 9th, 2015 James Shotwell Prepare to be impressed. If you want to grab headlines without having anything new of your own to share, the one surefire way to get clicks is by covering a song far more popular than anything in your current catalog. This isn’t a new concept by any means, but rather one used by artists for […]
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The Definitive Ranking Of New Found Glory’s 20 Best Songs
March 6th, 2015 James Shotwell There are more listicles than ever these days, and for what it is worth we have tried very hard to not succumb to the temptation of flooding our front page with every meaningless list we could conceive. We pride ourselves on crafting content we would actually want to read ourselves, and though it hasn’t always […]
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