A lot of walking had to happen before speaking with guitarist and vocalist Dan O’Connor and keyboardist Josh Lyford—well, for them anyway.  Amidst their current touring schedule for pop punk/hardcore band Four Year Strong, today was a day for filming the video for their next single “Wasting Time (Eternal Summer).”…

Imagine speaking with a young kid still excited from a day playing outside in the snow and an adult passionate and well-versed in political affairs—both at the same time. That was a bit how conversation felt with singer and guitarist Justin Sane of punk band Anti-Flag, who had just finished…

In speaking with lead singer Maika Maile of Florida rock band There For Tomorrow, it’s clear in his voice that he has that effortlessly laid back, cool rock star quality when talking about the band’s passion for music. Last year they released their second full-length album, A Little Faster, which…

NEW YORK, NY—While arguing whether or not leprechauns are British, Irish or both, I also wondered where lead singer of British punk rock group Gallows had disappeared to. As the only openers for AFI’s current tour in support of new album, Crash Love, I bet the pressure was on to…

Yet another reincarnation of AFI has been revealed on their new album, Crash Love.  Completely showcasing the talent that has fully matured over the band’s almost 20 years of being, it echoes their earlier aesthetics of punk rock.  Those touches of electronica found on previous album, Decemberunderground, and all over…

What almost overshadows the buzz around Paramore’s latest album, brand new eyes, is one factor that almost made the record not even happen.  Rumors that the band was in talks of quitting preceded the album’s release and came to life in several tracks like their first single, “Ignorance.”  If you…

CAMDEN, NJ—Even amid all the controversy some of the smaller stage acts had been causing on this year’s Warped Tour, thanks to their lack of talent in making electronic music and landing on this tour known for its punk roots, all the action seemed to happen on the main stage.…

In the wake of the events on Sept. 11, 2001, singer/musician Ari Ingber rediscovered a deep passion for writing music and he soon became aware this was to be where he wanted to take his life’s journey.  It only took one phone call to find the perfect band member who…

NEW YORK, NY—I should have known something as small as a set time change would happen to a show I’ve been excited about for a while now. About two years have gone by since He Is Legend has rolled through town on a day I would be able to make…

NEW YORK, NY—Chris Corner, frontman of IAMX and member of Sneaker Pimps, knows exactly how to entertain a crowd. His third album, Kingdom Of Welcome Addiction, came out alongside a small tour he and his traveling band set out on. With only a few stateside dates, NYC not surprisingly made…