When I last checked in with Fall Out Boy, they were headlining Spring’s Bamboozle Fest in the Meadowlands parking lot, riding high on the success of their multi-platinum major label debut From Under The Cork Tree. Bassist/lyricist/resident cutie Pete Wentz, who launched the careers of Panic! At The Disco and…

The only mainstay act on both of the Sounds Of The Underground tours, Gwar are experiencing a renaissance. Of course, it’s a Gwar renaissance, so it involves giant foam rubber costumes and squirting fake bodily fluids all over their rabid audiences. And rocking. Lots of rocking. After a string of…

Bayside’s vocalist Anthony Raneri and the rest of the band are ready to move on from the tragic automobile accident that claimed the life of the beloved John “Beatz.” The Victory Records album The Walking Wounded is set to be released February 6, 2007. The album, about living through all…

If you look around, there’s no shortage of The D. Between a new studio album, a film, a nationwide tour and other appearances in support of The Pick Of Destiny, the duo of Jack Black and Kyle Gass are in the spotlight.

But it hasn’t always been that way. There…

With their rebellious and raucous attitude, they laid the groundwork for punk music. With rock operas and grandiose song arrangements, they gave birth to progressive rock. By bringing demolition to the stage and amassing legendary tales of offstage excesses, they created the blueprint from which many heavy metal acts would…

This story has been passed along before—a tale of a young boy growing up in a house of God who is seduced by the soul of American gospel and taught the craft of music under the close supervision of his most respected elders. But this time around, it is not…

Cultural leader, rasta child, roots music practitioner, spiritual elevator, and a direct descendant of the musical divinity, the musical works and message of Ziggy Marley have been anything but coincidental.

Making his musical debut in 1985 with his Melody Makers, Ziggy Marley resides as the first-born son of Rastafarian reggae…

Liza Minnelli and My Chemical Romance are two great tastes that don’t seem to taste great together. In fact, they’re two distinct musical sounds that one would think would repel one another. But on MCR’s new album, The Black Parade, the follow up to their platinum breakthrough, Three Cheers For…

Killswitch Engage will release their fourth album, As Daylight Dies, on Nov. 21. The band hasn’t changed its sound or veered off the course it has been on for the past several years. It’s pure KsE: the roaring and singing vocal duality of Howard Jones, the twin guitar attack of…

Beck has rarely been shy about pushing the boundaries of his own musical ambition, or even alienating audiences at the expense of artistic expression. From a traditional upstart in the coffee houses of NYC, to a symphonic country balladeer on the 2002 release of Sea Change, Beck’s legacy is destined…