Life lessons learned the hard way: Easycore is a dopey genre category that should forever be dead and buried, but we still encourage you to…
Punk rock label Fat Wreck Chords launched in 1990 by NOFX frontman Fat Mike and his then-wife Erin Burkett. Thirty-three years and many more beers/illicit…
Descendents are easily one of the most accomplished punk bands to come out of the 80’s. If you’ve ever listened to punk, you’ve probably heard…
One of the cool things about the decline of America is that they sell shrooms at bodegas now. I walked out of that corner store…
Australia’s most prized possession known as Silverchair made five completely different studio albums showcasing grit, growth, melody, and a crapload of Vegemite over the course…
Long Island has a lot going for it. It’s got a couple of beaches, bagels, and more emo bands per capita than anywhere else in…
“Oh yeah, Fishbone… I saw them [open for the Beastie Boys/play Lollapalooza/on tour with Parliament, etc. – fill in nearly any rock act], they were…
In the beginning, there was punk. Then, after a few years of tumult, punk begat post-punk. The fundamentalists among you may be asking, “If post-punk…
Presumably BitTorrent’s favorite band, Death Grips have been legends of the underground music community for over a decade. And in the years that have followed…
Imagine the thrill of naming your band—dusting off that old notebook jam-packed full of names, a world full of possibilities. I’m sure there are some…
Here we go again: Before we get to ranking ten underrated albums from ten underrated Fueled by Ramen Records bands, we have a few ground…
Des Moines, Iowa’s Slipknot has been rocking venues tattered and torn since 1995, and you gruff punk mockers need to stop acting like you are…
Wanna make it in L.A., dude? It’s gonna cost ya—and we don’t mean money, honey. You have to strike out on your own in an…
Russian Circles is one of the most reliable workhorse bands in all of indie metal. They’re 99.9% instrumental, they eschew gimmickry of any sort, and,…
If California is so progressive, why haven’t they updated their state song in nearly three-quarters of a century? The current anthem, “I Love You, California”…