Posts Tagged ‘punk rock’
Where’s Your Precious First Love NOW?! #1: The Offspring
Jere begins to examine his record collection, starting at the beginning with The Offspring.
Interview: Newamerica
Anyone who’s lived in the South knows that if you’re not a country band, metal band, or rapper–that there’s really no scene for your particular genre of music. If you plucked Newamerica (formerly The Discover Radio) out of Clarksville and plopped them into the local pop-punk scene in any big city there’s no doubt they’d [...]
Video: The Swellers – “Fire Away”
Official Assault besties The Swellers rock “Fire Away” on the Motion City Soundtrack tour.
Video: Story Of The Year – “I’m Alive”
Story Of The Year release a wicked video for new single “I’m Alive.”
Video: Paramore – “The Only Exception”
Paramore, our secret favorite band, debut the video for their new single “The Only Exception.” Yes, it’s hot.
Live!: Welcome to Ashley @ Empty Bottle
Seeing Welcome to Ashley at The Empty Bottle is like stepping into a time machine and seeing The Fux at Fireside Bowl–which means it’s fucking awesome.
Live!: Jemina Pearl @ Beat Kitchen (2/6/10)
Jemina Pearl murdered Beat Kitchen, and Assault was there to take pictures (and get Blatzed).
Chicago Rock: The Delivery Boys
You know when you get a song stuck in your head, that you can’t remember who it was cause you’ve been listening to music non-stop for 2 days, and yet there’s still one song that stands out amongst the crowd? That’s how I will forever remember The Delivery Boys…
R.I.P. Jay Reatard (1980-2010)
Jay Reatard, king of awesomeness, dead at 29. We mourn now.
Direct Hit!: “Fuck You! Get Pumped!”
Do you worry more about getting killed by zombies than getting dumped by your girlfriend? Direct Hit! is the pop-punk band for you. I command you to love them NOW.
Video: Fireworks – Detroit
Fireworks have released a new video for “Detroit,” which appears their 2009 full-length debut, All I Have To Offer Is My Own Confusion
Assault Challenge Number 2: The Strokes
Oswald has decreed an Assault Challenge. The challengee, is “Third World” Timmy, and he has to now listen to the entire Strokes discography. Will he like them more after listening? Click to find out.
Warped Tour 2009 Tour Dates
The initial bands have been revealed for the 2010 edition of the annual “Vans Warped Tour“, with more groups to be added in the coming months.
Your first and best boner of 2010: “The Runaways”
So this is making the rounds now and we’d be remiss (as fans of both gnarly punk rock and Kristen Stewart) not to join in: it’s the first official trailer for The Runaways, with K. Stew as Joan Jett and Dakota Fanning as Cherie Currie. Those two are the biggest names, but I’m probably even [...]
Assault Challenge Number 1: Rise Against
This is the story of how I came to love Rise Against.
Review: A Hero Named Hope – S/T
These guys may call themselves A Hero Named Hope, but they have a lot more in common with a villain called Skeletor.
LIVE! – The Swellers @ Metro (11/24/09)
Michigan’s finest punk band brought the thunder to Chicago; Oswald Hobbes and Third World Timmy were there.
The Swellers
After undergoing numerous lineup changes and the usual amount of toil and trouble, these guys seem to be on the cusp of breaking out and getting the recognition they deserve.
Review: Vagina Panther – S/T
Self-proclaimed “illegal rock band” Vagina Panther hit hard with their self-titled debut record, an 11-track collection of pure scuzz-rock.
The next Fallout Boy? Chicago’s The Alumni Club has what it takes
It’s not too often that I get to plug bands before most people find out about them simply because there aren’t that many that are pluggable, but I think I may have found one that’s plugworthy…
