Posts Tagged ‘punk’
Review: Dropkick Murphys – “Live On Lansdowne, Boston MA”
Boston beer-punk perennials Dropkick Murphys emerge with a new live album celebrating their blustery roughneck sound.
Interview: Direct Hit!
You begged for it, you got it: the official Assault.it interview with Direct Hit! frontman Nick Woods. Grab a helmet and strap yourself in – shit just got real!
Review: Ted Leo & The Pharamcists – “The Brutalist Bricks”
Before you pop in the new Ted Leo record, The Brutalist Bricks (his first for indie stalwart Matador), think back to every time you’ve ever complained about a band or artist you liked branching out and trying new things. Remember when Billy Corgan spent some time not rocking, doing his Depeche Mode thing? Or perhaps [...]
Review: The Blacks – In Sickness And Health
Chicago alt-punk legends the Blacks break their ten year silence with an awesome new digital EP.
Review: Alkaline Trio – This Addiction
Assault’s favorite band releases a new record; we shit our pants. Oswald Hobbes explains why.
Holy Proggy Pomp-Rock! Manchester Orchestra & Thrice Co-Headline Tour
Two awesome bands, together on stage, enlightening your shit.
AFI Debuts “Beautiful Thieves” Video
Dark hearts melt all across America.
Interview: Invincible Gods
Viciously excellent New Jersey band stops being polite and starts talking shit about Jared Leto. Also: the creative process, the band’s genesis, Alaska, and some pretty strange ceremonial songwriting.
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…
Review: Motion City Soundtrack – My Dinosaur Life
Don’t call it a comeback, but it sort of is: Motion City Soundtrack are back in fighting form, getting gloriously profane and putting their enemies on notice while also making the richest album of their career.
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
10 Songs Scientifically Proven To Improve Your Mood
Our resident musicologist Oswald Hobbes has donned his white lab coat and performed a series of experiments to create a comprehensive list of ultimate happy-making jams. Behold the glory!
Thrice – In Exile Video
Ever since the first time I saw Thrice live at the Fireside Bowl in Chicago when I was 16 I knew they’d be big. It’s been awhile since I connected as much with them (musically) on anything they’ve released, but I remain a loyal fan nonetheless.
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.
