Exploring our addiction to the live music experience |
We recently explored the new album and live show of Toronto-based punk band Fucked Up and over at Spinner frontman David Abraham share his thoughts about his struggling to balance touring with family. “I don’t want to say I’ve been teasing it, in a way,” Abraham tells Spinner. “But I’ve been talking about it a [...]
There’s a short list of releases that have captivated me thus far in 2011. And one of them is the inspiring 78-minute rock opera concept album David Comes to Life by Canadian hardcore punk band Fucked Up. I first saw the band live at Pitchfork 2009 and since then I’ve been following their adventures over [...]
Continuing our exploration in to the wonderful world of Chicago underground hard core and punk rock, we’ve got news for you about Riot Fest 2010. The live action started yesterday and continues through Sunday — even though there’s been a little bit of band drama going on.
Well, friends. I’m happy to tell you that my quest to rediscover Chicago Hardcore has taken a wonderfully unexpected illustrated turn. And what I’ve found for you is so hardcore, comical and graphic that I can’t tell you with just words.
It’s time to revisit the power of the Little Things and see what I found written on the epidermis of a musician who wanted to create a different kind of set list.
This interview first appeared in Alarm Magazine Japanese new-wave quartet Polysics can fry synapses with its sequenced vibrations, surges of thousand-gigawatt melodies, and Devo-influenced punk rock. Front man Hiro Hayashi, 30, formed the band in 1998, endured constant lineup changes, and in 2007, caught the eye of Tom Anderson, who signed them to MySpace Records [...]
