Matthew CarterThe short West coast tour pairing of Narrows and Retox answered the question, “What happens when supergroups and side-projects collide?” Can each individual entity within the group find content in wearing his new skin? Or will he shed it...
There is no real way to write this review without making it a personal journey of one kid’s hardcore/punk ideals slowly but surely being whittled away by the realities of the world around him, until he finally realizes that as he grows...
Vee Hua 華婷婷"Everything goes a long way. Every little thing counts." -- Jordan Dreyer
I’m going to say it right off the bat: anytime a hardcore band does something that isn’t the stereotypical hardcore sound, it gets automatically bumped up at least one full letter grade for ingenuity in its genre. That may be unfair, but...
"A lot of the inspiration for the record came from us being on tour and us growing up the last couple of years on the road – [which is] pretty much in the most unconventional way possible." -- Ned Russin
Our third-annual album cover art feature uses interviews with artists and musicians to highlight the philosophical, thematic, and conceptual significance of great album cover artwork. THE BREAKDOWN 12 Collage + 14 Digital Illustration...
A staff-compiled list of some of our favorite songs from the year 2011, in no particular order or with allegiance to any particular style.