"White crosses on the church lawn, I wanna smash them all" Sometimes you're just three years late. I was travelling to Kentucky last week and listening to the newly launched EW radio on Sirius XM. They played this song I Was A Teenage Anarchist by punk band Against Me and I was instantly smitten. Of course, I knew about Against Me prior to this. I remember reading great reviews of their 2007 album New Wave, but I always thought they were too "punk" for me. And a lot of their songs are not exactly [...]
You've already heard the news: The Replacements are playing Riot Fest Chicago , Toronto , and Denver . But perhaps lost in the shuffle of tonight's breaking news was the announcement of the other bands playing the Denver and Toronto offshoots (the lineup for Riot Fest Chicago was revealed last month). Riot Fest Toronto, set for August 24th-25th at Fort York, will feature The Replacements, Iggy and the Stooges, Rocket From the Crypt, Dinosaur Jr., and Best Coast, among others. Meanwhile, Riot Fest Denver, set for September 21st-22nd at May [...]
Against Me! / Foto: Ryan Russell A finales del año pasado, Jay Weinberg dejó su puesto como baterista de Against Me! , mismo que ocupó a lo largo de dos años. Este cambio propició que la banda cancelara su gira con Bad Religion ya que no pudieron encontrar a un reemplazo adecuado. Cinco meses después, Andrew Seward , bajista desde 2002, dice adiós al cuarteto. En un comunicado en su página oficial, el bajista declaró que su tiempo en la banda había llegado a su fin, pero "sin dramas". [...]
Quitting and splitting up seems to be too much of a bad familiarity across the rock scene at the moment, with several group’s facing just a few great difficulties over the past few months. Well today it looks like it is getting no better as we report to you from the Against Me! bandcamp the news that bass player Andrew Seward has also just handed in his notice! In a post on the band’s official website, Seward wrote; “I’ve left AM! No drama here. I reached a point where I need to focus on other [...]
Earlier this year, Against Me! was forced to cancel their U.S. tour after failing to find a suitable replacement drummer for Max Weinberg's son . Now, long time bassist Andrew Seward has announced his departure from the band. In a post on the band's official site , Seward wrote, "No drama here. I reached a point where I need to focus on other things. Respect to Laura and James. The last 10 years ruled." In the same post, frontwoman Laura Jane Grace expressed her gratitude toward Seward for his years [...]
Concerts! Shows! Performances! And this week in the Bay Area, they're extra-beardy! Friday, April 12 • 2013-04-12 Brian Posehn at Cobb's Comedy Club, San Francisco, 8:00pm • 2013-04-12 Brian Posehn at Cobb's Comedy Club, San Francisco, 10:15pm • 2013-04-13 Brian Posehn at Cobb's Comedy Club, San Francisco, 7:30pm • 2013-04-13 Brian Posehn at Cobb's Comedy [...] The post Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 4/11/13-4/17/13 appeared first on Spinning Platters .
Laura Jane Grace en vivo en el FYF Fest de 2012 / Foto: Daniel Patlán Laura Jane Grace es un ejemplo de valentía y compromismo con uno mismo. Hasta hace un año, su nombre era Tom Gabel , pero desde que tenía 5 años, ella sabía que era mujer. Tom Gabel era el vocalista del grupo de punk rock Against Me! , reconocidos a lo largo de EE.UU. como uno de los exponentes más importantes del género en los últimos años. Hace un año, Gabel [...]
It's been almost a year since Against Me! singer Laura Jane Grace came out as transgendered. After a pouring of support, she has been very public with her transition, including an appearance on MTV's House Of Style , where she displayed her exploration of her femininity. Now in an article in Cosmo , she goes into detail about her past as Tom Gabel, self-discovery, and her first year of transition. Read it here .
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We know you've got drinking to do today, or wearing of green, or maybe you're just hanging out and don't give a fuck about St. Patrick's day. That's cool. Here's your soundtrack of the day. MP3: Against Me - Pints of Guinness Make You Strong Dropkick Murphys – Amazing Grace Flogging Molly – Light of a Fading Star Smoke or Fire – Irish Handcuffs Darkbuster - Irish Hub City Stompers - Fuck [...]
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Jeremy Bolm of Touché Amoré has started a new band with Jay Weinberg (ex- Against Me ! ), Neeraj Kane ( The Hope Conspiracy ), and Stephen Lacour (ex- Trap Them ) called Hesitation Wounds . The band is set to release a self-titled 7-inch on Secret Voice Records, and is streaming a new song called A. Smith (The Death Of A Teenager) . Check out the stream here or below! Preorders of the EP are available on [...]
Leah's Top 10 Albums of 2012 1. Murder By Death – Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon Among the many reasons I love Murder By Death is their ability to seamlessly weave indie/folk/Americana/punk/orch estra into one coherent genre. I’ve been a fan of theirs for a long time and it seems that with each album they bring forward a new facet of their “IFAPO” style. Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon is filled with a [...]
2013 is shaping up to be a big year for music and today's Rock it Out! Blog episode wants to know what releases you're looking forward to the most. In case you need some guidance, Consequence Of Sound recently released its monstrous list of 60 worthwhile albums set to see release over the course of the year. Make sure to follow Rock it Out! Blog on Twitter and Facebook , and subscribe to its YouTube channel .
And voila it's 2013. It seems like only yesterday Cloud Nothings' then new album Attack on Memory was fueling my jog through the cold, wintry streets of Chicago, yet today it's time to look ahead to another year brimming with anticipated releases. So, what does 2013 have in store? In the pages that follow, we've highlighted the 60 albums worthy of your excitement. Not all of them are a sure bet - ahem, Daft Punk, The Avalanches - but with names like Arcade Fire, Pearl Jam, Atoms For Peace, Earl Sweatshirt, Nick Cave, and The Knife, even [...]
Back in mid-December, following a two-plus-year run , drummer Jay Weinberg , the offspring of legendary E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg, announced his departure from Against Me! Almost immediately, frontwoman Laura Jane Grace took to Twitter to search for a brave new drummer who could fly out to Florida and learn the band's songs in time for their appearance at this month's Big Day Out music festival in Australia. As Faster Louder points out , ex-Rocket from the Crypt member Adam "Atom" Willard [...]
Against Me!' s Laura Jane Grace recently appeared on MTV's resurrected program House of Style . Host Joan Smalls paid a visit to Grace's home, where the two discussed fashion, homelife, and the singer's recent transition . "I'm probably one of the luckiest transsexuals in the world," Grace said of how she shares the same shoe size as her wife, Heather. Surprisingly, however, some things haven't much changed for Grace: "I still wear the same brands, just the female version." It's a pretty nifty interview, so stream the full eight minute clip below (via Stereogum ). [...]
Earlier this year, Against Me! lead singer Laura Jane Grace (known then as Tom Gabel) came out as transgendered. Also this year, MTV relaunched their iconic fashion series House Of Style . In the most recent episode, MTV visits Grace at her home where they discuss transitioning, Madonna, and discovering style. Watch below. Read More...
Instead of just presenting our favorites, as much as we love to rattle on about the songs and records we loved here, we've asked some experts- people we have befriended in the process, those we admire and respect, our favorite musicians- what records they loved in 2012. FRANK TURNER : JIM LOCKEY & THE SOLEMN SUN - DEATH Frank Turner is a folk punk hero. If you're reading this, you've probably heard of him. He is pretty much our favorite musician and [...]
Our very earliest associates and supporters may remember that the origins of The Cargo Culte lay in a collection of mixes that BaddBob and I began sharing in the late fall and winter of 2008. A few scant months after the banking meltdown I found myself back in Los Angeles after eight years of wandering, [...]
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