On “Local State Inertia” this long-running outfit out of Chicago continue to blur the lines between pop-punk and a darker rock edge, nineties emo and post-whatever.

Despite tours with The Dead Weather, Kings Of Leon and The Black Keys and having been featured in the movie “Whip It” and a number of big TV shows (NCIS Los Angeles, Entourage), chances are you hav

After one full-length on Strike First that apparently did well, Gideon got promoted to Facedown for their follow-up. It’s called “Milestone” and well, it’s anything but.

I’ve always liked Razor & Tie as a record label because they give a lot of up and coming bands a chance. In a time where record labels like to play it safe, it’s something to be admired.

These guys need to decide what they want! You’re either letting shadows fall or letting fire rain down… this way it’s getting confusing! Luckily there’s nothing confusing about their music.

The Scutches is a Long Island based pop-punk duo that like their songs just fine with three chords, slick melodies and - of course - lyrics about girls.

The only band with a bucket endorsement deal is back with the follow-up to their Charlie Patton tribute.

Featuring Chris Chasse (formerly of Rise Against), Ignite’s Nik Hill and Brett Rasmussen and former Death By Stereo drummer Todd Hennig, Nations Afire is something of an all-star band that has been

“Lex Hives” is the name of the latest chapter in Hives history. It’s already their fifth album and pretty much the only difference is that they produced this one themselves.

In a righteous world, Andrew Falkous would be a rockstar thanks to Future Of The Left. Hell, he should’ve already been one years ago, back when he was still in mclusky.