The guys in Defeater like to tell stories that span entire albums. Not an easy feat when you’re in a scene where bands rarely stick around for more than one or two releases.

I Am Empire is a relatively new and young band operating out of San Jose, CA. They got scooped up by Tooth & Nail who have now helped them release “Kings”.

Ten years after the release of their seminal debut “United By Fate”, Rival Schools is back with a new album. In this day and age that pretty much counts as an eternity.

Usually when a comedian writes songs, they’re funny. Or at least supposed to be funny. Just think of Adam Sandler. In the case of Alex Agnew and Diablo Blvd. however, music is no laughing matter.

Google the words ‘dripping slits’ and you’ll get to see a lot of stuff that’s just as hardcore as what these Illinois natives deliver on “Short Skirts & Long Nights”.

The Scenic is one of those bands that is more than capable of writing a catchy song, destined to ride the airwaves for a little while.

Holy shit, these guys just keep on cranking out releases! 3 EPs along with 3 full-lengths in just five years is a pretty impressive output.

“2205” is not the year the world will come to an end. It is instead the house number where the ladies of Sick Of Sarah lived while honing their skills.

When not busy fronting Motion City Soundtrack, Justin Pierre likes to call himself Richard Kimble while writing fuzzed out indiepop songs for Farewell Continental, a side-project he started with me

2003’s “Guilt Beats Hate” was the last I heard of Benton Falls. They were a pretty cool emo band that just stopped writing good music. Until now that is.