That’s right, you could win tickets to the SOLD OUT Alkaline Trio show!

Our newest friends over at DyingScene have posted about a new video from A Wilhelm Scream for their hit song Australias that was just posted on Hurley.com. According to the band, “There will be more live songs added to the Hurley site thru the weekend, so be sure to keep checking back!”

Iconic Finnish rockers HIM have just released a new video for “Heartkiller,” the first single off their upcoming album Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice.

The first single of 30 Seconds to Mars second album, This Is War has been out for awhile, and admittedly almost made it onto our Songs We’ve Put on Repeat post, but it was just too soon. Needless to say, I am a big fan of the single, and the same could be said about the majority of the album in its entirety.

I’m sure most people have in one way or another heard of Puddle of Mudd. If there was one thing I surely wasn’t going to pass up, being a wannabe rock star myself, it’s interviewing a band that has done it all: partied, toured virtually nonstop, and most importantly, been successful doing so. (8 million records sold to all you haters out there.)

Ever since the first time I saw Thrice live at the Fireside Bowl in Chicago when I was 16 I knew they’d be big. It’s been awhile since I connected as much with them (musically) on anything they’ve released, but I remain a loyal fan nonetheless.

Tracking Google Analytics and setting up goal funnels is the key to giving your fans what they want, and determining what parts of your online strategy are paying off the most. I’ll show you how to set it up, and how to track it. Just like Mantracker.

After undergoing numerous lineup changes and the usual amount of toil and trouble, these guys seem to be on the cusp of breaking out and getting the recognition they deserve.

It’s been almost a year since I last had a chance to see Rise Against, but they’re finally coming back to my favorite venue in Chicago, The Metro.

America loves a comeback story, and Creed’s is a doozy: after racking up huge sales, conquering the world, and becoming the critical community’s favorite punching bag, the band’s arrogance and stupidity finally caught up with them. After listening to their new album Full Circle (opens in iTunes) for six long hours, I have returned with a verdict…

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There’s plenty of punchy, sugary goodness for the band’s die hard excitable-teenage-girl fan base to latch on to here, but study the grooves closely and you’ll find enough substance to enchant even those over the legal drinking age.

One of these Tuesday mornings I’m hoping that when I take a quick peak at the top songs in the “Rock” category on iTunes there will really be something is not only rock, but also good. I’m not one to complain and not do anything about it so I’ve taken it upon myself to hopefully bring you a few new songs that aren’t Daughtry, Creed, or John Mayer-esque in sound.

It’s been awhile since I’ve found some heavy metal worth enjoying, let alone a quality music video to accompany said heavy death metal. Dagoba, “The Things Within” is a badass music video. Check it out.

Out of Ashes is a refreshing switch from the uniformly downbeat output of Bennington’s other band, and one that figures prominently in Out Of Ashes overall success – every time a lowly angst-nugget like “Let Down” clogs the record’s flow, a stomper like “Condemned” is right around the corner to blast the proceedings back into high gear.

Daisy is a rare beast in the oft-uninspiring alternative rock genre. It can clobber and caress in equal measures, and at no point does the band consider those qualities mutually exclusive.

It’s not too often that I get to plug bands before most people find out about them simply because there aren’t that many that are pluggable, but I think I may have found one that’s plugworthy…

Martin Atkins has played drums along side John Rotten, Chris Connelly, Trent Reznor, and countless other rock n rollers over the last 30 years. I was lucky enough to interview him via email, and I think just about anyone can learn something interesting/cool from what he had to say.

From the Broken, a new local Chicago band, have released a 3 song EP, and are playing in your neighborhood this summer.

New t-shirt design in the store from Assault Shirts, Peaceful Revolution–inspired by Rise Against.