Posts Tagged ‘punk rock’
AM Taxi, The Gaslight Anthem, And You
An apology of sorts; also an explanation; also a general plea for your attention, just for a minute.
Video: The Gaslight Anthem – American Slang
New video from greaser-punk favs the Gaslight Anthem.
Review: Against Me! – White Crosses
Can Against Me! make a killer comeback after the brutal commercial failure of New Wave? Probably!
Review: Titus Andronicus – The Monitor
Hyper-literate Garden State punks return with a concept album about the Civil War. It is, we assure you, completely awesome.
Review: Dum Dum Girls – I Will Be
Dum Dum Girls unleash some frenzied lo-fi punk rock on your ass. Can you handle it?!
Video: Dropkick Murphys – “I’m Shipping Up To Boston (Live)”
Dropkick Murphys banging out their best song. A St. Patrick’s Day treat from your buddies at Assault.it.
Listen To The New You Me At Six Album For FREE!
Today, we have a special treat for our readers: you can stream the new You Me At Six album, Hold Me Down, for free, right here. Yes, you heard correctly: it’s free. So click the little mp3-player there and start jamming. And then buy Hold Me Down so you can hear it the way it’s [...]
Review: Monument To Thieves – S/T
If you’re a socially angry, post-college, generally aggro dude like myself, there’s probably nothing that gets you higher than a band like Rise Against that includes scathing political commentary in their music. The straight forward Hatebreed-inspired hardcore of Monument to Thieves’ new self-titled album nails this particular style, with heavy guitars and rampaging vocals broken [...]
Where’s Your Precious First Love NOW?! #1: The Offspring
Jere begins to examine his record collection, starting at the beginning with The Offspring.
Interview: Newamerica
Anyone who’s lived in the South knows that if you’re not a country band, metal band, or rapper–that there’s really no scene for your particular genre of music. If you plucked Newamerica (formerly The Discover Radio) out of Clarksville and plopped them into the local pop-punk scene in any big city there’s no doubt they’d [...]
Video: The Swellers – “Fire Away”
Official Assault besties The Swellers rock “Fire Away” on the Motion City Soundtrack tour.
Video: Story Of The Year – “I’m Alive”
Story Of The Year release a wicked video for new single “I’m Alive.”
Video: Paramore – “The Only Exception”
Paramore, our secret favorite band, debut the video for their new single “The Only Exception.” Yes, it’s hot.
Live!: Welcome to Ashley @ Empty Bottle
Seeing Welcome to Ashley at The Empty Bottle is like stepping into a time machine and seeing The Fux at Fireside Bowl–which means it’s fucking awesome.
Live!: Jemina Pearl @ Beat Kitchen (2/6/10)
Jemina Pearl murdered Beat Kitchen, and Assault was there to take pictures (and get Blatzed).
Chicago Rock: The Delivery Boys
You know when you get a song stuck in your head, that you can’t remember who it was cause you’ve been listening to music non-stop for 2 days, and yet there’s still one song that stands out amongst the crowd? That’s how I will forever remember The Delivery Boys…
R.I.P. Jay Reatard (1980-2010)
Jay Reatard, king of awesomeness, dead at 29. We mourn now.
Direct Hit!: “Fuck You! Get Pumped!”
Do you worry more about getting killed by zombies than getting dumped by your girlfriend? Direct Hit! is the pop-punk band for you. I command you to love them NOW.
Video: Fireworks – Detroit
Fireworks have released a new video for “Detroit,” which appears their 2009 full-length debut, All I Have To Offer Is My Own Confusion
Assault Challenge Number 2: The Strokes
Oswald has decreed an Assault Challenge. The challengee, is “Third World” Timmy, and he has to now listen to the entire Strokes discography. Will he like them more after listening? Click to find out.
