Posts Tagged ‘punk’
Review: Bars Of Gold – Of Gold
Bear Vs. Shark dudes return with a new band, one that will make you want to murder your friends (in a good way).
Cut the Crap #3: Holding on Too Long
Artist: The Clash Album: Cut the Crap Aftermath: The Clash broke up and, worse, made everyone think this is a good thing. Thankfully, I was born later that year, allowing the world this time and place for reflection on the Clash’s last days. Strictly judging from their music, there was no reason for The Clash [...]
We Used To Wait #3: I Wish My Cat Could Talk
The other day a funny thing happened. I had just parked my car in the Meijer parking lot and I was ready to run in and grab the pints of ice cream that I came for, but then a song started playing and it was so good that I re-settled in my seat, lit another [...]
The Load (7/15/10)
After a brief hiatus, THE LOAD is back: capsule reviews of whatever showed up in our mailbox. This week: Eightfourseven, Campaign, The New Loud, Ape Machine, and We Were Skeletons. Let’s do this!
Review: Jonny Rumble – JR
Chicago band surprises and delights with intriguing blend of familiar elements.
Go To This!: Geronimo! @ Fireside Bowl – 6/22/10
Geronimo! + the Fireside Bowl = the best Tuesday night EVER. (Also: Warren Franklin, Bust, and the Please & Thank Yous.)
Assault The Weekend! (5/7/10)
Here at Assault HQ, we know how difficult it is to plan a weekend in Chicago. With so much good live music to choose from (and so much alcohol to drink to while you listen), who can decide? We can.
Review: Coheed And Cambria – Year Of The Black Rainbow
Assault.it’s favorite neo-proggers rebound with a wickedly weird new disc.
Review: The Reveling – 3D Radio (EP)
The Reveling play brash, unrefined punk rock. You’ll love it.
Video: A Day To Remember: “I’m Made Of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Of?”
All hail the new kings of awesome shit, A Day To Remember!
Review: Dropkick Murphys – “Live On Lansdowne, Boston MA”
Boston beer-punk perennials Dropkick Murphys emerge with a new live album celebrating their blustery roughneck sound.
Interview: Direct Hit!
You begged for it, you got it: the official Assault.it interview with Direct Hit! frontman Nick Woods. Grab a helmet and strap yourself in – shit just got real!
Review: The Blacks – In Sickness And Health
Chicago alt-punk legends the Blacks break their ten year silence with an awesome new digital EP.
Review: Alkaline Trio – This Addiction
Assault’s favorite band releases a new record; we shit our pants. Oswald Hobbes explains why.
Holy Proggy Pomp-Rock! Manchester Orchestra & Thrice Co-Headline Tour
Two awesome bands, together on stage, enlightening your shit.
AFI Debuts “Beautiful Thieves” Video
Dark hearts melt all across America.
Interview: Invincible Gods
Viciously excellent New Jersey band stops being polite and starts talking shit about Jared Leto. Also: the creative process, the band’s genesis, Alaska, and some pretty strange ceremonial songwriting.
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…
Review: Motion City Soundtrack – My Dinosaur Life
Don’t call it a comeback, but it sort of is: Motion City Soundtrack are back in fighting form, getting gloriously profane and putting their enemies on notice while also making the richest album of their career.
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
