Check out this awesome Q&A PureVolume did with Paradise Fears lead vocalist Sam Miller on their upcoming acoustic EP. PV: Ooh, suspense! So what do you dig about going acoustic versus playing plugged? SM: It’s a much more authentic and personal feel. It’s a lot easier to connect to listeners Continue Reading
Interview with Austin Gibbs
Austin Gibbs is a singer/songwriter from Tempe, AZ. Our interviewer Robbs Quezada caught up with him in Toronto, ON. Is there a song that you wish you had written? I’m gonna say no because if I’d written a song that I like right now, like something originally by Bruce Springsteen, Continue Reading
Vans Warped Tour 2011 – Hillsboro, OR 8/14/11
The last date of Vans Warped Tour 2011 is definitely a memorable one. I had to wake up at 4:30AM after four hours of sleep, a previous exhausting day at Warped Tour, and then endure a six hour car ride down to Hillsboro. As the venue neared, the traffic became Continue Reading
The Ready Set + The Summer Set Tours
The Ready Set and The Summer Set will both be going out on some awesome tours this fall. The Ready Set will be headout along with The Summer Set, The Downtown Fiction, and Plug in Stereo. 11/20 – Moodswing – Wilmington, DE 11/21 – Toad’s Place – New Haven, CT Continue Reading
Review: Avian Sunrise ‘Silence In The Sound’
Most bands just try to sound nice or look good to make their way into the scene, but Avian Sunrise is genuinely unique. This is a band that wants to get through to their audience on a more personal level. Coming from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Avian Sunrise is a Continue Reading
The Thrust Management Tour
The Thrust Management tour will run from September 21st till November 14th, 2011. This tour will hit up most of the major cities in the United States, so be sure to check it out. Bands on this tour are: Everyone Dies In Utah, A Faylene Sky, Serianna (September 21st – Continue Reading
Man Overboard to release new album on Rise Records
New Jersey’s Man Overboard will be releasing their new self-titled album on September 26th, 2011. You can also stream their new single “Dead End Dreams” over at <a href=”Http://defendpoppunk.com”>http://defendpoppunk.com</a>. The band is also holding special contests to win stuff such as CD’s, LP’s & Casettes, drum sticks, drum heads, guitar Continue Reading
Issue #23: August Burns Red
Download it here | Read it here. Check out our 23rd issue features August Burns Red on the cover. Interviews in this issue include The Vinyls, Crystal Kid, White Wives, Brighter Than 1000 Suns, Shadowside, Calaska, Truth in Transit, Alive In Standby, The Hung Ups, Falling In Reverse, This Is Continue Reading
EP Review: Brighten ‘I’ll Always Be Around’
The latest EP from Brighten, I’ll Always Be Around, has been long anticipated by fans. When recording first started, anticipation built up around the EP and left the majority of listeners satisfied. Starting off a little slower, the title track has a sweet melody and provides a smooth introduction. Continue Reading
Interview with This Is Hell
How was the recording process for Black Mass? It was awesome. We love being able to work with Tomas Costanza and the entire crew at Killingsworth. We were able to get the sounds we wanted and nail everything down the way we wanted and get it all done in a Continue Reading
Interview with August Burns Red
Growing up, how big of a part did music have in your life? Music wasn’t a big part of my life until I went to a Christian festival called Creation in 2001. I went with my best friend (and former ABR bass player), Jordan Tuscan, and we ended up only Continue Reading
Waterparks’ New Song Teaser
Texas based rock band Waterparks have released a teaser video for a new song. Check it out below and tell us what you think: