Steve Soboslai admits that he's pretentious. As if fronting Punchline wasn't enough, he also releases his own music under the name Blue of Colors. He recently showed off his solo skills for our Backstage Sessions. Head to the replies to watch him perform acoustic versions of "Goodbye Stranger" and "Edward Norton."
This edition of Absolute Access features Alex and Jack of All Time Low. Head to the replies to see what they have to say and make sure you watch all the way to the end for some funny outtakes.
Check out another edition of Absolute Access in the replies featuring Young English. The band stopped in for a quick interview and performed "Anchors" and "Neighbors" acoustic for us. You can check out the videos in the replies.
Watch another edition of Absolute Access in the replies featuring Pentimento. The band answers a couple of questions and performs "Words With Friends" and "Everything's Eventual" acoustic.
In another installment of Absolute Access, Las Vegas punk act Last Call joins us for an interview and acoustic performance. You can watch it in the replies.
The latest installment of "Absolute Access" can be found in the replies. This time it's with He Is We as they answer fan questions and perform a couple of acoustic tracks
The Casting Out is out, and a group of familiar fire-starters are back. Today, we're excited to bring you a special interview with long time seminal hardcore band, Boysetsfire. This is the first interview they've done since their regrouping, as well as the first one in a very long time. You can listen to a new song in the replies, so be sure to catch them at Bamboozle.
This weekend I had the pleasure of seeing some old friends get together to perform their first record for the first time in years. You can read my thoughts on As Cities Burn's reunion show here. An interview with the band can be read here.
Today marks the 15th anniversary of the release of MxPx's Life In General. In honor of the occasion, Mike Herrera was kind enough to write up a little track-by-track rundown of the album. Check it out in the replies.
Bayside frontman Anthony Raneri and guitarist Jack O'Shea sat down on their bus in Boston on their current co-headlining run with Saves the Day to film their Backstage Sessions. Head to the replies to watch acoustic performances of the old favorite "How To Fix Everything" and the title track from their latest album, "Killing Time."
Last week I sat back and had two songwriters talk about their albums this year. Andy Hull (Manchester Orchestra) and Chris Conley (Saves the Day) reflected on their new albums (Simple Math and Daybreak respectively), careers and differences in songwriting processes and inspiration. The full interview can be read here.
Warped Tour may be over, but we still have one more of our Backstage Sessions filmed at the Mansfield, MA date left! Less Than Jake take the energy of their renowned live show and strip it down for an intense acoustic performance. Head to the replies to watch them play "Suburban Myth," "Can't Yell Any Louder" and "Leave It All To Me" (better known as the iCarly theme song).
This week's Backstage Sessions finds Unwritten Law frontman Scott Russo performing an acoustic version of "Starships and Apocalypse" at the Mansfield, MA date of the Warped Tour. Watch the video in the replies.
In this installment of Backstage Sessions filmed at the 2011 Warped Tour, Terrible Things frontman Fred Mascherino performs a trio of impressive ditties in Mansfield, MA: "Can't Be True," "Revolution" and "Intro." Check them out in the replies.
The first in our series of Backstage Sessions filmed at the 2011 Warped Tour comes from none other than Relient K. Head to the replies to watch the band perform acoustic renditions of "Forget and Not Slow Down" and a cover of Weezer's "Surf Wax America" in Mansfield, MA.
Today we're very proud to bring you another installment of Absolute Access featuring Go Radio. The band gives us two stellar acoustic performances and a heartfelt interview from the confines of their home on wheels. You can view the videos in the replies.
Broadside is a pop-punk band from Richmond, VA who brings to mind the sweeter side of things by drawing comparisons to Hit The Lights and Cartel. The band is releasing its debut EP, Far From Home, and we're lucky enough to hear one of the new tracks, "The Situation," played acoustic in the replies along with a short interview.
The Front Bottoms is a two piece indie rock group from northern NJ who has garnered an exceptional buzz in the past few months. In the latest edition of Absolute Access, the band does a short interview and performs "Flashlight" and "Bathtub." The band will be announcing a label signing shortly. You can view the videos in the replies.
Last month, I attended David Bazan's house show tour. The next afternoon, I had lunch with Bazan and followed him over to the KUT radio studio for in-studio performance/interview to hangout with him during the session. You can read our interview here and read an article about the experience here. Bazan's new album, Strange Negotiations, was released yesterday and you can read Ian's review here.
In case you missed them during the week or did not have time to read them before, head to the replies for a second chance to check out the interviews, backstage sessions and chats that were posted this week.
Punchline did something a bit unorthodox for their backstage sessions: after their set, they sat on the stage and played a couple of acoustic tunes for the remaining audience. In addition to performing their song "Whatever I Want, Whenever I Want," the band's punk alter-egos, The Vipers, took over to play "PMFA." Head to the replies for the videos.
Head to the replies for another edition of Absolute Access with New Hartford, NY's Sunset Atlantic. The band does a short interview and acoustic performance of "A Little More."
The first repeat offenders in our Backstage Sessions is none other than Flint, MI's The Swellers. Vocalist/guitarist Nick Diener took to the band's tour van to perform their new single, "The Best I Ever Had," acoustically for the first time ever before the first stop of the 2011 Take Action Tour in Boston, MA. Head to the replies to watch the video. Click here to read my review of the show, which also featured Bayside, Silverstein, Polar Bear Club and Texas In July.
Head to the replies to watch an interview with Vinnie of Less Than Jake talk about the band, Warped Tour, and the music industry in what I consider to be one of my favorite interviews to date.
In case you missed them during the week or did not have time to read them before, head to the replies for a second chance to check out the interviews, backstage sessions and chats that were posted this week.
Hellogoodbye sat down at the Boston stop of their recent headlining tour to record their Backstage Sessions. Head to the replies to watch the band perform a stripped-down version of "Getting Old" with You, Me and Everyone We Know trumpet player John Farrell.
In case you missed them during the week or did not have time to read them before, head to the replies for a second chance to check out the interviews, backstage sessions, and chats that were posted this week.
In case you missed them during the week or did not have time to read them before, head to the replies for a second chance to check out the interviews and backstage sessions that were posted this week.
In case you missed them during the week or did not have time to read them before, head to the replies for a second chance to check out the interviews and backstage sessions that were posted this week.
Talk about being at the right moment at the right time. One of my professors required everyone in my class to be on Twitter, although I already had one. During a boring class, I take out my phone to scan the Twit-verse. Lo and behold, I see Good Charlotte is coming to my area. On a whim, I tweet at Joel about what he's doing there and he responds. An impromptu interview is set up with the Madden brothers and what I was able to capture is one of the most sincere and genuine interviews I've ever been a part of. Check the replies to see what I mean.
Fuse will premiere A Different Spin with host Mark Hoppus on Thursday at 7 p.m. EST. Hoppus took some time to talk about the show with us. Our own Christian Wagner went out to a dinner with a few reporters and the stars of the show and has some thoughts on it as well.
Instead of the typical acoustic performance, Mark Rose took a different approach to his Backstage Sessions: he played his songs with an electric guitar plugged into a small amplifier. Head to the replies to watch the former Spitalfield frontman perform "Everything", "Make This Move", and "The Greatest Lakes" in Plymouth, MA on a warm summer night.
We Are The In Crowd brought us on their bus in the middle of the rain following the Massachusetts date of the Warped Tour to record their Backstage Sessions. Head to the replies to watch the band perform acoustic renditions of "Both Sides of the Story" and "Lights Out".
AM Taxi brought us aboard their bus on the Warped Tour for their Backstage Sessions. Head to the replies to see the band play a spirited acoustic version of "Fed Up". I highly recommend checking it out, as it's one of the better acoustic performances I've had the pleasure of witnessing. If you're not a fan yet, you will be after watching.
The Swellers sat down at the Mansfield, MA stop of the Warped Tour to perform their Backstage Sessions. Head to the replies to watch the band play "Do You Feel Better Yet?" and "Ups And Downsizing" acoustically backstage at the venue.
VersaEmerge took the time out of their day at the Warped Tour in Mansfield, MA to participate in our Backstage Sessions. Head to the replies to watch the band perform "Figure It Out" acoustically in a room labeled Women's Shower.
Emarosa was kind enough to sit down for their Backstage Sessions on an off-date of the Warped Tour in Providence, RI. Head to the replies to watch the band perform acoustic renditions of "Heads Or Tails? Real Or Not" and "A Toast to the Future Kids!" in the back of their bus.
