Experimental, progressive rock band "3" from Woodstock, NY is currently on a short headlining stint to promote their newest album, The Ghost You Gave to Me. Punknews interviewer Jason Epstein sat down with singer/guitarist/songwriter Joey Eppard (brother of Coheed and Cambria's Josh Eppard) at their first headlining gig in New York City to chat about the band's past milestones and future aspirations.
Pianos Become The Teeth took a breather off their Title Fight/Single Mothers tour to check in with us through vocalist Kyle Durfey. After last year's The Lack Long After, PBTT solidified themselves as one of the most talked-about post-hardcore/screamo bands around. In addition to an array of great music, their disposition as down-to-earth and humble guys have made their following even bigger. Punknews writer Renaldo got to chat with vocalist Kyle Durfey and shoot the shit on how last year's acclaimed release help them establish themselves in the order of things…including what's in their CD player, their diets…and Taylor Swift?
Insomnium is currently on tour with Epica, Alestorm, System Divide and Destiny Potato (uh, yep, Destiny Potato), supporting their newest effort, 2011's One For Sorrow. Punknews interviewer Jason Epstein caught up with bassist/vocalist Niilo Sevanen at the band's New York City performance to chat about the band's sound, their tour and his day job as a cultural center's event planner and right-hand man.
Enabler's Twitter bio: "The world is fucked and this is the soundtrack to its demise." perfectly describes the unforgiving brutality of this Milwaukee metal/hardcore crossover. Punknews interviewer Faye Turnbull caught up with Jeff Lohrber [vocals/guitar] ahead of their set at Fest in Gainesville to talk about his bitterness towards the world, having Andy Hurley from Fall Out Boy temporarily join the band, and the release of their crushing new record All Hail The Void.
Every once in awhile, you get the chance to meet genuinely good people. It's just a plus that they are in a positive, influential band that you grew up listening to and have timelessly made a heavy imprint in the hardcore community. It's extremely rare that you find a band who evolves with age - no sign of regression or loss of energy during their set. Ceremony has actually matured over time and produced records that clearly represent what their sound is and who they are currently as a band. They don't try to produce music for anyone but themselves and this characteristic is a rarity in this day and age. Sitting down in the smokey back room at the Hi-Tone of Memphis, TN around pizza before their show, we got the chance to get a better understanding of their debut release on Matador Records, Zoo, how the group works as a whole and also how each individual plays a unique role in Ceremony. Ross started us out with how pizza was invented in Italy in 1793 and it was actually vegan. Also, the interview is with Ross Farrar, Anthony Anzaldo and Andy Nelson and conducted by Punknews' Copy Editor, Amelia Cline.
In August 1999, Seattle hardcore band Trial released Are These Our Lives?, an absolutely brilliant, passionate and essential modern hardcore record. Unfortunately, the band broke up the following year leaving tons of fans disappointed. Trial have been playing shows again sporadically since 2005 and will perform a bunch of dates in November throughout North America. Punknews staff writer Alexis Charlebois sent frontman Greg Bennick a few questions by e-mail and some amazing answers came back. Greg Bennick seems to be all about communication. And that's pretty cool in our book.
The Coup is basically a riot masquerading as a party. Lead by emcee Boots Riley, the band blends hip hop with funk with rock with punk to make music that is driving yet smooth, aggressive but poppin', all the while Riley spits out rhymes about socialist revolutionaries, anarchism, and guillotines. Five years after releasing Pick a Bigger Weapon, The Coup is releasing Sorry to Bother You the soundtrack to an upcoming film written by Riley, which finds the group expanding their sound into something more than the sum of its parts while Riley uses his unique poetry to describe revolution and revelry. Plus, there are kazoos.
In Track by Track Punknews sits down with an artist and has that artist talk about each track off an upcoming album. In this episode, Punknews staff writer John Gentile sat down with Riley to talk about the new LP.
Sorry to Bother You can be streamed at The A.V. Club.
Punknews' recent review for Title Fight's newest release Floral Green claimed their, "constant growth and reinvention has seen them become one of those unique bands that are hard to define, and musically and lyrically, they're right where they should be." There's no doubt that their dynamism has made them worthy of the following they've received over the last few years. Punknews.org interviewer Faye Turnbull sat with guitarist Shane Moran ahead of their show with La Dispute, Make Do and Mend and Into It. Over It. in London to talk about the new record, obscure tours, and their '90s love.
Comeback Kid is currently tearing across the U.S. on the "American Assault" tour with Propagandhi. It's been over two years since they last came out with their latest full-length record, Symptoms + Cures. Punknews interviewer Jason Epstein sat down with Comeback Kid vocalist Andrew Neufeld to talk about the tour, their plans for a follow-up album and some exciting 10th anniversary shows the band has in the works.
Canadian journalist and musician Sam Sutherland has just released his first book, Perfect Youth, an in-depth look at the history of first-wave punk in Canada. We took a moment to sit down with Sam to talk about his experience writing the book and what we can take away from Canada's early punk scene (even if you live in America!).
Perfect Youth can be purchased here.
A few weeks ago Punknews ran an interview with Jello Biafra. Then we got contacted by Dead Kennedys to discuss what the band is up to these days and about a few things Biafra said. So here's an interview writer Alexis Charlebois did through e-mail with bassist Klaus Flouride before the batch of shows the band played in September and October. So far the highly influential punk hardcore band played 14 shows this year.