Mind Equals Blown

Something strange happened between the release of Take Off Your Pants and Jacket and the recording of the self-titled album. Blink-182 grew up. Sure, the energy is still there. Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge trade off harmonies on the frenetic “Feeling This,” a song about sex, but not the song about sex listeners expected Blink-182

blink-182, My Chemical Romance mix nostalgia with new material on Honda Civic Tour

The pop-punkers of Man Overboard still stand behind their well-worn “Defend Pop Punk” mantra, and if their latest single “Dead End Dreams” is any inclination of what to expect from their upcoming self-titled album, consider the genre well-defended. The opening acoustic riff and laid-back vocal delivery are reminiscent of campfire anthem “Love Your Friends, Die

Those of you who frequent the AbsolutePunk.net music forum should be familiar with a phenomena that has happened twice before: The Fantasy Band Draft. Ran by MEB Managing Editor Jack Appleby, the two fantasy drafts were wildly successful endeavors, earning over 100,000 combined page views, sparking great music discussion and getting the attention of several

Those of you who frequent the AbsolutePunk.net music forum should be familiar with a phenomena that has happened twice before: The Fantasy Band Draft. Ran by MEB Managing Editor Jack Appleby, the two fantasy drafts were wildly successful endeavors, earning over 100,000 combined page views, sparking great music discussion and getting the attention of several

Those of you who frequent the AbsolutePunk.net music forum should be familiar with a phenomena that has happened twice before: The Fantasy Band Draft. Ran by MEB Managing Editor Jack Appleby, the two fantasy drafts were wildly successful endeavors, earning over 100,000 combined page views, sparking great music discussion and getting the attention of several

Sure, on the surface, Victory Records’ latest signing gaffe, Design the Skyline, might sound like a combination of nonsensical shouting and an infinite rambling of the most lazily written breakdowns since, well, Victory Records’ last release. But after scratching the surface of the headphone-shattering throaty grunts of Nevaeh, could this seven-piece outfit be more than

Josh Snyder, vocalist and guitarist of pop-punk band Still Rings True talks about their upcoming show with Bane, their do-it-yourself ethics, and making a name for themselves in the upstate New York scene and the state of the genre in general. MEB: What has the response been like for your newest album, Tear Down the Walls?