Interviews

Get out your Baseball bats because the bad boys of summer, The Isotopes, are in full swing with their newly released EP Blood…

Greg MacPherson is no stranger to the Canadian music world. Based out on Winnipeg, this singer-songwriter has been steadily growing his…

Fresh from their sound check overlooking the empty Plaines D’Abraham in Quebec City, Chicago’s favourite punk rock trio Alkaline Trio sat backstage…

Quebec City's technical punk band Mute are no stranger to hard work and dedication. Forming in 1998, the band has spent the…

Just a year after doing their first ever full blown Canadian tour with NOFX, pop-punk superstars Teenage Bottlerocket were back and touring the…

Scranton’s very own The Menzingers have proven to be one of Pennsylvania’s finest. Featuring Tom May -vocals and guitar, Greg Barnett -…

Over here in North America, it's rare that you discover a band from Israel but Useless ID have found a way to…

2012 sees the second year that punks take over downtown Montreal over the May Long weekend with Pouzza Fest - a three…

On their first stop of their Canadian Tour, Dwayne Larson had had the chance to sit down with the Cancer Bats front…

Laura Stevenson and the Cans are one of those bands who definitely don't fit under the "punk rock" moniker yet it…

Jacksonville, FL’s Boys No Good’s blend of fast hardcore with catchy pop punk is grounded by front man Jeff Harrell's clean…

The Mahones are a Celtic-punk landmark. Formed in 1990 at an off-hand request to play a Saint Patrick's Day celebration at…

I met up with Nick Kouremenos, the bearded bassist from This Is A Standoff, at Remedy café near the University…

Ben Rispin is not only a member of (The) Saint Alvia (Cartel) and Video Dead, but one of the organizers…

Before interviewing Frank Turner, I had seen him play solo a handful of times. The last time was in the early afternoon…

The Descendents are one of the most beloved bands of their kind. They’re often cited as a major influence by other…

There was one thing that become immediately evident as I was sitting backstage at Rexall place in in Edmonton, Alberta…

After close to a year off of touring, Broadway Calls hit the road with Living With Lions in support of their new EP Toxic Kids.…

The Emergency Room, the place you go after one too many beers and decide you can ride a skateboard. Dan Andriano,…

Big John Bates is a well known Canadian artist, who spent the past decade bringing the world his own brand of…

Every October, punks new and old take over Chicago for the annual Riot Fest. 2011 is set to be a…

The Honda Civic Tour this year was one to remember as three of my all time favourite bands made their way through…

Recognize the Dwarves, slut! It has been 25 years of naked women, naked men in Luche Libre masks, violent live performances,…

What is there in Illinois besides Chicago and the surrounding suburbs? I don’t know, corn maybe, aren’t there some colleges,…

Before the world was screaming infidelities, the Smoking Popes were mixing their sensitive lyrics and crooner vocals with power chords and catchy…

Over the past eight years, San Francisco’s Dead to Me have released two full-lengths on Fat Wreck Chords, toured relentlessly, have undergone two line-up…

It’s been almost 15 years since we were “selling out” with Reel Big Fish. In fact, with new generations getting into RBF…

It’s Saturday night and the Volcano Room in Chicago is buzzing with the clink of pint glasses, pinball machines, and…

Old Man Markley have the distinction of being arguably the most experimental punk group on Fat Wreck Chords. Their blend of punk…

I recently sat down with Ray Carlisle of Teenage Bottlerocket at their stop in Edmonton, Alberta. My first discovery of Teenage Bottlerocket happened by…

The first time I walked into the Commodore Ballroom, I knew I was in for a treat. I walked up…