Chad Ubovich has been hiding behind Ty Segall, FUZZ, and Mikal Cronin onstage. But on his friends’ tours, Ubovich was busy writing his own material under the moniker Meatbodies, and now he's making a remarkable debut.
Punk
RUN FOR COVER: NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS VS. COLD WAR KIDS: “OPIUM TEA”
Cold War Kids take Nick Cave's song and do their best getting a smile out of his grim number.
FOTOBOM: RISE AGAINST AT HOUSE OF BLUES
Post-hardcore and political punk converged on the House of Blues stage in Boston last Monday night. No noses were bloodied.
LYKKE LI VS. FRIENDLY FIRES: “I’M GOOD, I’M GONE”
Friendly Fires made “I’m Good, I’m Gone” a sultry dance track to end your evening on the perfect note. Make sure to use it as such.
DRUGS IN MODERATION: A GUTTERMOUTH SHOW REVIEW AT MIDDLE EAST CLUB
Band mates swarmed the bar like bloated flies trying to score booger sugar from anyone with ears. It seemed as vital to get through the night as air.
INTERVIEW: FAT MIKE OF NOFX
NOFX have been indulging belligerent teens and grown-ups for over 30 years. At least 60% of that time, lead singer/bassist Fat Mike and the crew have made it their mission to refuse interviews. Times have shifted in recent years, but this hung in ...
INTERVIEW: AFI’S JADE PUGET
AFI have been called hardcore, skate-punk, goth-punk, melodic hardcore … but really, they’re just a very talented band creating deep, rich layers of sound. Jade Puget tells how.
REVIEW: TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET: FREAK OUT!
The bottlerockets return to their punk rock throne with a Fat sophomore album that rings clean and tight, just as we have come to expect.
REVIEW: TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET: ANOTHER WAY
I know that with kids, you're supposed to show pride in everything they do. Teenage Bottlerocket is not my child, but they are near and dear to my heart.