2011: The Year of The Wave

My most popular posting, with a whopping 35 views since January 2011, was a blog about this new generation of hardcore bands self-dubbed "The Wave". Since it seems to be a popular topic, I thought I'd write a follow up.

I Have a Secret Crush on a Website Called Bandcamp

There are dozens of digital music distribution sites these days. New ones seem to pop up all the time, and old ones seem to disappear just as frequently over legal issues. In this blog I will sing my praises for one of the newest, and in my humble opinion, the best digital music distribution website on the internet. (Note: I wrote wayyyyy more than I originally intended for this blog, but I guess that just shows how large my crush is! I just kept thinking of nice things to say...)

On Recent Epitaph Signings and Why the New Every Time I Die Album Will Rule

I'm noticing a trend with some of Epitaph Records' relatively recently signed bands and their new material. If I'm correct, Every Time I Die's Ex-Lives will be quite the face-melter.

Mixed Feelings About Bleeding Through's "The Great Fire" [Updated]

Because I like to over analyze tiny details, here's my two cents about the new Bleeding Through album The Great Fire. In short: I don't think people will really notice it, but I have hopes that it might sound pretty good. [A new song has been released, and my thoughts have been adjusted accordingly.]

On the Death of Jonas Bergqvist, and Why I'll Never Judge Another Book by its Cover

This morning I read that some dude named Jonas Bergqvist died. "Big whoop," I said to myself. At first. One of the news posts I read on his death also had a youtube clip of a song from Bergqvist's band Lifelover. I checked it out and holy crap I was blown away.