Jimmy Eat World

Confessions of a Classic Rock Whore, or One Man’s Journey

Deep Ella

Last Year's New Thing (Self-released)

Playbill

Last Year's New Thing (Self-released)

Guilty Pleasures, Part II

More music figures confess their deep, dark secrets

Night & Day

March 19-25, 1998

Pennywisdom

"The kids" benefit from Pennywise's punkish golden rules

Rotation

"The kids" benefit from Pennywise's punkish golden rules

News on the March, Elaine Greer, Wild Moccasins, Earnie Banks

"The kids" benefit from Pennywise's punkish golden rules

Blame It on Braid

A reunion tour provides a rare peek at where this emo thing started

Foo Fighters

A reunion tour provides a rare peek at where this emo thing started

Zookeeper

A reunion tour provides a rare peek at where this emo thing started

Doomsday

One hundred percent beef

Confessions of an Airbrushed Anglophile

A veddy British Madonna wants to keep it bloody real

Pop Rocks

Ten albums that'll snap and fizz in your ear buds all winter long

Warped Minds

A day at punk rock's biggest summer tour takes more than just stamina

Playbill

A day at punk rock's biggest summer tour takes more than just stamina

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

A day at punk rock's biggest summer tour takes more than just stamina

MOFRO

A day at punk rock's biggest summer tour takes more than just stamina

Pitchfork's Progress

Will a sassy, hip Web site spell doom for printed rock criticism?

Moneen

Saturday, July 19

Pitfall Punks

Swinging over the crocodile ponds with the Ataris

Band of Brothers

Local emocore rockers the Tie that Binds lose one sibling and add another

Ugly Kid Slug

Atmosphere MC Sean Daley saves the world by saving his circle of friends

A New Tune

After September 11, some new songs just don't sound the same

A Static Lullaby

After September 11, some new songs just don't sound the same

Rid Of Me And Other Great Albums With Truly Hideous Covers

​MGMT's new album, Congratulations, comes out in April! We're excited. MGMT's 2008 debut album, Oracular Spectacular, was fantastic, and we can't wait to hear what they've got in store for the follow-up. We're positive it will be awesome, as those weird-ass kids are only going to get weirder as th ... More >>

Live From The Austin City Limits Festival, Day 3

Marco TorresTrombone Shorty​Craig Hlavaty: News coming out of the media tent: Don Henley of the Eagles had a stent put in his heart this past week. He will be singing and possibly playing guitar, but not exerting himself on drums. This could very well be the last Eagles show for a while - if e ... More >>

Capital Steps

Dispatches from ACL 2010

Upcoming: Buzzfestivus, John Mellencamp, Merle Haggard, Etc.

​Amplified Heat: Fri., Nov. 26. Rudyard's. Authority Zero: Thu., Dec. 2. Scout Bar Clear Lake. Belanova: Wed., Dec. 1. House of Blues. Born Liars, The Energy, The Mahas, Talk Sick Brats: Wed., Nov. 24. Rudyard's. "Buzzfestivus" with Smashing Pumpkins, Jimmy Eat World. Sun., Dec. 5. Verizo ... More >>

Smashing Pumpkins, Jimmy Eat World

​Amplified Heat: Fri., Nov. 26. Rudyard's. Authority Zero: Thu., Dec. 2. Scout Bar Clear Lake. Belanova: Wed., Dec. 1. House of Blues. Born Liars, The Energy, The Mahas, Talk Sick Brats: Wed., Nov. 24. Rudyard's. "Buzzfestivus" with Smashing Pumpkins, Jimmy Eat World. Sun., Dec. 5. Verizo ... More >>

Last Night: Smashing Pumpkins And Jimmy Eat World At Verizon

Photos by GroovehouseStill bleeding: Jimmy Eat World​Buzzfestivus with Smashing Pumpkins, Jimmy Eat World Verizon Wireless Theater December 5, 2010 Ringing in the radio-friendly holiday spirit, 94.5 The Buzz welcomed Jimmy Eat World and Smashing Pumpkins to the first night of its annual "Buzz ... More >>

Otenki Makes the Finals of Billboard's Battle of the Bands

​Otenki is the best Houston band you've never heard of, according to guitarist Enoma Asowata. This could be true; we had heard the name thrown around but had never seen them live or knew much about their music. Despite this fact, they've used social media and large-scale festivals like Warped ... More >>

The 25 Most Influential Bands Of The '90s

Trent Reznor, you know, before the Oscar and all the weightlifting. ​As a music writer, we are asked constantly to compare the new with the old, to decipher the periphery where modern bands' influences come from to understand where we are going and what we are seeing. We can hear everything Ke ... More >>

Summer Fest Critic's Guide: Who We're Seeing At Tinsley

Jermaine Rogers​In three very short years, Free Press Summer Fest has gone from an experiment most people thought would fail to destination music festival most people wouldn't dare miss even if it is going to be 105 degrees outside. Rocks Off has seen quite a bit of online chatter from people ... More >>

30 Seconds With Breathe Carolina's David Schmitt

​Rocks Off sat down with David Schmitt of amazing electronic pop duo Breath Carolina to find out what we could learn about him in 30 seconds. Rocks Off: What is the worst song in the world? David Schmitt: Ha. I don't know. I know that Kyle [partner Even] personally hates the birthday song. ... More >>

Ten Bands From the '00s Underground That Should Consider Reuniting

Photo by Marc BrubakerLCD Soundsystem​All right, so they haven't been broken up as long as the bands in April's excellent look at '90s underground bands who should get back together. We still miss 'em. You know how it is: you get to remembering that album you loved from a few years back and th ... More >>