John Stanier

Choosing Her Battles

10 Records for the Thinking Hardcore Fan

The 2008 release The Chemistry of Common Life, by the shadowy experimental punk band Fucked Up, took the indie rock world by storm, prompting some critics to call it a breath of fresh air from the moribund depths of hardcore. This Friday, Super Unison brings Fucked Up to Houston, and in celebration ... More >>

Battles

The group's genre-defying music

Page Turning

Helmet is back, with only its head intact

Rock No More

Mike Patton chops through traditional song forms with a mighty Tomahawk

Last Night: Battles At Fitzgerald's

Photos by Craig HlavatyBattles​Battles, Nisennenmondai Fitzgerald's October 20, 2011 Lately, this here fella in Rocks Off has been gravitating towards music with few or minimal words. Maybe a few yelps. Howls. Bloody-murder screams: The Fucking Champs, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Sunn0))), Don Caba ... More >>