Defeater are on tour now with the very solid bill of Basement, Turnstile and Colleen Green. That tour hits NYC for a sold-out show on April 30 at Music Hall of Williamsburg, and Defeater just ...

Canadian melodic hardcore vets Comeback Kid are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 2005 sophomore album Wake the Dead by performing it in full on a February/March 2025 US tour, and they’re ...

Most people wish to strike the lottery, no matter where they are from. The thought that a simple ticket can turn everything around is tempting. But the chances of winning the lottery are against ...

The most famous track by the band Defeater is titled “I Don’t Mind.” To most listeners, it’s a soft, pretty song about a man’s relationship with his wife. The first time I’d ever heard it, that’s all ...

Defeater have parted ways with their long-time guitarist Jay Maas. In an official statement from the group, both personal and creative differences are cited as reasons for the departure. Read all of ...

Hardcore punk might be the least accommodating subgenre for ongoing storylines. Bands of this style rarely last beyond a first LP, if they even make it that far. Setting up a thematic arc that digs ...

Unless they’re just being very, very lazy, when a band deep into their career release a self-titled record it can typically be taken as a sign of real intent. The implication is that an artist has ...

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Derek Archambault has known – and been smitten with — punk rock and hardcore for nearly two decades. By age 5, Archambault’s father had showed him the Clash and Elvis Costello; thanks to a friend’s ...