A lot can change in ten years: personalities, tastes, relationships. For Mayday Parade the last ten years have been a chance to grow as a band, explore new ways to entertain, and to connect with their fans. Which is why—almost exactly a decade after seeing them live for the first time—I’m sitting on a tour bus in Chicago, chatting with frontman Derek Sanders. We’re at the back of the bus. On one side of Sanders, guitarist Brooks Betts is fiddling around on a laptop, on the other, bassist Jeremy Lenzo pre-signs a stack of Sunnyland CDs. The window is cracked… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week celebrates Otep.
Journalist Waad al-Kateab documents five years of the Aleppo uprising.
Legends who are born in blood still have beating hearts…
We’ll provide the new tunes. All you have to do is stop hitting snooze. It’s time to Rise Rock n’ Shine…
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week highlights the importance of Anti-Flag.
Songs The Saved My Life vol 2 is out now so just like the release of the first one Jayden came by to co-host and talk all about it with me! PLUS push baby, Seb Lefebvre, The Mowgli’s and YOU guys called in!
Coffee is cool and waffles are great, but we like to start our mornings with new music. It’s time to Rise Rock n’ Shine…
Linda Hamilton is back as Sarah Conner and she ain’t taking no robot guff!
Grade: C+ Basically: A harsh slice of the truth about being Black in America. In reflecting on the Netflix adaptation of American Son, I’m reminded of a line from A Few Good Men, “you can’t handle the truth.” I’m not being glib. This one is all about hard truths. And by maintaining the four-actor, stormy night, one-room structure of the Broadway play, the film focuses you on its honesty in a way that may be hard to take in. Or, worse, easy to dismiss. But try not to do that. Playwright Christopher Demos-Brown and Tony Award® winning director Kenny Leon… Read more »
