Refused

Refused's 'The Shape of Punk to Come' is largely considered a benchmark in the post-hardcore canon. The band eventually imploded, with ex-members going on to form the (International) Noise Conspiracy. Suffice it to say, nothing ever compared to 'The Shape of Punk to Come,' a record that Far singer Jonah Matranga, who had heard the music before its release, told me was going to change the musical l

I usually go to four or five shows a week. It's how I discover many of my favorite bands and meet lifelong friends. Sometimes I see bands that are less than stimulating. Sometimes I see bands that are great. But, it's not so often that I see a band that makes me want to start a fan club for them...

Candiria were one of the first fusion metal bands. The Brooklynites combined metal with free jazz time signatures, so much so that innovation was the band's middle name. But after a serious van accident nearly killed the band, Candiria began flying below the radar...

There was this one time when I made up a story about a fight I had been in. It was back when I was in grade school, and this kid who was two or three years older than me, and used to pick on my all the time (we lived in the same neighborhood) got his proverbial a-- handed to him by a bunch of high school kids...