Robotosaurus

Justin Smith of Dangers, Graf Orlock, Ghosttlimb and owner/operator of Vitriol Records, is building his own independent multi-media empire in the little-discussed Los Angeles hardcore scene. "The label is just an extension of the bands, I suppose, and a natural step in trying to assert control over everything we are doing," Smith told Noisecreep...

In 1926, Theodore 'Tiger' Flowers become America's first black middleweight champion. In 2010, this writer is hoping that New York's hardcore/metal scene's coolest unsigned secret band Tiger Flowers become champions of the world. Even though the band claims that the city can sometimes make that more difficult than one might think...

Lately, it seems like everyone's talking about The_Network -- and the New Hampshire-born band's sophomore full-length, 'Bishop Kent Manning,' which drops on Sept. 15. If the band has managed to fly under your radar since 2002, you're not alone...

This fall, when The_Network goes out on the road with Australian outfit Robotosaurus, guitarist Pete Marr will be thinking about his recent trip across Australia in search of the perfect wave. You see, Marr is a surfer. In fact, last weekend when Hurricane Bill pummeled the Northeast coast, dude was out there in the ocean -- off the coast of Maine, surfing 20-footers...