Word: punkness
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...answered “never.”The spontaneous and intense music scene at Harvard exposed him to responsibilities that he may have missed out on otherwise. In organizing concerts with his friends, Gilbert learned a do-it-yourself work ethic that would be the envy of many punk rock bands. He recalled having to coordinate everything from rehearsals to publicity campaigns for his concerts. “[B]eing aware of the whole range of elements that go into a concert was invaluable experience that I got in a very special way,” Gilbert said...
...been a part of indie rock history so much as the barometer for its highs and lows. Emerging in the mid-80s with a series of distinctively exuberant college-rock LPs, the band pioneered a sound that fit somewhere between the fury of second-generation post-punk and the ragged grace of jangle pop. Releases like 1989’s “President Yo La Tengo” look ahead to alternative rock and the last major epoch of indie rock, with a balance of shaggy guitar lines and feedback loops screwed against a subdued but gleeful pop framework...
Most of us remember the nascent years of pop-punk through a haze not unlike the one that accompanies a few too many drinks. We remember there were some bad decisions, but it’s hard to recall exactly what went wrong, and it’s painful to try to bring it up too soon. New Found Glory, a band whose angsty, love-lorn lyrics have long made them a favorite among high schoolers across America, try to escape from this haze with their new release “Not Without A Fight,” throwing...
...made a conscious decision this time around—we weren’t going to let them punk us,” Housman said...
...band launched into a well-crafted version of Britney Spears’ “...Baby One More Time.” Taking the stage last was Start, Go!, who also put out a fairly tight performance with their brand of Dashboard Confessional rock. General pop-punk gave way to one or two good slow burners. The five song set was highlighted by their new track “Cut Like a Knife” which showed a lot of promise, but a between-song MySpace plug seemed to turn off a few crowd members. It wasn?...