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The lineup also includes American Football, Drug Church, Mannequin Pussy, and more.

If you can’t attend Hot Rod Circuit’s East Coast shows in person, you can still watch live from NYC.

There was a time when the “supergroup” was super obvious. When the world saw legendary axman Ted Nugent making his guitar squeal with the guy from Night Ranger to his right and a guy from Styx to his left, we all knew there was something special afoot. (Classic-rock lovers will recognize this ’80s band to […]

When the new millennium broke, the alternative music community was heavily saturated with popular genres such as punk, pop punk and emo. Lying dormant, a new alternative music sound and scene was awaiting its time to shine. In 2002, it absolutely exploded. It was virtually impossible to go a day without hearing Simple Plan’s latest […]

[Photo by: Official: The Movielife/Facebook] New Found Glory have announced BreakFEST, a full day music and food festival showcasing breakfast foods. A dream, right? Read more: New Found Glory announce Parkland benefit show with Chris Carrabba, William Ryan Key The festival will feature performances from New Found Glory, Bayside, the Movielife, Hot Rod Circuit, Free Throw, […]

Editor's note: In its origins, the TASTE OF CHAOS tour was frequently deemed “Winter Warped” by both fans and organizers. The 2006 road show took place in the late winter and early spring, featuring lineups populated by some of the most diverse voices in the scene, including bands like My Chemical Romance, the Used, Underoath, […]

Hot Rod Circuit and Terrible Things’ Andy Jackson has written a new record under the label Andy Jackson And The Mary Tyler Mormons, which features Ian Grushka and Cyrus Bolooki of New Found Glory and Gabe Renfroe of Northstar. Listen to the record’s first single, “Cry Me A River,” below. Read more: Stream Simple Plan’s new […]

Hot Rod Circuit frontman Andy Jackson has taken to Instagram to share a clip of a new song being recorded at his home studio. As one of the bands that made us miss the old Vagrant Records, you can bet we're excited! We last heard from HRC in 2011, when they released a three-song EP on […]

Vagrant Records has become a major force in the (currently in vogue) scene of hipster indie rock bands like the 1975 and Bad Suns. But before that, Vagrant was one of the premier independent labels for punk and emo music, releasing classic albums from bands like Saves The Day, Alkaline Trio, the Get Up Kids, […]

The American Scene Safe For Now While the American Scene most frequently associate with young West Coast startups like the Story So Far and are releasing this full-length on the pop-punk-heavy Pure Noise Records, Safe For Now dashes away any preconceived notions. The album is an assured, confident statement with far greater musical and emotional […]

The Spill Canvas Gestalt Score another for Kickstarter. In the same year that we have a fine new Matt Pryor record to enjoy thanks to the revolutionary capital-raising web sensation, now there’s also a long-awaited new release from the Spill Canvas, after the Sioux Falls, South Dakota, quartet, formerly on Reprise Recods, raised $35,000 through […]

Hot Rod Circuit Hot Rod Circuit EP For their first release since 2007's criminally underrated The Underground Is A Dying Breed (and the first release with their “classic” lineup since 2002's Sorry About Tomorrow), second-wave emo unit Hot Rod Circuit don't try to fix what ain't broke. This self-titled EP's lead track, “Forgive Me,” is a smooth, […]

Hot Rod Circuit frontman Andy Jackson talks about the upcoming return of Krazy Fest set for May 20 to 22 in Louisville, Kentucky.