Articles by Branan Ranjanathan

Drive Like Jehu

Downsview Park, Toronto ON, September 19

PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2015

Seminal '90s post-hardcore unit Drive Like Jehu proved that their years spent apart have done nothing to slow them down or hinder the amoun...

Safe To Say

Downsview Park, Toronto ON, September 19

PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2015

Safe To Say set the pace for Riot Fest in a big way, opening the day with a grimy, tight and larger-than-life sounding set. Incorporating a...

Weezer

Downsview Park, Toronto ON, September 19

PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2015

Fervent cheers and hands shaped in an array of Ws erupted from the eager crowd as Weezer emerged from billowing clouds of fog on stage and...

Motion City Soundtrack

Panic Stations

PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2015

Revered pop-punks Motion City Soundtrack have made a powerful return with their latest full-length, Panic Stations. Loaded from front to ba...

Cardinals Pride

Those People Will Never Die

PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2015

Progressive metalcore unit Cardinals Pride have put forth a tight and furiously paced package on their latest EP, Those People Will Never D...

Defeater Discuss the Challenges of Narrative and Their New Chapter 'Abandoned'

PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2015

Since their inception, Defeater have stood apart as storytellers in the world of hardcore. With their last three full-lengths and EP, the N...

Defeater

Abandoned

PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2015

Defeater have set themselves apart in the hardcore scene by using their music as a vehicle for strong concepts and stories throughout their...

Disillusioned

Selfish Desires

PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2015

With their latest EP, Selfish Desires, Winnipeg hardcore unit Disillusioned put forth a concise and weighty package, but it still leaves so...