Articles by Nicole Villeneuve

Far

At Night We Live

PUBLISHED May 25, 2010

It's been 12 years since Sacramento, CA's much-loved post-hardcore gents Far released their final album, 1998's influential Water & Solutio...

The Love of <b>Male Bonding</b>

PUBLISHED May 22, 2010

When John Arthur Webb, guitarist/vocalist for Male Bonding says that he and his bandmates "don't really escape each other that much," it's...

Courtney Love

PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2010

Twelve years after perpetually troubled '90s alt-rock icon Courtney Love shapeshifted from messy grunge goddess to red-carpet ready on the...

Hole

Nobody's Daughter

PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2010

Though given the Hole moniker late in its five-year creation period, Nobody's Daughter, with its intensely personal and cathartic tone, is...

The Menzingers

Chamberlain Waits

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2010

Just a few years removed from their sloppier ska punk roots, and the heels of the salivating praise over their first few releases, Scranton...

The Get Up Kids

Simple Science

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2010

Five years after releasing what would turn out to be their last studio album (the excellent Guilt Show), Kansas City, MO emo punk heroes th...

The Lions Rampant

It's Fun to Do Bad Things

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2010

It would seem the Lions Rampant fear not the garage shtick label, with their could-be obnoxious album title and self-proclaimed vintage raw...

Lighten Up

Absolutely Not

PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2010

On their debut full-length, Lighten Up waste no time referencing a long and credible list of Philadelphia hardcore bands, literally and fig...