Inspired by the New York Post’s critical analysis of Crush management, Mtv.com has posted an article drawing connections between 80’s hair-metal (Motley Crue, Winger, Poison, Ratt, etc) and what they describe as “emo-punk” (bands like Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco, Escape the Fate, etc). Among the many topics explored are comparisons on fashion, song subject matter, and of course, over-the-top hair styles.

The end of the article also brings to light an interesting concept of what may follow the current trend, or possibly end it:

And — perhaps more importantly — when emo-punk finally does die off, what will take its place? We all know that hair metal begat Nirvana, primarily because Kurt Cobain was the very antithesis of hair metal’s Pablum and posturing (but also because Nirvana were a great band). So what will succeed emo? If history is correct, it’ll be a band as far removed as possible from Fall Out Boy, one that plays totally insincere, totally ripping rock, and one fronted by a totally un-hirsute, totally ugly dude.

Which totally describes the Bronx, who are, coincidentally, also managed by Crush. There is no escape.

You can check out the full article here.
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After a long trek across Canada, the U.S. midwest and east coast; punk n’ roll group the Loved Ones rolled into Richmond for the final show of their journey. We caught up with frontman Dave Hause, and in part one of a two part feature we discuss the recent tour, some band lineup changes and his thoughts on working with one of the larger independent music labels, Fat Wreck Chords. Following the first part of the interview, we’ve included a song from the band’s performance that evening.

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Spending only four days in the studio Trap Them have finished recording Seance Prime, their new EP, with Kurt Ballou (Converge, every heavy band you’ve ever heard) at Godcity Studios. The release is due out this year via Deathwish, whom they partnered with earlier this year. The band was joined by Nat Coghlan and Scott DeFusco on bass and drums, respectively.

Seance Prime is the followup to Sleepwell Deconstructor.
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Bridge Nine Records has posted an e-card featuring new music from Ruiner. The new songs will be featured on their forthcoming release Prepare To Be Let Down, which will hit stores June 19.

You can check out the e-card here.

Prepare to Be Let Down is the band’s follow-up to their EP What Could Possibly Go Right…
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San Francisco’s finest latino ska-punk outfit La Plebe have posted some music from their upcoming full length debut. The record is titled Hasta La Muerte and is due out July 24, 2007.

The album was recorded at Motor Studios in SF and working with Jaime Mcmann and Bill Gould of Faith No More. You can check out all five songs on their myspace page.
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Looks like Journey is popping up in more places than just incredibly frustrating finales. The band’s singer Steve Perry has apparently collaborated on some songs with Go Kart act Guff. Their label explained:

While Guff was in the studio, Steve Perry, the legendary lead singer of Journey, walked in to visit a friend. He was so impressed with Guff that he showed up unannounced two days later and asked Guff to cover an unreleased Journey song. Steve not only produced the song “I Can See It In Your Eyes” but also sang on it!

The cover will appear on the band’s upcoming album. The record is titled Symphony Of Voices and is due out June 26, 2007.
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