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Exclusive Q and A: Transit Talk Boston Band Scene & Their First Warped Experience
posted: August 9, 2012
After building up a sizable fanbase through several years of steadily touring and releasing numerous albums, Boston-based Transit finally scored a spot on the Vans Warped Tour this summer. It’s rare for first-time bands to play at…
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Punk Isn't Dead. It's Just… Different.
posted: June 27, 2012
Once upon a time, people used to listen to this thing they called ˜punk rock’, and they would put safety pins in their noses, get funny haircuts, and advocate anarchy in the streets. Nihilistic rebels…
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Live Wired [Review]: Polar Bear Club and Fireworks 10/13
posted: October 18, 2011
Here at Live Wired, we’re always talking about how much the audience at a show affects the atmosphere and the performances themselves. Whether it’s a nationally known act or an up and coming artist, it…
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Exclusive Q&A: Saves The Day Find New Hope in 'Daybreak'
posted: September 13, 2011
Leave it to pop punk godfathers Saves The Day to prove that concept albums are not just the province of sci-fi obsessed prog rock bands. Having endured numerous changes in membership and label relations over the…
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Aimless Again Vs. Blink-182
posted: September 3, 2011
Anyone who is currently in their twentiess has, at least at one point in time, listened to Blink-182. The band’s combination of pop hooks, punk aesthetic, and general goofy humor endeared them to countless teenagers…
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Breaking Bad
posted: July 18, 2011
The Worsties play the kind of music that immediately lends itself to dance parties, fisticuffs and other forms of bacchanal. It’s fun, rowdy and isn’t afraid to bite. Which may be why the band has…
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