Tankboy

We were big fans of the debut album from New Jersey boys Titus Andronicus with its swirling vats of blood spattered and screeching arena punk. Their new album, The Monitor, is set to come out in early March and it's a slightly more focused affair in that it's production... continue reading on Chicagoist

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Tankboy here. I am a huge David Bowie fan, and I've had a longstanding beef with Vanilla Ice ever since seeing him on MTV denying that "Ice Ice Baby" used the same bass line as "Under Pressure." So my head just about exploded when I discovered X Factor protegees Jedward... continue reading on Chicagoist

We've had a love / wince relationship with I Fight Dragons from the get-go.The band writes really enjoyably punchy pop-rock tunes straight out of the Rivers Cuomo school of music. But they diluted it with cheesy onstage superhero theatrics (that they claim to have since dropped). We really respect... continue reading on Chicagoist

The Pichtfork Music Festival has gotten in the habit of releasing its festival acts in fits and spurts that constantly one-up each other, ostensibly to keep fans excited for the impending summer weekend it inhabits, but after today's initial line-up announcement we're curious how they're going to keep the... continue reading on Chicagoist