Jim Ward breaks down every song on Sparta’s new album ft. Thursday members & more
Jim Ward's post-At the Drive In band Sparta are back with a new album, and he talks to us about every track on it...
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Sparta announce new album ft. Thursday members, Kayleigh Goldsworthy & more (stream 2 tracks)
Listen to two songs now, one with guest vocals by Kayleigh Goldsworthy and one with Angelica Garcia...
Sparta’s ‘Wiretap Scars’ turns 20; Jim Ward discusses it in new interview with If It Kills You
After At the Drive-In split, Cedric and Omar formed The Mars Volta and the rest of the band formed Sparta. For its 20th anniversary, Jim Ward discusses Sparta's debut album, working with Jerry Finn, musical influences, and much more...
Proper. discuss how their new LP was inspired by Silver Jews, Dance Gavin Dance & more
Brooklyn indie/punk/emo trio Proper.'s new album is here, and they spoke to us about the eclectic influences behind it...
“This idea of selling out is in the past” – Dan Ozzi talks new book on punk bands’ major label debuts
We spoke to Dan Ozzi about his new book 'SELLOUT,' which documents the major label feeding frenzy that swept punk in the '90s and 2000s, from Green Day's 'Dookie' to major labels by blink-182, Jimmy Eat World, Jawbreaker, At the Drive In, Thursday, My Chemical Romance, and more...
Jim Ward (Sparta, ex-ATDI) announces new solo album ‘Daggers’ (stream a track)
The album was made with Incubus bassist Ben Kenney and Thursday drummer Tucker Rule.
Dan Ozzi releasing new book ‘SELLOUT’ on 11 punk bands’ major label debuts
'SELLOUT: The Major Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994-2007)' tells the story of major label debuts by Green Day, Jawbreaker, Jimmy Eat World, blink-182, The Distillers, The Donnas, Thursday, My Chemical Romance, Rise Against, and more...
18 landmark emo & post-hardcore albums from 1996
1996 was a historic year for emo. This edition of 'In Defense of the Genre' looks at 18 landmark emo (and emo-adjacent post-hardcore) albums from that year in honor of their 25th anniversaries...
15 classic ’90s/’00s emo live videos to watch right now
With concerts still cancelled, we recommend these classic live videos of Jets To Brazil, Jimmy Eat World, Pedro the Lion, Rilo Kiley, Rainer Maria, Sunny Day Real Estate, and more...