Bayside Warped Tour 2007 Raceway Park Englishtown, NJ Photos by Elyse Jankowski / Stars and Scars Photo Click here to read interview with Bayside bassist Nick Ghanbarian and drummer Chris … [Read more...] about Photos: Bayside – Warped Tour 2007
Photos: Midtown – Starland Ballroom 2003
Midtown January 4, 2003 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ Photos by Elyse Jankowski / Stars and Scars Photo … [Read more...] about Photos: Midtown – Starland Ballroom 2003
Album Review: Jackson Pines – Purgatory Road
As we former emo kids mature, it's easy (natural, even) for our musical tastes to embrace Americana blues. If our teenage years were teeming with complex emotions, our adulthood is ironically longing … [Read more...] about Album Review: Jackson Pines – Purgatory Road
Interview & Album Review: Centennials – Fin
Album Review & Interview with Centennials Centennials is a female-fronted indie rock band from my home state of New Jersey. I've known guitarist Stephen Hoydis since high school and drummer … [Read more...] about Interview & Album Review: Centennials – Fin
Interview: Fall Out Boy – Skate & Surf Festival 2004
(Fun fact: I was so nervous to ask Pete to take a photo with me that I didn't! Luckily, we met again at the MTV VMAs five years later, so here's that grainy photo instead!) Interview with Fall Out … [Read more...] about Interview: Fall Out Boy – Skate & Surf Festival 2004
Interview: My Chemical Romance – Skate & Surf Festival 2004
Interview with My Chemical Romance lead vocalist Gerard Way Skate & Surf Festival 2004 Convention Hall Asbury Park, NJ S&S: What's your favorite drink? Gerard: Vodka and Red Bull. It's … [Read more...] about Interview: My Chemical Romance – Skate & Surf Festival 2004
Album Review: Funeral Beds – EP
I met EJ Vazquez nearly a decade ago when I started booking his old pop punk band, When We Scream Hero, at Stars and Scars shows. Imagine my excitement in discovering that he is still writing music … [Read more...] about Album Review: Funeral Beds – EP
Interview: Senses Fail – Winter 2003
Interview with Senses Fail vocalist Buddy Nielsen and guitarist Dave Miller Winter 2003 S&S: I heard that on MTV2, you guys mentioned that you don't want it to be known that you're from … [Read more...] about Interview: Senses Fail – Winter 2003