Taproot New Album in Works

When The Word Alive frontman Tyler “Telle” Smith played bass for Greeley Estates in 2008, he remembers trashing a hotel room. “We toilet-papered our hotel room for no reason,” he laughs. “We woke up with toilet paper...

In a 2007 interview with Ryan Minic of Ryan’s Rock Show, Thomas Erak of The Fall of Troy talked about his vision for the band’s evolving sound, upcoming releases, the changing music industry, and his frustrations with genre expectations. He revealed that The Fall of...

I often wonder about the tipping point of bands. At what moment in any given successful band’s career — in conjunction with marketing, public relations, and relentless touring efforts — did they enter the forefront of public consciousness, and what caused...