Title: The Other “F” Word Director: Andrea Blaugrund Nevins Dealing with your public life and private can be a tremendous balance, especially if you are in the public eye and also considered punk rock royalty. But taking that delicate balance and adding a family, kids and a home life can make for an interesting dynamic to boot. In the new documentary, “The Other F Word” explores notions of being a responsible, authoritative parent and being in the lime light as a punk rock icon, who tells their loyal fans to “Fuck authority”. This juxtaposition is the centerpiece of this wonderful documentary, which also serves as an accurate depiction of an…

We love our summer concerts, but when those blissful days come to an end in September, we often feel sad and longing for the next peak in music. Well, we are glad to announce those post summer days no longer have to be blue, thanks to the Foo Fighters. The top alternative rock band of the year has just confirmed the next run of shows in their ongoing American arena headline tour in support of the worldwide #1 album “Wasting Light”, which dropped April 8th via Roswell Records. Pre-sales for the fall leg of the tour will begin on May 18th. General sales will follow May 20th with the exception…

Rise Against has been around for over a decade, so you would think as fans we would know all the facades of the band. The endless talent of the American band has only lengthened our Rise Against quiz and not knowing all the answers has caused our punk rock love to further deepen. So, we’ll take a failing grade, if that means more innovative and inspiring tunes from the legendary, yes they deserve this title, band. Summing up Rise Against’s musical biography will probably deplete the group’s successful career, but you Shockya readers should have a recap. Vocalist and guitarist Tim McIlrath, bassist Joe Principe, drummer Brandon Barnes and guitarist…

We have been long time fans of Rise Against, so it is nice for them to return the favor and tell us what band’s they have always admired. The band’s recently released webisode lets us get passed the ropes of a Rise Against concert. Rise Against is currently on tour in support of their album, “Endgame”, which we give a proud multiple thumbs up to. Performing alongside Bad Religion and Four Year Strong, Rise Against made a stop in Long Beach, California for a sold out show at the Long Beach Arena. Why make a webisode about this particular stop on their tour? Well, we have one explanation for you…

Rise Against fans will be able to join in on the band’s Endgame release party through a live webcast show of the event at the Electric Ballroom in London. Tune in to the band’s official website on Wednesday March 16th around 9:10 UK time to watch the band perform on stage! The concert will be filmed from three different camera angles and fans can choose which angle they want to watch from. The Endgame celebration continues with the streaming of the entire album on the band’s Facebook and Myspace pages on March 12th and 13th as well as on the band’s official website on March 14th and 15th. Endgame drops…

With the release of their final webisode, Rise Against fans are a few days closer to their new album, Endgame. We already had the chance to listen to the new tunes and our reviews could not be anymore optimistic. We just can’t wait to hear your reactions when Tuesday, March 15th, comes around. The finale webisode gives fans a look at the band’s overall experience recording the new album at The Blasting Room in Ft. Collin, CO. Rise Against talk about their producers, the song writing process and their recording experience. Rise Against allowed you to see the creating of their masterpiece and now in a few days Endgame can…

Rise Against has just released their 5th webisode called Blasting Room –”Satellite.” Another webisode release can mean just one thing, their new album, Endgame, is just around the corner. Try next Tuesday, March 15th, to be exact. The webisode features the band in Fort Collins, CO studio performing one of their new tracks, “Satellite.” Endgame is available for pre-order at the band’s a href=”www.riseagainst.com”>official website. by Lonnie Nemiroff

Rise Against’s upcoming album, Endgame, appeals emphatically to our ears, our hearts and our minds much more than their previous album, Appeal To Reason, was able to do so. We found ourselves replaying the 12 tracks off of the album more often than we usually do for highly praised tunes. Why you might ask? Well, we were contemplating the same thought for some time until it hit us head on. Endgame‘s poetical lyrics have our minds scrambling for more clues and its instrumental rifts accompanied by intricate melodies have our hearts yearning for more beats. The mind plus the heart commands the ears to want to hear just a bit…

The radio has long been missing authentic rock music that does not bargain instrumental sounds and lyrics for the digital waves of success. Fortunately enough, Rise Against already has that fame, so giving away their musical talents is utterly unnecessary. Their sixth studio album, Endgame, will drop on March 15th via DGC/Interscope Records. And already, the album’s first single, “Help Is On The Way” is at #7 at Alternative Radio. Fans can download the chart-topping tune at all digital retailers. To all other aspiring alternative rock bands, prominence can still be achieved while holding onto your musical foundations. Thank you, Rise Against, for proving so. by Lonnie Nemiroff

We think music fans should have a solid understanding of how the recording process works, before cranking their favorite band’s tunes. And thanks to the Internet and more importantly to bands like, Rise Against, fans can have that chance. Rise Against has released a fourth behind-the-scenes video from The Blasting Room in Ft. Collins, Colorado. This location is where the band recorded their upcoming album, Endgame, which will drop on March 15th. The teaser video allows fans to see Rise Against as they wrap up the recording process and turn their focus to Endgame producer, Bill Stevenson. Rise Against raves about Stevenson throughout the video and decides to pay homage…