Armed with an acoustic guitar, some drum loops and a Greyhound bus pass, Bad Flirt was once just a touring solo project for singer/songwriter Jasamine White Gluz.

This week's article is devoted to rock music, whether it's scenesters, 90'salt-rock, hardcore, and southern hard rock. You should hear, see and read about a lot of faces

Say Anything’s ...Is A Real Boy caught most of the music scene off-guard, despite the buzz rumbling from inside the genre (rock, punk? does it matter?). Full of desperate lyrics that cut into cliques of people and music, frontman Max Bemis poured his life and well-being into the album – he recorded every instrument except drums - and a few years after the album’s release he was admitted into a hospital with bi-polar illness. With the illness mostly behind him, Bemis re-grouped and wrote another giant concept album, In Defense of the Genre.

Lakeshore Records (Underworld and Underworld: Evolution), returns September 18 with the motion picture soundtrack to the film Resident Evil: Extinction.

A musician's life is a landscape filled with cheap, flashy distractions – is it possible to suffer through self-examination and benefit? Working within lush sonic landscapes, Bayside makes documenting faithlessness seem like an exercise in beauty, with rich vocals soaring over rock-solid arrangements spiked with truly imaginative guitar solos.

Hawthorne Heights has announced the track listing for the follow-up to their 2004 debut album, "The Silence In Black And White". "If Only You Were Lonely" was produced by David Bendeth and will be in stores February 28th. The band is currently headlining the "Never Sleep Again Tour" with label mates Silverstein, Aiden and Bayside.

The tragic accident early Halloween morning that took the life of Bayside drummer John "Beatz" Holoran and seriously injured bassist Nick Ghanbarian was devastating to the band, their families and friends. After spending the past two weeks mourning their losses, singer/guitarist Anthony Raneri and guitarist Jack O'Shea will be rejoining the Never Sleep Again Tour tonight in St. Petersburg, Florida at Jannus Landing.

As previously reported, on October 31, Bayside's van flipped over after hitting a patch of ice. The accident injured everyone in the vehicle and claimed the life of Bayside drummer John "Beatz" Holohan. Singer/guitarist Anthony Raneri has now released a statement about the events: "The worst day of my life is over. It lasted 72 hours, but it's over.

The drummer of Long Island band Bayside was killed last night when the band's van flipped over after hitting a patch of ice. The following is a statement from the band's official website: "There has been a tragic loss. Bayside was in a terrible accident this morning while driving to today's concert on the "Never Sleeps Again" Tour, which includes their friends and label mates Hawthorne Heights, Silverstein and Aiden. Their drummer John "Beatz" Holohan was killed when their van flipped after hitting a patch of ice outside Cheyenne, WY.