Instead of spilt wine, war metaphors, or election year encouragements, Against Me! make like "Bastards Of Young" in their b&w video for "New Wave." It's different than the label promo thing. Someone…   Read Story »

Released in time for the US Presidential Election, Against Me!'s video for "Stop!" reminds us to think wisely about what's important, but also of Kurt & Co.'s "In Bloom," at least in its black and…   Read Story »

Plenty of smiles, beer sipping, and clowning in the live footage that makes up Against Me!'s "New Wave" video. Why not? The little punks turned major label biggies have a lot to celebrate: The Boss…   Read Story »

This is a tough one to love. And a sort of tough one to hate. At the very least, Spin's list of Top 40 albums of 2007 earns points for giving a nod to Panda Bear's Person Pitch which, aside from a…   Read Story »

We showed Against Me! some wine-drenched love a ways back and got mostly grief for it. First comment: "This is absolute dog shit." Sigh. If only Bruce Springsteen were a regular Stereogum commenter!…   Read Story »

We've been none too shy about our fondness for Against Me!'s major label debut. As if dating Claire Danes for a bunch of years wasn't enough, Ben Lee went and one-upped our AM! love by ably covering…   Read Story »

The political folk-punk turned quasi-political mainstream pop-punkers have been getting shit from diehards for singing to a major label, but it's 2007, kids, and we see no reason to stop listening to…   Read Story »