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The Pier: ‘Golden’ with The Movement

April 8, 2016

The Pier: Golden with The Movement The Movement is guitarist/vocalist Joshua Swain, bassist Jason Schmidt and drummer Gary Jackson. Josh stopped by The Pier to give us a track-by-track breakdown of the bands new record, Golden. As you read below, you'll find that Josh was quite revealing about the process of making this album, providing [...]

The Pier: A Divine Spark with Natty Nation

March 11, 2016

Madison, Wisconsin’s own Natty Nation is celebrating the release of their new studio album Divine Spark that drops today, March 11th, via their own iNatty Records. On the day of their release, Natty Nation’s own JAH Boogie & Aaron Konkol stop by The Pier to give us a track by track breakdown of their new […]

25 Bob Marley Quotes Everyone Should Know

February 18, 2016

If he were still alive, the Honorable Robert “Bob” Nesta Marley, O.M. (Order of Merit), would have turned 71 years old on February 6th, 2016. He is still, even after all these years following his death, one of the most beloved musicians in the world.

How I Discovered 311…

February 2, 2016

The Pier recently held a contest asking fans to email their stories of how they first discovered 311. The best two stories received a pair of FREE tickets to 311 Day 2016 on March 11th & 12th in New Orleans, LA. Since so many great stories were told, we decided to share some of the […]

2016 Most Anticipated Albums

January 5, 2016

Welcome to The Pier's 2016 Most Anticipated Albums! We at The Pier spent the bulk of our Holidays and New Year bugging the hell out of bands and their managements about what their plans were for new music in 2016. We like to think that the professional side of us was represented when contacting the [...]

Editor’s Picks: Top Tunes of 2015

December 31, 2015

At the start of 2015, after publishing our 2015 Most Anticipated Albums feature, I was excited about new music dropping in the New Year. After hearing a couple albums with some key songs that I loved, I decided to dump those songs into a custom playlist titled Top 2015 Songs. To prevent a bloated playlist, [...]

311: 20th Anniversary of ‘The Blue Album’

September 22, 2015

311 Celebrates 20th Anniversary of The Blue Album An Interview with drummer Chad Sexton Blue Album Track Listing: 1.) Down 2.) Random 3.) Jackolantern's Weather 4.) All Mixed Up 5.) Hive 6.) Guns (Are For Pussies) 7.) Misdirected Hostility 8.) Purpose 9.) Loco 10.) Brodels 11.) Don't Stay Home 12.) DLMD 13.) Sweet 14.) T [...]

The Pier: ‘Hotting Up’ with Iration

September 22, 2015

The Pier: Hotting Up with Iration On a scorching California day, we caught up with Iration front-man Micah Pueschel, who led us through an exclusive track-by-track breakdown of the band’s August 28th, 2015 album release of Hotting Up. Over the course of our discussion, Micah revealed his collection of back-stories, inspiration, and subtle homages behind [...]