Fucked Up

KEXP Seattle — Hardcore punkers Fucked Up have ridden a steady stream of hype and good fortune since their second album, the universally lauded The Chemistry of the Common Life, winner of the 2009 Polaris Prize. The band’s reputation as a hyper-frenetic destructi... more info

KEXP Seattle — We are here broadcasting live from the Caffe Vita ‘Bean Room.’ Day 1 of the 2011 Capitol Hill Block Party is about to begin with Toronto hardcore punk band Fucked Up, as a good-sized audience is beginning to materialize. After Fucked Up’s set, ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Man Man at Metro (more by Grant Macallister) As promised the July 29th free House of Vans show will feature sets by Fucked Up & Cro-Mags (who just played Bowery), but that has also expanded to include both Screaming Females... more info

Stereogum — JEFF The Brotherhood got sweaty with Fucked Up and Iceage at 285 Kent a couple of weeks ago. In that punk spirit, here’s a revved version of “Health & Strength,” a track that appears in lighter sitar-threaded psych form on the Nashville sibling... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Deneka Peniston, words by BBG Cro-Mags @ Bowery Ballroom The venue was packed and it was a tattoo convention of NYC born and bred punks. You could tell the band was beloved by the hometown crowd and John... more info

Metalsucks — A year ago, this site published my review of Rohnert Park, the then-new album from San Francisco based hardcore act Ceremony. I cited the similarities of that record with those of comparatively more popular acts Fucked Up and Pissed Jeans, two groups... more info

Stereogum — Last week we published our Top 20 Albums Of 2011 So Far. Bon Iver came out on top — he also has the #2 album (and #1 ruralwave album) on this week’s charts — followed by Gang Gang Dance, Austra, Iceage, and Fucked Up. Our list was perfect, of c... more info

Stereogum — This show was incredibly sweaty. It was also really great, but the lead line must capture the scene, and the scene was full-coated body wetness in 285 Kent, the recently renovated and nicely redecorated space next door to Glasslands on Kent Ave. For ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words & photos by Keith Marlowe 285 Kent was super sold-out. There seemed to be a lot of hype around Iceage, who started the show. I'm not really sure why. Jeff the Brotherhood followed and Jake kept getting shocked from... more info

Impose Magazine — Iceage, JEFF the Brotherhood, and Fucked Up played 285 Kent on Saturday, June 25. It was so damn hot in there that Damian eventually had to call it. Of course, that was only after a kick-ass ninety minute set, not to mention Iceage bleeding all ove... more info