Top of the Hill

"God did not give me the gift of being a musician," Dexter and the Moonrocks drummer and social media savant Ryan Fox says. "God gave me the gift of marketing." Fox might be selling himself a bit short. While it's true that Dexter and the Moonrocks have made waves over the past several years with a series of hilarious viral TikToks, the Abiliene, Texas-based musicians also built a devoted followin...

So you wanna be in a rock 'n' roll band? You should hear this testimony from the Dirty Nil frontman Luke Bentham first. The Dundas, Ontario rockers released their fifth album 'The Lash' on Friday, July 25. It's another blistering collection of high-octane anthems inspired by the likes of the Who and the Stooges, full of arena rock histrionics and hardcore punk ferocity (with a few tender moments i...

The members of Nashville-by-way-of-Orlando rock band Cinema Stereo have been playing together for years, and they had the luxury of toiling in private as they worked out the kinks in their sound. Now they're ready to bring their vibrant, modern-vintage rock 'n' roll to the masses. Take it from me: My band, Ne’er-do-well, has shared the stage with Cinema Stereo twice in Austin, and both...

Listening to Old Neon's brand of Warped Tour-ready pop-punk, it's tempting to say they don't make 'em like this anymore — but the Pittsburgh quintet's new EP 'Resolution' is proof that, actually, they do. Produced by the Wonder Years' Matt Brasch and mastered by veteran Philadelphia producer Will Yip, 'Resolution' is packed with top-down pop-punk anthems spo...

On paper, Lowlives had a spectacular 2024, releasing their debut album 'FREAKING OUT,' going on tour with Alkaline Trio and performing at Download festival. But, as lead singer/guitarist Lee Downer puts it, they also "fuckin' ate shit." Downer (ex-The Defiled) and drummer Luke Johnson (ex-Lostprophets) were music industry veterans by the time they formed Lowlives, which is a...

To say Winona Fighter has had a whirlwind year would be one hell of an understatement. The Nashville punk trio released their debut full-length, 'My Apologies to the Chef,' on Rise Records in February, and the ensuing Yes, Chef tour found them storming packed clubs across North America. They're making their U.K. debut this month, then heading back to North America for another round of...

Welcome to the first episode of Top of the Hill ! Today's guest is Eric Egan, frontman of Cleveland punk rock heavy hitters Heart Attack Man. We discuss the band's new album Joyride the Pale Horse , cutting their teeth in the Philly punk scene and Egan's love of Sugar Ray.