(Credit: Adam Elmakias) Post-hardcore can bring out the screaming hair-puller in most of us, so it’s great to see a post-HC band  like Pierce The Veil who know how to have fun with the dark side of music.

Nobody likes to be judged on their intelligence, but everyone likes judging other people on their intelligence. With that in mind we’ve assembled a little battle of the minds between some of our favorite pop-punk outfits.

(Credit: Epitaph Records) To celebrate the release of their sophomore album Everything Collide , which comes out May 11, Sing It Loud are hitting the road this spring with Minneapolis brethren Motion City Soundtrack and rock “Romantics”  Mayday Parade . A Rocket To The Moon and fun

The Take Action Tour — featuring We The Kings , Mayday Parade , A Rocket To The Moon, There For Tomorrow , Call The Cops, and Stereo Skyline, with proceeds benefiting Driving For Donors , which seeks to save lives by finding a match for bone marrow donors and those in need –  is well under way and about to swing into your town or hopefully some place that’s near your town so you can go. The other night, My Life As Liz ’s eponymous star Liz Lee checked out the Take Action Tour and caught up with Derek Sanders of Mayday Parade. Check out Liz and Derek’s video