The last we talked about local power-poppers I Fight Dragons, the band was signing on to Atlantic Records. Now they've got a nifty new hand-animated video by Grey Gerling for "The Faster The Treadmill." As for the band's success, they'll go even wider when one of their songs - "Heads Up, Hearts Down," which, like "Treadmill," we first heard on their Cool Is Just A Number EP - will play during tomorrow night's finale of MTV's The Hills. But as for the below video, the description is as follows: more ›

We've had a love / wince relationship with I Fight Dragons from the get-go.The band writes really enjoyably punchy pop-rock tunes straight out of the Rivers Cuomo school of music. But they diluted it with cheesy onstage superhero theatrics (that they claim to have since dropped). We really respect their grassroots marketing and excellent grasp of social media -- in no small thanks to consulting services from Natiiv Arts & Media -- and do not begrudge them the success they've received. more ›

Who says music can't prosper in this economy? Local nerd power-pop-rockers I Fight Dragons just raised a cool $10,000 for their band in under 48 hours. They offered fans a chance to buy a lifetime subscription to the band's music -- including anything and everything they ever release -- for $100, and limited the number of available subscriptions to 100. more ›

Tankboy encouraged you on Friday to check out local rockers I Fight Dragons, and now we have a look at the band's video for the song, "Money," available on their EP. more ›

I Fight Dragons touts themselves as some sort of nerd-centric NES-influenced dork combo. For this reason we have actually avoided them, figuring we'd leave them to the folks who dig Liam Lynch on repeat and collect Cartoon Network soundtracks. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that, it just ain't our thing. more ›

Being a nerd was hard back in the day, but it seems nerddom is becoming popular and trendy. It is now more acceptable to let your nerd hang out. more ›