MUSIC CRITIC IN THE MAKING

At risk of sounding like my Grandma here, I gotta say it, man - Kids are starting out young these days. Take LaSalle Language Academy 8th grader Cooper Staszak, for instance. Not only is he already into some pretty respectable rock music, but he's getting an early start on a career in the music biz. Cooper was at Metro last December to review the sold out show with Rise Against for his school paper. Read what he had to say here.

In other Rise Against news, if you missed singer Tim McIlrath's recent interview with Q101, click here to listen.