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  See Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace in First On-Camera Interview as a Woman

  June 18, 2012 – In a brave Rolling Stone interview published last month, Against Me! singer-guitarist Laura Jane Grace, formerly Tommy Gabel, came out as transgender and revealed she would begin living as a woman. Since then, the always-badass punk rockers have been opening for the Cult on a U.S. …
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  Watch Against Me! and Joan Jett Cover the Replacements' 'Androgynous'

  June 11, 2012 – Against Me! opened for the Cult Friday night at Manhattan's Terminal 5, marking the band's first New York City appearance for singer Laura Jane Grace since she came out as transgender last month (her live debut came two weeks ago in San Diego). …
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  Against Me! Singer Tom Gabel Comes Out as Transgender

  May 9, 2012 – In March, Against Me! singer Tom Gabel performed an acoustic, as-yet-unreleased song called "Transgender Dysphoria Blues" at a show in Corpus Christi, Texas. At the time, few fans could have realized how autobiographical its lyrics truly were. The track, named after the sensation of feeling one was born into the wrong gender's body, describes a struggle Gabel has been grappling with his entire life. …
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  EXCLUSIVE: First Against Me! Song With New Lineup

  June 7, 2011 – Against Me! are back with their first new songs since last year's White Crosses, and both are sure to please fans of the Florida band's politically charged punk rock. Stream "Russian Spies" here. The song is the A-side of the band's new 7-inch single due out June 14 (the B-side is called "Occult Enemies") and the tunes mark the studio debut of new drummer Jay Weinberg, son of the E Street Band's Max Weinberg. …
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  Tom Gabel Talks Future of Against Me!

  December 7, 2010 – Tom Gabel, frontman for Florida punks Against Me!, once wrote a song about navigating the music industry called "Unprotected Sex with Multiple Partners." As in, you can try to be a rock star, but you're probably going to contract a disease in an uncomfortable place. Despite his reservations, Gabel and Co. …
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  Against Me! Unveil New Songs at Florida Gig

  February 18, 2010 – Against Me! couldn't get on stage fast enough Wednesday night in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Fans staked out their spots, crowding the Freebird Live! stage 30 minutes before the show. Ten minutes beforehand, chants of "A-gainst Me! …
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  Q&A: Tom Gabel on New Against Me! Album

  October 27, 2009 – Two years ago, Against Me! were celebrating the release of SPIN's favorite album of 2007, the excellent New Wave. Last year, they were on the verge of breaking up. Now, with that bullet dodged -- although awesomely-bearded drummer Warren Oakes is gone -- Against Me! have just finished recording White Crosses for a spring 2010 release. …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week, December 1-7

  December 6, 2008 – As we here at SPIN.com sit back and look at the past week, we can't help but wonder: Is the U.K. planning a musical takeover?Oasis and Snow Patrol both kicked off massive North American tours; Lily Allen premiered a brand new single and video; Coldplay was slapped with a new lawsuit; and Robbie Williams revealed his, uh, weird drug habits. …
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  Exclusive: Against Me!'s Tom Gabel Plays Acoustic

  December 2, 2008 – Tom Gabel's no stranger to video performances, what with his new series in support of his recently released solo album Heart Burns. …
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  Against Me!'s Tom Gabel Unearths Classics in NYC

  November 21, 2008 – There's something to be said for never forgetting where you came from. Since founding Against Me! a dozen years ago, frontman Tom Gabel has gone from recording acoustic rants on crackling cassette players as a 16-year-old cynical anarcho-punk to crafting the slick, radio-ready sounds of SPIN's 2007 album of the year. …
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