When he's not melting faces as part of genre-bending hardcore vets Fucked Up, Ben Cook explores the sonic wilderness on his own with his Young Guv project. This Friday, he's releasing Guv II through ...

Former Fucked Up guitarist Ben Cook was on tour with his Young Guv powerpop solo project when the pandemic hit in March of 2020. He hunkered down in New Mexico and ended up stuck there for nine months ...

UPDATE Friday, November 1, 4 PM: Line-up has changed for both concerts and Vivian Girls and Young Guv will not be performing either show. Refunds available at point of purchase; visit the Empty Bottle ...

Portland, OR’s Mo Troper will release new album MTV this week via Lame-O, which finds him rocketing through 15 songs and nearly as many styles in 30 minutes. “I feel like I’m just in this mode of ...

Ben Cook, formerly of Fucked Up and currently of the great reactivated Toronto hardcore band No Warning, used to make solo music under the names Young Governor and Young Guv. Now, he's just Guv. Later ...

Young Guv (Ben Cook) has released “Nervous Around U,” the final single prior to the release of his forthcoming album GUV IV, out June 24 via Run For Cover Records and Hand Drawn Dracula (Canada). The ...

Looking around at all the yard signs and hearing politicians tell us on television what a lying crook their competition is, I have to admit I miss Guv Reeve. Guv had a real first name, but I sure ...