Longstanding English punk act The Damned are in the studio recording a new full length. The group, as of 2007, featured a line-up of that included Dave Vanian and Captain Sensible backed by keyboardist Monty Oxy Moron, drummer Pinch, and bassist Stu West. Pinch is documenting the recording process via a studio blog at MySpace. The new record will be the band's first since 2001's Nitro released… (more)(2 comments)
SideOneDummy Records has announced the dates for the upcoming Revival Tour, featuring Chuck Ragan of Hot Water Music, Tim Barry of Avail and Ben Nichols of Lucero. The tour will feature the three frontmen playing solo sets and collaborating on each other's material. A number of notable punk frontmen will join the trio on select dates, with appearances planned by Tom Gabel of Against Me!,… (more)(38 comments)
A number of musicians have contributed music to a new compilation that aims to raise money to fight for Net Neutrality. The subject has been the subject of vigorous debate over the past year or so, with neutrality proponents arguing that all websites on the Internet should receive equal treatment while internet providers argue that they should be able to charge to prioritize traffic, thereby… (more)(4 comments)
Red Sparowes have posted a new track from their upcoming EP, Aphorisms. The album is due out August 01, 2008 digitally and a vinyl/CD release will follow later in the Fall.
You can check out the song here. (5 comments)
Alan McGee, the man responsible for signing two of England's most popular bands - Oasis and The Libertines - has come out strongly against record labels. McGee, who was also the boss of Creation and Poptones Records spoke to XFM saying:I'd recommend a band not to go to any record label, I think they're all fucking rubbish. You're better off doing it yourself. They're living in the
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Funeral For A Friend, Cancer Bats, In Case Of Fire and Attack Attack have booked a UK tour this fall together.
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Dragonforce have posted a new song from their upcoming album. The record is titled Ultra Beatdown and is due out August 26, 2008 (art.)
You can check out the song on their myspace page.
One wonders how long it will take before this track takes over as the "gold standard" for Guitar Hero experts. (32 comments)
Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy, who also runs Decaydance has responded to the arrest of Decaydance act Gym Class Heroes in St.Louis in his blog. You know what? You call my friend a “n_gger”, I dont even give a fuck what happens to you. I dont want to see you in this scene. I dont want to see you at shows. You are who we write songs about. You are who we think about when we hate.
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Though the band has not explicitly defined their status, Alexisonfire's Wade McNeill recently discussed the status of the band, particularly in light of his bandmate and his side projects. McNeill recently released his debut as Black Lungs and Dallas Green has been touring extensively as City and Colour. We'll see what happens... Alexis hasn't broken up, but we'll see what
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Well, we celebrated Canada Day so now it's time to celebrate America's Independence Day. Before I say anything else, take a moment to scroll down the page and click the "Rock The Vote" banner and register to vote. Today celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.
To that end, here's a quote… (more)(78 comments)
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