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Stream the Almost's Monster Monster

Tim Karan on 10/29/09 @ 10:42 AM

The Almost have posted their upcoming full-length, Monster Monster, online for streaming. The band helmed by Underoath drummer Aaron Gillespie will release their sophomore album on Nov. 3, but you can hear it now right here. The Almost are on tour with the Used through the middle of November. Check out the band's video for "Lonely Wheel" below.


Lonely Wheel - Official Video

The Almost | MySpace Video

Watch the trailer for Nirvana Live At Reading

Tim Karan on 10/29/09 @ 10:32 AM

A new trailer for the upcoming Nirvana concert set, Live At Reading, has been revealed. The package, which will be released on CD, DVD and vinyl, features more than 90 minutes of previously unreleased performance footage from the band's 1992 performance at the Reading Festival. The CD, DVD and CD/DVD combo hit stores Nov. 3, and the double vinyl LP will be released Nov. 17. Check out the trailer below.

Armor For Sleep break up

Tim Karan on 10/28/09 @ 6:11 PM

Armor For Sleep have officially announced that they've broken up. The New Jersey rock outfit formed in 2001 and released their third and final album, Smile For Them, in 2007. Frontman Ben Jorgensen released the following statement:

"it's been a little over a year since our last tour and some of you out there have kind of figured out whats been going on with us. we never wanted to burden you all with a formal announcement of any kind and cause some type of commotion- we just thought it would be better to kind of drift away nice and easy... i am writing this strictly speaking for myself and i honestly don't really know how pj anthony and nash will react to me being the one to write this, but i feel like it should come from me because ultimately it was me who decided it was best to leave things where they were.

to me a song is like a snapshot of a moment, real or made-up, and the band that takes that snapshot is like a camera. i was really happy and proud of the pictures that came out of our little camera, but i would have much rather put in on a shelf for me and all of us to look at with fond memories than to feel this intense need to make it take high-def panoramic mosaics when maybe it was constructed to handle polaroid film. it's as simple as that. i guess someone could examine our inter-personal relationships and weird habits and attribute them to the reason for this decision, but we were like brothers and no clash was ever too great to slow us down. i hope that time won't obscure that fact...i know it won't for me.

that being said, i think the real and only reason i am writing this is for you who have been fans of armor for sleep. even though it hasn't been a secret that we are not working on an album or touring, it has felt really weird to not come out and say that the needles been lifted from the record. you have always been so amazing to us and i know through all of our fancy little internet avenues we will always be able/willing/not creeped out/ to talk about life, death, armor tabliture, the needler, whatever your little hearts desire. pj anthony and nash are all amazing people who i've witnessed first hand probably more than anyone in the world as being super talented at whatever they do and i know whatever they choose to do will be amazing. i know you'll have their backs just as i will.

as for me, i have been hard at work cooking something up. i have a new camera. i never like to blab about stuff until its ready and for this reason i wasn't giving play by play updates when it was still in its complete infancy...but i will get into it more very soon. i'm really excited, and for me as someone who has been working a long time at the art of writing songs and having these weird visions about how i see a band being presented, i feel like i've put lots of pieces together from the terabytes worth of experiences i've lived through...i know some people will probably always want to hear dream to make believe or something no matter what i'm doing, which is fine, but time is an arrow and i'm not going to try and argue with that...i know i will always be myself and no matter what camera i'm behind i know you'll always recognize the hands holding it. thank you to everyone who's been supportive and listened to anything i've been a part of in any facet. i can't wait to tell you more about things to come. Check back in about a week for something new..."

"Let Them Know" screening added to the Fest 8 this weekend

Scott Heisel on 10/28/09 @ 6:06 PM

With the Fest 8 only 48 hours away from starting, a last-minute addition has been made to the lineup, but it's not a band -- Boca Fiesta, a Mexican restaurant owned by former Against Me! drummer Warren Oakes, has confirmed a screening of Let Them Know: The Story Of Youth Brigade And BYO Records to take place this Saturday, Oct. 31 at 10 p.m. The screening is free and open to the public; Boca Fiesta is located at 232 SE 1st St. in downtown Gainesville, Florida.

While you get pumped for this weekend's Fest-ivities, check out this exclusive interview we conducted with Fest founder and curator Tony Weinbender here.

The return of Lilith Fair

Tim Karan on 10/28/09 @ 5:58 PM

Lilith Fair--the all-female festival that roamed amphitheaters from 1997 to 1999--will officially return in 2010. A press release for the festival states that "Lilith 2010 promises to be a much bigger summer festival than it was in the past, traveling for the first time overseas and celebrating a mix of international artists and local up-and-comers." During the three summers of its original incarnation, Lilith Fair was one of the highest grossing touring festivals in the world, featuring performers like Sarah McLachlan (who founded the festival), Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliot, Indigo Girls, Tegan And Sara and more. Acts for 2010's tour haven't been revealed yet, but the first round of cities the festival will stop at have. Check them out below.

Atlanta, GA
Boston, MA
Calgary, AB, Canada
Dallas, TX
Denver, CO
Los Angeles, CA
Minneapolist, MN
Montreal, QC, Canada
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Portland, OR
Seattle, WA
San Francisco, CA
Toronto, ON, Canada
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Washington, D.C.
Longon, England

Fall Out Boy reveal pre-order poster

Tim Karan on 10/28/09 @ 4:06 PM

Fall Out Boy have unveiled the special edition poster that will come with pre-ordered versions of their upcoming comp, Believers Never Die: Greatest Hits. The album will be available Nov. 17, but you can pre-order it here. Check out the poster below.