October 26, 2005

Ch-check it out

In celebration of Beastie Boys‘ 24th anniversary, Capitol Records has decided to pay tribute to their second (or third) best band ever: Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "Adrock" Horovitz and Adam "MCA" Yauch-known collectively as Beastie Boys-will be lionized Nov. 8 with the release of Solid Gold Hits. (And before you ask, no, the group...

The Darkness get their One Way Ticket punched

Over-the-top arena rockers the Darkness have released "One Way Ticket," the first single from their new album, One Way Ticket To Hell…And Back. And, yeah, it sounds pretty much exactly what you were expecting it to sound like, but just in case you‘re still curious, you can check the single out right here in either...

European Invasion, Round Two: My Chemical Romance (2005)

After completing one of the biggest U.S. tours of the fall alongside Alkaline Trio and Reggie And The Full Effect, New Jersey‘s golden boys My Chemical Romance didn‘t forget about their loyal fans in the U.K..  The band will bring their goth-punk blend to Jolly Olde England (and its surrounding territories) for a fortnight starting...

European Invasion, Round One: The Bled/Fear Before The March Of Flames

After wrapping their tour with Thrice in a few weeks, Vagrant Records band the Bled are getting their passports renewed for their European tour departing this November (on Thanksgiving, no less) and returning in mid-December, after laying waste to everywhere from Paris to Milan. Swanky! Accompanying them on all dates are the Equal Vision duo...

A Penny for your wisdom on the road

Punk-rock lifers Pennywise are packing their bags for a few weeks‘ worth of shows starting at the end of this month in support of their latest Epitaph-released full-length The Fuse. The band will first play two Halloween shows in their hometown of Long Beach before doing strings of shows with both Bad Religion and Sick...

Fenix TX to release live album

In celebration of their ongoing farewell tour, old-school (at least for Drive-Thru Records) pop-punks Fenix TX are releasing a live album titled Purple Reign In Blood-Live via Adrenaline Music/New Planet Ventures. The disc, out Nov. 8, contains the band‘s comeback performance in from August 19 at The Club House in Tempe, Arizona, and is enhanced...