Europe gets screwed, part two: Yellowcard cancel U.K. tour
Violin-enhanced pop-punkers Yellowcard have canceled their set of U.K. dates for later this December due to an undefinied "medical reason." Fear not, Brits: The band have already announced a set of replacement dates in the U.K. next March, after the release of their new album, Lights And Sounds Jan. 24. You can find those dates...
Europe gets screwed, part one: My Morning Jacket cancel Euro tour
Bad news for the citizens of Europe (at least the ones that really groove, man): Southern-rock revivalists My Morning Jacket have been forced to cancel their upcoming European tour, scheduled for Jan-Feb 2006, due to frontman Jim James' ongoing bout with pneumonia. The official statement from the band's website reads as follows:
"The band...
Travis Barker remixes new Pharrell single
As if he didn’t have enough on his plate, Blink-182/Transplants/Plus-44 drummer Travis Barker has taken up an umpteenth night job as a remixer for hip-hop kingpin Pharrell Williams. Williams, one half of producing duo the Neptunes and also a member of collective N.E.R.D., has his solo album, In My Mind, coming out Jan. 24, 2006....
Fall Out Boy get in the Hot Seat
From the inbox: After making a name for themselves on the Chicago post-hardcore scene, Fall Out Boy have broken through to nationwide acclaim with the recent release of the their second full-length, From Under the Cork Tree. FOB bassist/lyricist Pete Wentz recently took time out from the band's busy touring schedule to brave mtvU's Hot...
Australia to get face rocked off by Les Savy Fav, Hold Steady
French Kiss Records are temporarily deporting three of the United States' best bands — Les Savy Fav, the Hold Steady and Thunderbirds Are Now! — to Australia this upcoming February and March for a brief tour Down Under. These will be Les Savy Fav's first scheduled performances since their set at Intonation Music Fest this...
The Great Redneck Hope to behold the f*ck thunder on the road
Thinker Thought Records band the Great Redneck Hope are heading out on tour this January in support of their TTR debut, Behold The Fuck Thunder, out now. By that band and album name, you should be able to figure out what these dudes sound like, but I'll give you a hint: Kurt Ballou from Converge...