December 8, 2005

The newly eligible bachelors in the Starting Line have announced the dates for their first headlining tour of 2006. The tour, lovingly dubbed the "Screaming Is For Babies" tour, will run from Feb. 11 to Mar. 29, hitting all major U.S. and Canadian cities. Opening acts for the trek are Copeland, Gatsbys American Dream and...

Former AP cover stars Yellowcard have announced a brief U.S. tour scheduled for this January and February in support of their upcoming album, Lights And Sounds, which comes out Jan. 24 via Capitol. The tour, which gets underway Jan. 19 in Minneapolis, will feature opening act Mae on all dates. Dates: 1/19 Minneapolis, MN...

Recently reunited Chicago pop-punk act Smoking Popes have announced plans to release a live CD/DVD via Victory Records on Feb. 28, 2006. The audio and video are both taken from the band's reunion show Nov. 11 at the Metro in Chicago as a part of Flower15 festival. The tracklisting for the currently untitled live disc...

After a courtroom battle which has raged back and forth for the better part of 2005, as well as a series of benefit shows resurrecting everyone from Gorilla Biscuits to Kid Dynamite for the cause, legendary New York City club CBGB has been removed from death row — for now, at least. The club,...

The official nominee list for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards has been released, Among the nominees: Pop-punk godfathers Green Day's "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" received a Record Of The Year nomination, whereas pop-punk torch-carriers Fall Out Boy were nominated for Best New Artist. LCD Soundsystem's LCD Soundsystem was nominated for Best Electronic/Dance Album, Shadows Fall's...

New Warner Bros. signees and former Fearless Records band Rock Kills Kid have been robbed. The band's hotel room was broken into late Tuesday night, Dec. 6, and all their music equipment — which was stored in the room — was stolen. However, the band's publicist has assured AP that "the show will go on,"...