July 28, 2008

Due to positive response in this summer’s festival circuit, Broken Social Scene will be extending their “Something For All Of Us” tour into the fall. The tour is named after Brendan Canning’s solo record from the Broken Social Scene Presents series. Presale for the tour, dates listed below, begin today, with general sales beginning...

To coincide with their new record, Offend Maggie, Deerhoof have announced a fall tour with various guests, dates listed below. The group recently released the first single off the record, entitled, “Fresh Born.” Instead of a traditional approach, the track was released in the form of sheet music. Fans can download the score, record the...

Jim Ward of Sparta and Sleepercar was recently mugged. Instead of a traditional van break-in, the singer was approached outside of a bar by an armed burglar. The thief demanded Ward’s wallet and cell phone. Ward did not have his wallet on him at the time, but handed over his cell phone that he had...

When If Only You Were Lonely came out in 2006, HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS seemed on top of the world-they were young, happy and vying to have the No. 1 record in the country. But two years of legal battles took its toll on all fronts, especially the band’s bank accounts. When HH spent six weeks in...

Jack’s Mannequin‘s forthcoming full-length has a title and release date. The Glass Passenger will hit the streets September 30 on Sire / Warner Bros. The album is the first since 2005’s Everything In Transit, when frontman Andrew McMahon was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia shortly after the album’s release and was treated for a...

The Casting Out, the newest endeavor for former Boysetsfire frontman Nathan Gray, has posted a new song at their MySpace page titled "Quixote’s Last Ride." The track is from their forthcoming album, Go Crazy! Throw Fireworks!, which it seems the band may be self-releasing. The band previously released a self-titled EP.