August 6, 2008

Long-running metallic hardcore pioneers Shai Hulud have elaborated slightly on their recent tour cancellation with Full Blown Chaos and Elysia. The band posted the following statement on their MySpace blog: Greetings Programs: This is just a small note to clear up any and all confusion about the status of the Summer...

Indie-pop group The Little Ones have just signed with Chop Shop Records, an affiliate of Atlantic. They will release their full-length debut, Morning Tide in the U.S. on October 7th. To support the album, the band has announced a co-headlining tour with the acclaimed NYC based group, The Walkmen. Full dates are listed below. OCTOBER ...

Electro-punkers Mindless Self Indulgence just released their new video for the single, “Never Wanted To Dance.” The wild black light-fueled video (partially filmed at The End Records’ warehouse) features an underground dance-off party. Check out the video below.

In a creative (if not slightly bizarre) promotional effort, Norma Jean have launched a website for their new record, The Anti-Mother, featuring a point-and-click game requiring viewers to dig around the page to "find keys to the Anti-Mother’s heart." The game includes the band’s signature harsh visual aesthetic, song clips and lyrical excerpts from the...

Vocalist Phil Williams has decided to leave Washington, D.C. rockers Olympia. The rest of the band is now searching for a replacement, having issued this statement: "We wish Phil the best of luck. He’s a great singer and a great friend. Right now we’re just anxious to find a replacement and keep moving...

The thrashy metalheads in The Showdown have unveiled a second new song from their soon-to-be released Solid State album, Backbreaker. You can hear "Aries – I Am Vengeance" on their MySpace page. Backbreaker is due out on Aug. 19, and all pre-orders through Smartpunk.com come with a free T-shirt (you can check out...

Pissed off thrashy hardcore act Ceremony are preparing for an insane amount of touring in support of their new album for Bridge 9, Still Nothing Moves You. First, the band will be destroying the road on a headlining run across the U.S. and Canada with various supporting bands where noted (including a stop...

Kings Of Leon have confirmed their first North American tour in support of their new record, Only By The Night. The album will be released September 23 and the tour kicks off on street date with an exclusive record release club show at New York’s Webster Hall. Dates below: 9/23 New York, NY Webster...

Philly punkers the Loved Ones will be doing a brief headlining run this October in cities in the Mountain and Pacific time zones (aka nowhere near Cleveland — boo!). Opening this grip of shows will be Jackson United (aka Chris Shiflett from Foo Fighters’ side band) and U.K. new-wavers Beat Union. Dates: Oct 1...