August 26, 2008

Murder By Death to tour with William Elliott Whitman, J Roddy Walston And The Business; 7" seri

Murder By Death have unveiled their tour plans, as well as a new 7" series. The mostly East Coast and Midwest tour will be supported by William Elliott Whitmore and J Roddy Walston And The Business. As for the 7" series, the band will be trading covers with other artists. The first record...

The Vandals post "new" song

The Vandals have a song from their recent rarities compilation up for free MP3 download. The track is "Change The World With My Hockey Stick," and can be acquired here. The song is lifted from the recent digital-only collections album, BBC Sessions 1 And Other Polished Turds. It’s seemingly Kung Fu‘s first musical release...

Doghouse signs the Status

Doghouse Records has quickly added another band to their roster: Atlanta, GA power-pop four-piece (and one-time AP&R act) the Status. The band’s debut full-length, So This Is Progress, will drop on October 7, following up a 2006 EP. They’ll leave for a tour the same day with Bayside, the Matches and Valencia.

Yesterdays Rising post new demo

Post-hardcore (and post-Fearless Records) act Yesterdays Rising have posted a new demo to their MySpace page titled "The Alarm." The unsigned quartet is seemingly at work on the followup to their most recent release, Lightworker, which was released in 2005 on the aforementioned label.

The List: Top 5 Most Unrealistic High School Movies

This is the week that most teenagers across America hear the only three words they dread hearing more than "21 and over"–"Back to school." So in honor of the Class of 2009, we’ve assembled a guide to six movies set in and around high school that aren’t exactly the way things really are. –Tim Karan ...

Facing New York post "Cops On Bikes"

Facing New York have posted "Cops On Bikes," a new track from their upcoming record Get Hot, on their MySpace page. The Bay Area progressive indie rock trio plans to put out Get Hot via iTunes on Sept. 23, with a physical release coming on Oct. 14 through Five One, Inc.

Manchester Orchestra post new song, annouce EP track listing

Manchester Orchestra have posted a new song called "How I Waited" to their MySpace page. No word from the band on what this song will appear on, but it apparently wont' be their forthcoming CD|EP/DVD set, Let My Pride Be What's Left Behind, which will be out October 14, presumably via Favorite Gentlemen. The band...

United Nations post full album stream

United Nations has posted a full album stream of their self-titled debut. You can listen to the whole thing at their MySpace page. United Nations is due out September 9 on Eyeball. Be sure to check out our exclusive interview with co-vocalist/guitarist Geoff Rickly.