September 17, 2008

Triple Crown Records has announced two new signings: Detroit pop-punks Fireworks and, well, California pop-punks* Fight Fair!. Fireworks will see their 2006 Run For Cover EP, We Are Everywhere, co-reissued with Triple Crown on October 21st. They more recently released a 7" on Run For Cover titled Adventure, Nostalgia, And Robbery. Fight Fair!’s...

Fall Out Boy's Peter Wentz has promised cameos from the likes of Mark Hoppus, Pharrell, Gabe Saporta and Spencer Pratt ("The Hills") for their upcoming video for the first single off the forthcoming Folie A Deux, "I Don't Care." The video is set to premiere on this week's installment of Wentz's weekly hour-long music video...

Plain White T’s have posted a full stream of their upcoming full-length, Big Bad World, over at their MySpace page. Big Bad World, which follows up both 2006’s Every Second Counts and the ridiculously huge "Hey There Delilah" single, is due out this coming Tuesday, September 23rd on Hollywood.

UK post-rockers Mogwai have put up a full stream of their upcoming album, The Hawk Is Howling, at their MySpace page. The Hawk Is Howling is set for a September 23rd release on Matador, following up a pair of 2006 efforts: Mr. Beast, as well as the soundtrack to the "Zidane: A 21st Century...

Legendary So-Cal sludge outfit 16 have completed recording their new album. The new full-length Bridges To Burn will see a January 20 (January 26 internationally) release via Relapse Records. 16, who have reformed with the original Dropout line-up of Cris Jerue- vocals, Tony Baumeister- bass, Bobby Ferry- guitar, and Jason Corley- drums, have also announced...

Baroness will be doing a short block of U.S. east coast dates with labelmates Coliseum and Minsk. All three bands released full-lengths on Relapse in 2007: Baroness with The Red Album; Coliseum’s No Salvation; and Minsk’s The Ritual Fires Of Abandonment. Nov 13 2008 Ravari Room Columbus, Ohio Nov 14 2008 ...

Trash Talk have announced a full U.S. tour with Alpha & Omega. The first few dates include support gigs in California with Every Time I Die. Also appearing on sporadic blocks are acts like War Hungry, Bracewar, Rotting Out and Violation among others. Trash Talk recently self-released their self-titled full-length via their Trash...