Less Than Jake announce 7" box set
Less Than Jake must have sensed a challenger earlier today to their reputation as kings of releases, because they’ve announced the forthcoming release of a 7" box set.
The Deluxe GNV FLA 7inch Box Set will contain three 7" singles of live, acoustic or demo versions of songs off their new album, GNV FLA,...
My America lose vocalist, announce tour dates
Vocalist David Rushman has left technical noisecore outfit My America Is Watching Tigers Die.
The frontman cited financial woes as the main reason for his departure in a lengthy blog post:
"I am totally not stoked to be writing this, but I will no longer be a part of My America....
Reaper (Derek Grant of Alkaline Trio) releases free solo album
Derek Grant, drummer for Alkaline Trio, has released a solo album for free digital download. You can get the MP3s and artwork in .jpg or .pdf formats in this MySpace blog posting.
Tracked under the Reaper moniker, From A Darkened Past is seemingly a collection of songs written and recorded by Grant since his...
Toxic Holocaust premiere new video
Portland’s Toxic Holocaust recently released their Relapse Records debut An Overdose Of Death. They’ve now completed work on the first ass-kicking video from the LP for the song "Wild Dogs." View it below in all its rock n’ roll glory:
Vanna nearly completed with LP2; tour with Ligeia next
Boston emo-metalcore act Vanna have nearly finished work on their second full-length. As yet untitled, the album is being completed with producer Steve Evetts (Saves The Day, Dillinger Escape Plan, the Cure) and is slated for an early 2009 release on Epitaph.
The band last released Curses, whose production was handled by Matt Bayles,...
Right Away, Great Captain! (Manchester Orchestra) post new songs
Right Away, Great Captain!, the conceptual side outlet for Manchester Orchestra frontman Andy Hull, have posted two songs to the project’s MySpace page. “Anna No” and “Dressed In Blue” come from their upcoming sophomore full-length, The Eventually Home, set for release on November 11th via Favorite Gentlemen.
Gogol Bordello march forward on Forces Of Victory Tour
Gogol Bordello will head back out on the road today to further support 2007’s Taranta! on Side One Dummy.
At the end of December, the band will play a half-dozen shows under the title, "The Wonderlust Kings And Queens Tour: La Familia In Full Swing," though there’s no word on what that actually means....
From the Editor's Floor: Forever The Sickest Kids
LOSS LEADERS
It may seem like FOREVER THE SICKEST KIDS lead a charmed existence. But it’s very possible they might not have existed at all. When six of the members played together in the Flipside, one unlucky night in Dallas almost cost them everything.
In 2005, the Flipside–the pop-punk band featuring current FTSK members...
From the Editor's Floor: Anberlin
KEEPING THE FAITH
For every band preaching about Christian values, there are a hundred yammering on about anarchy and devil worship. But it’s the Christian bands who seem to take the most heat. ANBERLIN vocalist Stephen Christian–who has never classified the band as remotely evangelical–says, “a lot of overtly Christian music is some of the...