October 16, 2008

Blink-182 and the Starting Line are the latest bands to post a wealth of albums for streaming on MySpace. You can check out Blink-182’s studio albums at their MySpace page, and all of the Starting Line’s albums (aside from 2007’s Direction) at their MySpace page. One senses a trend developing as the newly launched...

Reel Big Fish have announced via a MySpace bulletin that their next album will be released on January 22, 2009. No word on a backing label yet from the unsigned band. Rock Ridge Music released the band’s last: 2007’s DVD-accompanied Monkeys For Nothin’ And The Chimps For Free.

Run For Cover has added two pop-punk acts to their roster: Kingston, PA’s Title Fight and Boston’s Transit. No word on new releases from either band just yet. Title Fight last released the Kingston 7" earlier this year and a split EP with the Erection Kids last year, both on FlightPlan. Transit released...

Leathermouth, the hardcore side-project of My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero, have signed to Epitaph. Iero had this to say about the decision to sign with the California label: "[It] was a real no brainer. I’ve been a fan of the label ever since I was young. They take chances with the artists they work...

Green Day have posted another studio video as they continue to work on the followup to 2004's American Idiot with producer Butch Vig. The album will presumably be out in 2009 on Reprise.

Dustin Kensrue will be digitally releasing a Christmas album in mid-November. This Good Night Is Still Everywhere, as it’s titled, will have eight covers and two originals, with the songs mixed by Thrice bandmate Teppei Teranshini. "I love Christmas music so it was a lot of fun to do this," says Kensrue in...

Frankie Venom, original frontman for long-running Canadian punk / new wave act Teenage Head, passed away yesterday from cancer at the age of 51. Frank Kerr, as he was legally known, fronted the band at their inception in 1972 until 1986, when he was replaced by Dave Desroches. As they were one of the...