October 28, 2008

Precariously near the table's edge

So this is kind of a very special blog.     I know this has absolutely nothing to do with music and not even anything to do with fantasy football.   But I received some sad news this evening and I figured that I would completely exploit my blog as a means of catharsis.  ...

Thursday/Envy split streaming in full

The upcoming split LP EP (well, yeah) from Thursday and Envy can now be found streaming in full here. The split is due for release November 4th on Temporary Residence. For Thursday, it’ll follow up 2007’s Kill The House Lights collections CD/DVD (Victory) and 2006’s A City by the Light Divided (Island); for Envy,...

Poison The Well post "Purple Sabbath"

Poison The Well have posted a "new" song to their MySpace page (as part of MySpace’s exclusive single feature, interestingly enough). The track is "Purple Sabbath" and closes their upcoming 7", I/III. It’s the first volume in a recently announced three-part singles series that will feature previously unreleased songs from the recording sessions for...

The Gaslight Anthem / Frank Turner / Polar Bear Club set for European tour next year

The Gaslight Anthem and Polar Bear Club will head over to Europe in February 2009, with Frank Turner likely taking up the middle slot. Gaslight continues to support this year’s The ’59 Sound on Side One Dummy; Turner issued Love, Ire And Song on Xtra Mile; and Polar Bear Club are still on the road...

These Arms Are Snakes / Trap Them / Narrows to tour West Coast

These Arms Are Snakes will be doing a brief West Coast run in December with the decidedly heavier Trap Them and Narrows. TAAS will be supporting the recently Suicide Squeeze-released Tail Swallower & Dove. Trap Them will soon issue their sophomore full-length, Seizures In Barren Praise, on Deathwish November 11th, following up a recent...

Showbread's van and trailer stolen

Solid State screamo-rockers Showbread woke up this morning to find their van and trailer gone. The band is asking for anyone living in or around Rancho Cordova, CA to be on the lookout: "Everything we have in the world is in that van and trailer. Every piece of equipment, every piece of luggage,...

Let Me Run set to release debut

New Brunswick, NJ act Let Me Run have set their debut full-length for release. Meet Me At The Bottom will be released January 20th on XOXO Records. The band formed in mid-2007 and released a demo CD-R shortly thereafter. They claim influences such as Hot Water Music and Jawbreaker. Two songs from the album...

From the Editor's Floor: Bring Me The Horizon

BRING ME THE DRAMA Few subjects are taboo to BRING ME THE HORIZON vocalist OLI SYKES-unless you are discussing his ex-girlfriend Sarah-Jayne Whiteley. The vocalist usually refuses to open up at any length about his relationship with her, but does hint that the band’s debut album Count Your Blessings did explore their time together. “On...