November 14, 2008

AP EXCLUSIVE: A review of the Thorns Of Life (Blake Schwarzenbach, Aaron Cometbus) show

UPDATE: There are now multiple live videos of the show below. The Thorns Of Life played their second show ever earlier tonight at a party in Brooklyn at a house that looked straight out of 1982: worn, dog-eared books lined the high shelf bordered along the walls of the room while the wallpaper cracked,...

The Thermals sign to Kill Rock Stars

Lauded indie-rockers the Thermals have inked with Kill Rock Stars. The label will issue the band’s next full-length, Now We Can SEe, on April 9th, 2009. The release will be preceded by the When I Died 7" single. The band spent several years with Sub Pop Records, who last released The Body, The...

Fear Before / Heavy Heavy Low / Dr. Manhattan touring later this month

Fear Before will be heading on the road later this month with frequent touring buddies Heavy Heavy Low Low, as well as Dr. Manhattan. The headliners will be supporting their new self-titled full-length on Equal Vision. Heavy Heavy Low Low released Turtle Nipple And The Toxic Shock earlier this year on Ferret imprint New...

Forgive Durden post "Life Is Looking Up" video

Forgive Durden have unveiled the first video from their most recent album, Razia’s Shadow: A Musical. The clip is for the track "Life Is Looking Up." Razia’s Shadow recently came out on Fueled By Ramen and features a plethora of guests from bands like Panic At The Disco, Say Anything, Saves The Day, mewithoutYou,...

Finale (Keith Buckley) post new music

Finale, the side project for Every Time I Die frontman Keith Buckley, have put up several new songs from their most recent demo. You can find the songs streaming on their MySpace page.

Mouthpiece discography set for release

Revelation Records will be releasing a discography for mid-90s New Jersey straight-edge hardcore act Mouthpiece. Can’t Kill What’s Inside: The Complete Discography will presumably include the full-lengths What Was Said and Where Do I Begin as well as the Face Tomorrow and sef-titled EPs. You can check out the cover art here. The...

Blake Schwarzenbach's new band get name, play NYC tonight

Following up on the exciting news posted earlier this week about former Jawbreaker/Jets To Brazil frontman Blake Schwarzenbach returning to live music with a new band, we have learned a few more details. First, according to former Lookout! Records owner Larry Livermore, Schwarzenbach’s new band are called the Thorns Of Life; given Schwarzenbach’s affection...