November 18, 2008

Mark Hoppus, frontman of (+44) and former bassist/vocalist of multi-platinum punk act Blink-182, has updated his blog for the first time since the tragic plane crash that took the lives of four and critically injured his bandmate and friend, Travis Barker, nearly two months ago. In the blog, Hoppus touches on spending time with Barker...

Thursday have unveiled the title and release date for their fifth full-length. It’s called Common Existence and is due out on Epitaph February 17th, 2009. The band recently finished mixing the record according to their Twitter page after recording it with producer Dave Fridmann, who also tracked their last proper studio effort, 2006’s A...

Paramore have begun writing for the followup to last year’s platinum-certified Riot!. Frontwoman Hayley Williams cited the "tough year" as influencing the writing. "With the way I write, I feel like I write better from those kinds of intense struggles," she said. "I pull a lot from those experiences. We’ve all learned a...

Equal Vision has signed California pop-punks This Time Next Year. The band is currently recording their debut full-length with Brian McTernan (Circa Survive, Cave In, Thrice), and it’s slated for an ’09 release. They’ve previously released a pair of EPs: 2007’s A Place For You on Escapist and this year’s The Longest Way Home on...

The Matches will soon enter a studio to start demoing for the followup to this year’s A Band In Hope on Epitaph. If the finished record is released by the end of 2009, the band will have issued three in three years (including 2006’s Decomposer).

Saves The Day's Chris Conley, Thrice's Dustin Kensrue, Sparta/Sleepercar's Jim Ward and Jon Foreman of Switchfoot will be playing a benefit show in West Hollywood, CA, on December 19th for Invisible Children. Invisible Children, the non-profit organization that provides education and economic relief to northern Uganda, will also soon start several auctions to raise funds,...

Trophy Scars have detailed the artwork and track listing for their third full-length, Bad Luck, over in a MySpace blog posting. The band is currently looking for a backing label after overcoming financial struggles and a hiatus earlier this year. Their last effort was 2006’s Alphabet. Alphabets. on The Death Scene.

Saves The Day’s Chris Conley recently gave a guided tour of the band’s Electric Ladybug Studios for Synthesis.net. In the clip you can hear clips of some songs from the upcoming Two Tongues debut — the side project featuring Saves The Day bandmate Dave Soloway and Say Anything’s Max Bemis and Cody Linder. There’s...

Despite just joining the band, bassist Tyler Smith has left Greeley Estates. No word on Smith’s permanent replacement, but the band’s tour manager will be filling in for the rest of their current En-Tour-Age with Alesana. They’re supporting Go West Young Man, Let The Evil Go East on Science.