December 23, 2008

In Memoriam

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus will release a limited edition vinyl version of their Feb 2009 album Lonely Road on Virgin. The vinyl will include different artwork, content not found on the CD version, and of course, the album in CD form. Below is the cover of the vinyl.

Ben Kweller has officially set a release date for his upcoming full-length, Changing Horses. The appropriately titled and self-produced affair is promised to be "full-blown country," and will be issued by ATO on February 3rd, 2009. Kweller will support Changing Horses with a full North American tour. West Coast dates are promised soon. ...

These Arms Are Snakes have announced a tour for early 2009 with Clouds. All The Saints will appear on the first leg, with Young Widows taking their place the second. These Pancakes Are Delicious are supporting this year’s Suicide Squeeze debut, Tail Swallower & Dove. Clouds reminded everyone We Are Above You earlier...

Screamo supergroup United Nations have had their MySpace page deleted. It was formerly at this link. The deletion comes just a month and a half after the band had their Facebook page removed for legal issues. The band posed a rhetorical question in response: "What will they remove next?" They’re also encouraging fans to...

St. Louis music venue the Creepy Crawl will be closing down after a show on December 27th. The reasons as to why are not available on the venue website, so any informative links would be appreciated. A veritable wealth of bands have played the venue, including Death Cab For Cutie, the White Stripes, Bad Brains,...

Robotic Empire has some updates for us. Firstly, the label has launched the Robotic Obscurities series, where they’ll feature rare/unreleased/demo/live media, including both MP3s and videos. It’s in a blog format that you can check out here. Recent posts include live material from the short-lived Track Of Monarchs project (Neil Perry) and the discography...

Afternoon Records has posted the title track from the recent debut full-length from indie-pop act Now, Now Every Children. You can download "Cars" here.

Warner Bros. has confirmed that My Chemical Romance, with the help of "Watchmen" director Zack Snyder, have been filming a music video in Los Angeles for their cover of Bob Dylan’s "Desolation Row". As reported earlier, the band recorded the cover for the film adaptation of "Watchmen". The film, scheduled to be released in March...