January 13, 2009

Warner Bros. Records will be releasing a compilation of some of its current bands taking on alumni acts. It includes the likes of Against Me! shockingly taking on the Replacements ("Here Comes A Regular"), Taking Back Sunday tackling Tom Petty ("You Wreck Me") and the Used trying Talking Heads ("Burning Down The House"). Covered,...

Iowa’s heavy-metal quintet and Hot Topic‘s current featured band, Too Pure to Die, have released their sophomore record, Confess, today on Trustkill. Confess was co-produced by Zeuss and Hatebreed‘s Jamey Jasta and is available in its entirety to stream on Myspace. TPTD will begin a tour next week with Catalepsy. Dates are as follows:...

City and Colour‘s Juno award-winning album Sometimes is now available in physical form in the U.S. on Vagrant. The album, originally released in Canada, is the first from the Alexisonfire singer, Dallas Green and features the 2005 singles "Save Your Scissors" and "Comin’ Home". Click here to purchase. Vagrant Records is also running a contest...

Bring Me The Horizon's video for "Chelsea Smile" has been premiered. The track is lifted from their 2008 debut on Epitaph, Suicide Season.

Equal Vision synth-driven metalcore act Sky Eats Airplane have announced they will be parting ways with drummer Kenny Schick early next month. The band’s official statement reads: "Kenny, our drummer, has decided that he wants to focus on more important things in his life such as his girlfriend and life at...

Emery have announced a short set of dates in Europe. The routing includes a few appearances at the traveling Give It A Name Festival. The band is supporting their 2008 EP on Tooth & Nail, When Broken Hearts Prevail. They’re slated to release their next full-length, …In Shallow Seas We Sail, this coming summer. ...

Kenneth Vasoli, frontman for Person L and the Starting Line, has announced a few solo shows. He’ll be playing the east coast with Fiction Family, who features Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman and Nickel Creek guitarist Sean Watkins. 1/20 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom 1/21 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club 1/22 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe...

According to an interview with MTV, pop-punk guru Mark Hoppus has revealed that he has been working on a solo record since last August. This means (+44), his post Blink-182 project with former Blink drummer Travis Barker, are likely broken as both he and Barker plan solo records. Hoppus explains: “Since late August of last...

Smallman Records has detailed the next Propahandhi full-length. The long-awaited, Blasting Room-recorded album is dubbed Supporting Caste and will be released March 10th via Smallman in Canada. You can scope the cover art here. The band’s American label, Fat Wreck Chords, hasn’t yet mentioned a release date stateside. The band’s last release was...