March 5, 2009

xDeathstarx have announced this year’s Facedown Fest, to be held on April 4 at the Glasshouse in Pomona, California, will be their last show. Vocalist Eric Gregson stated: "We have decided to pull the plug on xDeathstarx. We’re all moving on and we’d like to thank everyone who has supported us...

Shook Ones will head over to Europe in April, with accompaniment by German punks Red Tape Parade. Shooks are having work completed on their new, as-yet-untitled full-length debut for Paper + Plastick, while Red Tape Parade have a split 7" with Ghostchant due out soon. Both bands last released respective split 7"s with End...

Clothing chain Banana Republic has partnered up with a variety of musicians for their new “City Stories” campaign, viewable here. There, you can find interviews, performances and more from Dashboard Confessional, OK Go, Liz Phair and others. A free, three-song digital EP featuring an unreleased OK Go track, as well as songs from Liz Phair...

Epitaph has detailed the debut full-length from alt/indie-rockers Settle. The record is titled At Home We Are Tourists and is set for a May 19th release. You can stream "I Saw An Inferno Once" at their MySpace page. At Home We Are Tourists track listing: Grand Marshall’s Mooncloth Robes Naked At A Family...

Envy On The Coast have revealed details about the recording of their upcoming sophomore full-length. A news brief on the Photo Finish website says that the band will begin recording on March 23 in Los Angeles with producer Sean Beavan (Nine Inch Nails, No Doubt). Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor and Glassjaw guitarist Justin Beck are...

Strung Out‘s "Lost Motel" can now be downloaded as an MP3 here. The song is from the band’s forthcoming collections disc, Painkillers & Prototypes, due out on Fat Wreck March 31st.

Fearless quintet Mayday Parade have announced via blog that they will be heading to the studio on the 30th of March to record a new album. "We’re not making this record too different from the last one…", writes drummer Jake Bundrick. "We’re just focusing on making the heavy parts heavier and the sad...

Silverstein have posted a clip of "Vices" over at their MySpace page. The full song will be on the band’s forthcoming album for Victory, A Shipwreck In The Sand, due out on March 31st and following up 2007’s Arrivals & Departures.

Mark Hoppus indicated on his Twitter page late last night that a tentative tour routing has been set for Blink-182‘s highly anticipated reunion tour. He didn’t reveal just what that routing was, though. The tour is expected to be in the summer, with the band currently at work on their first album since 2003’s...