Forever the Sickest Kids decide not to skip Hoodwink
Even though Forever The Sickest Kids already announced plans to cancel their performance at tonight's Hoodwink Festival due to health concerns, they've changed their minds. Though vocalist Jonathan Cook really does have laryngitis, he has decided to fight through it in order for the band to perform Avril Lavigne covers as scheduled. The west coast...
OC Register talks to Thrice
Orange County source the Oc Register recently had an exclusive in-studio chat with Thrice as the band continue to work their new album. The writer who was able to hear new material described the songs as "a half-dozen groove-heavy works-in-progress." Working titles include “Toronto,” “Swing,” “Beggars,” “Robots” and “WTFOMG.” No word on yet a release...
The Used Perform And Talk With AP @ SXSW
Check out this exclusive interview with THE USED and footage of their performance at AP’s South By Southwest party.
Rise Against to release 7" through Fat Wreck
Rise Against will be releasing a new 7" through Fat Wreck Chords. It’ll have two previously unreleased B-sides from the recording sessions for last year’s Appeal To Reason.
"So we lost a bet to Fat Mike, and along with our first born children, he asked for an exclusive seven inch with two new, unreleased...
Mark Hoppus to work with Saosin
Blink-182‘s Mark Hoppus will be lending a hand on Saosin‘s upcoming follow-up to their self-titled 2006 full-length debut. Hoppus revealed the news with his social networking tool of choice these days–Twitter. He said: “next week’s gonna be crazy. blink182 rehearsal, another remix, mcs pre-production, work with saosin on a couple of songs. i heart my...
Altpress Exclusive: Interview and performance with the Used
One of the perks of throwing our own party at the South By Southwest Music Festival is that when sweet bands like THE USED play, we can corner them in the green room (technically, that description is true) and ask them a few questions about their upcoming full-length, Artwork, and anything else that crosses our...
Oceana post two new songs
Oceana have added two new songs to their MySpace player.
The tracks, "The Family Disease" and "Mother Love," come from the band’s upcoming Rise full-length, Birtheater, due out May 26th.
Taking Back Sunday set up hotline to hear new song
Taking Back Sunday have posted a phone number that leads to a message from frontman Adam Lazzara and a clip from the song, "Sink Into Me," which will appear on the band’s upcoming album, New Again. The call also registers you to receive text messages from the band during the coming months.
The number to...
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus touring with Secondhand Serenade
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus has embarked on a tour with Secondhand Serenade.
The former is out in support of Lonely Road, released earlier this year on Virgin. Secondhand Serenade recently issued a deluxe version of their 2008 full-length, A Twist In My Story, on Glassnote.
We recently spoke with SS frontman John Vesely.
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