May 1, 2009

Manchester Orchestra frontman Andy Hull conducts a serious interview with AP from an elevator at the South By Southwest Music festival.

Every Time I Die frontman Keith Buckley waxes cinematic on the more important films of our time. Sort of.  VALLEY GIRL (1983) STARS : Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman, Michael Bowen THE PLOT : I have found myself up late at night wondering where on God’s great earth I could find a movie devoted to the...

Lamb of God guitarist Mark Murton will be taking part in a NHRA racing event on May 2 in St. Louis, MO in support of race car driver and metal fan Shawn Langdon. Morton will be there at the starting line for Langdon’s races at the O’Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals Presented by Castrol at GIR....

Are you Bamboozling this weekend? If so, stop by the AP booth to get your favorite item or appendage autographed by one (or all) of these sweet bands. Check out the lineup: SATURDAY MAY 2 1:15 p.m. – Boys Like Girls 4:15 p.m. – The Cab 7:00 p.m. – Fall Out Boy (first 50 people...

Award-winning Glendale, AZ heavy music powerhouse Job For a Cowboy have completed work on their hotly-anticipated sophomore album, entitled Ruination. The record will see a July 2009 worldwide release date via Metal Blade Records. The follow up to the quintet’s celebrated debut album Genesis, Ruination was recorded at Audio Hammer Productions in Sanford, FL...

Indie record label Saddle Creek have announced the signings of two new bands, The Rural Alberta Advantage and UUVVWWZ. The label is also home to Bright Eyes, Cursive and Tokyo Police Club.

Epitaph rockers Escape The Fate have announced that their shows in Mexico on May 18 and 19 in Monterrey and Mexico City respectively, have been postponed due to the Swine Flu epidemic. The band released this statement: “We are really bummed that we can’t make it down due to this virus but can’t wait...

Misery Index have kicked off their three-week Eastern Canada headlining tour. Immediately following this tour, they will spend a week with Rotten Sound and Maruta touring the east coast in between performances at the Auditory Assault and Maryland Deathfest. A complete listing of tour dates can be found below with more to be...

Green Day fans can pre-order the upcoming album, 21st Century Breakdown, on iTunes now and receive four bonus tracks, two of which will only be included in the pre-order. The limited special edition vinyl/CD art book is also available for pre-order now and features the full length CD, three 10" vinyls and a special book...