May 25, 2009

Earlier this week, we revealed the date-by-date routing and lineups for this summer’s Blink-182 tour/extravaganza. Blink bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus is now confirming all of the information and adding new tidbits (like the fact that Motion City Soundtrack will be playing an opening gig) at his website. He’s also posted the on-sale dates for each. ...

Progressive Tooth & Nail Records outfit Far-Less have announced that they will break up this August following their final summer tour. They will still release their upcoming EP, Headache, and plan to perform throughout the summer, culminating in a finale show featuring the return of former members on August 14 at Greene Street in Greensboro,...

Jay Bennett, former multi-instrumentalist for Wilco, died Sunday May 24 at his home in Urbana, Illinois. He was 45. Although the cause of death is still unknown, Undertow Music Collective (who released Bennett’s 2002 solo album, The Palace At 4 A.M.) made a statement that Bennett passed away in his sleep. Bennett founded the...

Finnish cello wonders Apocalyptica have recently hit it huge in the US with their song, "I Don’t Care" featuring guest vocals from Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace. Despite the success, the band is still struggling with legal battles over the fact that their song, "Path" was used without their consent in a Czech commercial....

Every Time I Die are gearing up for the release of their new album, but until it hits stores, check out the video below of the band in the UK on a recent tour. 6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000″ codebase=”http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0″ width=”700″ height=”380″ id=”kickWidget_104523_186269″ >

Michigan-based Chiodos have released a photo that charts the progress of the band’s work in the studio. The follow-up to Bone Palace Ballet is on the horizon. Check out the picture below right here.