New Found Glory and Dashboard Confessional to cover each other on split 7-inch
According to a tweet by New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert, NFG and Dashboard Confessional are working on a split 7-inch that will feature each band covering the others' songs. Which Dashboard songs do you hope NFG will cover and vice versa?
Quietdrive added to Minneapolis stop of Fall Ball
Minnesota pop-rockers Quietdrive have been added as a special guest to the Minneapolis stop of the AP Tour Fall Ball on Oct. 2. They replace Set Your Goals, who dropped off a portion of the Fall Ball due to illness. Quietdrive will be performing in Minneapolis only; Fall Ball organizers are currently working on securing...
Set Your Goals to rejoin AP Tour Fall Ball starting Oct. 10
Due to an ongoing health issue with one of their band members, Bay Area popcore sextet Set Your Goals have been forced to drop off the next eight stops of the AP Tour Fall Ball. The band will rejoin the tour starting Oct. 10 in Chico, California. They had this to say:
"We wanted...
Blessthefall stream new album
Phoenix quintet Blessthefall are now streaming their upcoming album, Witness, in it’s entirety via Myspace Music.
Witness, the band’s debut release on Fearless Records, is scheduled to hit stores on October 6th.
Davey Havok lends his voice to animated flick Godkiller
While AFI were recording their latest full-length, Crash Love, frontman Davey Havok found time to lay down a voiceover performance in the animated sci-fi movie, Godkiller Part 1, which hits stores on DVD Oct. 6. Havok plays the film’s antagonist–a fallen god named “Dragos.” Check out the trailer below. Godkiller – Official Trailer from Halo-8...
Altpress Exclusive: Members of the Sex Pistols, Vandals among guests at Johnny Ramone tribute
The fifth annual Johnny Ramone tribute event will be held Oct. 3 at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. The event will feature screenings of the 1977 Ramones concert film, It’s Alive, and the world premiere of the 3-D presentation of Night Of The Living Dead. Star 98.7‘s "Complete Control Radio" DJ Joe Sib...
Person L announce release date, tour with John Nolan
Person L, the project of ex-Starting Line frontman Kenneth Vasoli, have revealed that their second full-length, The Positives will be released Nov. 17. The band premiered the album’s title track today on their MySpace page. Vasoli had this to say about the new album: "We were aiming to keep a very raw and dirty quality...
Thursday/Dillinger Escape Plan/Fake Problems tour announced
Three letters: W-O-W. Thursday will team up with the Dillinger Escape Plan and Fake Problems for a two-week tour this December that will surely be the best Festivus present anyone could receive. Dates below: 12/04 – Farmingdale NY / The Crazy Donkey 12/05 – Syracuse NY / Lost Horizon 12/06 – Montreal QC / Foufounes...
DJ AM's death ruled accidental "acute intoxication"
According to reports, the New York City medical examiner has ruled the death of Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein the result of an accidental overdose. The examination’s findings will reportedly cite the cause of death as “acute intoxication” from a combination of cocaine, oxycodone, Vicodin, Ativan, Klonopin, Xanax, Benadryl and Levamisole. Goldstein was found dead in...