November 19, 2009

Alkaline Trio discuss creation of Heart & Skull imprint

Yesterday, we brought you news of Alkaline Trio signing with Epitaph Records. The band have formed their own Heart & Skull label, as well, and will be co-releasing the new record. "We made the decision to form Heart & Skull to put out our own records after having been through every kind of label...

Never Shout Never announce acoustic tour

Never Shout Never–the project of singer/songwriter Christofer Drew–will hit the road in January for a solo acoustic tour in support of the band’s upcoming mini-album, What Is Love?. Songs from the mini-album will be released in a Hot Topic-exclusive EP on Dec. 8, to be followed by a digital version on Dec. 15. What Is...

The Starting Line to reunite for Philadelphia show this December

Well, the rumors were true, at least for one night: The Starting Line will reassemble for a single show on Dec. 29 at the TLA in Philadelphia. Tickets will go on sale this Saturday, Nov. 21 at noon EST here. "We all got together for the Somebody’s Gonna Miss Us release party last week...

Thrice lose guitarist for several shows, possibly entire tour

Thrice have announced that guitarist/keyboardist Teppei Teranishi has had to leave the band during their current tour due to a family emergency. Teranishi will miss the band's next few shows and possibly the remainder of Thrice's headlining tour with the Dear Hunter. A message from the band on their website reads: "Teppei had to leave...

Motion City Soundtrack release "Disappear" video

Motion City Soundtrack have released the video for "Disappear," taken from their forthcoming fourth album, My Dinosaur Life, out Jan. 19 on Columbia. You can view it below, and once you're done getting creeped out by it, you can peep the band's early-2010 tour dates here. Motion City Soundrack – “Disappear”Motion City Soundtrack | MySpace...

The List On AP: Are Instruments Instrumental?

We know you’re totally in love with Glee, and don’t tell us it’s because Puck’s Mohawk is super-hot or the sexual tension between Rachel and Finn is too juicy to miss or that Sue Sylvester’s one-liners are the stuff of legendary TV writing (even though all of the above is true). We know the real...

Various Artists

Various Artists Memoria: A Tribute To The Alternative 90’s [2/5] It’s difficult to believe that it’s been 15 years since the death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, an event that in many ways marked the end of the alternative rock movement and ushered in a new era of Tool Academy-worthy mooks in baseball caps...