Motion City Soundtrack, Relient K, 15 More Added to Bamboozle
New Jersey's The Bamboozle Festival has added 17 new artists over both days of the event. The new additions range from AP-favorite Motion City Soundtrack to up-and-coming hip-hop artist and former child star Drake. The complete list of new artists includes: Saturday May 1st: Drake Bullet for My Valentine 100 Monkeys Bobby Long Escape the...
Every Time I Die plan spring tour with Four Year Strong
Hardcore veterans Every Time I Die have announced spring tour dates, bringing along with them Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, and Trapped Under Ice. ETID is supporting their 2009 release New Junk Aesthetic while Four Year Strong will be supporting their upcoming album Enemy of the World, out March 9th.
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Ticketmaster and Live Nation merger approved
The merger between ticketing behemoth Ticketmaster and Live Nation–the world’s largest concert promoter–has reportedly received approval from the U.S. Department of Justice. Live Nation announced plans to buy Ticketmaster last February for about $400 million in stock. Due to massive criticism from anti-trust agencies, artists and other organizations, the DOJ investigated the merger, which was...
The Spill Canvas
The Spill Canvas Abnormalities EP [3.5/5]
The Spill Canvas have been testing the patience of their fans over the past year. The South Dakota foursome’s last full-length, No Really, I’m Fine, came out in the fall of 2007, and the band offered a few appeasements of an EP, Honestly, I’m Doing Okay, and a...
Chalkboard Confessional: The Wonder Years
With a battle cry of “I’m not sad anymore” on their new album, The Upsides, Philadelphia-based pop-punk quintet THE WONDER YEARS are pushing positivity. But in a world with a “FML” mentality, where does a band derive the inspiration to rally for happy? Vocalist DAN “SOUPY” CAMPBELL reveals to writer LUCY ALBERS that a solid...