Informal Poll: Is a Fall Out Boy "ICON" CD necessary?
Last month, Island released an ICON CD from Fall Out Boy. ICON is a low-budget compilation series usually reserved for older, long-gone artists (other ICON releases within the same time frame include Michael Jackson, Dean Martin and Diana Ross, for example). As most of us know, Fall Out Boy has only been broken up (or...
Green Day to induct Guns 'N Roses into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Green Day will reportedly induct Guns 'N Roses into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame at the Apr. 14 ceremony in Cleveland. It's unclear who in GNR will be attending, given the band's tumultuous history: “'Everyone has been asking me what's going to happen [at the Hall of Fame],” Slash told Rolling Stone earlier...
Decibel Magazine tour date in Columbus, OH moved for religious reasons
The Decibel Magazine tour, headlined by Behemoth (above), has been forced to move venues in Columbus, Ohio due to “religious conflicts with the venue owners” of the Brewmaster's Gate, according to the press release. The show, slated for Apr. 11, will be at Al Rosa's in Columbus instead. Behemoth frontman Nergal had this to say...
Hot Water Music add shows around Bamboozle: NYC, Philly, Pomona
Hot Water Music has added a few new shows around their scheduled performance at Bamboozle next month. Check out the dates below. May 16 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church – Album Release Show w/ White Wives and Daylight May 22 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theater (2ND SHOW ADDED DUE TO DEMAND)...
Eisley touring the midwest this summer
Eisley has announced a summer tour, with the majority of the dates taking place in the midwest. Info below. Jun 28 Shreveport, LA @ Media Star Entertainment Hall Jun 29 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon Jun 30 Little Rock, AR @ Stickyz Rock'N'Roll Chicken Shack Jul 02 Springfield, MO @ Outland Ballroom Jul 03...
Make Do And Mend release video for "Unknowingly Strong" (Acoustic)
Make Do And Mend has unveiled a video for “Unknowingly Strong” from their acoustic Part And Parcel EP. Check it out below. The band's new full-length is due out this summer via Rise.
Check out the art for Expire's new album "Pendulum Swings"
Expire will release their new album Pendulum Swings on May 22 via Bridge Nine; check out the cover art below. Another section of their documentary is streaming below as well.
Album sales up in 2011; first increase since 2004
Discmakers has an interesting report culled from a series of sources that indicates album sales were up in 2011 by 1.3%. While that growth is incremental by nearly any measurement, it's notable because it's the first increase in album sales since 2004: “Sourcing this info from multiple reports, the numbers don’t add up precisely, but...
The next generation of the Beatles on the way?
For decades fans and journalists alike have heard bands billed as the “next Beatles” only to have the bands flame out and not live up to such mammoth expecations, but now it seems there's an inkling among the children of the actual Beatles to form a group of their own, the literal “next Beatles.” At...