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Touche Amore announce headlining tour with Pianos Become The Teeth, Seahaven
Screamo revivalists Touche Amore have announced their first North American headlining tour in support of this year's positively brilliant Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me. Along for the ride will be Pianos Become The Teeth and Seahaven, as well as Circle Takes The Square on the first few shows. Dates: 10/28 Gainesville, FL @ Double […]
Dubstep pioneers Skream and Benga book North American tour
U.K. dubstep pioneers Skream and Benga [pictured] are headed to North America this fall for a co-headlining tour which kicks off Oct. 19 in Chicago. The pair will end their tour Oct. 31 in Denver, at which point Benga will play a handful of solo shows in early November. Dates: 19-Oct The Mid – Chicago […]
Explosions In The Sky release "Be Comfortable, Creature" video, world tour dates
Post-rockers Explosions In The Sky have released the latest video off their new full-length, Take Care, Take Care, Take Care, for the song “Be Comfortable, Creature.” The nearly 10-minute clip was directed by Paul Logan. Watch it below: You can catch the band on tour from now until early next year as they traverse North America, […]
AFI breakup statement a hoax; band still together
UPDATE 12:04 p.m.: AP has confirmed that the statement AFI News HQ received is official—AFI have not broken up. The message board thread in question has been deleted. These aren't the droids you're looking for. Drummer Adam Carson confirmed the hoax on his Twitter, joking, “We would have totally written a better press release…” UPDATE 11:51 […]
Exclusive: Routing, lineup revealed for Fearless Friends Tour
Alternative Press can exclusively present to you the full lineup and routing for this fall's Fearless Friends Tour. Headlined by Blessthefall, the tour will kick off in their homestate of Arizona on Nov. 9 and run through Dec. 16, ending right back in BTF's home state. (We promise it's going to other places, too; scope […]
Mike Pedicone speaks on his firing from My Chemical Romance
Mike Pedicone has spoken out on his recent dismissal from My Chemical Romance. As he writes to Kerrang!: “To the media, my colleagues in the music industry, and, most importantly, the fans of My Chemical Romance. As many of you have heard by now, on Thursday evening I was let go as the touring drummer […]
Panic! At The Disco, Coheed And Cambria, Blaqk Audio on "Batman: Arkham City" soundtrack
Details have been announced for the soundtrack to the upcoming video game Batman: Arkham City. The soundtrack, out Oct. 4 on Watertower Music, features new, original songs from Panic! At The Disco [pictured], Coheed And Cambria, AFI side project Blaqk Audio, Deftones side project †††, the Damned Things and more. “I write in a very conceptual format […]
We Came As Romans - Understanding What We've Grown To Be
We Came As Romans Understanding What We’ve Grown To Be Let's cut to the proverbial chase: If you like We Came As Romans, you will like Understanding What We've Grown To Be. The album is a close cousin of WCAR's freshman effort, 2009's To Plant A Seed, from growler David Stephens' occasionally indecipherable, generally powerful grunting to […]
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong booted from flight for sagging pants
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong was removed from a flight yesterday for, if you can believe it, not pulling up his pants. According to ABC 7, as the singer boarded a Southwest flight from Oakland, California, headed to Burbank, California, on Sept. 1, he was approached by a flight attendant who asked him to […]