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Dinosaur Jr frontman J. Mascis has announced the formation of Witch, his new band with Feathers members Kyle Thomas and Asa Irons, and friend Dave Sweetapple. As has been consistent with both Dinosaur Jr and Mascis' solo output as J. Mascis + The Fog, Witch are described as having "a classic-rock metal sound reminiscent to […]

Hot on the heels of yesterday's announcement that Matchbook Romance will be headlining the 2006 Take Action! Tour, three more bands have been rumored for the trek: Silverstein, Emery and Amber Pacific. The trek is still slated to begin on March 1, 2006 in Baltimore, Maryland; no word on a confirmed routing yet, but we […]

To all who are trying to contact Alternative Press via phone or e-mail right now and are getting no response: We are currently having some problems with our network at the office, and have had no internet or phone capabilities since Monday. We are hard at work fixing this problem, and we hope to be […]

So you might be asking yourself why there was no news this past Friday. Well, I'll tell you why, my little netizens — it was because the AP crew was in Chicago at the mammoth Flower15 extravaganza from Friday through Sunday. Things you missed, if you blew it and didn't show up: The […]

11/14-11/18 – Bright Eyes, the Hives, Weezer, the White Stripes (videos) on Oven Fresh [FUSE] 11/15 – Patti Smith on Craig Ferguson [CBS] 11/15 – The Sounds on Carson Daly [NBC] 11/16 – The All-American Rejects on Daily Download [FUSE] 11/16 – Neil Diamond on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC] 11/17 – 311, From Autumn To Ashes […]

The (International) Noise Conspiracy have announced their U.S. tourdates this winter. Bands opening for T(I)NC include Circa Survive, Nightmare Of You, Danko Jones and These Arms Are Snakes. The band will also be opening for My Chemical Romance on their only Canadian stop for the rest of this year. All dates below (courtesy of Punknews.org); […]

Epitaph Records band Matchbook Romance have been announced as the headliners of the 2006 Take Action! Tour. The tour will begin on March 1 in Baltimore, Maryland, and Sub City Records, the tour's main sponsor, has promised that it will traverse all of the United States. Former headliners of the tour include Sugercult, Hawthorne Heights, […]

Deep Elm Records have announced the newest addition to their roster: Long Island punk band Small Arms Dealer. The label will release the band's debut full-length, A Single Unifying Theory on Feb. 7, 2006. The album was produced by Phil Douglas of Deep Elm labelmates Latterman. You can hear some tracks off the record by […]

Only a month after having $80,000 worth of equipment stolen from them while on tour in the U.S., Victory Records band Streetlight Manifesto have been robbed again while on tour in Europe, this time losing about $4,000 worth of gear, including a 24-track hard-drive recorder the band have been using to record recent shows. The […]

New Solid State Records band August Burns Red have just released their label debut, Thrill Seeker, and to check the disc out, an e-card has been posted for the release, viewable here. The band are also on the road from now through the end of December with Bury Your Dead and Ed Gein, among others; […]

The White Stripes have released the video for "The Denial Twist," the latest single off their recent album Get Behind Me Satan. The video can be viewed in QuickTime or Window Media lo/med/hi). The band are currently on a comprehensive world tour in support of Satan through February 2006, including stops in Europe, Japan […]

Vagrant band From Autumn To Ashes have just announced the dates for the third leg of their current "Abandon Your Friends Tour," the title of which is taken from the band's new album, Abandon Your Friends, which was released this past August. This third set of dates will run from Dec. 1-15 and focus mainly […]

Relapse Records metal monsters Mastodon have announced the impending release of their first ever DVD, titled The Workhorse Chronicles, as well as Call Of The Mastodon, a remixed and remastered collection of their first-ever recording session. ""We had been wanting to do a DVD for awhile," bassist Troy Sanders comments, "and figured that with all […]

Recent AP cover stars Coheed And Cambria have released their video for "The Suffering," the second single off their new album, Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through The Eyes Of Madness. You can view the clip in QuickTime, Windows Media or Real Video. Once you give the video a view […]

Less Than Jake drummer/lyricist/Svengali/caffeine addict/all-around nice guy Vinnie phoned up AP earlier today to give us the scoop about the band's new album, In With The Out Crowd, as well as what their tour plans are for early 2006. “There’s going to be 13 songs on the record, and there’s going to be either […]

Former AP cover stars Story Of The Year have announced a second salvo of tourdates, this time in December. The band will first do a handful of radio shows alongside such bands as My Chemical Romance and 30 Seconds To Mars before doing a week's worth of headlining shows throughout the East Coast and Midwest […]

Bling Fest, a benefit skate demo/concert to raise money for A Static Lullaby bassist Phil Pirrone, will take place on November 19 at the Epicentre in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Playing are A Static Lullaby, Letter Kills, A Thorn For Every Heart, Take The Crown and Dose Of Adolescence, with skating from Eric Koston, Andrew Reynolds, […]

Christian metalcore band Zao have announced plans to return to the studio in January 2006 to record the follow-up to 2004's Ferret debut The Funeral Of God. The band are currently at home in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, demoing songs, but will begin recording with legendary producer Steve Albini (Nirvana, Slint, Pixies) in January. The group currently […]

Pitchfork is reporting that Icelandic stratospherists Sigur Rós have announced their U.S. tour plans. The quartet (who you can read more about in AP 209, on sale now!) will spend February traversing the East Coast, Midwest and South. Take that, California! The band will be supporting their new full-length, Takk…, which came out in September. […]

Nitro Records act (and one of AP's 100 Bands You Need To Know in 2005) A Wilhelm Scream have announced that their music video for "The Soft Sell" will be available via MTV On Demand from Friday, December 9th through Wednesday, January 5th. MTV On Demand is available through Comcast and Charter cable companies. […]