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News 15/08/2011

News — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:27:33 +0000

According to an e-mail sent out to their mailing list, “innerpartysystem is going on indefinite hiatus”. The tone of the e-mail was quietly optimistic for a potential future reunion, and there certainly doesn’t seem to be any animosity between the band members. Sum 41 have been forced to cancel more gigs as a result of [...]

News 13/03/11

News — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:20:37 +0000

Alexisonfire are working on new material. According to their twitter, “[t]his shit’s so heavy it’s going to make Dogs Blood look like a ska record!!!” The Hell is a new band which comprises Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio) and Atom Willard (Rocket From The Crypt, The Offspring, Angels & Airwaves). In more Matt Skiba related news, [...]

News 22/10/10

News — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:58:38 +0000

Check out an interview with Greg Graffin (of Bad Religion) on Chuck Pahalniuk (the guy who wrote Fight Club)‘s website. It’s here. Streetlight Manifesto will be spending the next few months recording, and are in the middle of planning a 2011 international tour. If you’re interested in keeping track of blink-182’s progress, then you can [...]

News 14/10/10

News — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:06:22 +0000

There’s a really interesting interview with Indy Powers, Brand New’s (amongst others’) tour manager here. 4AD have signed Iron & Wine, who will be releasing Kiss Each Other Clean in January. Brooklyn, New York will soon be home to a free recording studio, thanks to Converse (yes, the shoe company). You can check out more [...]

News 22/06/2010

News — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:47:32 +0000

Paul Gray, Slipknot’s bassist who died recently, died of an accidental morphine overdose according to his autopsy report. A large number of artists, led by Korn’s Jonathan Davies, have decided to boycott BP products as a result of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The artists, including Disturbed, Rise Against, Lady Gaga, Godsmack, [...]

News 06/04/2010

News — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:00:44 +0000

Apologies for last week’s lack of news, I was in Hungary. Emo’s Annex have banned Fat Mike from the venue after his now infamous Cokie the Clown gig as part of SXSW. You can read more about the gig here. Viking Funeral is a new label, started by Fletcher Dragge (Pennywise) and Ken Seaton of [...]

News 23/02/2010

News — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:00:38 +0000

Straylight Run have announced that they are now on an “indefinite hiatus”. However, Shaun has quit the band for good. Zoli Teglas (Ignite) is Pennywise’s new vocalist. Allegedly, it happened as a result of a misdialled telephone number. As part of the Olympic celebrations in Vancouver, a project called “LiveCity” was conceived, to bring live [...]

News 22/12/09

News — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:00:12 +0000

Kurt Cobain’s mother has been awarded temporary guardianship of his daughter, Frances Bean. Courtney Love is not mentioned in the court papers, and no reason is given for the decision. This is the second time Love has lost custody of her daughter. AFI, Sick of it all, and The Dear and Departed have announced some [...]

Alexisonfire — Old Crows, Young Cardinals

Joe Innes — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:31:34 +0000

As you may recall, I thought that Crisis was a terrible album compared to Alexisonfire’s previous stuff. Old Crows, Young Cardinals seems to be a step back in the right direction for the band. Lyrically, Alexisonfire have always been a touch on the comical side — and this album is no exception. Musically, though, Watch [...]

Alexisonfire — Crisis

Joe Innes — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:27:12 +0000

Alexisonfire’s latest offering to the world of hardcore was somewhat disappointing compared to previous albums. Watch Out! is definitely among the genre leaders as an album, but sadly, Crisis falls somewhat short of the extremely high standard the band have previously set themselves. That’s not to say that this album isn’t good – it is. [...]