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News 19/10/11

News — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:28:27 +0000

A new documentary, “The F-Word” will talk about fatherhood, now that so many of the anti-authoritarian figures of the 90s and early 2000s have taken the plunge and become the ultimate authority — a dad. It features Tim McIlrath (Rise Against), Mark Hoppus (blink-182), and Flea from RHCP. REM, after thirty-one years have decided that [...]

blink-182 — Up All Night

Joe Innes — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:50:48 +0000

In 2005, I thought I’d missed the boat. As blink announced their indefinite hiatus, I cried into my Weetabix, being one of the few who hadn’t seen them live. So, in 2009, when they announced that they were getting back together, I was over the moon. Of course, I expected a bit of a wait [...]

News 16/07/2011

News — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:04:25 +0000

On August 26th, The Movielife will play their last ever gig. The gig will take place in New York City, and tickets are going on sale in the next few days. Looks like Lit are back in the studio after a seven year break. If you want to check out a demo, then you can [...]

News 12/06/11

News — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:54:00 +0000

Matt Skiba has started writing for The Hell, his new project with Atom Willard, previously of The Offspring, Rocket from the Crypt, and Angels & Airwaves According to Hayley Williams speaking on Radio One, Paramore should be recording at the end of the year with a view to releasing new material at the beginning of [...]

News 22/01/10

News — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 22:16:10 +0000

Apologies for the extended winter holiday, I’ve been pretty busy over the past month or so. Here is your news for the past month condensed into one bite-size chunk. As of today, we will be returning to a weekly update. Creed’s Overcome scared off a pack of wolves who were surrounding a 13 year old [...]

News 26/11/10

News — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 19:00:15 +0000

According to a news release on their website, Simple Plan have finished recording a new album. Blink-182 tickets for their UK tour went on sale today, and are already sold out. They will be supported by YouMeAtSix. YouMeAtSix will be releasing the single “Rescue Me” on the 10th January. Blink, on the other hand will [...]

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 05/10/2010

News — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:12:45 +0000

According to The Offspring’s official twitter, the band are back in the studio. If you’re interested in remixing and that sort of thing, Underoath are running a competition with a top prize of $1000. Join in here. Blink-182 are also back in the studio, after a long, long time. Interestingly, Mark Hoppus’s tweet says “recommencing [...]

News 06/07/2010

News — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:00:36 +0000

Apologies for last week’s lack of news… here’s twice as much this week to make up for it! The Academy Is…‘s William Beckett has started work on writing for their fourth album. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco has told the world that the guitar and bass tracks for the new album are now [...]

News 15/06/2010

News — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:00:15 +0000

Kid Cudi was arrested last weekend in New York for criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance. Blink-182 are not going into the studio this month, but sometime this autumn. Interscope will be releasing All Time Low’s next record in January 2011, according to this. Sufjan Stevens and The National have been working on [...]