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News 16/09/11

News — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:36:38 +0000

Despite rumours that have been flying around, Black Sabbath have confirmed definitively that they are not planning a reunion. Bands that are currently on hiatus: Good Charlotte. The band have decided to take some time off to think about their future. There’s some good news about Punchline, apparently, they’re in the process of writing some [...]

News 11/04/11

News — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:00:54 +0000

According to Twitter, it looks like MxPx are heading into the studio to begin recording a new album. They join Zebrahead, who are also in the studio, and planning to release in the summer, and Russian Circles, who are recording their fourth album. They’ve been beaten to completion by Alkaline Trio and Matt Skiba, who [...]

News 28/12/2010

News — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:02:48 +0000

Dave Grohl has been recording in his garage and has seven songs for the new Foo Fighters album. Krist Novoselic, Nirvana’s bassist, and Butch Vig, producer of Nevermind are working with him. Mogwai will release Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will on Valentine’s Day (14th February). A legal notice has appeared on LimeWire’s homepage [...]

News 15/09/2010

News — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:43:12 +0000

Maybe we’ll turn it around… Jack’s Mannequin have set up a Twitter. You can check it out here. Less Than Jake are releasing TV/EP on October 12th. It will consist of 16 tracks — and total 13 minutes. Saves The Day’s “Daybreak” will not be out in 2010, unfortunately, according to the latest from Arun. [...]

News 24/08/2010

News — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:44:18 +0000

Thank you for bearing with us during the past few weeks, here is your news — and your free music! Max Bemis has posted a long statement about Say Anything, which you can read here. To summarise though: they’re not splitting up. Check out Sufjan Stevens’s Bandcamp for his new EP. Bedouin Soundclash will release [...]

News 03/08/10

News — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:21:53 +0000

Please note: for the next two weeks, I will be in Hungary covering the Sziget festival. I will do my best to update the site, but there may be some issues with updates, and posts may disappear. Please bear with us, we will return normal service as soon as is humanly possible. In the meantime, [...]

News 21/07/2010

News — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:52:58 +0000

A day late, a buck short… Beau of Saosin has posted on their message board, telling us that the band have parted ways with Cove, their lead singer, but they have not yet found a replacement for him. Sublime with Rome (Sublime with Rome Ramirez instead of Bradley Nowell) will hit the studio in October [...]

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 01/06/2010

News — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:31:18 +0000

It would appear that Saves The Day have left Vagrant Records; they are listed as an alumnus on Vagrant’s website. All Time Low were stopped from playing a second night at Six Flags. The first night, apparently the crowd got a bit excited, and security then sprayed them with mace. The venue then told fans [...]

News 11/05/2010

News — Tue, 11 May 2010 11:00:51 +0000

The Beat are looking to distribute 17 tracks that they have demoed and are currently weighing up their options of going it alone or signing up to a record label. This comes after a short hiatus of 28 years. Jimmy Eat World have announced that we will hear Tom Linton’s voice on an up-and-coming JEW [...]