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News 13/12/11

News — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:59:04 +0000

There has been some talk recently of a Flight of The Conchords film, and it’s looking very much like that could happen in the not-too-distant future. The Streets is officially finished. The group went their separate ways after their final gig at the end of November. Streetlight Manifesto have claimed that they are about 90% [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Rise Against — Endgame

Joe Innes — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:24:18 +0000

Recently, I’ve become somewhat disillusioned musically. I’ve strayed away from my favourite bands, or listened to their old albums on repeat. I’m fully aware of how Pitchfork this sounds, but most of the stuff that’s come out in the past year or two has just been of a much lower quality than before. Less innovative, [...]

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 22/01/10

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 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 07/09/2010

News — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:57:00 +0000

Deftones will be touring the UK in late November, and they will be supported on all of those dates by Coheed & Cambria. On October 5th, Rise Against will be releasing a DVD called Another Station: Another Mile. It’s a collection of 14 live performances from across the globe. According to their tumblr, Every Avenue [...]

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 [...]