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News 14/01/12

News — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:50:27 +0000

The best Christmas present I could ever hope for was this next bit of news: R. Kelly has written another 32 chapters for his hip-hopera, Trapped in the Closet. The news was bittersweet, however. While the chapters have been written, Kelly is currently struggling to find funding for the epic. Following in Hawthorne Heights’ footsteps, [...]

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 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 31/08/2010

News — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:34:11 +0000

Propagandhi have announced that they will be releasing a split 7″ with Sacrifice. The two bands will each put forward one cover, Propagandhi’s will be Technocracy, by Corrosion of Conformity, and Sacrifice’s will be Rush’s Anthem. Thrice have announced via twitter that they will be releasing a new record in 2011. If you check out [...]

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 13/07/10

News — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:05:34 +0000

Sum 41 have gone on record saying that the new album won’t be all about Deryck’s recent divorce. Apparently, there’s “like, two songs”. They say that fans of Does This Look Infected? and Chuck should love it. The album will be called Screaming Bloody Murder, and the first track will be Scumfuck. According to this [...]

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 25/05/2010

News — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:51:38 +0000

Slipknot’s bassist, Paul Gray, has been found dead in a hotel in Iowa. The police say his death is not being treated as suspicious. Hawthorne Heights’s MySpace is home to a stream of their new album, Skeletons. All Time Low are doing the same with their new live album. Go here to hear it. Social [...]

News 18/05/2010

News — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:00:25 +0000

First and foremost, we regret to inform you that Ronnie James Dio has died aged 67. We reported on his diagnosis with stomach cancer earlier this year, but unfortunately, he has lost his battle with the disease, despite initial statements that reports of his death were a hoax. Our thoughts are with his family and [...]

Two Tongues — Two Tongues

Christopher Hodgkins — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:20:19 +0000

Two Tongues is a collaboration between Max Bemis of ‘Say Anything’ and Chris Conley of ‘Saves the Day’. Being a huge fan of both the bands I was very excited about the release of these thirteen tracks; and I am not disappointed. Bemis and Conley share writing, vocal and guitar duties. Bemis brings his trademark [...]