Person L have posted their new music video for 'Goodness Gracious'.
To view, click HERE.
New Person L Music Video
Brian Bonz To Start New Album In Spring
Brian is currently on tour with Kevin Devine in Europe and has posted the third part of his European tour blog. To read, click HERE.
Interview: A Loss For Words, All Or Nothing & Lyu
Next week, A Loss For Words head over to the UK for their first tour on these shores. Along with the Boston band will be All or Nothing and LYU. The two week tour will see the band playing all over the country, including shows in London, Kingston, Nottingham, Birmingham, Glasgow and many more.
To get fans ready for this triple pop-punk powerhouse of a tour, we recently asked all three bands about the tour and what we can expect from this tour.
A Loss For Words
ATP: Who are you and what is your role in A Loss For Words?
ALFW: What's goin on, I'm Mike and I play bass and sing backing vocals.
ATP: Tell us a bit about what A Loss For Words for those who havn't heard you before?
ALFW: Well I'd say we're a more aggressive sounding pop-punk band, who've been around for damn close to ten years now. I'd say somewhere in the vein of The Movielife, New Found Glory and Alkaline Trio. We're a pretty ugly group of dudes, and we're damn proud of it.
ATP: So you're about to head to the UK. Is this your first time here?
ALFW: It's everyone's first time out there except for Marc; he spent a week in London after high school. We're all stoked as hell to get out there! Hopefully we can find some spare time to go sightseeing.
VersaEmerge Finish Recording New Album
VersaEmerge have finished recording their debut, full-length album.
The band posted the following statement via their Twitter account:
"we finished tracking the full length last night. Flying home to Florida today. cant wait for everyone to hear this."
Hit The Lights Self Confirm For Slam Dunk
Hit The Lights guitarist, Omar Zehery, has confirmed via his Twitter account, that the band will play this year's Slam Dunk Festival in May.
New Brighten EP
Brighten have announced they will release a new EP called 'Be Human' on March 23rd.
1. Be Human
2. I Lost Her
3. That Girl
4. Where We Belong
5. While The Fire Was Out
6. Without You
The Word Alive Kick Out Drummer
The Word Alive have kicked drummer Tony Aguilera from the band.
Statement from The Word Alive:
“We will announce the real reasons behind everything soon, all we can hope is that people will be understanding and patient enough to wait, as well as understanding enough to know we would never do something we didn’t feel was the best for TWA. All decisions are made as a group, and there’s so much misinformation floating around. It’s disheartening to see several fans attacking us without having heard the full story. Hopefully our true fans will understand; the ones who don’t, we apologize.”
The Almost Studio Video
A video of The Almost recording a cover of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' 'Free Fallin'' for the forthcoming 'Punk Goes Classic Rock' compilation can be viewed here.
'Punk Goes Classic Rock' is released on Fearless Records on April 27th.
We Are The Ocean Rehearsal Video
A recently shot video of We Are The Ocean rehearsing in the studio can be seen by clicking read more.
Alexisonfire Acoustic Performance In Australia
An acoustic performance of Alexisonfire playing their new single, 'The Northern', and a cover of The Saints', '(I'm) Stranded', for Triple J Radio in Australia can be heard by clicking HERE.
New Angels & Airwaves Music Video
The new music video for 'Hallucinations' by Angels & Airwaves can be seen by clicking read more.
Matt and Kim Reveal European Tour Dates
Matt and Kim have announced their first batch of European tour dates.
The following dates have been confirmed:
May
27th - Paradiso Amsterdam, NL
29th - Primavera Sound Festival Barcelona, Spain
Album Review: The Audition - Great Danger
The Audition return with their fourth full-length and third in the last three years, which could question the bands musical authenticity. If you're familiar with The Audition then you pretty much know what you're going get with 'Great Danger'; driving pop-rock with good harmonies courtesy of Danny Stevens.
I'll admit I didn't pay that much attention to bands previous two releases, mainly due to a mix of average feedback from the online community, and personally not being a band I go out my way for. Nevertheless this manages to start off healthy with 'Let Me Know', 'The Art Of Living' and 'You Ruined This' setting the tempo, as the bands straight to the point structure is instantly favourable.
On Our Stereo: Post Harbor - They Can’t Hurt You If You Don’t Believe In Them
With this instalment of 'On Our Stereo', I thought I'd kill 2 birds with one stone as I had originally been asked to give an album review on Post Harbor's latest release, 'They Can’t Hurt You If You Don’t Believe In Them'. However as I listened to it more and more, my admiration for this record grew, which led me to writing this instalment of 'On Our Stereo', which emphasises albums that are must-haves.
Like with most post-rock-esq bands, I tend to feel uplifted and inspired which is something 'They Can't Hurt You...' certainly gives from start to finish, as it sweeps and swoons from one track to the next with creating an awe-inspiring musical landscape.
The band's minimalist, stripped approach is a wonder to listen to, as they manage to compliment it with complex structures that do not alienate. Whilst the depth and layered texture, means that despite the lengthy tracks, they do not settle into boredom (see 'Cities of the Interior'), as the band to an extent take you on a musical journey that gently guides you.
New Four Year Strong Song
Four Year Strong have posted 'What The Hell Is A Gigawatt' on Purevolume.
Read our review of 'Enemy Of The World' here.
Chad Gilbert/Hayley Williams Cover Moldy Peaches
Chad Gilbert (of New Found Glory) and Hayley Williams (of Paramore) recorded a cover of The Moldy Peaches' classic, 'Anyone But You'.
To download, click HERE.
Album Review: Four Year Strong - Enemy Of The World
Four Year Strong are true to their word when they say "don’t fix it if it isn’t broken" on opening track 'It Must Really Suck To Be Four Year Strong Right Now', from their Universal/Motown debut 'Enemy of the World'. All the duel vocals, breakdowns and stomping numbers are still here and present. Tracks like 'On A Saturday' and 'Nineteen With Neck Tatz' go by at a furious pace, with the band grouping together in vocal unison at any opportunity.
Elsewhere 'Find My Way Back' and 'One Step At A Time' bring a sense of accessibility, although the bands original style dominate the record throughout. Although this is not a bad thing, 'Wasting Time (Eternal Summer)' rightly verifies its picking as the first single, filled with energy and passion as the bands brotherhood bound shines through.
New All Or Nothing Video
The video for 'I Hate Being the Dip Guy' by All or Nothing can be viewed by clicking read more.
All or Nothing are on a UK tour with A Loss For Words and Lyu next month.
March 3 – Canterbury @ Chantry Social
March 4 – Southampton, UK @ The Unit (Punk Rock Thursday Club Night)
March 5 - High Wycombe @ Blues Loft
March 6 – London, UK @ The Macbeth (Whatever Happened to P Rock? Club Night)
March 7 – Kingston @ Fighting Cocks
March 8 – Birmingham, UK @ Sound Bar
March 9 – Leeds, UK @ The Cockpit
March 10 – Stoke, UK @ Harry’s Bar
March 11 – Aberdeen, UK @ The Tunnels
March 12 – Glasgow, UK @ The Capitol
March 13 – Bridlington, UK @ Icy Tea
March 14 – Newcastle, UK @ Trillians
March 15 – Manchester, UK @ Retro Bar
March 16 – Nottingham, UK @ The Central
March 17 – Leicester, UK @ The Shed
Acoustic Every Avenue Video
A video of Every Avenue performing an acoustic version of 'Girl Like That' can be viewed by clicking read more.
Conditions Complete New Album
According to their twitter, Conditions have completed work on their new album, which will be released on Good Fight Music later this year.
As Tall As Lions US Tour
As Tall As Lions have announced a US tour that will take place in April.
06-Apr Chicago, IL The Bottom Lounge
07-Apr Minneapolis, MN The Varsity Theater
09-Apr Kansas City, MO Record Bar
10-Apr Denver, CO Marquis Theatre
13-Apr Tempe, AZ Clubhouse Music Venue
14-Apr El Paso, TX Club 101
19-Apr San Francisco, CA Slim’s
21-Apr Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
22-Apr Seattle, WA Neumos
23-Apr Boise, ID Neuorlux
24-Apr Salt Lake City, UT Club Sound
27-Apr Dallas, TX The Cambridge Room @ HOB
30-Apr Orlando, FL The Social
01-May Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
02-May St. Petersburg, FL State Theatre
03-May Atlanta, GA Vinyl
05-May Philadelphia, PA World Café Live
06-May New York, NY The Fillmore @ Irving Plaza
07-May Baltimore, MD Sonar Club Stage
09-May Cambridge, MA Middle East (Downstairs)
A Loss For Words Announce Motown Covers Album
Boston pop-punk band, A Loss For Words have announced plans to release a Motown covers album, featuring the bands take on tracks by Jackson 5, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Four Tops and more.
The as-yet-untitled album will be released on Paper + Plastick on May 11th. Jordan Brown of Set Your Goals will make a guest appearance, whilst Dan O’Connor and Alan Day of Four Year Strong will be appearing on the band's Jackson 5 cover.
The band have been performing an acoustic cover of The Temptations' 'My Girl' at recent live shows, which can be viewed by clicking read more below.
A Loss For Words begin a UK tour with All Or Nothing and Lyu next week. Expect a tour preview soon.
March 3 – Canterbury @ Chantry Social
March 4 – Southampton, UK @ The Unit (Punk Rock Thursday Club Night)
March 5 - High Wycombe @ Blues Loft
March 6 – London, UK @ The Macbeth (Whatever Happened to P Rock? Club Night)
March 7 – Kingston @ Fighting Cocks
March 8 – Birmingham, UK @ Sound Bar
March 9 – Leeds, UK @ The Cockpit
March 10 – Stoke, UK @ Harry’s Bar
March 11 – Aberdeen, UK @ The Tunnels
March 12 – Glasgow, UK @ The Capitol
March 13 – Bridlington, UK @ Icy Tea
March 14 – Newcastle, UK @ Trillians
March 15 – Manchester, UK @ Retro Bar
March 16 – Nottingham, UK @ The Central
March 17 – Leicester, UK @ The Shed
Paramore Making Of Video
The making of video for Paramore's video for 'The Only Exception' can be viewed by clicking read more below.
Madball sign to Nuclear Blast
Madball European deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The bands debut for the new label is planned to be released sometime in 2010.
RIP The Fall Of Troy
The Fall Of Troy have announced they have broken up.
A statement from front man, Thomas Erik, can be seen by clicking read more.
Four Year Strong Tour Video
Four Year Strong have posted a video blog from their recent 'Enemy Of The World' US Tour.
To view, click read more.
Album Review: Hope & State - Grand Gestures
Hailing from London, Hope & State make an attempt to create a solid first EP entitled 'Grand Gestures'. Sadly, all that was really made was the attempt. The four-piece, led by vocalist Irman Siddiqi, begins "Grand Gestures" with “London, Oh London”, a drum-driven song that indicates, quite clearly, the tone of the EP. Edward Wrede’s drumming stands out throughout the five-song trip and is certainly an added bonus for the ears.
“At The Sight Of You” is quick to show off Hope & State’s influences with a mixture of punk-rock guitar parts and old-fashioned vocal melodies. Unfortunately, Siddiqi’s vocals fail to bring the song much applause because of an unnecessary attempt to display his vocal range at the song's end.
Lower Than Atlantis Release New Video
Lower Than Atlantis have released their new video for 'Taping Songs Off The Radio', which is released as a single on March 1st.
'Far Q' is released on March 29th.
The video can be viewed by clicking read more.
Free Death On Two Wheels/Winston Audio Song
Death On Two Wheels and Winston Audio are giving away their cover of Victoria Williams' 'Crazy Mary' for free here.
Death On Two Wheels and Winston Audio head out on a US tour from tomorrow night.
New Jonny Craig Video
Jonny Craig's new video for 'Children Of Divorce' can be viewed by clicking read more.
New Found Glory US Tour Video
New Found Glory have posted a video from their current US tour.
Click read more to view.
Lights Acoustic Rock Sound Video
Lights recently recorded an acoustic performance for RockSound.tv, which can be viewed by clicking read more.
Viva Sleep Maida Vale Session
Viva Sleep recently recorded a BBC Introduces session at the Maida Vale studio, which can be heard here.
New Lights Music Video
Lights will release her new single 'Ice' in the UK on March 15th via Warner Bros.
The music video can be streamed by clicking read more.
Album Review: Futures - The Holiday
Futures manage to exceed expectations with this debut release, 'The Holiday' a seven song pop-rock mini-album that hits all the right notes from start to finish. Massive hooks with equally as good choruses is the formula used by the ex-Tonight is Goodbye guys. Opening track '16' perfectly shows this, filled with adrenaline driven guitars, basslines and a chorus that soars.
'Take Me Home' and 'Sal Paradise' quickly keep up the momentum. By the time you get lead-off single, 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' you have reached the peak of the record, with its instant chorus that is so fucking catchy, you can't help but love it.
The Get Up Kids New EP Vinyl Pre-Order
The Get Up Kids forthcoming 10" EP, 'Simple Science', is now available to pre-order now via the Hassle Records webstore.
To pre-order click HERE.
Aerosmith Announce London Show
Aerosmith have announced they will headline London's O2 Arena on June 15th as part of their 'Cocked, Locked, Ready To Rock' European tour.
Coheed and Cambria Post Teaser Video
Coheed and Cambria have posted a teaser video of front man, Claudio Sanchez, talking about his novel which comes with the deluxe hardcover edition of their new album, 'Year Of The Black Rainbow'.
To view, click HERE.
Hellogoodbye Finished with Drive-Thru
Hellogoodbye have confirmed they are no longer with Drive-Thru Records after settling a lawsuit.
The band said:
"we’ve been unable to do anything for the past year and half as we’ve been locked in a lawsuit with drive thru records. two days ago we finalized the settlement and are officially done with each other. over the course of the past year or so we’ve been slowly recording our record off and on (knowing we had no means to release it at the time, and self funding it). now that we’re free agents it shouldn’t be long before we can be a real band again. we’re going to quickly find a place to release this record, and become active again. us and absolute punk .net in a beautiful partnership."
Four Year Strong Acoustic Video
A video of Four Year Strong performing 'Wasting Time (Eternal Summer)' acoustic for AP.net can be viewed by clicking read more.
Live Review: Polar Bear Club, Shook Ones, Title Fight, The Arteries, Harbour - Newport, 17/02/10.
A five band bill tonight promises to deliver plenty of stage dives and sing-a-longs. First Harbour, a hardcore five-piece from Cardiff reminiscent of Dag Nasty and Minor Threat, then The Arteries, native to Swansea and playing a fairly heavy punk with diverse influences.
After this lovely Welsh starter, it's young prodigies Title Fight's turn to show what they're capable of, and with no surprise, they're capable of a lot. Their set puts everyone on the same wavelength: fat bearded guys with flannels, pin punks, emo nerds or hardcore kids, everyone seemed to be under the spell of the four kids from Kingston. Hit after hit, the pit goes up in flames for the band's melodic hardcore numbers, opening with the monumental 'Memorial Field' and its anthology breakdown, without forgetting the excellent 'Symmetry', and the desperate 'Evander'. Slow or fast, these kids rock hard and yet seem to be the humblest guys in the world, on the verge of shyness. Overall a great set that confirms, only good things can happen to this band. Definitely a band to keep an eye on.
Circa Survive Artwork Time Lapse Video
A time lapse video of the artwork for Circa Survive's new album 'Blue Sky Noise' being painted can be viewed by clicking read more.
'Blue Sky Noise' is released on April 20th on Atlantic Records.
Saves The Day, Four Year Strong and Many More Added to Bamboozle Festivals
Saves The Day, Four Year Strong, Twin Atlantic and more have been added to the Bamboozle festival line-up.
Whilst Dance Gavin Dance, Hey Monday, Anarbor, Piebald and more have been added to the Bamboozle California.
May 1st:
Saves the Day
Four Year Strong
Attack Attack
Dirt Nasty
I Set My Friends of Fire
MC Mr. Napkins (Pass the Mic Comedy Stage)
Owen Benjamin (Pass the Mic Comedy Stage)
Rob Riggle (Pass the Mic Comedy Stage)
May 2nd:
Boaz
Francis and the Lights
Kuroma
The Dear Hunter
Twin Atlantic
Young the Giant
Arj Barker (Pass the Mic Comedy Stage)
California:
March 27th:
Dance Gavin Dance
Jaime's Elsewhere
Moltov Solution
The Briggs
March 28th:
Piebald
Never Shout Never
Anarbor
Hey Monday
The Summer Set
This Century
We Shot The Moon
Motion City Soundtrack to Play NIN Set at Hoodwink
Motion City Soundtrack will be playing a set of Nine Inch Nails song at the Hoodwink on April 30th in East Rutherford, NJ.
Hellogoodbye No Longer on Drive-Thru Records
Apparently Hellogoodbye have confirmed they are no longer on Drive-Thru Records.
We Don't Dance To Love Songs To Support Emarosa on UK Tour
We Don't Dance To Love Songs will be supporting Emarosa on their UK tour alongside Deaf Havana.
18th May – Southampton Joiners
19th May – Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
20th May – Birmingham O2 Academy 3
21st May – Leeds Met Uni
22nd May – Manchester Roadhouse
23rd May – Glasgow Cathouse
24th May – Newcastle O2 Academy 2
25th May – London Barfly
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
