We got some news for ya. It will be the last for awhile because I'm going on tour with a band until monday. So hope you enjoy, I know I will.
From First To Last have now parted ways with guitarist Travis Richtar. A statement from the band can be found on their MySpace page.
The Rockstart Mayhem Festival has added their line-ups. You can go to their website and check out the bands, trust me, you're going to want to.
Senses Fail have released new word on their upcoming album.
A large amounts of congratulations goes out to Vampire Weekend for earning the #1 spot on Billboard's charts. It is only the 12th independently distributed album to reach #1.
Metal legends Cannibal Corpse have posted a new music video. So you should go check that out.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Blackhawks Win News
Sorry it's been so long, but here's your news bitch.
Coldplay are being sued again, this time for songs including "Yellow" and "Clocks". You can check it out right here.
Former Misfits drummer Brian Keats has passed away do to liver cancer. Rest in peace sweet prince.
Fall Out Boy guitarist Joe Trohman will be doing his own radio show on FriendsOrEnemies.com.
Lady Gaga had to cancel some shows due to exhaustion. The full story of which can be read here.
R&B Singer Teddy Pendergrass has died after his battle with colon cancer. The full details can be found here.
Coldplay are being sued again, this time for songs including "Yellow" and "Clocks". You can check it out right here.
Former Misfits drummer Brian Keats has passed away do to liver cancer. Rest in peace sweet prince.
Fall Out Boy guitarist Joe Trohman will be doing his own radio show on FriendsOrEnemies.com.
Lady Gaga had to cancel some shows due to exhaustion. The full story of which can be read here.
R&B Singer Teddy Pendergrass has died after his battle with colon cancer. The full details can be found here.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Get Some News
It's about time to give you a heads up in the world of music news.
According to a tweet by frontman Stephen Christian, Anberlin have been recording their next album.
Underground music icon Jay Reatard has died at the age of 29.
The Warped Tour has announced another 26 bands that will be appearing at this years installment. You can check all of the bands and the dates they will be playing out at their website.
The Los Angeles Times has announced that there will be a new collection of Johnny Cash songs. More information can be found here.
A new animated feature about The Beatles, entitled Yellow Submarine, has found who will voice act all of the Beatles. Some of them you may recognize. Check them out here.
Bassist Shavo has hinted at a reunion for System Of A Down via tweet. I just came.
According to a tweet by frontman Stephen Christian, Anberlin have been recording their next album.
Underground music icon Jay Reatard has died at the age of 29.
The Warped Tour has announced another 26 bands that will be appearing at this years installment. You can check all of the bands and the dates they will be playing out at their website.
The Los Angeles Times has announced that there will be a new collection of Johnny Cash songs. More information can be found here.
A new animated feature about The Beatles, entitled Yellow Submarine, has found who will voice act all of the Beatles. Some of them you may recognize. Check them out here.
Bassist Shavo has hinted at a reunion for System Of A Down via tweet. I just came.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Back In Black News
Back in the big city of Lincoln, so now I'm ready to bring you the news all over again. Let's do this.
There is now word of an unreleased Hendrix album that contains covers as well as unreleased originals. That album is planned for a release on March 8th.
Classic 80's and 90's band Swans have announced that they will be releasing a new album and going on tour in support of that album via MySpace Blog
It has come across the wire that Michael Jackson's doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray, could very likely be seeing manslaughter charges in the near future for Jackson's death. So the local news affiliate reported.
This past weekend we celebrated the 75th birthday of rock and roll icon Elvis Presley. His impact on music is seen every single day.
Metal act Drowning Pool have released a new song for streaming. You can listen to the new tune right here.
There is now word of an unreleased Hendrix album that contains covers as well as unreleased originals. That album is planned for a release on March 8th.
Classic 80's and 90's band Swans have announced that they will be releasing a new album and going on tour in support of that album via MySpace Blog
It has come across the wire that Michael Jackson's doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray, could very likely be seeing manslaughter charges in the near future for Jackson's death. So the local news affiliate reported.
This past weekend we celebrated the 75th birthday of rock and roll icon Elvis Presley. His impact on music is seen every single day.
Metal act Drowning Pool have released a new song for streaming. You can listen to the new tune right here.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Good News Everyone!
Hey there internetland. We don't have a lot of time, nor do I want to be awake for awhile, so this is where we stand:
Warner Music has effectively dropped UK hard punk act Gallows. This comes a year after they signed a £1m record deal.
We have now been confirmed the bands that will be playing at the Hoodwink East festival. For those of you who don't know that's a festival, sponsored by Bamboozle, that has Bamboozle bands play cover sets of a certain band. Some of the prominent matches are All The Day Holiday playing the music of Sunny Day Real Estate, The Summer Set playing the music of Taylor Swift, and Valencia playing Foo Fighters tunes.
Despite all of the bands this man has started, Jack White looks to record a solo record, possibly this year. That and more with an interview of him done by NME.
There have been 33 more confirmed bands for both Bamboozle festivals, go ahead and check that out at their website.
Here's a big shocker people: Michael Jackson reportedly wanted Lady Gaga to perform with him on many of his 'This Is It' tour dates. Everything you want to know is here, but everything you need to know was just announced to you.
"Love-Metal" pioneers H.I.M. have released their video for "Heartkiller". You can check said video out right here.
Prog-metal act Porcupine Tree have posted tour dates for a short U.S. Tour. All of the venues and dates can be found here.
Warner Music has effectively dropped UK hard punk act Gallows. This comes a year after they signed a £1m record deal.
We have now been confirmed the bands that will be playing at the Hoodwink East festival. For those of you who don't know that's a festival, sponsored by Bamboozle, that has Bamboozle bands play cover sets of a certain band. Some of the prominent matches are All The Day Holiday playing the music of Sunny Day Real Estate, The Summer Set playing the music of Taylor Swift, and Valencia playing Foo Fighters tunes.
Despite all of the bands this man has started, Jack White looks to record a solo record, possibly this year. That and more with an interview of him done by NME.
There have been 33 more confirmed bands for both Bamboozle festivals, go ahead and check that out at their website.
Here's a big shocker people: Michael Jackson reportedly wanted Lady Gaga to perform with him on many of his 'This Is It' tour dates. Everything you want to know is here, but everything you need to know was just announced to you.
"Love-Metal" pioneers H.I.M. have released their video for "Heartkiller". You can check said video out right here.
Prog-metal act Porcupine Tree have posted tour dates for a short U.S. Tour. All of the venues and dates can be found here.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
National Championship News
With the BCS National Championship game tonight, there's some things we have to take care of before we take the field.
Chicago dance-punk band The Audition have posted a video teaser for their upcoming album, Great Danger.
Vampire Weekend recently performed their song "Cousins" on the Tonight Show with David Letterman. You can check out video of that performance right here.
RHCP bassist Flea has started making affordable quality bass guitars, according to recent reports.
Joining Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Lady Antebellum, and The Black Eyed Peas performing at the Grammys will be Green Day, Dave Matthews Band, and Lady Gaga. A full report from the Grammys on all confirmed performers can be found here.
To close out the sales of 2009, Taylor Swift sold the most units for her album Fearless which was released in 2008. Check out the confirmation right neah!
The Bamboozle festival have announced a few more bands playing at both east and west coast dates. Check out a full list of bands here.
The much anticipated American Carnage Tour involving Megadeth, Slayer, and Testament has been postponed until the summer. Reason being Slayer bassist/vocalist Tom Araya will be undergoing back surgery. Full statement can be found here.
Metal act Suicide Silence will be playing at the NAMM convention the day before they play at the benefit show for Deftones bassist Chi Cheng. Supporters can be found at this location.
Metal royalty Rammstein have confirmed Combrichrist as the supporting act for their upcoming tour. Dates can be found at the site given, none of them are United States friendly, though.
Chicago dance-punk band The Audition have posted a video teaser for their upcoming album, Great Danger.
Vampire Weekend recently performed their song "Cousins" on the Tonight Show with David Letterman. You can check out video of that performance right here.
RHCP bassist Flea has started making affordable quality bass guitars, according to recent reports.
Joining Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Lady Antebellum, and The Black Eyed Peas performing at the Grammys will be Green Day, Dave Matthews Band, and Lady Gaga. A full report from the Grammys on all confirmed performers can be found here.
To close out the sales of 2009, Taylor Swift sold the most units for her album Fearless which was released in 2008. Check out the confirmation right neah!
The Bamboozle festival have announced a few more bands playing at both east and west coast dates. Check out a full list of bands here.
The much anticipated American Carnage Tour involving Megadeth, Slayer, and Testament has been postponed until the summer. Reason being Slayer bassist/vocalist Tom Araya will be undergoing back surgery. Full statement can be found here.
Metal act Suicide Silence will be playing at the NAMM convention the day before they play at the benefit show for Deftones bassist Chi Cheng. Supporters can be found at this location.
Metal royalty Rammstein have confirmed Combrichrist as the supporting act for their upcoming tour. Dates can be found at the site given, none of them are United States friendly, though.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Pre-Blizzard News
There's a few things on TV right now and in Nebraska we are just shy of a blizzard. So here's a few snowflakes worth of news to report to you.
Recent news has reported that Katy Perry is now engaged to comedian Russell Brand. Granted they do look like a cute couple, but I am not satisfied with this.
Crime In Stereo have released the album artwork to their new album I Was Trying To Describe You To Someone, which is due out February 23rd.
The song that Mark Hoppus and Pete Wentz collaborated on will apparently appear on the Alice In Wonderland Soundtrack.
In some very small news, it looks like Morrissey has fired his agent. His agent's life-expectancy is about to 3 months.
You can go check out and order your choice package for Alkaline Trio's new album, This Addiction right here.
It looks like the musical version of Green Day's "American Idiot" will hit Broadway on April 20th.
Vegas Masquerades bassist Matt Dixon has been submitted into the hospital for 2nd and 3rd degree burns he suffered while saving his nephew from a house fire.
Today marks the 30th Anniversary of The Clash's iconic album, London Calling.
Atreyu drummer Brandon Saller is going to be performing his first solo show on the 14th. He will be supported by a backing band consisting of members of Good Charlotte, Aquabats, and Dead Country. You can check out some songs and tour dates of his on his MySpace page.
You can go on over to Rolling Stone's website to check a great interview with Jack White. Again, not a fan of the site, but this is a great interview.
It was recently revealed that Courtney Love will be ressurecting Hole. I just wish that Courtney would learn to shut hers.
At this year's SXSW festival you can check out a new documentary on famous Motorhead leader Lemmy Kilmeister. The documentary, simply titled Lemmy, has a preview that you can see here.
Yoko Ono plans to release a memoir about her life with John Lennon. She recently discussed the prospects of penning the book and reflected back on her life.
Recent news has reported that Katy Perry is now engaged to comedian Russell Brand. Granted they do look like a cute couple, but I am not satisfied with this.
Crime In Stereo have released the album artwork to their new album I Was Trying To Describe You To Someone, which is due out February 23rd.
The song that Mark Hoppus and Pete Wentz collaborated on will apparently appear on the Alice In Wonderland Soundtrack.
In some very small news, it looks like Morrissey has fired his agent. His agent's life-expectancy is about to 3 months.
You can go check out and order your choice package for Alkaline Trio's new album, This Addiction right here.
It looks like the musical version of Green Day's "American Idiot" will hit Broadway on April 20th.
Vegas Masquerades bassist Matt Dixon has been submitted into the hospital for 2nd and 3rd degree burns he suffered while saving his nephew from a house fire.
Today marks the 30th Anniversary of The Clash's iconic album, London Calling.
Atreyu drummer Brandon Saller is going to be performing his first solo show on the 14th. He will be supported by a backing band consisting of members of Good Charlotte, Aquabats, and Dead Country. You can check out some songs and tour dates of his on his MySpace page.
You can go on over to Rolling Stone's website to check a great interview with Jack White. Again, not a fan of the site, but this is a great interview.
It was recently revealed that Courtney Love will be ressurecting Hole. I just wish that Courtney would learn to shut hers.
At this year's SXSW festival you can check out a new documentary on famous Motorhead leader Lemmy Kilmeister. The documentary, simply titled Lemmy, has a preview that you can see here.
Yoko Ono plans to release a memoir about her life with John Lennon. She recently discussed the prospects of penning the book and reflected back on her life.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Ready For Wrastlin' News
It's a big wrestling day, so we want to know who's watching. But before that, here's some news circulating the music world.
Canadian punk band Silverstein have officially left Victory Records. This news comes in the form of an interview with the band.
Michigan punk band The Swellers have released an old b-side entitled "Montreal Screwjob" on their AlbsolutePunk.net profile in celebration of the return of Bret Hart to the ring tonight. Hurray!
Blink 182 have now announced a few new European tour dates. Who knows when we're going to see the new material we were promised.
Indie and acoustic brainchild Kevin Devine has released two new sets of lyrics on his Facebook page. Great lyricist, so please check it out.
There is a new Michael Jackson song that has hit the web. You can check out that song right here. The song appears to have surfaced from the Michael Jackson fan site, and don't worry about the length, it is only a 90 second snippet.
New developments have come across the line that Josh Klinghoffer has become the new guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Klinghoffer has previously collaborated with Beck, Gnarls Barkley, The Butthole Surfers, as well as former Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante and being a touring musician for the Chili Peppers ove the last three years.
A new tribute disc to David Bowie is in the works. According to a recent report some of the artists include Duran Duran, MGMT, and John Frusciante.
London metal outfit Voodoo Six has released new music that you can listen to right here.
Canadian punk band Silverstein have officially left Victory Records. This news comes in the form of an interview with the band.
Michigan punk band The Swellers have released an old b-side entitled "Montreal Screwjob" on their AlbsolutePunk.net profile in celebration of the return of Bret Hart to the ring tonight. Hurray!
Blink 182 have now announced a few new European tour dates. Who knows when we're going to see the new material we were promised.
Indie and acoustic brainchild Kevin Devine has released two new sets of lyrics on his Facebook page. Great lyricist, so please check it out.
There is a new Michael Jackson song that has hit the web. You can check out that song right here. The song appears to have surfaced from the Michael Jackson fan site, and don't worry about the length, it is only a 90 second snippet.
New developments have come across the line that Josh Klinghoffer has become the new guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Klinghoffer has previously collaborated with Beck, Gnarls Barkley, The Butthole Surfers, as well as former Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante and being a touring musician for the Chili Peppers ove the last three years.
A new tribute disc to David Bowie is in the works. According to a recent report some of the artists include Duran Duran, MGMT, and John Frusciante.
London metal outfit Voodoo Six has released new music that you can listen to right here.
Blast From The Past: Spitalfield
So this is what it's like when four members of four different hardcore bands form a band and a sound all their own. Deep in the heart of Chicago, Illinois, a small movement occurred in 1998 that allowed those four hardcore members to join each other under one banner. Guitarist/vocalist Mark Rose and drummer J.D. Romero started to write alt-indie hits that conveyed more emotional issues than what they had been writing in the hardcore scene. However, they took that alt-indie mood and added pop emphasis with the intimacy of hardcore. Rose was quoted in an early interview that the band drew influences from Texas In The Reason and Braid. The two soon recruited Dan Lowder as another guitarist and a year later T.J. Minich joined the group on bass and the circle was completed. Before a jam session together, Rose approached the band with a band name. The name Spitalfields was the village that Jack The Ripper was raised in. So they decided to drop the last 's' and become Spitalfield.
It took little time to gain a devote following in their hometown, which can be contributed to their energetic and visceral live shows. In their first year together, the band opened up for bands like Jurassic 5, Thursday, Rise Against, Brand New, The Movielife, and Hey Mercedes just to name a few. Their devote following started to spread the word and the band gained a massive amount of new fans. After recording a few demos in 2000, the band finally released The Cloak and Dagger Club EP in 2002. The sound quality wasn't ideal, but the record summed up all that energy and the great songwriting potential that the band showcased. The EP was enough to garner attention of larger labels than the label that released it. In January 2003, the band signed to Victory Records and almost immediately after that went into the studio to record what turned out to be their debut full-length, Remember Right Now. Producer Sean O'Keefe headed the album after working with the likes of Motion City Soundtrack and Fall Out Boy and helped capture the sound that Spitalfield had been striving for.The band toured on their debut album for nearly two years straight, spreading their heartfelt songs across the land and developing a devote following. After supporting acts like The Early November and Sugarcult, Victory wanted a new album. So almost three years after their debut, Spitalfield released Stop Doing Bad Things that held more melodic anthems and brought bands like Foo Fighters and Jimmy Eat World to mind.
Minich decided to leave the band shortly after releasing that record, and the guys soon found a replacement in bassist T.J. Milici. That summer Spitalfield hit the Warped Tour, but were forced to drop off near its end when Lowder suddenly announced he'd be leaving the band. The group wasted little time in finding a replacement for Lowder and eventually enlisted Jeff Meilander as a touring guitarist. The three remaining troop went on to stay a three-piece and released Better Than Knowing Where You Are in 2006. The group toured for not quite a year on that record until they decided to go their separate ways. What everyone who performed in Spitalfield achieved while the band was a cohesive unit is unparalleled by their peers. They didn't achieve stardom, they didn't make a dozen records, and they didn't make a lot of money. What they did do however, was leave behind one of the most loyal fan bases the underground world has ever seen, some fantastic memories of their energetic live shows, and three albums that are as enjoyable to listen to now as they ever were.
The group's hardcore background is very much present on every record and combines that with melodic harmonies as well as alt-indie stylings. Each and every album is filled to the brim with heartfelt lyrics, anthemic choruses, and are sonically energetic.With the rise of Mark Rose's solo work, there has been some mumblings of a reunion. But Rose's latest music has become a mixture of pop and blues. However, on certain occasions you will hear him play Spitalfield songs during his live sets. The loyal following has never stopped hoping and pushing for a reunion, but each member has their own projects and the prospect of a reunion seems out of contention at the moment. Just listening to their albums takes you down memory lane to the days of hoping that they would come to a town near you so that you could witness their live shows.
Unlike other bands, Spitalfield never relied on anything else at their shows other than the instruments they possessed and the hearts in the band members that made them play with the intensity that they did. If you got the chance to see this band live, then you saw one of the treasures that very few in the scene truly appreciated.Recommended Listens:
"I Love The Way She Said L.A."
"The Only Thing That Matters"
"Those Days You Felt Alive"
"Restraining Order Blues"
"Five Days And Counting"
Recommended If You Like:
Taking Back Sunday
Armor For Sleep
The Promise Ring
Senses Fail
Thursday
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Small Bits Of News
Sorry for the delayed news. Here's what we're looking at today.
It looks like Owl City's "Fireflies" will be on the next installment of Kidz Bop. On the bright side, the song can't get worse.
There has been some speculation that Manchester Orchestra's new album is going to be called Let Go Of Your Sorrowful Groaning. This comes from a serious of mysterious tweets by the band.
Up and coming prog rockers Circa Survive have released a new 7" with all proceeds going to help a band friend. This is the first installment into releasing their discography on vinyl.
There is now a video up of Eddie Vedder paying tribute to Bruce Springsteen at the tribute concert for The Boss. The video can be seen here. Others that paid respect to Bruce were Melissa Etheridge, John Mellancamp, Ben Harper, and Sting.
Radio host Eddie Trunk has confirmed that metal legends Iron Maiden have completed eight songs for their upcoming album. The statement from Trunk can be found here. The upcoming full-length will be the 15th album by the metal pioneers.
New developments have announced that metal act In This Moment will be entering the studio next month to record an album planned to be released in the fall. Written statements from the band can be found here
It looks like Owl City's "Fireflies" will be on the next installment of Kidz Bop. On the bright side, the song can't get worse.
There has been some speculation that Manchester Orchestra's new album is going to be called Let Go Of Your Sorrowful Groaning. This comes from a serious of mysterious tweets by the band.
Up and coming prog rockers Circa Survive have released a new 7" with all proceeds going to help a band friend. This is the first installment into releasing their discography on vinyl.
There is now a video up of Eddie Vedder paying tribute to Bruce Springsteen at the tribute concert for The Boss. The video can be seen here. Others that paid respect to Bruce were Melissa Etheridge, John Mellancamp, Ben Harper, and Sting.
Radio host Eddie Trunk has confirmed that metal legends Iron Maiden have completed eight songs for their upcoming album. The statement from Trunk can be found here. The upcoming full-length will be the 15th album by the metal pioneers.
New developments have announced that metal act In This Moment will be entering the studio next month to record an album planned to be released in the fall. Written statements from the band can be found here
Friday, January 1, 2010
First News Of 2010
It's finally here, 2010 seems to show great promise, because we have a few news stories that have just broke through to make January 1st something to remember.
According to a recent tweet by Chris Cornell the legendary grunge band Soundgarden are officially reuniting after 12 years of being in limbo. Let's hear it for the Knights of the Soundtable!
New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert is going to be releasing some solo material this year according to a tweet. He has been the guitarist and backing vocalist for NFG since he left Shai Hulud as their frontman.
According to a tweet by Travis Barker, it seems like there will also be new Transplant music in 2010.
Some very complicated stuff have happened around the identity of hard party master Andrew W.K. Go to check out the complicated and intriguing story here.
According to a recent tweet by Chris Cornell the legendary grunge band Soundgarden are officially reuniting after 12 years of being in limbo. Let's hear it for the Knights of the Soundtable!
New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert is going to be releasing some solo material this year according to a tweet. He has been the guitarist and backing vocalist for NFG since he left Shai Hulud as their frontman.
According to a tweet by Travis Barker, it seems like there will also be new Transplant music in 2010.
Some very complicated stuff have happened around the identity of hard party master Andrew W.K. Go to check out the complicated and intriguing story here.
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