I Am Ghost violin player Kerith Telestai recently left the band. In a lengthy statement she explained some of her motivation from breaking with the Epitaph band:

Writing this is one of the most difficult things I have ever had to do. As many of you know, I had to drop off I Am Ghost’s last tour due to severe health problems as a result of touring that put me in the hospital. After 3 weeks of pondering, wondering, justifying, deliberating, and lots of crying, I have come to the conclusion that the band’s current touring lifestyle is incompatible with my health needs. So, I have left the band.

As far as my health goes, it’s nothing for you guys to be worried about. The only time it was ever a problem was on tour, simply because touring in a van doesn’t allow for any sort of routine or restful environment that my body apparently needs. So my body could never heal itself from even just a common cold, and I would get secondary infections/conditions like laryngitis, pharyngitis, exhaustion, dehydration, and not being able to properly digest food or even keep it down for days at a time. But I don’t have a disease or a serious health condition, and I’m not pregnant either! 🙂 So no worries, now that I’m not on tour, my health will be just fine! It sounded like some of you have been pretty worried, so I wanted to clear that up!

The band released Lovers’ Requiem last year via Epitaph. They’ll hit the road later this year with Strung Out and A Wilhelm Scream.
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Veteran UK punk act Sham 69 are returning to North America later this summer for a tour that will bring them to an assorted list of cities in the US and Canada.

Now the confusing thing is that following the split between frontman Jimmy Pursey and guitarist Dave Parsons both parties have laid claim to the band name and both have made the promise of upcoming recordings. It looks like the version undertaking this tour is the one without Pursey, featuring Parsons, bassist Rob Jefferson, and drummer Ian Whitewood with new vocalist Tim ‘Scazz’ Scargill.
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On this week’s BBC 1 Punk Rock Radio show, Canadian hardcore innovators Fucked Up took over the show to play their own playlists. The show’s host Mike Davies let us know about the proceedings:

Straight out of New York Crime In Stereo were In Session playing three live tracks. Fucked Up took over and chose the music for the end of the show, plus songs from Lars & The Bastards, Cancer Bats, Bad Brains, Bad Religion, SSS, Brain Failure, Random Hand, The Dwarves, Crass, Leftover Crack, Intro5pect, Strike Anywhere, Dropkick Murphys, SLF, Buck o Nine, Gogol Bordello, The Unseen, Strawberry Blondes, The Clash, Bane, Hoods, Municipal Waste, Inner Terrestrials, Alexionfire and more

The show aired on Monday so we’re a tad late on this one, but you can still find archived copies of the show right here.
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In a tour which will inevitably recieve some sort of math-themed pun in the press, Dillinger Escape Plan and Messhugah have announced plans to travel through Europe in November.

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