Say Anything have announced a Uk Tour following their upcoming trek through the US. The band will be touring in support of their upcoming sophomore J Records release, In Defense of the Genre which is due out October 23, 2007
The band has also posted a new song, “Spores,” and you can find it on their myspace page.
A number of artists have signed on to participate in Waxploitation’s new Darfur charity album. Due out November 27, 2007, the album promises exclusive and rare tracks donated by Animal Collective, The Black Keys, Bloc Party, Bright Eyes, Cornelius, The Cure, David Sylvian, Death Cab for Cutie, (International) Noise Conspiracy, The Shins remixed by Clint Mansell, Spoon, Teargas & Plateglass, Thievery Corporation and Travis.
One hundred percent of the proceeds will go to three non-profit organizations: Doctors Without Borders, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam America. The album will be available digitally on iTunes for only 90 days beginning on November 27th. “We’ve made a conscious decision to create a sense of urgency – to mirror what is a dire situation in Darfur.” says founder Jeff Antebi.
Although estimates of the number of people killed by the conflict in Darfur vary widely from 200,000 to 400,000, what is certain is that more than 2 million people have fled their homes because of the fighting, and 4 million are now in need of humanitarian assistance-making this one of the worst crises in the world today.
You can find the artwork for the album here.
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New Haven’s Titles have announced a short tour set to kick off later this month. They released Titles on Welcome Home.
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The Fest has announced the schedule for this year. The annual festival in Gainesville, Florida boasts a gazillion bands in a zillion venues and will feature all your favorites from classics like Naked Raygun and Youth Brigade to up-and-coming bands like the Riverboat Gamblers and Landmines. There is no shortage of one-off, farewell and reunion shows too with bands like Radon, Planes Mistaken for Stars and more making appearances.
Hot Rod Circuit has announced the dates for their farewell tour. The band is promising an update on future plans for band members but will be taking one last tour to say goodbye to friends and fans.
The band released The Underground Is a Dying Breed in 2007.
NOFX has posted the first taste of their upcoming live record, They’ve Actually Gotten Worse Live. The second live record, which is a followup to 1995’s I Hear They Suck Live will hit the streets November 20, 2007 on CD/2XLP.
The album is culled from three nights of talking mixed with the occasional song at Slim’s in San Francisco and will not include any material from Suck Live but will include new versions of old songs and rare tracks. They released Wolves in Wolves’ Clothing in 2006.
You can find “Lori Meyers” on their media page.
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With their new album, Chase This Light, due out October 16, 2007, Jimmy Eat World recently revealed some details about the subject matter of the individual songs which make up the album.
You can check out the list here.
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The Decemberists have been forced to cancel their European tour due to what appears to be an unnamed illness affecting a member of the band. They explained:
With much regret The Decemberists have cancelled the remainder of our European tour. One of our band members is ill and needs to return immediately home to mend.
Our deepest apologies to all of our fans whom have purchased tickets to our forthcoming European shows. Unfortunately our calendar doesn’t allow us to return to Europe at any point soon so please refund tickets at point of purchase.
It saddens us to disappoint our fans. We hope everybody understands that it is because of an extreme situation that we had to make such an abrupt change in plans.
The band released The Crane Wife last year.
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Dates have been announced for a tour featuring Daphne Loves Derby, This Providence, The Higher and The Reign of Kindo.
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Nine Inch Nails has parted ways with their label. The band has proven a thorn in the side of their major label for the past few years, leaking their own material, publicly admonishing them and encouraging fans to download their records. Frontman/mastermind Trent Reznor made the announcement today:
I’ve waited a LONG time to be able to make the following announcement: as of right now Nine Inch Nails is a totally free agent, free of any recording contract with any label.
I have been under recording contracts for 18 years and have watched the business radically mutate from one thing to something inherently very different and it gives me great pleasure to be able to finally have a direct relationship with the audience as I see fit and appropriate. Look for some announcements in the near future regarding 2008. Exciting times, indeed.
Just last week, another band of similar stature decided to take the free agent “direct relationship” route. Radiohead opted to release their new record directly. With these high profile bands taking the independent route, it remains to be seen what kind of influence they will have on the music industry as a whole.
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