Editors have announced a US tour to begin January 8th. The bill will feature support from Louis XIV and Hot Hot Heat.

Source Continue reading Tours: Editors / Hot Hot Heat / Louis XIV →

In my final segment of coverage of The Fest 6, I bring you a clip from Richmond, VA’s The Riot Before, who performed an early set on the second day of the festival. The band also contributed a song to our Fest 6 compilation.

Source Continue reading Video of the Week: The Riot Before (live at the Fest 6) →

Pulling Teeth have announced a South-eastern tour set to begin on December 27th in support of their new Deathwish album, Martyr Immortal. They will be joined on the tour by Reptilian Records hardcore/grind act Triac.

Source Continue reading Tours: Pulling Teeth / Triac →

Have Heart, Down To Nothing and Wake Up Call have scheduled a tour together beginning in late December.

Source Continue reading Tours: Have Heart / Down to Nothing / Wake Up Call →

Northhampton, UK-based The Squids have been forced to cancel their American tour after a dispute over some inflammatory imagery used in the band’s tour posters. According to a local paper, the band used the images of flaming stars and stripes pictures on a MySpace flyer for three New York shows, which prompted the US venues to cancel the band’s gigs.

Singer Stuart Fraser explained:

We used a picture of an American flag and it said ‘The Squids are coming to burn America’. We didn’t think it was too offensive, just a bit rock ‘n’ roll. We were contacted by the venues, who said it was offensive and asked if we would take it down, but we said no. A few days later, all our shows were cancelled.

We’re annoyed by what’s happened. It was only a burning American flag. We didn’t even know it was illegal to burn them. We just thought it was a bit of fun; we saw the picture and thought it would do. We wanted to show we were coming and we were going to make an impact, but they obviously have no sense of humour.

You can see the flyer in question here.
Source Continue reading The Squids’ US tour cancelled over flag-burning imagery →

Though there was speculation about a self-released full length, Morrissey has opted to sign with Polydor for his next full length. He explained why to NME:

If they (Radiohead) think that can work that that’s a wonderful world. And yes, you can look at record companies and you can easily assess that they’ve been ripping people off for years and years and years. The whole process is a gigantic rip off. But then there are people like me who need to be institutionalised… and I don’t mean in an asylum!

Believing that several thousand people are working to get your music heard is more inspiring to me than anything else

Morrissey released Ringleader Of The Tormentors last year.
Source Continue reading Morrissey signs to Polydor →

Gallows, Set Your Goals and SSS have announced a UK tour set to kick off in early 2008.

Source Continue reading Tours: Gallows / SSS / Set Your Goals (UK) →

Bomb the Music Industry! has posted a new track. The prolific band is currently in the midst of demoing for their next full length. The band adds:

Demo-ing/writing for the new record is getting started – lots of pianos, lots of baritone guitar and lots of programming n’ samples. I think there’s gonna be a ska song coming too so we can keep beating that dead horse. None of the songs are longer than three minutes so far either.

You can check out “25” on their myspace page.
Source Continue reading Bomb The Music Industry: “25” →