Virginia-based Conditions, which includes Brandon Roundtree formerly of Ferret act Scarlet, as well as members of Race The Sun, FIAD, Motion Picture Demise, and Tragedy Letters have posted a new video from their self-released, selt-titled EP.
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Crash Romeo have posted the new video from their album, Gave Me The Clap. The video was shot at their old high school in Bernardsville, NJ.
Alkaline Trio have posted the first song from their upcoming Epic debut. The record is due out July 01, 2008 follows 2005’s Crimson.
In the time since their previous record the band signed to V2 Music, which shortly afterwards was shutdown, landing the act at major label Epic Records (which falls under the Sony-BMG umbrella). In the past few years the popular act released a rarities and b-sides compilation via Vagrant titled Remains and frontman Matt Skiba performed in the duo Heavens. Last month, the band also released a deluxe reissue of their debut album, Goddamnit.
The song will be available for 24 hours and is Danny-fronted. You can check it out on their myspace page.
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Biology, the classic emo-styled side project featuring members of From Autumn to Ashes, Engine Down and producer Brian McTernan. Frontman Francis Mark explained:
I have not been able to play with Biology in a long time. The people that I started it with are either very distant from me now or completely out of my life. In part it is a shame because we had some great times but I feel like we were always dividing our time between so many different things. We didn’t put enough work into it, but maybe thats why it was so much fun.
When I try to do too many things at once they all suffer from eachother, so I’m going to put this to rest and move on. Here’s to trying something new. New music coming soon but it will not be FATA or Biology.
The band released Making Moves in 2005.
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So I’m seeing Gorilla Biscuits / CIV and Modern Life Is War’s last show ever in New York City (barring inevitable reunions) starting tomorrow. What are you doing this weekend?
Black Lips recently spoke to Pitchfork about some upcoming plans. Among them are some details about the follow up to Good Bad Not Evil:
I do want to get more conceptual on our albums, just doing weird stuff. It doesn’t have to be a song. It could be a skit or something like that. I read this article the other day in The New York Times about a phonautogram. I actually recorded it onto my phone, and I want to play that from off the phone onto our album and have a history lesson on our album. we’re planning to work on our new album this summer. The movie we were working on got postponed a little bit, so that freed up some time this summer.
They also mentioned the film Let It Be, noting:
It’s in preproduction, getting financing, so now we’re going to make a new record this summer. I want to have it out this year, so we can have an album come out every year, but we’ll see. I think they’re leaning Replacements, and we’re leaning more Butthole Surfers.
The story is more or less the same– an 80s band in America touring the DIY circuit and what that was like– but it’s more the characteristics, the aesthetics of the band. I like the Replacements, don’t get me wrong, but our band is more psychedelic. That’s kind of what Butthole Surfers were. The Replacements were more of a pop group.
Alkaline Trio and Scary Kids Scaring Kids have been confirmed for the upcoming 2008 edition of the Zumiez Couch Tour. The events include the live performances as well as skateboarding demos.
The run kicks off May 30th and features dates till June 30th. You can find the dates here.
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Details have been revealed for the upcoming deluxe repackaging of Jimmy Eat World‘s fan favorite album, Bleed American. Along with restoring the album’s original title – the band retitled the album Jimmy Eat World in light of the September 11th attacks – the two disc version will include b-sides “No Sensitivity,” “Softer” and “(Splash) Turn Twist,” the holiday single “Last Christmas”/”Firestarter,” a cover of Guided By Voices’ “Game of Pricks,” and a studio recorded acoustic version of “Your House.”
It is due out April 29, 2008.
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The legendary Sex Pistols have authorized their first ever live DVD release for this summer. The project reunites the band with director Julien Temple, who filmed the band in 1976.
According to a Billboard.com report, the DVD will feature the original lineup of Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock performing at November 2007 reunion shows at London’s Brixton Academy. he new title captures the band during its five-night (Nov. 8-10/12/14) run at the 4,920-capacity venue, marking the 30th anniversary of its debut album Never Mind the Bollocks.
The DVD, recorded in HD/5.1 surround sound, will appear in the United Kingdom in June, to coincide with European festival dates. In addition to the main concert footage, the DVD package will include an 80-minute Julien Temple-directed feature called “The Knowledge,” showing each band member revisiting his old London hunting grounds.
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Smash and Grab Records have announced plans to release a new 7-inch single for “Don’t Worry Desmond Dekker” from the The Mighty Mighty Bosstones with the B-side being the original unreleased version of “Another Drinking Song”.
The label is planning a full screen printed package with an edition limited to 500 hand-numbered copies. 250 on Blue Vinyl, 250 on White.
You can check out the single and art here.
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Avenged Sevenfold have announced plans to record a live DVD on the April 10th, 2008 show of the 2008 edition of the Taste of Chaos tour. The plan is to film the entire show for a live DVD that Warner Bros. Records will release later this year.
The DVD will be directed by Core Entertainment’s Rafa Alcantra, who also worked on the band’s riotous 2007 road documentary All Excess. The DVD package will also include a CD of seven previously unreleased b-sides that were recorded during the making of the band’s current self-produced album Avenged Sevenfold.
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Sounds Like Violence have announced plans to tour Europe beginning later this month. Along with the tour announcement, the band is planning a new digital single featuring “Wrong” from With Blood on My Hands and the previously unreleased b-side, “Sammy” from the Afghan Whigs.
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Emmure have posted the first song from their upcoming Victory Records full length. The record is titled The Respect Issue and is due out May 13, 2008.
You can check out “False Love in Real Life” on their myspace page.
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