Jolie Holland is setting out on tour this October in support of her upcoming album The Living and the Dead. Holland recorded the album with the aid of M. Ward (My Morning Jacket, She & Him) and Marc Ribot (Elvis Costello, Tom Waits) and is reportedly featuring a more “rock and roll” sound.

Holland last released Springtime Can Kill You in 2006.
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Kerrang held its annual Kerrang awards recently. Amongst the recipients were Metallica (Inspiration Award), Dillinger Escape Plan (Spirit of Independence), Coheed and Cambria (best Video), Rage Against The Machine (Hall of Fame) and Bullet for my Valentine (Best British Band). Avenged Sevenfold pulled in the “Best Album Award” for their recent self-titled album. M. Shadows addressed his fans saying:

Wanted you guys to hear it directly from the band that our album Avenged Sevenfold just won Album of the Year at the 2008 Kerrang! Awards! Receiving such an honor in the United Kingdom means so much to us because England has become like a second home. This summer has been the best of our career. We’ve seen so many of you in so many countries and you’ve all touched us. We’re so proud of how much love our fans in the US have always shown us. And now it means the world to us to know how many of you around the globe have been touched by our music. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

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Useless ID are headed out on their first tour of China and Japan. In Japan they’ll be joined by Nerf Herder and Secondshot and in China they’ll be playing with SKO. The dates are below.

Suburban Home recently posted the track “Blood Pressure” from their upcoming LP Lost Broken Bones. You can also stream the track at their MySpace page.
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Chuck Ragan has uploaded a cover of The Loved Ones track “Pretty Good Year” to his MySpace page. The track appears to come from the as-yet-unannounced Give and Take split 7″ between the bands.

He also recently uploaded the track “Wash My Feet in the Waves” which will appear on The Revival Tour, an album to coincide with the tour of the same name.
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According to Billboard eleven days after being taken off of life support due to a massive brain hemorrhage he suffered last month, producer Jerry Finn died Thursday, August 21st.

The famed producer worked on notable albums from Blink-182, Morrissey, Green Day, Rancid, Bad Religion, AFI and Alkaline Trio. For a list of his production credits, see Wikipedia. Plans for a donation or scholarship fund are in the works, as is a memorial for friends and family.

Our deepest condolences to his family and friends.
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CNN recently posed the question: Is Guitar Hero saving rock ‘n’ roll?. According to the article “rock music” is experiencing a halo effect wherein young people who are exposed to new-to-them bands via rhythm games like Guitar Hero or Rock Band are then seeking out these bands’ actually albums and releases. According to Billboard when Guitar Hero: Aerosmith was released there was a “40 Percent” jump in their catalog sales.

The article interviews Lars Ulrich of Metallica, whose Death Magnetic will be playing in GH, and his son. You may remember Ulrich for his earlier, outspoken rants against digital media and sharing services like Napster even though now Metallica’s new single is both streaming at MySpace and is available on iTunes.

What say you, Org readers? Do you think that rhythm games like Rock Band or Guitar Hero can help save rock? Would you expect a greater interest in punk if more bands like the Clash, the Misfits or even Rancid were put in?

And most importantly, does anyone else pull out a real amp to stand on while playing?
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Engine Down has laid out the contents of their upcoming DVD From Beginning To End. The film follows the band’s career from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, through nine years of international tours and through their final tour.

The DVD features their entire last show, will feature rare and unreleased tracks alongside home movies, music videos and more.

You can check out the trailer below.
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Off With Their Heads just rocked San Francisco last night at the Knockout and we realized that we hadn’t posted their West Coast dates. Joining them on this outing is BYO’s Nothington, who have been playing some new songs while out.

After their West Coast journey, OWTH will be heading to Europe.

The band released From The Bottom earlier this year.
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Jacksonville’s Red Jumpsuit Apparatus are heading into the studio with Howard Benson (Less Than Jake, Hoobastank, Daughtry) to record the followup to Don’t You Fake It.

Recently the band formed The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Guardian Angel Foundation to “support under funded high school band programs, to promote and enhance student musical development; support individuals affected by domestic violence, to break the cycle of abuse; and contribute to research that focuses on management of acute hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients.”
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Glenn Danzig recently unveiled some plans for the future. The former Misfits fromtman will take his band Danzig out on a 20th anniversary tour, celebrating the release of their 1988 self titled debut. This will be his first full US tour in three years, with dates also expected in Canada, Mexico and possibly South America. The sets on the tour are expected to start with “Skin Carver” and follow in sequence through Danzig I to III and into the present.

A new album is not yet in the cards:

…I have been in the studio here and there working on new songs but don’t know when they will come out. I was thinking of putting one up on the DANZIG site so the fans could check it out. Even thought about doing one on this tour.

Danzig (the band) last released Circle of Snakes in 2004 while Danzig (the man) last put out Black Aria II in 2006.
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The Aggrolites are continuing their touring insanity after a brief one month post-Warped Tour hiatus. They’ll be heading over to Europe for a couple weeks then coming back to the States for a four night Southern California homecoming including opening acts like the new pop reggae outfit Cipes and the People, led by actor Greg Cipes (Ghost Whisperer, Deadwood). They’ll be on the East Coast in October (US and Canada) for appearances at CMJ with support from Everybody Out!, the new band featuring Rick Barton (Dropkick Murphys, the Outlets).
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O Pioneers!!! are heading out in anticipation of their second full-length Neon Creeps – set to be released in later this year by Asian Man Records and Kiss of Death Records. They will be touring the west coast on the way to Awesome Fest 2 and then joining The Gaslight Anthem, American Steel, and Polar Bear Club for a short trek through the southeast.

The band recently released a split 7″ with Austin’s The Anchor on Triumph of Life Records and is about to dropa split 7″ with Mike Park on Suburban Home Records. Their revolving cast of members recently lost drummer Chris Ryan and replaced him with Aaron Ervin while adding Zack Klaine on bass.
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