Fearless Records has signed Funeral Party, a four piece “electro-rock” band from east Los Angeles. A write up in the L.A. Times compared the band to Moving Units, the Rapture and LCD Soundsystem. The group will release a debut ful-length soon on the label, in the meantime they’ll be touring across the US with French singer Yelle.
You can find music and tour dates at the band’s MySpace page.
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Jay Sinclair, former bassist and songwriter of now defunct Canadian punk band Belvedere] has launched a new record label with Darren Ollinger of Calgary alt-rock station x92.9. The label is called The New Black and has a roster which includes the Colin Decker Free Fall, a band that features both label founders as well as other members of Belvedere, Downway and Killing Fields. The band claims an “old school” influence from Minor Threat and D.R.I. The label is also working with a band called the Mad Cowboys.
The label is planning to open offices in December of 2008. The facilities will also house several rehearsal rooms, a small all ages venue and a pre-production studio.
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Regina, Saskatchewan’s Means have announced their breakup.
Grateful to have been a part of this band, through such formative years of life, all while having the opportunity to share in something meaningful to each of us; Music. For the outlet of this particular sound, which we cherish and trust, and for those of you who shared these years and become the community that surrounds us, we are ever grateful. Thank you for the camaraderie that we share and for your sincerity and spirit.
As a band, we are proud of the miles behind us and the work ethic we maintained even though nothing-is-perfect. We are proud that we were a band that was able to laugh with one another and at ourselves along the way, often to the point of vomiting, crying, soiling etc., or all-of-the-above. Happy for all the pathetic inside jokes that for good reason mean nothing to anyone but us. Finally, we are proud of one another and the people we are becoming; trusting that through the experience of playing in this band we are growing to be more compassionate and understanding individuals.
The band will play one final tour starting this October, playing shows in Canada and the US midwest. The Eastern Canadian portion of the tour will be part of the Underground Operations Unity Tour that will feature Kathleen Turner Overdrive while the western dates will feature Horizons. Means will disband after a final performance scheduled for November 29th in Regina. Confirmed dates are to be announced soon.
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TV On The Radio have launched the second new video from their new album, Dear Science.
The 16th annual Halifax Pop Explosion will take place from October 21st to the 25th in Halifax, Nova Scotia (funny that). The event will feature more than 140 acts performing at 12 venues throughout the city. The festival will also feature the third annual Music Matters Conference and the first annual Halifax Film Explosion.
Bands performing include Jay Reatard, Statues, Brutal Knights, Andrew Vincent, Holy Fuck, Malcolm Bauld, Sunparlour Players, the Meligrove Band, Trigger Effect, and Young Widows.
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The 16th annual Halifax Pop Explosion will take place from October 21st to the 25th in Halifax, Nova Scotia (funny that). The event will feature more than 140 acts performing at 12 venues throughout the city. The festival will also feature the third annual Music Matters Conference and the first annual Halifax Film Explosion.
Bands performing include Jay Reatard, Statues, Brutal Knights, Andrew Vincent, Holy Fuck, Malcolm Bauld, Sunparlour Players, the Meligrove Band, Trigger Effect, and Young Widows.
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Sub Pop has signed Brooklyn, NY-based Obits. Notably, the band features Rick Froberg, former vocalist of both Hot Snakes and Drive Like Jehu.
The group is working with Girls Against Boys‘ Eli Janney and Geoff Sanoff at Brooklyn’s Seaside Lounge studio on their forthcoming Sub Pop debut. Some recordings from the band can be found on their myspace page.
Prior to the full length, Obits are planning a 7-inch titled One Cross Apiece and are planning some East Coast shows alongside the Night Marchers which includes Froberg’s frequent bandmate John Reis.
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Fall Out Boy‘s new video, “I Don’t Care,” is now available for streaming. The track comes from their forthcoming album. The record is titled Folie à Deux and is due out November 4, 2008.
One of the best parts of these Less Than Jake shows has been the stage banter. Rather than quoting it, I thought it would be best to let you see or yourselves. For the latest installment of Less Than Jake’s tour blog, we bring you banter.
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Roll The Tanks have posted a stream of their new single, “Police Me.” The song comes from their upcoming record titled Suffer City which is due out October 21, 2008
You can find the song on their myspace page.
RTT will be playing two shows next week in Southern California, and they head to the East Coast for CMJ in NYC mid-October along with a CD release show in their home state of Massachusetts.
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While the MySpace Music launch has received most of the attention this week, UK newspaper, The Telegraph has posted an article covering a new backlash faced by the very popular iTunes service.
According to the report, many artists are unhappy with Apple’s policy of providing individual tracks for all albums, arguing that their material should be taken in as an album rather than a la carte singles.
Guy Garvey of Elbow, says:
“iTunes is responsible for the death of the album. The album is a piece of work that we laboured over and not a bunch of downloads flung together to satisfy a contractual demand.
What do you think? Do bands have the right to dictate how you buy their CD? Do albums matter?
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Trophy Scars have posted an unmastered track from their forthcoming full length Bad Luck. A release date for the album is tentative as the band are currently in search of a new label. The band released Alphabet. Alphabets. in 2006.
You can check out the new song, “Botanicas,” on their myspace page.
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Underground Operations has announced the signing of Southern Ontario-based pop-punk outfit, The Artist Life. The band includes ex-members of The Fullblast, Jersey, Always Outnumbered, Jude The Obscure, and At the Mercy of Inspiration. The label draws comparisons to acts like Green Day and Rancid and the group will be releasing a new EP, Let’s Start a Riot on October 28th and a new full length in 2009.
You can check out some music from the EP on their myspace page.
The band is planning an Eastern Canadian tour with labelmates Means and Kathleen Turner Overdrive on the Unity Tour.
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