BlankTV is hosting the premiere of the new video from Mixtapes. “Sprinkles” comes from the band’s new EP Thought about Growing Up, recently released by Death to False Hope Records and streaming at Mixtapes’ Punknews.org page.
Monthly Archives: June 2010
William Control: “Only Human Sometimes”
William Control, the side project from Will Francis of Aiden, has released a new video for the song, “Only Human Sometimes.” The track comes from the their debut, Noir. Along with the clean version below, an R-rated version (registration required) was released last week.
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Tours: Primus
Influential experimental trio Primus have announced the second leg of their first headlining tour in four years.
The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza: “W.A.L.L.S.”
The Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza have unveiled another new song. “W.A.L.L.S.” comes from the band’s upcoming full-length Danza III: The Series Of Unfortunate Events, due out July 13, 2010.
Check it out here.
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Tours: Austin Lucas (Canada / US)
Bloomington Indiana’s Austin Lucas is in the midst of tour of Canada and the US. Having just cleared the stage in St. Catharines the singer / songwriter will teck back to Toronto on the 18th for a recently added house show before hopping the border for a short US jaunt with The Wooden Sky. At the end of July Lucas will cross back into Canada and head west to perform at the Sled Island festival in Calgary alongside bands like Hot Water Music, The Melvins, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, and Fucked Up.
Lucas is supporting 2009’s Somebody Loves You as well as his new demo and b-sides collection on Suburban Home Records titled Collection. On the tour the songwriter has a new split demo available which features five new songs recorded in January plus four from his tourmate Christina Wagner. Wagners songs, one of which features Lucas as a guest, were recorded this past February by Rob McGregor at Florida’s Goldentone Studios.
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Interviews: This Will Destroy You
Post-rock quartet This Will Destroy You has been through a lot in recent years, but now the band has a light at the end of their tunnel…blanket. The entire band sat down for a chat with myself in a foggy backroom at Brooklyn’s Knitting Factory last week and we have the textual results ready for you.
The Texas act recently completed recording their sophomore full-length, Tunnel Blanket. and is currently wrapping up a U.S. headlining tour with dates in their home state.
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Contests: Win an ‘Expect the Worst’ prize pack from The Dopamines (literally)
Cincinnati, OH pop-punks The Dopamines will unleash their new album Expect the Worst on June 29, 2010 and in the name of taking things too far, we’ve teamed up with the band and Paper and Plastick to give one unlucky winner a prize pack that includes a skipping Expect the Worst test press, a broken iPod and Mikey Erg’s broken guitar.
None of it works, but it can all be yours!
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6131 Records signs Joyce Manor
6131 Records has added Long Beach, CA pop-punk outfit Joyce Manor to its roster. The band cites a wide range of influences, from Guided by Voices to Weezer to Screeching Weasel and their debut for the label is expected in the winter.
Some music can be heard at the band’s Bandcamp page.
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Defense Grid: Resurgence Map Pack 3 released
Today’s Map Pack 3 release includes two more challenging environments – Urban Planning and Tactical Diversion. It’s the third of four great map packs in the Resurgence series. Urban Planning is a dense environment with restrictive build spaces, forcing difficult decisions against continuously attacking hordes. In Tactical Diversion, survey the small, snow covered platform and consider numerous possibilities. But be prepared for the aerial assault!
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RIAA successfully sues Limewire for a gazillion billion dollars
In a suit that probably serves less of a purpose now than it would in the software’s early 2000 heyday, RIAA has successfully sued Gnutella-based file sharing software Limewire. According to a CNet report, Lime Group, parent of LimeWire software maker Lime Wire, and founder Mark Gorton committed copyright infringement, engaged in unfair competition, and induced copyright infringement. Moreover, the suit holds Gorton personally responsible for the downloading, which sets dangerous precedent for others who may develop software that could be used illegally.
Worse for Gorton is that the suit also adds damages of $150,000 per infringing work. Given the millions of users that Limewire had at its peak, the total damages could be in the billions.
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The Antlers: “Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd)”
Brooklyn-based art-rock outfit The Antlers recently dropped by the The Onion AV Club to participate in the magazine’s “AV Undercover” feature in which 25 bands are asked to cover one of 25 songs. The trio opted to cover the Pink Floyd classic, “Wish You Were Here.”
The Antlers are currently supporting The National on their tour.
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Mad Sin plans North American release for “Burn and Rise”
Germany’s Mad Sin have announced plans to release their new album, Burn and Rise, in the United States via Century Media, The album was released in April on People Like You and will hit North American retail on July 13, 2010.
The album features 18 songs including “Last Gang Standing,” “Geisterfahrer (Ghost Rider),” “Wreckhouse Stomp,” “The March of the Deviants”, “9 Lives” or “Shitlist Bop” in a mix of psychobilly, rockabilly, 50’s Rock’n’Roll, Country, Punk and Surf. It features contributions from Sucker (Oxymoron, Bad Co.), Jack Letten (Smoke Blow), Hank (The Boss Hoss) and Marlen (Bonzai Kitten).
Check out some music on their MySpace page.
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Cobra Skulls to record new EP in July
In a recent interview with Distorted Magazine, Devin Peralta of Cobra Skulls remarked that the band intends to hit the studio next month to record a new four-song EP, which will be their first release for Fat Wreck Chords:
“Fat Mike saw us play when we were on tour with The Lawrence Arms and he talked to us after that and I saw him at a show about a month later and he said “hey do you want to do your next album with us?” and I said “that would be amazing!” And he said “well that wouldn’t be that amazing, we don’t sell as many records as we used to”. (laughing) but I know and understand how the business is. He just seems really cool and is interested in our band and is going to produce a new EP with us in July”
Cobra Skulls last issued American Rubicon in 2009 through Red Scare.
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