Alkaline Trio frontman Matt Skiba has announced some dates in support of his new solo album, Demos.
Monthly Archives: October 2010
OFF!: “Black Thoughts”
OFF! have released another new video. The band is the new project from Keith Morris (Black Flag, Circle Jerks), Dimitri Coates (Burning Brides), Steven Shane McDonald (Redd Kross) and Mario Rubalcaba (Rocket From The Crypt, Hot Snakes). The group’s first EP is slated for a October 12, 2010 release, with a box set of four new EPs planned for November 23, 2010. The video features Raymond Pettibon painting. Frontman Keith Morris had the following statement regarding working with Pettibon again:
Raymond has] spent time in the ranks of Black Flag and the Circle Jerks, so when I went and hung out with him… we re-established a friendship that started in the ’70s. We always appreciated each other’s work, so it all fell into place. Raymond’s creating all of the artwork for OFF!, which takes him back to the South Bay circa 1976 and we’ve brought him in as our fifth member.
Check out the video here.
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Lineup changes to The Black Pacific
The Black Pacific, the new band of ex-Pennywise frontman Jim Lindbergh, has announced some changes to its lineup. Gavin Caswell has replaced Davey Latter on bass, while ex-Dropkick Murphys member Marc Orrell has joined the band on second guitar. Lindbergh had this to say about the changes:
It turns out that our good friend and original bass player, Davey Latter, has to return to his drumming duties with his band, Everest. We knew all along when it came time to tour, it would be difficult if both bands were going out at the same time, and that’s exactly what happened.
Lindbergh also expressed good will towards his former bandmates in Pennywise, who have continued with Ignite singer Zoli Teglas as their new frontman:
On another note: I want to say once again that I have nothing but good will toward everyone in the Pennywise family and the great fans we made over the years. I wish the guys success with their new album and tours, and choose only to support the positive message we worked together for 20 years to establish.
The Black Pacific released their eponymous debut last month and will be heading to Europe with Sum 41 and The Riverboat Gamblers..
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Victory launches free Fall 2010 sampler
Victory Records has posted a new, free sampler highlighting the label’s fall lineup. The 21-song compilation includes music from Sister Sin, Within The Ruins, Wretched, Beneath the Sky, Corpus Christi, The Autumn Offering, Pathology, Carnifex, Grave Maker, Comeback Kid, Close Your Eyes, The Sleeping, William Control, The Scenic, Thieves And Villains, Amber Pacific, Taproot, A Hero A Fake, Jamie’s Elsewhere, A Day To Remember and Otep.
Download it here.
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Friday, October 8, 2010
We’ve posted some new reviews. You can check them out below:
- Comadre – Mixtape Four
- Screaming Females – Castle Talk
- Crazy Arm – live in Plymouth
- The Corin Tucker Band – 1,000 Years
- Rodeo Ruby Love – This Is Why We Don’t Have Nice Things
- Symbol Six – Monsters 11
- Chris Dertz – By the River Jordan EP
- The Skints – Live. Breathe. Build. Believe.
- Mount Eerie – Wind’s Poem
- Filth – Live the Chaos 7″ EP reissue
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Weekend Deal – 33% OFF on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Enjoy big savings this weekend on Modern Warfare 2 at 33% off.
Don’t forget the ongoing 50% off sale on Resurgence Pack and Stimulus Package.
All Modern Warfare 2 deals will end on October 11th, 2010 at 10AM PDT.
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Dogfighter Update Released
Updates to Dogfighter have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
ADDED:
- Initial localisation support for C++ code
- Initial tutorial logic for application and race markers
- Windows mouse sensitivity setting additionally used to scale in game mouse sensitivity
- Added XBox joypad full input customization,
- getArray function into Scaleform GUI implementation
- Added Lone Wolf patch
- Added Lone Wolf and Wolf Pack help screens
FIXED:
- Client disconnect from server registered immediately
- Crash in dedicated server when 0 bots selected
- Swift Aileron now functions correctly
- Missing Propeller in “Protofighter”
- Missing Particle system in CTF Pharaohs re-added
- Fixed grammatical errors in some game mode descriptives
- Fixed radar change target bug in HUD
- Fixed HUD, removed HUD 4:3 – not used from now, instead re-scaling elements dynamically according to graphics resolution
- Fixed HUD timer when missing until first death and removed time limit for survivor
- Fixed mouse input bindings in flash and C++ to allow mapping any button/wheel to any function
- Fixed problem for inverted pitch settings for joystick and x-joypad
- Fixed Spawn Points penetrating geometry on Volcano
- Fixed ServerInfo screen content: scene name, number of players, kill limit, time limit
- Fixed bug ‘Unlimited Boost stops working after doing Immelman’
- Fixed chat messages colouring
- Fixed advanced flight model setting from main menu
- Fixed LoneWolf server creation point limit setting
- Fixed bug allowing to spawn when ‘Exit? Yes/No’ MessageBox shown by preventing spawning
- Fixed max score limit when negative points
- Fixed joystick pitch up/down inverted sense
CHANGED:
- Reduced timeout for disappearing clients
- Quickmatch now uses dedicated servers
- Gravity Acceleration applied when stalled increased from 20 to 40%
- Controls for all craft have been made to feel more deliberate and easier to control
- Vapour trails slightly longer and are activated at 60m/s. IE usually always on unless braking
- Black Death Viper Damage reduced significantly
- Viper is now a two shot weapon instead of firing both projectiles together
- All craft health adjusted
- All weapons re-balanced to suit above changes
- Added tutorial texts to be ready for final integration of tutorial level
- Major controls improvement, mouse buttons now supported up to 8, redesigned controls menu to offer binding to any mouse input, x-pad allows to invert pitch and setting bank/pitch sensitivities (separately for each), repositioned/enlarged controls menu sliders to allow more precise slider movement
- Join server menu default tab switched to dedicated servers
- Bot Short Term Memory used for Target Selection
- Defaulted dedicated servers tab
- XBox controller bank/pitch sensitivities defaulted to 60/70
Contests: Win The Swellers’ ‘Ups and Downsizing’ on vinyl
Nearly a year in the making, the vinyl edition of The Swellers‘ 2009 full-length Ups and Downsizing is slated for release later this month via Paper and Plastick. The pressing will be split up into three colors, named “dirt,” “rust” and “mold,” and today we’ve got one copy of each to give away to three lucky winners.
What variant you receive will be a mystery, so if you’re feeling adventurous, click Read More to enter.
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Wild Flag (ex-Sleater-Kinney) talk new band, new sound
Wild Flag, which features two members of acclaimed punk rock outfit Sleater-Kinney, recently spoke to Pitchfork about what to expect from the band:
But the songs are shorter and poppier than all of our songs have been in the past. With four people, there’s an amount of doing what’s best for the song, making choices that serve the song. We’re all capable of stepping aside to let someone else shine, and we pass that around. It’s really collaborative, but it’s poppy and it’s hard to explain. It sounds a little like all the bands we’ve been in, but it also has real songs. There are actual songs there.
There’s no one like Corin [Tucker], obviously. So it has a different vibe. It feels lighter.
The band recently signed to Merge Records and are aiming for a summer 2011 release for their debut.
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Weekend Deal – 50% OFF on Killing Floor and DLC
To commemorate the release of Incendiary Update and the new PostMortem Character Pack DLC, everything on Killing Floor – from the main game to DLC – can be yours at half the normal price. Act now! Offer expires on Monday, Oct. 11th at 10AM PDT.
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Transmission signs All Or Nothing
Transmission Recordings has announced the signing of Birmingham, UK’s All or Nothing. The band previously released a split 7-inch with the Wonder Years called Distances and will support Fake Problems on a November UK tour.
The band spent the summer of 2010 on tour with the Swellers and the Wonder Years. They plan to enter into the studio soon to record their debut album, due out early next year on Transmission, with a single planned for this December.
Find some music on their MySpace page.
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Humanifesto: ‘The Infamous’
Our stream today comes from Montreal, QC-based Humanifesto. The Canadian punk band shares lyrical and musical roots with politically active bands like Propagandhi and Strike Anywhere. We’ve got a stream of the band’s new full length, The Infamous.
You can check it out on their Punknews.org Profile
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Humanifesto: “The Infamous”
Our stream today comes from Montreal, QC-based Humanifesto. The Canadian punk band shares lyrical and musical roots with politically active bands like Propagandhi and Strike Anywhere. We’ve got a stream of the band’s new full length, The Infamous.
You can check it out on their Punknews.org Profile
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