Toronto, ON’s Fucked Up have become one of those rarities in modern music: a critically acclaimed hardcore punk act. Granted, they’re one with enough creative flourishes to keep the adjectives flowing for days on end. Their first full-length, 2006’s Jade Tree-released Hidden World, does exceed the 70-minute mark after all, and left various press pieces recommending it for fans of everyone from Black Flag and Negative Approach to Pink Floyd and the Who.
I spoke with rhythm guitarist Concentration Camp (Josh Zucker) and bassist Slumpy (Sandy Miranda) last Friday after the Brooklyn, NY stop of their ongoing U.S. tour, which also featured a set from partners in crime Career Suicide.
Here we are with the latest Top 15 for GR2. Starting to see some of the music I added on the 18th break into the top tracks. It's about time – you people need to vote more. We are in July which means that we are getting very close to the start of the new royalty rates assuming that Congress or someone else does not intervene. Lets hope that they do.
LA indie pop/rock band Stepsonday are streaming their new LP Little Light via the band’s PureVolume page. The 8 song record was produced by Nick Rucker (Yelloward, Rock Kills Kid, Plain White T’s).
Jeff Caudill of Gameface has a new band, dubbed Floormodel, with David Stoll of Germany’s Leniah. The electronic duo make music in the online span between Cologne, Germany and Los Angeles, California. Three songs from the record Random Access Memories are up on MySpace.
It’s Sunday July 1st, 2007. Happy Canada Day everyone! I won’t waste too much time here as I need to get back to my long weekend. I guess our friends in the US have, um, Wednesday off… which is sort of the same thing. It’s not a long weekend or anything, but… well I guess you can sleep in. That’s something. Just don’t stay out too late.
The people must have something good to read on a Sunday
Ice Age, a new project featuring former and current members of the Backup Plan and This Is Hell, have posted their first demo online to stream or download for free.
Indie-rock group The Black Atlantic, who feature former Shai Hulud vocalist Geert van der Velde, have signed with Five Point Records. The band plans to release their debut EP, Send This Home, on July 10th.
NJ-based pop punk group Weston have announced another reunion show. The band played a handful of dates last December but have been inactive since. The show will take place on August 18th at Maxwells in hoboken, NJ.
Brooklyn, NY melodic-hardcore band Dear Tonight have announced some upcoming shows. The band will be heading down the east coast and up through select midwest cities in support of their debut LP, We’re Not Men, which is due out on July 3rd via Red Leader Records.
Marshall, MI’s Small Brown Bike have announced plans to play a reunion show this September. The band broke-up in 2004 after playing their final show in Chicago on January 10, 2004. Members of the influential post-hardcore band went on to form LaSalle.
Toronto, ON’s Fucked Up have become one of those rarities in modern music: a critically acclaimed hardcore punk act. Granted, they’re one with enough creative flourishes to keep the adjectives flowing for days on end. Their first full-length, 2006’s Jade Tree-released Hidden World, does exceed the 70-minute mark after all, and left various press pieces recommending it for fans of everyone from Black Flag and Negative Approach to Pink Floyd and the Who. 
It’s Sunday July 1st, 2007. 
The complete soundtrack for the 2008 version of the highly successful Madden NFL series has been announced. Included are 
