News from the Punk Rock music scene.
Between the Trees‘ video for “The Way She Feels” has made its way online.
You can view the video in the following formats: Windows Media / Quicktime (low) / Quicktime (high).
The track is taken from the band’s 2006 Bonded Records full-length, The Story and the Song.
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Planes Mistaken For Stars has recovered the bass guitar stolen earlier this month during their tour with Against Me!. According to the band,
We found neil’s bass!!! Yes, it’s fucking true! A very kind taxi driver in s.f. Took a bass guitar from a man who coulndn’t pay his fare. He saw our add on craig’s list describing the bass. His name is mr.steve webb. He drives for big dog city taxi, cab number 804. He fucken rules!!!! If you need a ride in s.f., I highly reccommend you call big dog city taxi, and request him. He’s fucking amazing!! We love him!!! Thanks to everyone who offered us money for a new bass, offered their own bass, and especially everyone who took time to look for our missing baby. You all fucking rule! Makes re-affirms my faith in humanity! Thanks friends!
The band has been touring in support of their 2006 release Mercy.
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Woodland, CA-based Gearhead Records has announcing the addition Steven’s Point, WI’s Bob Burns and the Breakups to their roster. Label CEO Michelle Haunold described the band’s inital demo as having “hints of classic old ’77 punk mixed with some of the trashier style rock n’ roll I’ve been releasing.”
The band’s first full-length release with Gearhead, Terminal Breakdown, is scheduled for release on June 27, 2007.
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After returning from Japan, legendary New York Hardcore Punk/Ska outfit Murphy’s Law will be heading out on a brief east coast tour of the U.S. Supporting them will be Orlando, Florida’s Moral Decline and Suburban Lockdown.
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Though the company shelved the ads and fired the agency responsible, many people remain disappointed in the use of images of deceased punks Kurt Cobain, Sid Vicious, Joey Ramone and Joe Strummer. The posters, created by Saatchi & Saatchi London, depicted the iconic personalities as angels wearing the famous boots.
Joey Ramones’ brother, Mickey Leigh, issued the following statement about the use of his late brother’s image:
Obviously, we are in the same position as Courtney Love, as well as the Estates of the others depicted (in the ad). We were never consulted about this ad. We were never asked for permission to use Joey’s image, or paid for the use of it. As Executor of my brother’s estate I never would have approved this ad as Joey never wore these shoes. And, not that my brother was terribly religious, but the fact that he was Jewish, and this ad is not exactly Kosher, makes it that much more inappropriate, inconsiderate and contemptible.
Though we were about to formulate a statement to the above effect, Courtney certainly has a louder, more influential voice, and I am thrilled that she got through to the them.
Courtney’s response is what convinced the company to apologize and pull the ads.
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U.S. Bombs have announced a short California tour set to begin early next month. The Bombs continue to support their 2006 album, We Are the Problem, and will be joined in the tour by The Stiches and TKO act Smogtown.
Source Continue reading Tours: U.S. Bombs / The Stitches / Smogtown (California)
The Number Twelve Looks Like You has unveiled more new music from their forthcoming release Mongrel in the form of a song on MySpace and an e-card. Mongrel, the follow-up to 2005’s Nuclear. Sad. Nuclear., is slated for a June 19, 2007 release via Eyeball Records.
You can check out the new song “Grandfather” here and the e-card here.
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PETA has announced the nominees for their third annual World’s Sexiest Vegetarian Poll. The charity had this to say:
Summer is almost upon us, and that can mean only one thing: It’s time for peta2’s third annual “World’s Sexiest Vegetarian” poll! Yes, it’s time once again to cast your vote for the celebs you think are the hottest guys and gals in Hollywood-or anywhere else celebs are hanging out these days.
Could this finally be Davey Havok’s year? Or will Jared Leto or Milo Ventimiglia run away with the prize? And what about the ladies? Is it time for Anastasia Ashley to be crowned? Will Abbie Cornish steal the glory in her first year on the list? Or is Natalie Portman so utterly hot that she’ll win again? Guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
The list includes Aaron Dalbec (Bane), Andy Hurley (Fall Out Boy), Ari Katz (Lifetime), Armand Majidi (Sick of It All), Barney Greenway (Napalm Death), Benji Madden (Good Charlotte), Billy Hamilton (Silverstein), Billy Martin (Good Charlotte), Brandon Barnes (Rise Against), Brennan Chaulk (Haste the Day), Brian Bell (Weezer), Casey Calvert (Hawthorne Heights), Cedric Bixler-Zavala (The Mars Volta), Chicken (Western Addiction), Chris Hannah (Propagandhi), Chris Head (Anti-Flag), Chris McLane (Stretch Arm Strong), Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie), Colin Frangicetto (Circa Survive), Colin Kercz (Most Precious Blood), Connor Lovat-Fraser (Boys Night Out), Dan Yemin (Paint It Black/Lifetime), Dave Aguilera (Bleed the Dream), Dave Hause (The Loved Ones), Davey Havok (AFI/Blaqk Audio), Dennis Lyxzen (The (International) Noise Conspiracy), Drew Speziale (Circle Takes the Square) and many more.
You can vote on this page.
Source Continue reading PETA2 kicks off 2007 “Sexiest Vegetarian” contest with Matt Skiba, Dan Yemin, Davey Havok, Ian MacKa
PETA has announced the nominees for their third annual World’s Sexiest Vegetarian Poll. The charity had this to say:
Summer is almost upon us, and that can mean only one thing: It’s time for peta2’s third annual “World’s Sexiest Vegetarian” poll! Yes, it’s time once again to cast your vote for the celebs you think are the hottest guys and gals in Hollywood-or anywhere else celebs are hanging out these days.
Could this finally be Davey Havok’s year? Or will Jared Leto or Milo Ventimiglia run away with the prize? And what about the ladies? Is it time for Anastasia Ashley to be crowned? Will Abbie Cornish steal the glory in her first year on the list? Or is Natalie Portman so utterly hot that she’ll win again? Guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
The list includes Aaron Dalbec (Bane), Andy Hurley (Fall Out Boy), Ari Katz (Lifetime), Armand Majidi (Sick of It All), Barney Greenway (Napalm Death), Benji Madden (Good Charlotte), Billy Hamilton (Silverstein), Billy Martin (Good Charlotte), Brandon Barnes (Rise Against), Brennan Chaulk (Haste the Day), Brian Bell (Weezer), Casey Calvert (Hawthorne Heights), Cedric Bixler-Zavala (The Mars Volta), Chicken (Western Addiction), Chris Hannah (Propagandhi), Chris Head (Anti-Flag), Chris McLane (Stretch Arm Strong), Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie), Colin Frangicetto (Circa Survive), Colin Kercz (Most Precious Blood), Connor Lovat-Fraser (Boys Night Out), Dan Yemin (Paint It Black/Lifetime), Dave Aguilera (Bleed the Dream), Dave Hause (The Loved Ones), Davey Havok (AFI/Blaqk Audio), Dennis Lyxzen (The (International) Noise Conspiracy), Drew Speziale (Circle Takes the Square) and many more.
You can vote on this page.
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Earlier this week, Amber Pacific released their highly anticipated new album via Hopeless Records. The record is titled Truth In Sincerity and is due out May 22, 2007.
To celebrate, the band would like to give away a full catalog and merch to one grand prize winner as well as three copies of their new CD+DVD to three runner ups.
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Proving that a label can still release music even though they’ve shut their doors, the UK’s Newest Industry have posted a rare, live and unreleased track from Black Cougar Shock Unit. The label’s chief, Dave, had the following to say:
Here for you as a final gift to anyone that cared about our failed label is a previously unreleased BLACK COUGAR SHOCK UNIT song, which they played on a few tours, but never recorded in the studio. Joel originally requested it was put up for downloading, as it’s the only BCSU recording in existence with him on drums. It was recorded live at the NEWEST INDUSTRY FEST on September 18th, 2005 in Cardiff, UK. It’s called “Chairman Meow”…
You can download the song here:
Black Cougar Shock Unit – Chairman Meow (live)
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Looks like there is an explanation for the curious omission of Green Day from the soundtrack to the Simpsons movie. Rather than slumming on the soundtrack album, the band will. in fact, be contributing what is described as a “punked up” version of the Simpsons theme, but it will instead appear on the movie’s “score” album.
On July 24, three days before the film opens in U.S. theaters, Warner Bros. Records will put out the Green Day single, Fox Music will make a digital score album available through its Web site and other outlets. And Extreme Music will release 25,000 pink doughnut cases to Best Buy, Circuit City, Wal-Mart and Barnes & Noble.
As for the band’s role in the movie, the awesome Hank Azaria, who voices numerous Simpsons characters including Moe Szyslak, adds:
I know that Moe yells out obnoxious stuff to Green Day while they’re performing. That I remember. He yells out stupid stuff to Green Day. (They don’t play) at Moe’s Tavern. They perform elsewhere in the movie; they’re outside. And the whole crowd turns on them.
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Darkest Hour have posted some details about their upcoming album. The record is titled Deliver Us and is due out July 10, 2007. It is the follow-up to their rarities collection Archives and their last studio album, Undoing Ruin.