Allister have announced that at least for the time-being, the band is seperating:

Before we left for this last Japanese tour in October, Tim got the news that he was going to become a father. We had the whole 3 months in Japan to discuss what would become of Allister, and in the end Tim made the responsible decision to start a job that wouldn’t take him out of the country for months at a time. He wanted to be home with his girlfriend during the pregnancy, and throughout the upbringing of their child. We had already confirmed a Japanese tour for March, and since Tim has already entered the work force, we have asked his brother Chris to join us overseas.

We will be booking a show in Chicago, which for all intents and purposes will be billed as our last show. I’ll post the info when it comes.

Allister has been trucking along for a good 10 years now, and in that time we’ve been fortunate enough to travel around the world playing music that we love. We’ve met so many amazing people, and I feel really fortunate to have been a part of this band… Before I get too sappy, I just want to say thanks to everyone who supported us over the years. Who knows what the future will hold, but for the time being this is just the beginning of a new chapter…

The band celebrated their 10th anniversary together last year and released a number of albums including Last Stop Suburbia in 2002 and Before the Blackout in 2005.
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Details including a final track listing have been announced for the upcoming tribute to Sick Of It All announced last October. The record is titled Our Impact Will Be Felt: A Tribute to Sick Of It All and is due out April 24, 2007

The 20-track album will feature songs performed by bands including Rise Against, Unearth, Ignite, Comeback Kid, Napalm Death, Bane, Pennywise, Bouncing Souls, Suicide Machines and many more.

The label is also promising two new songs streaming each week until the album is released. Right now, you can hear the Bouncing Souls take on “Good Looking Out” and Hatebreed’s version of “Ratpack” right here.

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hellogoodbye have announced a US tour set to begin in April. The band will support their recent full length, Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!

Tickets are available through this link.

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Fearless today announced two high profile additions to their upcoming Punk Goes Acoustic 2 compilation. Both the All-American Rejects and Say Anything will be contributing material to the disc. The bands join theAudition, Mayday Parade and Set Your Goals, Jack’s Manequin and Anti-Flag.

The previous Punk Goes Acoustic compilation was released in 2003 and distinguished itself from the rest of the series by featuring original material performed by the original artists. Other iterations, including Punk Goes 90’s, Punk Goes 80’s, Punk Goes Pop and Punk Goes Metal were made up of cover songs.

Punk Goes Acoustic marked the debut of Rise Against’s wildly successful “Swing Life Away” and included acoustic renditions performed by Thursday, Coalesce, Strung Out, Strike Anywhere and more.
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Frankie Stubbs, the legendary guitarist and vocalist behind Leatherface has recorded a new solo track. The song is unusual as it does not feature Frankie’s trademark guitar, but instead is built from piano and violin.

Stubbs notes that he intends to do an entire album of this kind of material and would like to enlist the pianist and violinist from the recording but they “are 12 million miles away.”

You can check out “My Heart is Home” on his myspace page.
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Joel Madden of Good Charlotte has been accused of battering a woman in Beverly Hills. According to gossip site TMZ, which also has video and photos, the Beverly Hills Police Department is investigating rocker Joel Madden, after a female photographer filed a “crime report” claiming he attacked her during a violent confrontation Sunday night.

According to police sources, the woman claimed Madden struck her on the left breast “with the heel of his hand” as the rocker tried to escort his girlfriend, Nicole Richie, out of the back door of Mr. Chow restaurant in Beverly Hills. The photographer told TMZ that she has a welt to prove it, and had to see a doctor for treatment.

Madden can be seen throwing a forceful, open-handed stiff-arm into the chest of another paparazzo, moments after the alleged incident. Police reps also tell TMZ that they take every claim seriously, and a crime report was taken on this incident.

Madden’s band is currently gearing up for the release of Good Mourning Revival. The record is due out March 22nd.
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