Never Shout Never‘s new video for “On The Brightside” can be seen below.
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Never Shout Never‘s new video for “On The Brightside” can be seen below.
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On Monday August 31st The Used will hold a 24 hour album listening party for fans via Twitter. The admission is one tweet and you will be in to listen. The listening party will be hosted exclusively on http://twitter.theused.net.
Once inside the listening party, fans can stream Artwork in its entirety, see other fans participating in the listening party, and be some of the first to purchase the album on itunes, Rhapsody or TheUsed.net. As a special bonus, fans will also be able to stream two B-sides, “On The Cross” (Save Yourself Mix), and “In A Needle” along with the album.
Tumbledown have posted their new video for “Butcher of San Antone” the second single from he bands self-titled debut album, released through End Sounds earlier this year. Get more info on Tumbledown and watch the video below.
Mike Herrera is best known as the front-man of MxPx, but has been writing country music since 1998, and claims some of the industry greats as his influences; such songwriting legends as Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, and Bill Monroe. Mike Herrera’s Tumbledown captures the punk rock energy of MxPx, while also displaying the soulful experiences of Herrera’s travels along the lonely, open road, coining their own unique pop-punk-a-billy sound.
Driven Far Off is now available 24/7 to Blackberry and Windows Mobile users via the new Rock application from Viigo. Check out the info below.
Viigo Inc. (www.viigo.com), developer of the popular mobile content and services platform for smartphones, has teamed with eight of the top rock and metal eZines to create “Rock!”, a new module that offers up to date artist information, news, interviews, features, reviews, tour dates, audio and much more.
Included in the Rock! module is DeafLeftEar.com, DrivenFarOff.com, MetalInjection.net, MetalInsider.net, MetalSucks.net, MetalUnderground.com, PureGrainAudio.com and SMNnews.com. The Rock! build is immediately available for download at http://getviigo.com/rock.
The Used are streaming their new album, Artwork, on their MySpace page. Artwork is due out August 31st.
The Used have announced the venues for their upcoming nationwide headlining tour. The tour, which kicks off October 9th in Las Vegas, NV and runs through November 14th in Portland, Oregon, will support their new album, Artwork, out August 31, 2009. The Almost and Drive A will be supporting. The Used have announced a special pre-sale for the tour. With every online ticket purchased, fans will receive exclusive new music: B-side track “Something Safe (Demo)” as well as the uncensored music video for “Blood On My Hands.” Visit www.theused.net/tour for information on the pre-sale and links to buy. General ticket onsale begins August 29th.
The Used headlining tour dates are as follows:
10/9/09 ““ Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
10/10/09 ““ Salt Lake City, UT – The Great Saltair
10/11/09 ““ Denver, CO – The Fillmore
10/13/09 ““ Minneapolis, MN – TBD
10/14/09 ““ Kansas City, MO – Beaumont Club
10/16/09 ““ Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
10/17/09 ““ Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
10/18/09 ““ St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
10/20/09 ““ Toronto, ON – Kool Haus
10/21/09 ““ Montreal, QC – Metropolis
10/23/09 ““ Boston, MA – House of Blues
10/24/09 ““ Baltimore, MD – Crocodile Rock Cafe
10/25/09 ““ Washington, DC – Sonar
10/27/09 ““ New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom
10/28/09 ““ Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
10/30/09 ““ Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
10/31/09 ““ Orlando, FL – House of Blues
11/01/09 ““ Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
11/03/09 ““ New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
11/05/09 ““ Dallas, TX – House of Blues
11/06/09 ““ Houston, TX – House of Blues
11/07/09 ““ Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa
11/09/09 ““ Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theatre
11/10/09 ““ Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
11/11/09 ““ San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theatre
11/13/09 ““ Seattle, WA – The Showbox
Capital Lights have decided to part ways. A message from the band can be read below.
Hello everyone,
I just signed on the myspace for the first time in forever and I realized that it’s been a long time since we have given our friends and fans an update on whats going on with Capital Lights. I know there are rumors, and a lot of people have come to us asking whether or not it’s true that the band has broken up. The truth is that yes, with a whole lot of prayer, we have decided to call it quits. All of us in Capital Lights discussed and prayed about this for a few months before we mutually agreed on the decision. Although it’s sad to see something that meant so much to us come to an end, it’s with complete confidence when I say it’s for the better. We all felt God had different plans for our lives, and it would have been impossible to pursue those plans while continuing with the band. I know that’s the same thing you have heard time and time again with so many bands. I’ve always hated when bands break up because members feel themselves being pulled different directions… but the truth is, you never really understand it until your at that point yourself. Words can not stress how thankful we are for everyone who supported us over the past couple years. We loved playing music for all of you and thank God for providing us with that oppourtunity. Without our fans, we wouldn’t have ever done anything more than just jammed in a garage somehwere. We had a blast touring the country for the past year and a half and feel lucky that we were able to meet so many new people. To everyone who ever bought a cd, shirt, sticker, or even dropped change into the tip box at our merch table, thank you so much… without realizing it, you were a blessing that helped get us from one town to the next. Maybe somehow we will see you all again one day. We also want to thank the Hill family, and everyone who ever gave us a home to sleep in. You all made us feel very welcome and ANYTHING beat the van!
It’s crazy to reflect on the last year and a half and realize how much has happened. We signed with Tooth & Nail, recorded an album in Seattle, then toured the country. It was something we all wanted to do and once again, we appreciate you all for helping us live our dream. All of us in Capital Lights are back in school and as of last night, Brett is now engaged. So message him and tell him his life is over.
just kidding.
God Bless you all and thanks again!-Bryson, Brett, Michael, Jonny, Jon, and Justin.
ps- As of right now our cd’s are still being sold in Best Buy, Fye, Indies, Hastings, etc… so go and buy a copy if you havent already!!!
Pennywise frontman, Jim Lindberg, has left the band after 19 years. The remaining members are sticking together and will be looking for a new vocalist. You can read a statment from the band below.
“After 19 years with Pennywise, Jim Lindberg has decided to step down as lead singer. Pennywise has long stood behind the motto that you should always follow your heart and pursue what makes you happy, and we wish Jim the best of luck in his new ventures, whatever they may be. Pennywise has become a way of life for a lot of people, and has definitely become a way of life for us. As the three remaining members of Pennywise we feel that we are not done delivering our message to our fans.
“The band has always been about moving forward in life no matter what obstacles stand in front of you. We will begin our search for a new singer immediately. We will continue to tour the world and we are looking forward to writing new music. We’ve had a lot of good times and survived the hard times thanks to the undying support of our fans. We’re looking forward to what the future may bring.”
AFI are set to release their new album, Crash Love, on September 29th on DGC/Interscope Records. The album was produced by Joe McGrath (Alkaline Trio, Green Day) and Jacknife Lee (U2, Weezer).
“I am so proud of this record. I really believe it’s the best AFI record. It honestly feels like we’ve made our first truly timeless record. We didn’t set out to do that–you can’t set out to do something like that–but it definitely feels like that’s what we’ve achieved: created the album by which we’ll be remembered,” expressed front man Havok.
The first single “Medicate” will hit the airwaves on August 25th and the band will be hitting the road beginning this October. Check out the album art, track listing tour dates below.
Track Listing
1. Torch Song
2. Beautiful Thieves
3. End Transmission
4. Too Shy To Scream
5. Veronica Sawyer Smokes
6. OK, I feel Better Now
7. Medicate
8. I Am Trying Very Hard To Be Here
9. Sacrilege
10. Darling, I Want To Destroy You
11. Cold Hands
12. It Was Mine
AFI TOUR DATES
10/02 – Minneapolis, MN – Epic w/ Gallows
10/04 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall w/ Gallows
10/05 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s w/ Gallows
10/07 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom w/ Gallows
10/08 – Clifton Park, NJ – Northern Lights w/ Gallows
10/10 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom w/ Gallows
10/11 – Pittsburgh – Club Zoo w/ Gallows
10/13 – Hartford, CT – The Webster w/ Gallows
10/14 – Providence, RI – Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel w/ Gallows
10/19 Richmond, VA – The National w/ Gallows
10/21 Scranton, PA – Scranton Cultural Center
10/25 Boston, MA – House of Blues
11/03 Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
11/04 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
11/06 Kansas, MO – Uptown Theatre
11/07 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre