On their official message board, Philly-defunct band The Dead Milkmen have posted that bassist David Blood has committed suicide. His sister posted the unfortunate news on the board today. Thoughts and prayers are with his family.
The Jealous Sound have announced more tour dates throughout March/April/May. This time they are hitting Canada with Switchfoot and Copeland. Click more for dates.
It has been romoured that prior to the Canadian warm-up to Coachella the Pixies will rehearse in Minneapolis. They will end those sessions with a show at the Fine Line Music Cafe on 4/13. Tickets should be available Friday 3/12.
As we told you, Beck has contributed a song to the forthcoming Michel Gondry directed film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. What you may not have known is that the soundtrack comes out next week (March 16th), and you can check out a clip of the song on Beck's website. If that's not enough for you, keep your eyes peeled for a Daniel Johnston tribute record with Beck covering "True Love Will Find You In The End."
Finally! We have some more information on the upcoming Autolux release. According to a poster on their unofficial message board stating that they have the album fully recorded. However, during the original mixing process they became unhappy, so they recruited Dave Sardy (whose resume includes Far, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Helmet, Jet, and Bark Market) to do the mixing. Happy with the results, the album is now being mastered and the band is aiming for an April release. No tracklist, title, or official word on the release date yet, but this is the most promising news about an Autolux album in a while.
Along with posting some unreleased tracks on their website, American Analog Set is heading out on tour with Pinback. They will start at the SXSW conference and then head out basically everywhere. Everywhere but the northeast, midwest and west.
UK's sweethearts and NME darlings Franz Ferdinand have just signed a record deal with Epic Records. If you have not checked out their self-titled EP, well, just go and do it.
Don't worry folks, Jack White is not going to jail. He appeared in court in Detroit after beating the Von Bondies' Jason Stollmeister's face to a pulp. Instead, he will have to pay a $500 fine and take anger management classes. Interestingly, the 'Bondies' Pawn Shoppe Heart will be released next week- is this a Janet Jackson-esque publicity stunt?
Yesterday, March 9, Live At The Deaf Club was released on Manifesto Records. This is a live album capturing the Dead Kennedys' last live performance as a five-piece, from a 1979 show at the Deaf Club in San Francisco.
Yes! Electric Six is back on tour, bringing such classics as "Gay Bar" and "Naked Pictures of Your Mother" to your hometown.
Preston School of Industry are touring to support their...um, interesting release from Matador, Monsoon. Don't forget to check out this snazzy ecard. Hipsters and music snobs unite! (and check out the more for the dates)
The Vines are set to make another infamous TV appearance on the David Letterman show on 3/17. The band will be performing "Ride", the first single from their upcoming release Winning Days. The album will hit the shelves on 3/23.
Fearless and Artemis Records have announced the release of Sugarcult's sophomore effort Palm Tress and Power Lines. Produced by Gavin McKillop, the disc will hit stores on April 13th and in the meantime the band will be heading out on their own tour as well as the main stage at this summer's Warped Tour.
We sorta already mentioned this, but the Axis of Justice concert series will kick off at The Toubadour in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, March 31st, featuring accoustic performances by The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello), Serj Tankian of System of a Down, Wayne Kramer, Boots Riley of the Coup, and special guests the Apex Theory (who apparently have a new singer).
Marcy Playground will release their new album MP3 on March 23rd, 2004. Strangely enough, the official site offers no media to download for the new disc (leave it to Germany to help us out - get an mp3 here).
The bands and dates for this years Honda Civic tour have been announced. The line-up features headliners Dashbaord Confessional and the somewhat out of place Thrice. Check out the dates below.
Allister are about to embark on their last nationwide tour in support of their album, Last Stop Suburbia and they need your support. The band will be giving out free limited edition tour posters to anyone with a preordered ticket. Check out their site for more details or the tour section of Drive-Thru Records for complete dates.
The Strokes have posted online their new video for the track "Reptilia". The video was directed by Jake Scott, and you can stream it in Windows Media, Real Video, or Quicktime.
The Plea for Peace 2004 Tour featuring dates with Cursive, Mike Park, Denali, Daket Hour, Saul Williams, Rainer Maria and more is set to kick-off this summer. This year's tour kicks off from April 19th - June 9th, 2004 and will focus on spreading the important message of Voter Registration. See the dates below.
An acoustic gig from Yorkshire boys The Music is available for download on thewonderwall.com. The six song set was recorded during a show in Denver in April of 2003, and it just so happens guitarist Adam Nutter wasn't present for ths one.
