We told you to keep checking the Social Distortion official site for updates, and now it has finally paid off. According to a recent posting, the band will be heading into the studio next month to begin recording the follow-up to White Light, White Heat, White Trash. No definite release dates have been announced, but keep checking the site and (of course) back here.
Pretty Girls Make Graves are off on another tour, supporting their latest, The New Romance. Supporting will be the divine Cobra High; they will hit the US in November and then the UK in December. You know what to do for the dates.
As we mentioned, Island Records has released Hard to Get, a collection of rarities and unreleased tracks by such notable acts as The Bronx, cKy, Thrice, Andrew W.K., and Fall Out Boy (who declare, “Chicago is so two years ago”). Check out the ecard to preview the tracks and enter for a chance to win a copy of the album as well as a copy of the latest album of each artist. Wait, don’t, because I want a better chance to win. The hard to get tracks are…
Ryan Adams will be dominating the new releases section in the upcoming weeks, according to Billboard.com. On November 4th, he will be releasing Rock N Roll, and the EP Love is Hell Pt. 1. On December 9th, Love is Hell Part 2 will be out along with a collection of unreleased singles. All this releasing has to do with a disagreement he had with his label, Lost Highway, who didn’t think the songs recorded for Love as Hell were up to par; they felt Rock N Roll was a more appropriate follow-up to 2001’s Gold. This album will feature guest stints by Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, Hole's Melissa Auf Der Mar, and Adams’ current squeeze Parker Posey (no word on if she is singing or playing).
After a nearly seven-year hiatus, The Descendents will release an upcoming EP in January and full-length in March on none other than Fat Wreck Chords. Twenty new songs will be split between the two new releases; no official names or tracks have been confirmed at this time.
It turns out The Datsuns were not just a novelty act. They are currently writing songs for their second album, which is going to be produced by John Paul Jones (of Led Zeppelin fame...for those of you that live under a rock).
Justin Hawkins of The Darkness has come down with a severe case of laryngitis (this is not a shocker- have you heard him sing?) thus causing the cancellation of remainder of the US/UK tour, many dates of which were with Meatloaf. If you were lucky enough to have tickets for upcoming shows, you will have to wait until next year for them to rescheduled or go to the official site for refund information.
In more tour cancellation news, Small Brown Bike has canceled the rest of their Fall/Winter tour due to personal issues.
Remember we told you about the hot Buddyhead complilation Gimme Skelter? It’s coming soon, and you can preview tracks here from such fine artists as Weezer, Le Tigre, Radio Vago, Mudhoney, and Your Enemies Friends.
Several sources have confirmed that singer/sngwriter Elliot Smith has passed away at the age of 34 from a self-inflicted stab wound. He is known for such albums as XO and Eithier/Or, and was nominated for an Academy Award for the song "Miss Misery" from Good Will Hunting. At the time of his death, he was working on a new album entitled A Basement On A Hill. Please check Sweet Adeline and back here for more details as they emerge.
Now here's the latest Tori Amos development: Tori has opened her back catalog to release her first ever compilation entitled Tales of a Librarian on November 18. This collection is a 2-Disk CD/DVD compilation that Tori describes as her musical "autobiography." The album features 20 songs that document a career spanning over a decade, and you knew about it all before, including the pair of brand-new songs as well as newly recorded renditions of two ultra-rare B-sides. A bonus DVD features songs recorded live during sound check of the final show of Tori's summer 2003 North American tour. And the cover art is sexy, ya'll.
As you know, No Doubt will be releasing a greatest hits retrospective. According to Rolling Stone, the album will be released as a single cd and a box set, which will include a DVD of a 1997 concert called Live at Tragic Kingdom, and several b-sides including covers by the Vandals (“Oi to the World”), Bad Brains (“Sailin’On”) as well as alternate versions of album tracks. A tour will soon follow; you can own both versions of this collection on November 25.
The Foo Fighters will be releasing a new DVD this November entitled Everywhere But Home. The DVD will contain over three hours of footage, including four live shows from their One By One tour, backstage footage, photo galleries and an audio-only recording of their first show in Reykjavik, Iceland.
The Shins' long-awaited Shutes Too Narrow is out today. If you are unable to go out and get yourself a copy this very moment, you can stream the entire album here. This will only be availalbe for a short time, so get yourself to your local music store and purchase it immediately.
According to their official website, New Found Glory is currently in the studio and have setup a live broadcast so you can check in on them from time to time. There have been no additional details announced about the new record yet. But, be sure to go check out the weekly video updates!
Jimmy Eat World, who are currently in the studio recording their follow-up to Bleed American, have taken some time off to play some shows in the California and Arizona area. Five shows have been announced and tickets are on sale this week.
In January, Brand New, Moneen and Straylight Run will be heading overseas for a 10-date stint in the UK. We got the dates...
In a recent interview with USA Today, Alanis Morissette stated that she has been busy working on her new record, So Called Chaos, since June. She hopes to have it released in February 2004.
This November, Blink-182 will embark on the DollaBill Tour with Bubba Sparxxx and The Kinison. Not only will you be able to see the band up-close-and-personal for the first time in many years, but it will also only cost you one dollar! The band commented, "It's a chance for us to just come back together because we always play gigantic stages. Mark, Travis and I are always like 30 feet away from each other so we get to come back closer and remember what it's like. It's so much fun to play in the smaller places."
The Getup Kids have finished recording their new album and follow-up to last year's On A Wire. The album, which has yet to be titled, will be packaged with a DVD, which has yet to be compiled or shot, which is okay because they are expecting a February 2004 release. Click more for tracklisting.
