You already know about the upcoming Lovitt Record DVD, Lovitt Transmissions: Volume One, but now we also know that the DVD is finally done and the release date will be November 10th. The disc features live footage, interviews with the bands, and tour and recording footage from Engine Down, Rah Bras, Sleepytime Trio, Four Hundred Years, Maximillian Colby, Frodus, Bats & Mice, Fin Fang Foom and more.
As you know, you can check out a couple tracks from the upcoming album from The Distillers, Coral Fang via their online player. As well, here's the cover art and the alternate version, for those who'll get all bent out of shape over it. Watch for it on October 14th.
The Vans Off the Wall Club Tour is coming your way this fall, hitting 50 North American cities. The tour features three legs with a rotating cast of bands. The first leg features Sick of it All as the headliner along with The Unseen and Avenged Sevenfold in the support role. The second leg features The Suicide Machines with The Unseen and Avenged Sevenfold in the support role again. For the third leg, Suicide Machines are staying on as headliner, while TSOL hop on the tour along with The Queers. A full list of bands/dates can be found below:
The Dandy Warhols have wrapped up their American touring extravaganza and they are now off to Europe to support David Bowie on his overseas jaunt for the rest of the year. Before the Odditorium tour departed from the States, the Dandy’s produced a video for the second single from Welcome To The Monkey House, “You Were The Last High". View it in Windows Media or Real Video and check out the overseas tour dates below.
Radiohead has just released the video for "Go To Sleep" and it's made its way online (legally of course). View it in Windows Media or Real Video. If you're really bored, go play the Radiohead Game.
You know all about the upcoming Strokes album, Room on Fire, but have you heard the first single, "12:51"? Do you know where they are playing? You do now.
Longwave has released a video for their track “Tidal Wave,” which can be viewed in Real Video or Windows Media. Their latest album, The Strangest Things was released on March 18th of this year, and is definitely worth checking out if you haven't already.
The soundtrack to the film Prey for Rock and Roll, featuring actress Gina Gershon on lead vocals, will be released on October 7th. To help spread the word, Gina herself is going on a nine-city tour. The tour will consist of Ms. Gershon performing songs from the film with members of Girls Against Boys backing her. We also have some audio from the film, including “Stupid Star” (Real Audio | Windows Media) and “Prey for Rock and Roll” (Real Audio | Windows Media). Also, be sure and check out the trailer for the film. And, last but not least, look below for the show dates.
Hey Mercedes have unveiled yet another webpage in preparation for their upcoming album Loses Control. The new track "Quality Revenge At Last" is a featured download over at MTV.com, as well as the Loses Control Countdown site which features exclusive MP3s, photos, stories and lyrics. Oh yeah, the record comes out October 7th, and if you pre-order now at Tower Records the first 500 come with a free signed poster!
After twelve years together, The Headstones have called it quits. A statement on the band's official web site cited "both personal and professional reasons," but also this: "Only time will tell if we shall return. All of our love and gratitude to the fans who supported us through this incredible time; we would not have made it without you. We will keep everyone informed. Love, Headstones."
Head over to MTV.com and watch Chris Conley bust a move during the "Anywhere With You" video. The song is the first single from the new Saves The Day album, In Reverie, which you should all hear.
Godsmack have just completed a new video for the track, "Serenity" and have placed it online (Windows Media | Real Video).
According to Filter, Air have set January 27th as the release date for their new album, titled Talkie Walkie. The group again worked with producer Nigel Godrich and this time around, instead of relying on guest spots, JB Dunckel will provide the lead vocals. For a taste of the new material, the song "Alone In Kyoto" is currently featured on the Lost In Translation soundtrack.
Head over to the Warp mircosite for the new Luke Vibert album, YosepH, to download an exclusive MP3 and listen to samples from the new album. Watch for it in the US on October 14th. And, don't forget to pick up some glow-in-the-dark "I Love Acid" stickers.
Rephlex will release the debut collaboration from Cylobotnia, a veritable mind-meld of Astrobotnia and Cylob (see how that works). Head over to the Rephlex website to preview samples of each of the 8 tracks on the album.
On Friday, during their last scheduled $5 Tour show date at Skatefest in Worcester, MA, The Movielife made a surprising announcement that the show would be their last. Today, the band made the break-up rumors official on their website. Here's the official statement from the band...
Bogdan Raczynski released his newest effort, Renegade Platinum Mega Dance Attack Party: Don The Plates, on September 9th via Rephlex. You can head over to their website to preview samples of the entire album, and head over to his unofficial official website for more fun.
The Locust have canceled the remaining dates on their current tour on which they were promoting their debut on Epitaph, Plague Soundscapes. The only reason given so far has been because of "personal matters".
The Strokes have moved the release date of Room on Fire from October 21 to October 28 due to packaging problems. D'oh!
The studio where Nirvana had recorded most of Nevermind, Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin has been destroyed. Apparently, a two-ton truck gone wild crashed into it, causing at least $50,000 worth of damage. The studio belonged to Butch Vig, famed producer and drummer of Garbage. Nonetheless, Garbage still plan to release their album in February/March 2004.
