Before we do anything else here, you must view this here, because it's the funniest thing you'll see this week. Props to Laura in Van City for this one.
So I was killing time at Chapters downtown before the massive Stretch Arm Strong show Saturday(keep your eyes out for sd.com's interview with vocalist Chris McLane), and I was flipping through Rolling Stone, and what did I see? A feature bit on Club Three Degrees, a 'Christian nightclub' in downtown Minneapolis, MN. Fascinating in particular was how bands are required to share their faith onstage, have their setlists preapproved by management, and so forth. MxPx was barred years ago after refusing to tow the company line, and I can't say as I blame them. Interesting read. And yo, our man John Rueben was pictured with the piece, having had the luck to be playing the club the night the article was written.
decapolis has been kinda slow of late, but here they have for us an interview with superb Philadelphia band One-21. Knock yourselves out. The boys played a kegger on their recent tour!
The Juliana Theory have wrapped up something like sixteen months on the road covering this year and a lot of last; check out their Official Tour Tally(our phrase, not theirs), and thanks to rockrebel for the link.
The new(middling) disc from P.O.D. debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard charts. Better than it deserved.
Chevelle's live CD is available at their website; the ten-song album features performances opening for Foo Fighters as well as songs going back to their '99 debut Point #1(a great record, if we may say so). Man, was 'Mia' a great song!
Just after their newest record, The River Bed, was released on Lookout! Records, Michigan stalwarts Small Brown Bike have called it quits after seven years. R.I.P. [soundthesirens]
Interesting: Cold guitarist Terry Balsamo will join Evanescence on the road for the near future, at least for the band's Australian tour with Finger Eleven, in the wake of the departed Ben Moody. No word on what his deal is. [noisetheory]
As a followup, MTV reports the split within the band is indeed permanent, and that Evanescence have begun recording their first album without Moody. [relevant]
Song title of the day: The Shins' 'Know Your Onion!'
My boys the Edmonton Eskimos took the Grey Cup in Saskatchewan Sunday, beating the Montreal Alouettes 34-22. Woohoo! I wonder if anyone even knows what sport I'm talking about here.
The first big-name band I ever interviewed, The Watchmen, have decided to pack it in. Doh! You can read why here. Hmph.
Posted by mike at November 18, 2003 04:55 AM