This is the 81st news update we've posted since we went live on September 19th, according to the weblog. How 'bout that? We just hope people are reading. 'Cause, you know, if they're not, well then what good are we?
hxcmp3 has exploded, collecting more than two thousand bands since its inception a few weeks ago. That is just fantastic; keep it coming, kids. Oh, and Dave Allen seriously digs the new Shockwave. [hxc]
I was listening to The Fullblast's EP from a little over a year ago the other day and, reading the liner notes where they thank their friends, I noticed the likes of The End, Silverstein, Moneen and Alexisonfire listed, and you know, I've been fans of those bands for a long time, but it just kinda sank in how big a couple of them have gotten, and it makes me wonder how long it'll be before the Fullblast gets theirs. Let's make it happen. *nods decisively*
Essential listening: anything by Public Enemy. Except where sweetdisaster is concerned, don't believe the hype.
If you've seen this record by a band called Pivitplex at your Friendly Local Christian Retailer and wondered who the heck that was, this here should help enlighten you. And when you're through with that, cmcentral's take on the last offering from Five Iron Frenzy will bring a nostalgic tear to your eye - and this band just called it quits last month. Check it out.
2003 was a killer year for holy hiphop(to use the term the industry has coined), and the top twenty downloads at sphereofhiphop should give you a look at the best of the bunch.
Silent Drive, featuring members of Bane and drowningman, have signed with Equal Vision Records; album will be out next year - which of course isn't very far off now. [buzzgrinder]
Uber-indie band-turned-Dreamworks-alum Rye Coalition's major-label debut will be produced by the Man himself: the Foo Fighters's Dave Grohl. Well, I'll be.
Tonight, December 29th, in Washington, D.C. at the 9:30 Club, there's a show. But not just any show. Check this action out: Stretch Arm Strong are the OPENERS. Then there's the likes of Madball, Hatebreed and Sick Of It All. Holy crap. If you're even remotely close, start driving now.
Speaking of Stretch, the band who opened for them a couple months ago, With Honor have a new track up here. See whatcha think. The band's upcoming album is called Heart Is Everything. [lambgoat]
The Ottawa Citizen has put up(over a span of two Saturday papers) their best-of 2003 music thingies, and Ben Harper's masterful album Diamonds On The Inside is on a few of the editors' lists. Deservingly so; what a record.
Grandaddy are on Conan tonight; it's a rerun, so if you missed it like I did, be watching. Oh, and Yellowcard are on Jimmy Kimmel January 2nd. [punknews]
Rent sucks. I know I don't need to explain that to a lot of you reading this. Thanks for making 2003 a great first partial year for us here at sweetdisaster. 2004'll blow ya mind, baby.
Or not.
Posted by mike at December 29, 2003 05:28 PM