So we haven't posted any news or any jack squat in almost a week - forgive us. We're pretty busy here at sweetdisaster HQ - busy partying, looking for work, engaging in work, finding new webmaster-type people, etc etc etc. However, we checked the statistics a couple minutes ago, and we've broken ten thousand visits since our inception. I know that's not a lot by some standards, but we're not other standards - that's way more than we expect. So thank you, loyal reader, for hitting the bulls-eye. Here's to fifty thousand.
Some quick updates: we've found someone willing to help us post content other than news(since I'm technologically-impaired with no time to remedy the situation). His name is Al, he's from Colorado, and we owe him very large for offering his services out of the blue the way he has. Thanks, Al. So expect more album reviews, interviews, etc etc etc.
Some upcoming Ottawa shows of note: firstly, a retroactive note: The Chariot, featuring Norma Jean's original vocalist and newly-signed to Solid State Records, scrapped their entire Canadian tour with Rosesdead due to border issues; the tour was supposed to be like two weeks or something. So they weren't here Sunday afternoon as planned - instead, The Fully Down rocked some stage, and that's always an excellent substitute. Now then. To the future: Is Grace Enough is playing out in Carleton Place July 3rd with the aforementioned Rosesdead(who helped destroy Babylon Sunday afternoon, paving the way on stage for the mighty Buried Inside), Switchfoot will be here in Cap City July 7th at the Capital Music Hall(contrary to rumours I've heard, the show is apparently all-ages; tickets'll be a little over twenty bucks through Record Runner downtown or Ticketmaster), The Lost Dogs are playing a very intimate show at Ecclesiax Church(2 Monk St.) July 9th - tickets available at Salem Storehouse(1558 Merivale Rd.) and July 13th is a large bill: Unearth, Every Time I Die and Atreyu at Capital Music Hall opening for Lamb of God. For more listings, make sure you bookmark punkottawa dot com. Oh, and the Finch/Recover/Counterfit tour is coming to Ottawa as well. Not sure on the date; check punkottawa. Word. Whew.
I thought this was interesting: Thornley, fronted by former Big Wreck vocalist Ian Thornley, features a guy named Ken Tizzard on bass. The reason this is interesting is because Ken straight-up LIED to me a couple years ago when he was still in The Watchmen(R.I.P.). If you see him, slap him around a bit for me.
Essential listening for June 22nd is LPG's 2003 Uprok album The Gadfly. If you like hiphop, at all, in any facet, check this one out.
Misery Index are gonna be here in Ottawa twice in the next month or so; if you haven't heard them - and I haven't - check out an mp3 of a song called 'A Victim, A Target' and get your mosh on. [pastepunk]
Broken Lamps and Hardcore Memories Vol. 2, put together by the above-mentioned pastepunk.com crew(what up Jordan), is officially becoming a reality; the album will be out in stores September 7th(in the U.S. that is), with an online release in July. Some highlights from the compilation include songs from the likes of With Honor, Most Precious Blood, Twelve Tribes, Death By Stereo and twenty-two more. Look out for that.
Remember Reach The Sky? The dearly-departed Boston hardcore band? One of their number(no idea who, to be honest) has a new band going called Stand Accused; check out their website to hear four demo tunes.
The Dillinger Escape Plan are playing some shows in Canada - two, to be precise, and both in Toronto. July 26th and 27th have the band at Club Rockit in T-dot alongside Decahedron.
In This Is For You, Laurie! news, Copeland's 'Walking Downtown' video was apparently placed in the background scenes on an episode of All My Children earlier today. That is really weird. But dope. My friend Laurie loves Copeland, if you hadn't figured that out yet. [absolutepunk]
Mad props go out to Transworld magazine, that bastion of skate culture and amazing pictorials, for giving photographer Daniel Harold Sturt the freedom to speak his heart about his faith in God as well as display some truly killer pictures of some of the top skaters in the world in various stages of a) greatness or b) lying crumpled somewhere after attempting some lunatic stunt. Well done. That kind of open-mindedness is crucial.
Some Hope You Didn't Have Your Heart Set On It news: Lollapalooza has been nixed, all thirty-one dates of it. Promoters realized Monday that they were gonna lose big money, so it got the ax. Some statements and such are over here.
Yellowcard's third single will be 'Only One', from the big-selling Ocean Avenue album. It happens to be my favourite song on the record. Expect a video soon too. And in related news, an entire concert Yellowcard put on in Toronto back in January can be viewed over here.
Last night while on tour with Fall Out Boy, Anberlin announced that their next tour will be with none other than emo legends Brandtson. That will be a hot show. I wonder why they haven't emailed us in two weeks for their little tour diary we were running. Bummer!
Advance orders for Bill Clinton's new autobiography(it's been getting some pretty harsh reviews) are already over two million. The friggin' thing is over nine hundred pages!! What is WITH people?? The book is out today. I know, because I saw it at Chapters downtown prominently placed. Boooo. [virtualfrequency]
The new video from Grits(who will by the way be on stage at Worshipfest here in Ottawa August 6th-8th word up) can be checked out over here, for those so inclined. One of the very first hiphop acts I ever really loved, Grits are.
Aight. You're kinda up to date. Thanks for reading. Expect some reviews and interviews ASAP.
Posted by mike at June 22, 2004 05:11 PM