Flipped through the new issue of CCM magazine a few minutes ago(the cover looks like they commissioned the Highlights For Kids art director to do it - tres chic) and some interesting things cropped up, namely that Thousand Foot Krutch are apparently heading into a Toronto studio in November to concoct the followup to last year's breakout album Phenomenon(what a killer record); as well, there are rumours that TFK will be hitting the road with Very Big Name Band Hoobastank sometime this fall. Even I would pay to see that show - if Ottawa was on the itinerary, and I bet we wouldn't be.
If you're in Denver, one more reminder: Hoi Polloi goes down at the Pepsi Centre this weekend. The headliner is this little nobody band called P.O.D., and the supporting acts are enough to make a kid from the Christian underground convulse: Blindside, Squad Five-O, MxPx and Further Seems Forever. August 5th-8th. Be there if you're anywhere near the Mile High city.
Essential Listening for August 4th Volume Two is Training For Utopia's best-of that came out earlier this year, Technical Difficulties. Yes, the Clark brothers have softened up a lot with their new band(Demon Hunter), but their roots are in hardcore and metal, and this band was completely offensive to the ears - and beautiful for it. Find all the TFU stuff you can get. Complete madness! Rock! And the riff about a minute into 'Tennessee Midget' might be the heaviest thing I've ever heard too.
In Boy Does That Take Me Back news: the long-dead Seven Day Jesus apparently reunited to be part of Bleach's farewell tour. Holy mid-'90s Christian rock flashback.
Check out a review of the new disc from Alexisonfire, entitled Watch Out!. So much better than their debut of 2002, it amazes me. How come more opinions don't coincide with mine and this review's writer? [pastepunk]
Posted by mike at August 4, 2004 07:19 PM