Thornley are a new band composed of ringleader Ian Thornley(formerly of '90s stars Big Wreck - a terrific rock band) as well as ex-Watchmen bassist Ken Tizzard and two other dudes on guitar and drums. Overall, they're pretty fun. I can't remember the name of the single they have out right now, but I know that Thornley can hit the high notes on Guns 'N Roses covers that Big Wreck used to do, so if you have a chance to see his band, do it.
The Scene: still one of the best hardcore-oriented 'zines out there. Way better than us, though we're not strictly speaking 'hardcore'. Are we?
For everyone who missed Warped tour again this year - like, oh, say...hmmm...ME - over here are some soundboard live recordings of the likes of Underoath(whose new album They're Only Chasing Safety, by the way, has sold more than fifty thousand copies already), Saosin with Story of the Year vocalist Phil aboard, and a Less Than Jake cut from the tenth-anniversary show in Boston. Word. [absolutepunk]
Deftones, the kings of Sacramento, California, are touring. Headlining even!
September 26th San Francisco, CA - Grand
September 28th Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
September 29th Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
September 30th Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
October 01st San Diego, CA - Soma
October 03rd Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
October 04th Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theater
October 06th El Paso, TX - Xscape
October 07th Odessa, TX - Dos Amigos
October 08th San Antonio, TX - Sunset Station
October 09th Austin, TX - Stubbs BBQ
October 11th New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
October 13th Orlando, FL - House of Blues
October 14th Tampa, FL - Jannus Landing
October 15th Atlanta, GA - TBA
October 16th Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
October 18th Norfolk, VA - The Norva
October 20th Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
October 21st Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
October 22nd Detroit, MI - Clutch Cargos
October 23rd Milwaukee, WI - Rave
October 25th Minneapolis, MN - Quest
October 26th Chicago, IL - House of Blues
October 28th Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
October 29th Sayreville, NJ - The Starland Ballroom
October 30th Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
Atmosphere MC Slug was asked to diary/document his Warped tour experience for Spin magazine; I read the entire thing day before yesterday and laughed profusely at certain points. The guy can write his heart. Don't know if it's online, but hit a bookstore and find the issue with the Pixies on the cover. By the way, that cover story is literally like twenty or twenty-five pages long. Never seen one remotely close to that.
Simple Plan have a new song on some soundtrack to some movie somewhere - I really don't care that much, except the video has Eugene Levy throwing himself off the stage into the crowd. As in comedy legend Eugene Levy. It's worth watching just for that.
Essential Listening for August 28th is Ace Troubleshooter's 2002 album The Madness of the Crowds, containing the purely wonderful song 'Have It All'. It's reduced me to tears on more than one occasion, and no, I am not ashamed to be in such a state over a pop-punk band. So quit hatin'.
From the newsroom at virtualfrequency: "Movie giant 20th Century Fox has urged American churches to persuade their parishioners to buy the DVD of the controversial film The Passion of the Christ. The studio sent 260,000 postcards to churches offering bulk deliveries of the film as well as emails to more than six million Christian households." Six million? Where'd they get all those email addresses? What kinda Big Brother action is this? I'd like to think I'm capable of deciding if I wanna buy this movie or not, thanks.
This Just In, from sweetdisaster enforcer DJ Omnifik: "The new K-os is sick like Ebola!" I'm not gonna argue. K-os is amazing.
Rohan Marley, as in Bob's son, is planning a new clothing line in honour of his father. Now, like Simple Plan earlier, this really doesn't interest me that much, except for this interesting fact: Rohan played football for the old Ottawa Rough Riders right here in Cap City years ago. Booyah! At least I think it's this Marley. Yeah. Rohan.
Finally, some love for Manafest: the Toronto rapper - and friend of a friend of mine woohoo I'm so famous - is profiled here, and not a moment too soon. Guy is so fresh.
Posted by mike at August 28, 2004 03:36 PM