Heard the new .hopesfall yet? A-Types? I have, and I like it. Not tremendously, but the production is miles better than their previous album(The Satellite Years), which was pretty much all I was asking for. I remember two years ago telling Adam White of The Reason that his band was starting to sound like .hopesfall, and he had no idea who they were. Now, two years later, I'm proved right. Good bands both, though. Anyway, read pastepunk's .hopesfall review over here.
Strikefirst Records continues their bid for world domination by actually going out and signing two bands from parts of the world other than North America: Clear Convictions(sounds here) are from big bad Puerto Rico, and Opposition of One(sounds here) hail from Germany. Having heard neither band but basing my opinion on Strikefirst's good rep(heard Jesus Wept yet? Sick!), I bet both bands rock. [The Scene]
Check that: having listened to approximately fifteen seconds of Clear Convictions' 'Firme', it has become clear the Latin America is bringing the nasty ruckus in a big way. Highly recommended. Dirrrrty guitar! Breakdowns aplenty! Yes!
Bassist Daniel Pishock has left mewithoutYou, whose album this year(Catch For Us The Foxes) is one of the year's most intriguing records. But bassists are a dime a dozen, so no sweat. Just kidding! [absolutepunk]
Bamboozle Fest '05 goes down April 29th-May 1st down in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and this year's features something I'd kill to see: original members Chris Carrabba and Nick Dominguez will be playing a show with Further Seems Forever - that's right, kids, the original lineup. You'll actually hear 'The Moon Is Down' and 'Snowbirds and Townies' from Carrabba's lips instead of the two subsequent(great) vocalists FSF has trotted out post-Chris. Who wants to take me?? There are some pictures of practicing for this event in the 'media' section over here. Funny how the Further guys, having done time in Strongarm before FSF was even conceived, all look kinda middle-ageish and accountant-type. What a great band.
Posted by mike at December 30, 2004 11:35 AM