Burnt By The Sun aren't dead in the water yet; an almost-entirely-new lineup featuring ex-members of Premonitions of War, Deadwater Drowning and various others has been solidified, with a new EP coming later this year, and they'll be hitting the road shortly. Keep your eyes peeled. I'm glad BBTS aren't dead, even with the departure of drummer Dave Witte. [theprp]
I just read about this Jewish raggae toaster Matisyahu in Paste magazine a couple weeks ago, and now it turns out he's on P.O.D.'s first single 'Roots In Stereo', taken from their upcoming album Testify. As well, the album's been bumped back to December 6th by Atlantic, thereby making it the ideal Christmas present for your loved ones. Or not, depending on if they still think Payable makes relevant music.
Speaking of bands like Burnt By The Sun that were AWOL, Delaware's Boysetsfire are holed up in a studio somewhere recording their next work. No label confirmed yet. I think they should record After The Eulogy: The Rerprise, personally. Terrific record.
In Bands I Didn't See At Warped Tour Yesterday news, My Chemical Romance of Warped fame will be doing a headlining tour with openers Reggie and the Full Effect and The Alkaline Trio this fall. More info can be seen over here.
I saw a guy in Montreal yesterday with a Streetlight Manifesto tour shirt on - the Tour Between The Other Two Tours Tour. I laughed pretty hard.
Drummer Ben Verellen(Harkonen) has left These Arm Are Snakes. The dude from Hey Mercedes is replacing him. There.
Good Lord, look at this tour: The Dillinger Escape Plan, Zao, Unearth and A Life Once Lost. This has to be a contender for heavy tour of the year:
September 20th Ft. Collins, CO - Aggie Theatre
September 21st Colorado Springs, CO - The Dark Side
September 24th Sacramento, CA - Colonial Theatre
September 26th Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues
September 28th Tucson, AZ - Coconuts 1500
September 29th Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
October 01st Springfield, MO - The Rockwell
October 02nd Nashville, TN - Rocketown
October 06th Latham, NY - Saratoga Winners
October 07th New Haven, CT - Toads Place
October 08th Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall
These are initial dates. I really hope more are added, including maybe, say, you know...um, Ottawa. Yes.
A tour that won't be hitting Ottawa even though the headliners live here: Buried Inside, Mi Amore and Unsane. Dates:
September 23rd Halifax, NS - Attic
September 24th Moncton, NB - Manhattan Lounge
September 25th Fredericton, NB - Bugaboo Creek
September 26th Quebec City, QC - Kashmir
September 27th Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa
September 29th Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
September 30th London, ON - Call The Office
October 01st Hamilton, ON - The Underground
Listen up, kids: three new songs from Blindside(from the new album The Great Depression) are online over here. I love Blindside THIS much.
We have an interview up with Steve Hindalong, who besides his production work has also drummed for The Choir for the better part of two decades, and reading this thing I discovered that former Sixpence None the Richer songwriter Matt Slocumb played with the band at Cornerstone last month. Now I'm even more ticked that I missed it. Apparently it was ninety-nine degrees the first couple days, but I don't remember it being that hot. [phantomtollbooth]
In advance of their show here August 24th, listen to the new Stretch Arm Strong single 'The Sound of Names Dropping' right over here. This album will be enormous. I hope.
Oooooooh, new music from Pedro the Lion. Just demos, so don't get all bent outta shape if they don't sound amazing. It's vintage Pedro, with leader Dave Bazan and his creative co-conspirator T.W. Walsh. Sick. [punknews]
Another band that was present and accounted for at Warped yesterday was Relient K, who are also to be congratulated: Mmhmm has been certified gold by the RIAA in America, equaling sales over half a million. That's a lotta records. [jesusfreakhideout]
The first single from Thousand Foot Krutch's new album The Art of Breaking doesn't go to radio til later in August, but one station in Detroit, 89X, jumped the gun, adding 'Move' way early - and then it got huge, beating out fan requests for Disturbed, Trapt and others, so 89X had to put it into regular rotation. How 'bout that.
Rumour has it that the Madden brothers(Good Charlotte), after releasing a huge flop with the Hazen Street record on their own DC Flag label, are shutting down said label and buying up Los Angeles imprint Dim-Mak instead. What, they have so much money they can just do this? Who wants to be "the guy that sold out to Good Charlotte"? Geez. [absolutepunk]
A band I've toured with played a show in Quebec City a couple months back with Roses Are Red(great guys); RAR will be playing a benefit for a friend of theirs, Charlie Cote(Five Star Riot), who's been diagnosed with cancer. It's late notice, but if you're in the Rochester, NY area tomorrow night(July 31st), hit up the Water Street Music Hall.
Check out HM for some stories of Anberlin's current exploits down in Australia! Aussie punk band Antiskeptic is touring with them, which is good, since they're a sick band.
Big update today. Listen to my radio show tonight from 7-11 EST. 99.1 FM in the Ottawa area, CHRI.ca for the rest of the world. What what!
Posted by mike at July 30, 2005 03:47 PM