Ottawa's own The Fully Down are the Up Front featured artist over at purevolume, going along with the props they're getting from all different corners of the music map(I see you, pastepunk). The Down, whose debut album Don't Get Lost In A Movement drops nationwide tomorrow, November 22nd, are heading out on tour November 29th, kicking off a jaunt with Halifax, I Am The Avalanche(ex-Movielife) and Punchline in New York City. Congratulations, lads! I'm excited.
Some more words from New Found Glory concerning their upcoming fifth full-length album, these from guitarist Chad Gilbert: "This is the best stuff I've ever been a part of, and I love everything this band has ever done, even [the 1997 EP] It's All About the Girls, where Jordan [Pundik] sounds like a little girl. [But] trust me, the new album sounds like a New Found Glory album." Which is to say, snotty and immature! Yes! The band has promised to post one of the new songs by the end of the month on their official website. [punknews]
Quick sports break: props to my Toronto Raptors, now 1-9 in this year's NBA season after winning their first game last night. They beat the Miami Heat, a lot of peoples' pick to win it all this year. Woohoo!
Michael Diamond, aka Mike D of the Beastie Boys, turned forty yesterday. Happy belated birthday, guy I'll never meet!
NOFX, Thursday, Silverstein and Motion City Soundtrack are all confirmed for 2006's Warped Tour. I'll be likely heading to Montreal for that stop again.
Dead to Fall are planning to record their next album, as well as tour with Ion Dissonance in January; we'll give you the dates when we get 'em.
dc Talk's groundbreaking Jesus Freak record came out ten years ago this year, and Gotee Records is planning a tribute album sometime next summer; so far the only confirmed artists are Gotee's own House of Heroes. No word on which song they'll cover. [JFH]
Today's Baddest Hardcore Band: Berlin, Germany's Final Prayer. Bring the ruckus. The band's debut Right Here Right Now will be out next spring on Let It Burn Records. Reminds me of when I first found hardcore ten years ago, that kinda classic sound mixed with Figure Four's debut No Weapon Formed Against Us, with rougher vocals. I'm digging this. [saveyourscene]
Cloakdagger is a virtual all-star team of a band, featuring ex-members of American Nightmare/Give Up The Ghost, Trial By Fire and Striking Distance, and in order to give us all the heads-up, they've done gone and put up their entire demo on their myspace page. Be prepared to have your head kicked in, babies.
Oh goodie: finally, at long last, after four years, Raised Fist are entering a studio this month overseas to do the followup to 2002's Dedication. FINALLY. The album will be out next year on Burning Heart Records.
Albany MC Sev Statik has got it all together for the Back to Dust project due out next year that DJ Dust will provide all the beats for, while Sev brings the rhymes. This will be a sick project, featuring guests like LMNO, Blueprint, MF Grimm and more. I can't wait. Check out Sev's website for more. Did we mention homeboy is doing shows with the likes of half the Wu-Tang Clan? Albany in the 518's busier than I thought! [sphereofhiphop]
More rap: Pigeon John(peep our interview in the, um, Interviews section, playas) is doing a show with MF Doom, December 7th in Los Angeles, which leads into Today's Essential Listening: Danger Doom, featuring MF on vocals with producer Danger Mouse handling all beats and production. We picked it up over the weekend and it is hot like lava. Yes, there's some profanity, so if you're real conservative and or/under sixteen, stay away. Otherwise, get over it and enjoy the ridiculously high skill level.
R.I.P.: Ottawa metal schizoids After All Your Planets Done has broken up after a few shows and some internal issues. Fortunately, guitarist/mastermind Native is already working on the next hotness, which will be unleashed at the proper time(hint: it sounds like Bleeding Through). Keep an ear open for the new project, which features ex-members of local tech-metallers The Institute as well as the drumming phenom powering Viscera's Recital.
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Posted by mike at November 21, 2005 02:29 PM