Go check out another 'zine I contribute to: InReview.net is the raddest, baddest thing going. Word.
Dang, and I was just getting into them...Staple have decided this'll be their last summer as a band after six years. The usual flowery thanks-so-much statement from the band is online, as well as the CCM thing where each member's immediate future is outlined(why do we care?). The band'll do a farewell tour in July, as well as some major festival dates over the summer. 'Sound of Silence' and that song from their first album with 'Daisy' in the title are awesome songs. [JFH]
Thousand Foot Krutch side gig FM Static have a sophomore(that's "second", kiddies) album coming out soon; entitled Critically Ashamed, it drops July 18th on the Nail, who surprise me in sticking to this brand of pop-punk, since they abandoned that genre a few years ago already. Interesting. I hope there's no ballads on it.
Project 86's first video since 'Spy Hunter' has surfaced online; check out their myspace to see the lensing of 'My Will Be A Dead Man'. Awesome.
Pillar are writing their next record, due out(tentatively, at any rate) this October. Meanwhile, they're on the road with P.O.D. on the Warriors tour. Not bad company.
Former Norma Jean/current Chariot vocalist Josh Scogin is apparently up to something new. Very few and sketchy details, but we'll keep watching. Maybe back to Norma Jean! [absolutepunk]
More rumour: Jeremy Enigk(Sunny Day Real Estate) apparently guests on the new album from mewithoutYou(on more than one song!); as well, Anathallo allegedly appear through the record playing horns. I cannot wait to hear these songs!!
Longtime sweetdisaster favourites Mae mention in this interview that they're now a "major-label band" - further research has discovered their being listed on Capitol Records' website. The band is no longer with the label that launched them, Tooth & Nail. Good interview.
For those who dearly miss the departed(and superiorly-talented) Sixpence None the Richer, former frontwoman Leigh Nash will release Blue On Blue, her solo debut, on August 15th. I'll be picking it up.
Is "superiorly" a word?
I doubt it.
Anyway.
R.E.M. has joined the Net Neutrality Coalition, which begs the questions: firstly, what is the Net Neutrality Coalition(answer over here), and secondly, R.E.M. still exist??
The kids at Ferret Records(profiled, incidentally, in the new issue of Alternative Press) have something new called a FearPlayer....wait for it....okay, now that you're done laughing, one of the new things they have on this FearPlayer is a new Zao track called 'It's Hard Not To Shake With A Gun In Your Mouth', doubtless from the band's upcoming album The Fear Is What Keeps Us Here. Check it out over here.
Jon Bunch(ex-Sense Field, ex-Further Seems Forever) and Derick Cordoba(ex-Further Seems Forever) have a new project called The Fields Forever. Catchy, huh? They got themselves a myspace too.
The Black Atlantic is a new project from former Shai Hulud singer Geert Van der Velde(hooray for Dutch folks!!) - but what I didn't know is that he's also fronting The Architect, whose name I've seen around. Ah well. You can't catch it all, I guess. Check out his two bands.
Need to get pumped up? Check it out - another live video of Comeback Kid's 'Wake The Dead'. Hit the pit! [saveyourscene]
Ooooh: Life In Your Way have a new song up on their myspace called 'Worthwhile' - only for a short time! Go listen! Big ups to Jersey!!
Posted by mike at May 25, 2006 02:15 AM