The other day we mentioned that Incubus and Gin Blossoms are still active rock and roll purveyors, so why not another? Everclear will head out on tour September 12th to promote a new album called Welcome to the Drama Club. They'll never top Sparkle and Fade. Give it up already. It's not 1995 anymore. [Decoy]
It all ties together sometimes: right now at my job in radio I'm spinning Further Seems Forever's 'Wearing Thin' from their first album The Moon Is Down. Now, singing on that was Chris Carrabba, now of course fronting Dashboard Confessional, who - and here's the newsworthy part - are taking Brand New on tour soon. Here's the initial dates thus far:
Oct 24 - Denver, CO @ Magness Arena
Oct 28 - Ypsilanti, MI @ EMU Convocation Center
Oct 29 - Wilkes-Barre, PA @ Wachovia Arena
Nov 4 - Fort Smith, AR @ Fort Smith Convention Center- Exhibition Hall
Nov 9 - St Petersburg, FL @ St Pete Times Forum
Nov 10 - Boca Raton, FL @ Mizner Park Amphitheatre
Nov 11 - Orlando, FL @ UCF Arena
Nov 15 - Winston-Salem, NC @ Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Nov 17 - Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Center at Waterfront
Rapper Talib Kweli has a new album dropping soon on his own Blacksmith/Warner record; it's called Ear Drum, featuring his longtime compatriot Hi-Tek among others, and is Talib hopes is the start of something long and prosperous. Others included in Blacksmith's plan are Jean Grae and Strong Arm Steady, a crew comprising, among others, Xzibit and Phil da Agony. "With Blacksmith, I want it to be a flag that everyone can wave," says Kweli. [Billboard]
The new Tenacious D feature-length film looks, without qualifications, fantastic, with Kyle Gass and Jack Black doing their schtick along with cameos from Meat Loaf, Ronnie James Dio and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl. It's in theatres November 17th, and I shall partake.
Posted by mike at August 28, 2006 09:31 PM