The new Dead Poetic promises to be immense, judging by the new material posted online; the lads have grown up to realize that the screaming thing gets old, and rock and roll - real rock and roll - is timeless. I'm stoked.
Essential Listening for today, September 1st, is Goldfinger's self-titled 1996 album, featuring 'Here In Your Bedroom', 'Mabel' and many more. Absolute pop-punk gem, and without it I'm not as big a music fan, not in radio, not going to school for radio. Talk about timeless.
The kings of the scene get their asses handed to them: My Chemical Romance and Panic At the Disco were both treated rather rudely by English fans at the recent Reading and Leeds Festivals over in yonder United Kingdom. Apparently MCR played after Slayer(what??) and fared none too well, getting crap hurled at them for half their set, while Panic!'s vocalist was hit by a bottle(you can see it over here, if you're sick in the head and wanna watch). [truthexplosion]
Along with Plus 44, his new band with fellow Blink-182 alumnus Mark Hoppus, and another called Idiot Pilot, Travis Barker has announced he'll be doing the drums for Avril Lavigne's new album as well. Busy guy.
Let's Rock is a new b-sides/rarities compilation from veterans MxPx. It'll be out October 26th on SideOneDummy Records. Twelve songs, some of which are previously-released but reworked by the band. Woohoo! Any MxPx is good MxPx.
They'll be in Ottawa September 26th opening for Underoath, but for now, two new songs from He Is Legend have been posted online over here. [lambgoat]
I hadn't planned on going to see Avenged Sevenfold even though the masterful-for-so-young-an-age Protest the Hero are opening, but now there's more incentive: two British Columbia metal behemoths in the form of 3 Inches of Blood(Maiden worship, complete with fantastic clean vocals) and A Javelin Reign(complete tech-craziness) are opening a few dates, including the Civic Centre here in lovely metropolitan Ottawa, September 19th. I just may go.
Classic Case, shortly after signing a deal with Fearless Records in California, have said that they'll soon begin recording their label debut with none other than Helmet's Page Hamilton(this guy). This could only lead to greatness.
Hey, kids, here's a surprise - GWAR are hitting the road again! Shocking. Well, the closest they're coming to the nation's capital this time out is Toronto(October 23rd at the Opera House), but opening are Municipal Waste(featuring drummer Dave Witte, ex of Burnt by the Sun) and The Red Chord. Worth looking into, I'd say. [buzzgrinder]
Posted by mike at September 1, 2006 11:00 PM