Celebrating with a brief tour with This Is Hell, April 3rd will see the latest from Poison the Well, entitled Versions. Ferret Music will get it into our hot little hands - almost four years after You Come Before You. Far too long. Scandalous. [punknews]
I've loved MxPx almost half my life to date, and now I really know why - the band endorses Bremerton Blend, a coffee delicacy. Hit the link to see the wonder caffeinated beverage and how you can win free swag.
July 10th will see the new Bad Religion in stores, though it has no name as yet.
This one is worth watching: Henry Rollins guested on former MuchMusic VJ George Strombolopolous' CBC show The Hour. "What, pray tell," you may be asking, "is a guy from Black Flag doing on Canada's public-access national broadcaster?" For those with short memories(or those under the age of fifteen), Strombolopolous previously hosted and championed both The Punk Show and Loud on Much, both of which I truly miss. Check out his Rollins interview right here.
Anti-Flag fans, take note: the band will be hitting skateboard retailer West 49 stores cross-country while on tour with Billy Talent and Rise Against, and the store is encouraging donations of warm, dry blankets, coats or anything else to help out those who need it. The Ontario visits are as follows:
Tuesday, January 30, 2007 5:30 p.m.
Intercity Shopping Centre
1000 Fort William Rd., Thunder Bay
Thursday, February 1, 2007 5:30 p.m.
Northgate Mall
1500 Fisher Street, North Bay
Saturday, February 3, 2007 4:00 p.m.
Place d’Orleans
110 Place d'Orleans Dr., Ottawa
Wednesday, February 7, 2007 5:30 p.m.
Conestoga Mall
550 King St. North, Waterloo
Thursday, February 8, 2007 4:00 p.m.
White Oaks Mall
1105 Wellington Road, Unit 101, London
New Jersey heavyweights The Dillinger Escape Plan are recording their latest album and first since 2004's Miss Machine, and they've posted a video trailer in which they promise to have the new stuff out by September. Click.
One of Canada's best and most unknown bands, Cuff the Duke, are working on their new album - and their first one, Life Stories For Minimum Wage, is being reissued by Outside Music. The album was originally put out on the now-defunct Guelph label Three Gut Records in 2002. The band will hit the studio next month to begin recording; in the meantime, singer Wayne Petti has some solo stuff up over here. Cuff the Duke are fantastico.
Haste the Day - been a while since we heard from them - are releasing their third album Pressure the Hinges on March 20th. A co-headlining tour with the recently-revamped From Autum to Ashes is also upcoming. [JFH]
My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero, after leaving the band due to illness while on tour in Japan a while back, is set to rejoin the band. A dude from Drive By filled in for him while he was convalescing. [absolutepunk]
History has been made, according to Sony/BMG: classical cellist Yo-Yo Ma's new album Appassionato had 57 percent of sales coming from digital download, making it the first in label history to sell more online than physical copies. How 'bout that. The times, they are a-changin'.
Sure, I've never heard of the label before, but 567 Records has the last offering from Further Seems Forever, a CD/DVD entited The Curtain, available for preorder.
Wilco have a new record coming out May 15th on Nonesuch Records. It's called Sky Blue Sky, not that I'd care what it's called - it's WILCO!
Rumours on the web have actor Ewan McGregor portraying Kurt Cobain in an upcoming movie. I'd go see it.
First, they were called Number One Fan, and they toured with The Juliana Theory back in the day. Then, they changed the name to The Robins. Now, continuing with the winged-fowl theme, they're The Wildbirds. I doubt anyone cares.
An old friend of mine's band has signed with North Carolina's Tribunal Records - Toronto's own xliferuinerx, along with a band called Woe of Tyrants, have joined the Tribunal roster to take over the world, one breakdown at a time. Check out my boy Jon's band tearing it up over here.
The Fiance is The Chariot's third album, coming out April 3rd on Solid State. Let's all get excited.
Cancer Bats and The End, both from the southern Ontario area, will hit Mavericks Bar here in Ottawa next Thursday, January 25th. I'll be there. You should be too. It will kill.
A slew of Johnny Cash's gospel-flavoured tunes over the years will be released in a compendium called Cash: Ultimate Gospel. While this reeks of some idiot TimeLife compilation cashing in on weak-minded Christian folk(not to be a completely jaded a-hole here), the music is the music, and therefore recommended. Info over here.
Apparently Portland, Oregon doesn't get much snow. The video player is on the right side of the linked website.
Thrice are awesome.
Posted by mike at January 19, 2007 02:49 PM