Brampton lads The End cruised through Ottawa last night wielding songs from their brand-spankin'-new album Elementary as well as some oldies from Within Dividia, and one glaring difference I noticed last night - having not yet heard the new record - is the melodies are a lot more prominent. They've always been there with these guys, but the new material showcases it much better. Keep your eyes peeled for an interview sweetdisaster did with vocalist Aaron Wolf and guitarist/lyricist Andrew Hercules in the grimy back room of Mavericks Bar downtown. Word.
Oh, and though the End didn't headline, Cancer Bats did - and they just destroyed all in their path. What a set.
Aversion has checked in with the expected interview with Thrice frontman Dustin Kensrue concerning his new solo album Please Come Home. Check out the piece here.
And then there were four: Capitol Records and Virgin Records have announced their impending merger. EMI, which operated both labels, have crammed them together in a streamlining effort, though apparently no jobs will be lost in the shuffle. [Aversion]
Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, aside from prepping for the Rage reunion at Coachella in April, is also gonna release an album under his Nightwatchman moniker. One Man Revolution will be released on Epic April 24th, and if you wanna hear some stuff beforehand, check out the Axis of Justice DVD featuring RATM alumni Morello and Zack de la Rocha as well as System of a Down vocalist Serj Tankian.
Gainsville's finest, Against Me!, are coming to Canada:
March 4 - Imperial Theatre, Quebec
March 6 - Le Studio, Montreal
March 7 - New Capital Music Hall, Ottawa
March 8 - Call The Office, London, Ontario
March 9 - Phoenix Theatre, Toronto
August 12th: Warped Tour in Montreal. Some highlights: The Almost, Toronto progressive-hip hop MC K-os(weird!), Pennywise, Bad Religion, Bayside and Paramore. For the full list, check out Warpedtour.com. [AP]
Posted by mike at January 26, 2007 02:45 PM