Not that he would know the difference by this point, but Ike Turner was mistakenly jailed last week. Whoops. [antimusic]
+44 apparently bailed on their previously-stated ultimatum that they'd never perform Blink-182 songs live, playing 'What's My Age Again?' during a set last week. Singer Mark Hoppus wrote on his Myspace, "For the past year and a half we have been saying how +44 will never play blink-182 songs. In interviews, when people ask about it, we say it won't happen, we think it's lame, etc. Last week we changed our minds. You see, Travis and I LOVE our history with blink-182, and it seems a shame to let those songs sit dormant forever because of what happened two years ago." Mmhmm. Reunion: imminent. And in a related story, the other dude who was in Blink, Mr. Tom DeLonge, has a band called Angels & Airwaves who've recently suffered their first casualty.
Are Weezer coming back with a sixth album? We don't know, but this here sure is lookin' mighty suspicious.
Wow, this is the greatest tour ever for a guy like me who grew up in the '90s: Collective Soul are headlining a tour featuring Live and Counting Crows:
July 22nd in Wilmington, DE @ Frawley Stadium
July 24th in Eastlake, OH @ Classic Park
July 25th in Washington, PA @ Consol Energy Park
July 27th in Dayton, OH @ Fifth Third Park
July 28th in Comstock Park, MI @ Fifth Thrid Ballpark
July 31st in Erie, PA @ Jerry Uht Park
August 1st in Buffalo, NY @ Dunne Tire Park
August 3rd in Louisville, KY @ Louisville Slugger Field
August 4th in Indianapolis, IN @ Victory Field
August 7th in Sauget, IL @ GCS Ballpark w/ Thrid Eye Blind
August 8th in Tulsa, OK @ Drillers Stadium w/ Third Eye Blind
August 10th in Sedalia, MO @ TBA
August 11th in Des Moines, IA @ Principal Park w/ Third Eye Blind
August 14th in Aberdeen, MD @ Ripkin Stadium
August 15th in Frederick, MD @ Harry Grove Stadium
August 17th in Manchester, NH @ MerchantsAuto.com Stadium
August 18th in New Britain, CT @ New Britain Stadium
August 21st in Altoona, PA @ Blair County Park
August 22nd in Lakewood, NJ @ First Energy Park
August 24th in Pawtucket, RI @ McCoy Stadium
August 25th in Wappingers Falls, NY @ Dutchess Stadium
August 26th in Syracuse, NY @ TBA
August 27th in Allentown, PA @ TBA
August 30th in Ft. Wayne, IN @ Memorial Stadium
September 1st in St. Paul, MN @ Midway Stadium
September 2nd in Fargo, ND @ Newman Outdoor Field
As if it's not coming anywhere near Ottawa. [tunelabmusic]
Converge are putting out a DVD soon called Thousands Of Miles Between Us. The project features the best live moments from their touring around the globe, with some sets in far-flung locales captured in their entirety, along with tons of interview footage of bands, other bands, crew, etc etc etc. The project is now in the "planning stages." So keep your pants on, you eager beavers. [Lambgoat]
Two of Facedown Records' better bands of late, xDeathStarx and Means, will spend some time opening up for Emmure, with the tour kicking off June 5th in Nashville and concluding exactly a month later in Bakersfield, California. I'd like to bring that to the Ottawa area. Hmm.
Haven't heard this guy's name in a long time: former Korn guitarist Brian 'Head' Welch will tour behind a book he's coming out with called Save Me From Myself. Check this out for the dates, if you're interested. [buzzgrinder]
Wow, this one didn't take long at all: shortly after being punted from Evanescence(or quitting, depending on who you believe), drummer Rocky Gray is auctioning off some of his Gold and Platinum records from his time in the band. If you're a big huge fan(I ain't), you can bid over here.
The Redemption Song, sadly, have ended their run. They signed to Strikefirst Recordings last year for one album, and said this online: "We came, we saw, we had more fun and got to do more things that we ever thought we would. We remain family. Thank you Jesus for your goodness to us."
Posted by mike at May 19, 2007 10:51 PM