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NEWSWIRE
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DECEMBER 2008
STREET CRED
Ambient hip-hop duo Dälek is slated to release a new album, Gutter Tactics [Ipecac], on Jan. 27.
PANIC ATTRACT
PANIC AT THE DISCO will release a two-disc package, Live in Chicago, on Dec. 2. The release will feature 17 tracks from the group’s two prior albums and alternate versions of songs. The DVD portion will feature behind-the-scenes footage, a tour documentary and photos. When purchased through the Fueled By Ramen webstore (store.fueledbyramen.com), the package will come with a 96-page hardcover book of rare photos of Panic’s world tour earlier this year.
KEEP HOPE ALIVE
This month marks Hopeless Records 15th anniversary as an indie label. The Van Nuys-based label’ current roster includes ALL TIME LOW, MUSTARD PLUG, KADDISFLY and AGAINST ALL AUTHORITY. Hopeless and it’s charitable arm, Sub City Records, is behind the annual charity-minded Take Action Tour and its companion CD compilation.
FREE SPIRIT
THE DUKE SPIRIT’s winter touring will include a Dec. 19 show at the Roxy in W. Hollywood. The band will be performing on The Late Show with David Letterman on Dec. 8.
BLOODY HELL
Metal maniacs GOD FORBID recently announced the tentative February release of a new full-length, Earthsblood [Century Media].
WRATH OF GOD
LAMB OF GOD’s new album, Wrath [Epic], is slated for a Feb. 24 release. The thrash band’ recent DVD release, Walk With Me in Hell, has been certified god. A world tour will follow the new album
KISS THE GIRL
KATY PERRY’s newly announced first world tour will include a Jan. 31 show at the Wiltern LG in L.A. The pop-rock singer’s song “I Kissed a Girl,” off the gold-certified One of the Boys, spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard charts.
DESERT DELIGHT
The annual Coachella Music & Arts Festival has been scheduled for April 17-19 at its usual venue, the Empire Polo Field in Indio. Details about the lineups are expected in the coming months.
November
PREHISTORIC RECORD
L.A. hip-hop faves JURASSIC 5 are slated to re-release their debut EP, J5, on Nov. 11. The limited edition J5 Deluxe Reissue will include a bonus CD with 15 exclusive, rare songs and a full-length DVD, Jurassic Period, that chronicles the group’s history and features performance footage from their first world tour.
PURE VENOM
Metalcore/screamo pioneers POISON THE WELL are working on a new full-length currently slated for a May ’09 release. The band just announced the first in a series of three new 7-inch releases taken from the sessions of ’07’s Versions. The first 7-inch, entitled I/III, will be released Nov. 11 through Ferret Music and feature tracks “New Fast” and “Purple Sabbath.”
COOL REFRESHMENT
The OASIS world tour will feature a Dec. 4 show at Staples Center in L.A. The band’s new album, Dig Out Your Soul, was released earlier this month.
RISE OF THE MACHINES
Hip-hop/alt-rock act FLOBOTS’ newly announced fall tour features shows Nov. 18 at Club Nokia in L.A. and Nov. 20 at the Grove of Anaheim. Hasidic rapper MATISYAHU is tapped for a supporting slot.
GO WITH THE FLO-RIDA
Ska-punk group LESS THAN JAKE is schedule to release Deluxe GNV FLA 7-inch Box Set Nov. 11, which consists of live, acoustic and demo versions of album tracks as well as b-sides. The set will also include the entire GNV FLA CD, a band poster and a DVD of in-studio footage
CROSS TO BLARE
French dance duo JUSTICE is set to release a live DVD/CD set, A Cross the Universe, Dec. 9. The release will include live sets and footage of the band’s U.S. tour in March.
BACK-O-LANTERNS
SMASHING PUMPKINS’ five-week North American “20th Anniversary Tour” includes shows Dec. 2 and 3 at the Gibson Amphitheatre. The band’s two-DVD set, If All Goes Wrong, is scheduled for a Nov. 11 release and will feature a 105-minute documentary and concert footage from a 2007 string of sold-out shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco.
October Newswire
MARCHING ORDERS
UNEARTH’s newly U.S. headlining tour will include an Oct. 14 show at the House of Blues in W. Hollywood. That same day, the metal band’s new album, The March (Metal Blade), is scheduled for release.
RAVE ON
Noir rock duo THE RAVEONETTES recently announced the release of four digital-only EPs (Vice), the first being a free remix EP entitled Sometimes They Drop By that was made available last month. Two more EPs will follow on Oct. 21 and Nov. 25, with the fourth EP of Christmas songs to follow. The three-track Sometimes features remixes of “Dead Sound,” “Aly, Walk With Me” and “Lust” from the Raveonettes’ album, Lust Lust Lust. More information: vicerecords.com.
NEW FOUND LABEL
Pop-punk icons NEW FOUND GLORY are wrapping up recording their seventh studio album, due out in spring ’09, for Epitaph Records. The band’s last album, ’07’s From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II, was a collection of covers of songs from movies, such as Lisa Loeb’s “Stay (I Miss You)” from Reality Bites.
METHOD MEN
THE CRYSTAL METHOD’s 30-date North American DJ tour will include club stops Oct. 9 at Tentation in Newport Beach and Oct. 11 at Vanguard in L.A.
RUMBLE FISH
Electro-rockers KINKY are slated to release a new album, Barracuda (Kin-Kon/Nettwerk), Feb. ’09. An early digital version was released Sept. 30. The band will be supporting CALLE 13 during the MTV Tr3s “Tr3s Pass” tour that features a Nov. 14 show at Club Nokia in L.A.
NAME TO FAME
Punk rock act NO USE FOR A NAME’s current tour features shows Nov. 5 at the Troubadour in W. Hollywood and Nov. 9 at Chain Reaction in Anaheim.
FUELIN’ AROUND
Fueled By Ramen announced the Oct. 14 release of EPs by THE FRIDAY NIGHT BOYS, A ROCKET TO THE MOON and THE PROVIDENCE through its webstore.
September Newswire
BOTTLE ROCK IT
TOOL/PUSCIFER frontman Maynard James Keenan, who is also a vineyard owner, is scheduled for a series of bottle signing at a series of SoCal Whole Foods Market sites. Dates and locations include Sept. 16 in Pasadena, Sept. 17 in Venice, Oct . 21 in Tustin, Oct. 22 in West L.A., Dec. 2 in the Fairfax area of L.A. and Dec. 3 in El Segundo.
WITH A VENGEANCE
AVENGED SEVENFOLD announced the Sept. 16 release of their first concert film entitled Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough. The release will come with a full album of unreleased music, rare covers and more. The footage is from an April 10 hometown show at the Long Beach Arena headlining the Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour.
FATAL ATTRACTION
To support the Sept. 12 release of their new album, Death Magnetic, metal legends METALLICA will launch their first North American tour in four years. The tour includes shows Dec. 12 at the Citizens Bank Arena in Ontario and Dec. 17 at the Forum.
DROPPIN’ SCIENCE
TV ON THE RADIO’s new album, Dear Science, is scheduled for a Sept. 23 release. The Brooklyn quintet is slated to play the Wiltern LG in L.A. Nov. 11.
GOING CORPORATE
Downtempo/chillout kings THIEVERY CORPORATION are set to release their fifth album, Radio Retaliation, Sept. 23.
MARCHING BAND
Metallic post-hardcore outfit FEAR BEFORE THE MARCH OF FLAMES will launch a headlining tour to include shows Oct. 13 at Karma in Victorville and Oct. 15 at Chain Reaction in Anaheim. DAMIERA and I AM OCEAN will be the supporting acts.
TOP SECRET
THE SECRET MACHINES recently announced the Oct. 14 release of their new self-titled album, a follow-up to ‘06’s Ten Silver Drops.
GOLDEN RECEIVER
MUSE’s latest album, 2006’s Black Holes and Revelations, was recently certified gold. Earlier this year, Muse released a live CD/DVD entitled HAARP. A new album is slated for a 2009 release. August 2008
CHARITY WALK
Through Aug. 19, THE WALKMEN’s new album, You & Me, can be purchased as a download at AmieStreet.com for $5. For each album purchased, AmieStreet.com will donate $5 to benefit, at the band’s request, the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. The donation is part of AmieStreet.com’s “Download to Make a Difference” campaign. The Walkmen will be playing the Troubadour in W. Hollywood Aug. 21-22.
IN THE HEADLIGHTS
DEERHOOF’s recently announced fall U.S. tour includes an Oct. 3 show at Avalon in L.A. Supporting acts include OKAY and HAPPY HOLLOWS. The quirky noise-pop’s new album, Offend Maggie (Kill Rock Stars), is slated for an Oct. 7 release.
ON TRACK
Energetic rock trio THE SUBWAYS are set to release a new album, All or Nothing (Sire), Sept. 9. The band recorded the 12-track release with producer Butch Big (NIRVANA, SMASHING PUMPKINS, SONIC YOUTH). The band is scheduled for shows Aug. 1 at the Troubadour. and Aug. 2 at Chain Reaction in Anaheim.
ITCHIN’ TO PLAY
THE HIVES and the EAGLES OF DEATH METAL are co-headlining a series of dates, including performances Sept. 20 at the Street Scene music festival in San Diego, Sept. 21 at The Grove of Anaheim, Sept. 22 at the Ventura Theatre in Ventura and Sept. 24-25 at the Mayan in L.A.
GHOST WITH THE MOST
Swedish metal titans THE HAUNTED announced the October release of Versus (Century Media), the new album marking a return to the band’s thrash-based roots.
EARTH BOUND
Promoting their latest, Earth to the Dandy Warhols (Beat the World), THE DANDY WARHOLS are slated for an Oct. 3 show at the Wiltern LG in L.A. as part of their North American tour. A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS are the supporting act.
ABLE FABLES
Surreal rapper AESOP ROCK, joined by ROB SONIC and DJ BIG WIZ, starts a nationwide tour this month which includes shows Sept. 12 at the Glass House in Pomona and Sept. 13-15 at the Troubadour.
July 2008
METAL BLADE
Thrash-metal fret-mongers TRIVIUM announced the Sept. 30 release of Shogun, the group’s third album for Roadrunner. The new record is a follow-up to ‘06’s The Crusade. The band will be touring with SLAYER and supporting act MASTODON as part of “The Unholy Alliance Chapter III” tour in Europe through September and October.
NEW LOVE AFFAIR
British avant-pop artist (and former LADYTRON remixer and bassist) POP LEVI is slated to release a new album called Never Never Love (Counter) on Sept. 2. The album is about “the madness of love” and was recorded in Hollywood at QUINCY JONES’ old studio, Westlake.
LATEST BUZZ
Atmospheric indie rock act SIGUR RÓS’ North American fall tour will include an Oct. 2 stop at the Greek Theatre. The group will be supporting its newest album, Međ suđ í eyrum viđ spilum endalaust (XL), released last month. The English translation of the album title is “with a buzz in our rears we play endlessly.”
CLUB HOPPIN’
Indie rock act TOKYO POLICE CLUB confirmed a select number of fall performances that include a Sept. 18 show at the Henry Fonda Theatre in L.A. and Sept. 20 set during the San Diego Street Scene.
DAYS OF THUNDER
Heavy rock act VALIENT THORR’s cross-country tour with EARLY MAN will include shows Aug. 14 at Karma in Victorville and Aug. 15 at the Troubadour in W. Hollywood. The tour is in support of the band’s Immortalizer album, released last month.
FAMILY PLOT
THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS announced the Sept. 2 release of Brotherhood, a two-disc collection of rare and new material. A single from this collection, “Midnight Madness,” is due out Aug. 19. Another new track is named “Keep My Composure” and features SPANK ROCK.
MONSTER’S BALL
French metal group GOJIRA is wrapping up a new album, The Way of All Flesh (Prosthetic), slated for an Oct. 14 release. The new record is a follow-up to From Mars to Sirius, which was acclaimed in underground and mainstream circles.
June 2008 Newswire
BACK THE THE FUTURE
English post-punk act THE FUTUREHEADS is set to release a new album, entitled This Is Not the World, June 3 on their own label, Nul Recordings.
CHIP AHOY
Electro-pop group HOT CHIP just announced a North American tour that includes Sept. 21-22 shows at the Wiltern LG in L.A.
STRAIN GAIN
Deathcore outfit THE ACACIA STRAIN is slated to release its fourth studio album, Continent, on Aug. 19. The Massachusetts group is headlining the Sun Your Bunz Tour, which includes shows on June 14 at Chain Reaction in Anaheim and June 15 at the Hudson Theatre in San Bernardino.
LOUD AND CLEAR
The Shout it Loud Tour, featuring LESS THAN JAKE and GOLDFINGER, will include shows July 26 at the Wiltern LG and July 27 at the Grove of Anaheim. Less Than Jake will release a new album, GNV FLA, June 24 on the band’s own label, Sleep It Off Records.
SUDDEN DEATH
COLDPLAY is scheduled to release Viva La Vida, the band’s fourth album, on June 17 on Capitol/Parlophone. The title track and single recently jumped to No. 3, the biggest Billboard Hot 100 hit of the band’s career.
SMOKE SIGNALS
San Diego area reggae rock act SLIGHTLY STOOPID’s Tailgate 2008 Tour will include shows Aug. 2 at the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa and Sept. 6 at the Open Air Theatre in San Diego. PEPPER and SLY & ROBBIE are also on the bill.
PARTY PEOPLE
BLOC PARTY’s summer touring will include shows July 28 at the Glass House in Pomona and July 29 at the Mayan Theatre in L.A.
HOLY TERROR
Thrash-metal act LAMB OF GOD just announced the July 1 release of a new 2-disc DVD, entitled Walk With Me in Hell. The DVD features a documentary and live footage from the band’s Sacrament world tour. [RCH]
MAY NEWSWIRE
IF THESE WALLS COULD SING
Metalcore act WALLS OF JERICHO just released its Redemption EP, which was produced by SLIPKNOT’s Corey Taylor. The EP is largely characterized by melodic vocals and acoustic instrumentation. The band is currently writing songs for a full-length planned for a summer release.
HOME SICKNESS
L.A.’s Cambodian-flavored psych-pop act DENGUE FEVER recently confirmed a summer tour that includes free shows on May 5 at the Santa Monica Festival at Clover Park, June 14 at a Juneteenth celebration at MLK Jr. Park in Long Beach and June 21 at the Make Music Pasadena event.
FOUR TO THE FLOOR
Electro-folk artist FOUR TET will release a four-track, techno/krautrock-flavored mini-album entitled Ringer May 6.
PIMP THIS RIDE
Automaker Scion’s in-house label, Scion A/V, recently released remixed tracks by GHOSTFACE KILLAH, 45 KING and RHYTHM ROOTS ALLSTARS. The Ghostface track “Charlie Brown,” for example, is remixed by DJ MEHDI, YUKSEK, ORGASMIC and GUNS N’ BOMBS. For more info: scion.com/#scionAV.
iHARDCORE
Hardcore label Trustkill Records — home to THROWDOWN and CRASH ROMEO —recently announced its streamlined, iPhone-friendly website: trustkill.com/iphone. Visitors can check out podcasts, download songs from iTunes and watch posted videos.
LIFE FORCE
The Rockstar Energy Drink Get A Life Tour will feature THE USED, STRAYLIGHT RUN, ARMY OF ME, STREET DRUM CORPS and include a May 7 show at the UC Irvine Bren Events Center.
RADIO’ ACTIVE
RADIOHEAD’s North American tour will include Aug. 24-25 shows at the Hollywood Bowl.
NUMBERS RACKET
Alt-country rockers OLD 97’s are scheduled to release Blame It On Gravity, their seventh studio album, on May 13. The band’s current club tour will include a June 19 show at L.A.’s Crash Mansion.
PROJEKT LAUNCH
The Projekt Revolution tour lineup includes LINKIN PARK, THE BRAVERY, CHRIS CORNELL, ASHES DIVIDE, ATREYU, HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS and ARMOR FOR SLEEP. The tour will stop Aug. 10 at Irvine’s Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre.
FEBRUARY 2008
PLAYING ‘CARD
Alt-rockers YELLOWCARD just released a digital live album, Live From Las Vegas at the Palms, exclusively through iTunes. The 10-track album features songs from the band’s latest release, Paper Walls, as well as its double-platinum major label debut Ocean Avenue.
BREATH OF FRESH AIR
Minneapolis-reared hip-hop duo ATMOSPHERE — made up of rapper SLUG and producer ANT — is scheduled to release its sixth album, When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Sh*t Gold, April 22 on Rhymesayers. The album’s initial pressing will be packaged as a 40-page hardcover book with a bonus DVD. The book contains an illustrated children’s story written by Slug.
KRIST RISEN
Former NIRVANA bassist Krist Novoselic will appear on San Francisco noise-punk band FLIPPER’s new album. The album’s producer is legendary engineer Jack Endino, who recorded Nirvana’s debut Bleach.
MEN IN BLACK
Bay Area thrash unit MACHINE HEAD received its first Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance for the song “Aesthetics of Hate.” The song, from the album The Blackening, was inspired by a neo-conservative website’s critical statements about the shooting death of PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist Dimebag Darrell. The Grammys are set for Feb. 10.
THE DOPE SHOW
Former MARILYN MANSON bassist TWIGGY RAMIREZ [at LEFT] rejoined his old band in time for the U.S. leg of the group’s Rape of the World Tour, which includes Feb. 22-23 shows at the Wiltern LG.
ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE
Geek-rockers OK GO recently collaborated with New Orleans funk/soul trombone outfit BONERAMA for charity. The two groups will release You’re Not Alone, a 5-song digital EP, available exclusively through iTunes, on Feb. 5. All proceeds will benefit New Orleans musicians struggling in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
MONTHLY MUSICIAN
Indie Kill Rock Stars will release Colin Meloy Sings Live! , a 14-track collection of performances by THE DECEMBERISTS’ lead singer’s 2006 solo tour, on April 8.
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