Archive for January 9th, 2010

Slayer cancel UK and European tour

Courtesy of NME: Slayer cancel UK and European tour Veteran metal band pull all of their re-scheduled shows Slayer have been forced to cancel their forthcoming UK and European tour. The gigs were re-scheduled in November after bassist Tom Araya was suffering with back problems. He is still struggling to recover so the band have […]

Michael Jackson death case continues

Courtesy of NME: Dr Conrad Murray, the man who is the subject of an investigation into Michael Jackson’s death, has hired Britney Spears’ former lawyer – who says he has experience in Propofol death cases. He has enlisted the services of J. Michael Flanagan, who defended Spears for her hit and run case in 2007. […]

More artists added to Bamboozle

Courtesy of Alt.Press: Thirty-three bands have just been added to the roster of artists performing at this spring’s Bamboozle, which takes place May 1 and 2 in East Rutherford, NJ. The newly revealed bands join an impressive list of previously announced artists including Weezer, Paramore, Angels & Airwaves and more. Piebald–who haven’t played together since […]

Free Mod Sun Mixtape

Mod Sun, the new hip hop project/alter ego of Dylan Smith, the ex-drummer of Four Letter Lie, has a new FREE mixtape. It can be downloaded for free off his MYSPACE. Also, while on that page, check out his new song which features a verse from P.O.S. His latest video blog can be seen below:

My Favorite demos

David Cook of My Favorite Highway has been posting a LARGE amount of new and old demos on his Tumblr. Click HERE to check out these rare gems. Also, if you have a Tumblr account yourself, follow our editor: UTGjames

Pelican release music video for “Final Breath”

Check out the trippy and amazing music video for Pelican’s “Final Breath” If you like these guys get over to their Myspace and support them at: http://www.myspace.com/pelican

Emarosa Studio Update

Emarosa is [finally] starting work on their second full length album. The record is due out at some point this year [probably Summer/early fall] on Rise Records. The first video update from the band can be seen below:

New Neon Trees video

Neon Trees have released their new music video. Check it out below:

Five Iron Frenzy DVD pre-order

The long awaited band dvd, The Rise and Fall of Five Iron Frenzy will finally see release this March. However, for those interested, Asian Man Records is currently offering two pre-order packages. They will ship on March 2nd, 2010. See the specials HERE.

Vampire Weekend Unplugged

Head over to MTV’s website to enjoy an Unplugged set from Vampire Weekend. Their new albu,. Contra, is in stores this month.