Author: Travis Faulk

Ben Folds, More To Write And Record Eight Songs In Eight Hour

Ben Folds, Amanda Palmer, Damian Kulash of OK Go and author Neil Gaiman will write and record eight songs in eight hours at Berklee College of Music on April 25. They’ll release the songs 10 hours later during the Rethink Music conference in Boston and the collaboration will be broadcast live. Damian Kulash, Can the album cycle actually be reduced to a single day? If the recording industry is supposed to be a means of connecting musicians to music listeners, well, then, here it is — spontaneous and circular. They send us ideas and a day later we have an[Read More…]

Bloc Party To Reunite And Work On New Album

Bloc Party have announced that they’re returning from their two-year hiatus in September and will start working on their fourth album. Guitarist Russell Lissack said in a recent interview: Kele [Okereke, vocals] and I started working on Bloc Party stuff. We’re having a bit of a break until the festivals are over, because people have commitments during the summer, but we’re going to get back properly in September and sit in a rehearsal studio to work on new band material. And Lissack says he already has seven or eight songs written for the album.

Life On Repeat To Release Debut In June

Life On Repeat will release their debut album ‘Struggle + Sleep’ on June 14th via Equal Vision. The album was recorded at Oceanic Recording Studios in Bethesda, Maryland, with Taylor Larson (Sky Eats Airplane, Of Legends). Track listing below: 1. Struggle & Sleep 2. The Waiting Game 3. The Need, Not The Cause 4. Southern Girls 5. Rock The Boat 6. Feet Under 7. Layover Letdown 8. Sinking 9. Without You Here 10. Wide Awake

Cartel’s Bassist Jeff Lett Is No Longer In The band

Cartel have released a statement confirming that bassist Jeff Lett has left the band so that he can finish school. Frontman Will Pugh writes: So, by now you may or may not have heard about Jeff leaving Cartel to finish school…and it’s true. We’ve known about this for about a year and were just waiting to see how it all panned out. Everyone always says when a band member leaves that it’s “amicable” and wish “nothing but the best” for the departing member so I’ll follow that cliche but with the most honest intentions there. We’re all still buds and[Read More…]

Title Fight Announce UK/Europe Tour Dates

Title Fight have announced dates for a UK/Europe tour. Dates below: July: 1st – Germany, Nr Leipzig, Full Force Festival 3rd – Czech Republic, Prague, Rock For People Festival 6th – UK, London, Old Blue Last 7th – UK, Kingston, Fighting Cocks 8th – UK, Somerset, Nass Festival 9-11th – UK, Knebworth, Sonisphere Festival 11th – UK, Manchester, Star and Garter 12th – UK, Leeds, Cockpit 13th – UK, Glasgow, King Tuts 16th – Belgium, Herk De Stad, Rock Herk Festival

Mindless Self Indulgence To Reissue Deluxe Edition Of ‘Tight’

Mindless Self Indulgence will reissue their 1999 debut ‘Tight‘ along with 12 previously unreleased tracks and a bonus DVD featuring video from the band’s earliest shows. The package which is called Tighter will also include unreleased photos, printed lyrics and behind-the-scenes commentary by MSI. The album comes out on April 26 on The End Records. Frontman Jimmy Urine says, Everyone always said Mindless Self Indulgence was 10 years ahead of its time. So this record should fit in perfectly in 2011! Album: 1. Grab The Mic 2. Bring The Pain 3. Mindless Self Indulgence * 4. Tight 5. Diabolical 6.[Read More…]

Red Announced New Tour Dates

Red have announced new tour dates for May. Check them out below: May 1st in Little Rock, AR @ Juanitas May 3rd in Shreveport, LA @ Riverside Ballroom May 4th in Houston, TX @ Scout Bar May 6th in Dallas, TX @ The Door May 10th in Evansville, IN @ Centre Auditorium w/ Hinder May 12th in La Crosse, WI @ La Crosse Center w/ Hinder May 15th in Maryland Heights, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater May 17th in Niagara Falls, NY @ Rapids Theatre w/ Hinder May 19th in Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino May 20th in[Read More…]