Author: Travis Faulk

Jay Reatard’s Death Might Be A Homicide

According to a report by a local news affiliate, police in Memphis are now investigating the death of garage-punk singer Jay Reatard as a homicide. Reatard was found by police at 3:30 a.m. yesterday morning. Authorities are now reportedly looking for a suspect and offering a reward of up to $1,000 for leads. Tips can be submitted here.

Breaking Benjamin Announce Tour With Chevelle

Breaking Benjamin will team with Red and Chevelle for a tour in March. March 13th in Poughkeepsie, NY @ Mid Hudson Civic Center March 15th in Rochester, NY @ Main Street Armory March 16th in Utica, NY @ Utica Memorial Auditorium March 18th in Youngstown, OH @ Covelli Center March 19th in Highland Heights, KY @ Bank of Kentucky Center March 21st in Wilkes-Barre, PA @ Mohegan Sun Arena

HIM Announce North American Tour

HIM will begin a North American tour with We are the Fallen, Dommin and Drive A on March 26th. March 26th in Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts March 27th in Baltimore, MD @ Sonar March 28th in Boston, MA @House of Blues March 30th in Montreal, QC @ Metropolis March 31st in Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy April 1st in Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues April 2nd in Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargo April 3rd in Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts April 7th in St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant April 9th in Chicago, IL @ House[Read More…]

Disturbed Hitting The Studio

Disturbed will begin recording a new studio album in February. The disc will be by Johnny K, who also produced ‘The Sickness‘, ‘Believe‘ and ‘Ten Thousand Fists‘, and is expected to be released later in the year.

More Bands Added To Warped Tour 2010

Agent Orange            (8/11, 8/12, 8/14, 8/15) Angry Samoans            (6/25 – 6/27) Automatic Loveletter        (whole tour) Cobra Skulls                (8/7 – 8/15) Deas Vail                (8/1 – 8/15) Dickies                (6/24 – 6/27) Die Mannequin            (6/27 – 7/8) Face To Face            (whole tour) Fear                    (6/24 – 6/27) Four Year Strong            (whole tour) Green Jello                (8/11, 8/12, 8/14, 8/15) Hope For AM            (6/27 – 7/3) Hot Chelle Rae            (7/17 – 8/2) Ice Nine Kills                (7/21 – 8/1) Left Alone                (whole tour) Longway                (8/5 – 8/15) Mike Posner                (whole tour) Neo Geo                (8/7 – 8/15) Our Last Night            (8/7 – 8/15) The B Foundation            (8/11 –[Read More…]

Jay Reatard found dead at the age of 29

Matador Records has confirmed that garage-punk singer Jay Reatard has passed away. Jay died in his sleep last night. Matador, commented, “We are devastated by the death of Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., aka Jay Reatard. Jay was as full of life as anyone we’ve ever met, and responsible for so many memorable moments as a person and artist. We’re honored to have known and worked with him, and we will miss him terribly.”

Tracklisting for the “Alice In Wonderland” soundtrack released by MySpace

1. “Alice (Underground)” performed by Avril Lavigne 2. “The Poison” performed by The All-American Rejects 3. “The Technicolor Phase” performed by Owl City 4. “Her Name Is Alice” performed by Shinedown 5. “Painting Flowers” performed by All Time Low 6. “Where’s My Angel” performed by Metro Station 7. “Strange” performed by Tokio Hotel and Kerli 8. “Follow Me Down” performed by 3OH!3 featuring Neon Hitch 9. “Very Good Advice” performed by Robert Smith 10. “In Transit” performed by Mark Hoppus with Pete Wentz 11. “Welcome to Mystery” performed by Plain White T’s 12. “Tea Party” performed by Kerli 13. “The Lobster Quadrille” performed by Franz Ferdinand 14. “Running Out of Time” performed by Motion[Read More…]

Hawthorne Heights and ex-Spitalfield vocalists plan solo tour

Hawthorne Heights frontman JT Woodruff and ex-Spitalfield vocalist Mark Rose have revealed dates for a tour called “Never Say Decaf.” The pair will play solo, acoustic sets with support from The Story Changes. 2-09-2010 / DeKalb, IL @ The House 2-10-2010 / Grand Rapids, MI @ Mixtape Cafe 2-11-2010 / Rochester, MI @ The Factory (only 100 tix avail!) 2-12-2010 / Toledo, OH @ Frankies Inner City 2-13-2010 / Akron, OH @ Musica 2-14-2010 / Scranton, PA @ Eleanor Rigby’s 2-15-2010 / Rockville Centre, NY @ Vibe Lounge 2-16-2010 / Audubon, NJ @ The Auction House Loft (only 100 tix[Read More…]

NOFX spring tour with Teenage Bottlerocket, Tony Sly

NOFX are going to have two-week tour for this April and May. Opening all shows will be Fat Wreck Chords, Teenage Bottlerocket and No Use For A Name frontman Tony Sly. 04/21/10 Eugene, OR McDonald Theater 04/22/10 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory 04/23/10 Billings, MT Shrine Auditorium 04/25/10 Saskatoon, SK Canada Odeon Center 04/26/10 Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theater 04/27/10 Fargo, ND The Venue 04/29/10 Milwaukee, WI The Riverside Theater 04/30/10 Covington, KY Madison Theater 05/01/10 Sauget, IL Pops Nightclub 05/02/10 Kansas City, MO The Beaumont 05/04/10 Fort Collins, CO The Aggie 05/05/10 Albuquerque , NM The Sunshine Theater 05/06/10 Tucson,[Read More…]