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Frank Turner

Frank Turner Cancels Festival Dates In Europe Due To Back Injury

Frank Turner will be cancelling festival tour dates in Belgium, Switzerland and Denmark due to his “puny weakling back.” Read below: To quote Black Flag, ‘I am not a machine’. Dammit. Ever since Bonnaroo Festival (back in June) I’ve had a slight issue with my back. As of last weekend, 30 something shows later, it’s become a serious thing, and despite my best efforts to ignore it, bully it into submission or just punk rock through the whole thing, it’s a problem I need to deal with. My doctor has sent me in for a spinal epidural shot tomorrow, which[Read More…]

Neck Deep

Neck Deep Sign To Hopeless Records

Neck Deep announced that they have signed with Hopeless Records. They will be touring with The Wonder Years and Real Friends in the U.K. this fall. w/ The Wonder Years and Real Friends 11/12 – Leeds, UK @ Met Uni w/ Handguns 11/13 – Manchester, UK @ Club Academy 11/14 – Glasgow, UK @ The Garage 11/15 – Newcastle, UK @ Warehouse 34 11/16 – London, UK @ Alexandra Palace – Vans Warped Tour 11/17 – Cardiff, UK @ CLWB Ifor Bach (Matinee) 11/17 – Cardiff, UK @ LWB Ifor Bach (Evening) Australia Tour 11/21 – Brisbane, AU @ Snitch[Read More…]

Lostprophets

Ian Watkins (Lostprophets) On Suicide Watch

Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins is on suicide watch five times an hour as he prepares to stand trial on accused charges of raping a baby. The hearing is set for October 14. Read an excerpt from the Irish Independent below: A clinical psychologist suggested the singer receive anti-psychotic medication, and recommended he be moved from Parc prison in Bridgend to a psychiatric hospital. The details emerged as Watkins appeared via video-link at a pre-trial review in Cardiff Crown Court this morning. The 35-year-old’s defence barrister Sally O’Neill said: ‘He has been seen by a clinical psychologist and she believes he should be[Read More…]

Black Flag

Black Flag Guitarist Explains Why He Is Suing Flag

Black Flag’s founder, Greg Ginn, suing former members of his band( FLAG:  Keith Morris, guitarist/singer Dez Cadena, bassist Chuck Dukowski, drummer Bill Stevenson and Descendents guitarist Stephen Egerton]. The dispute is not motivated by an effort to stop anyone from covering [the] songs. Quite to the contrary. this dispute began when Henry Garfield and Keith Morris made an effort to hijack the name – and the logo – for their own use. In September 2012, [they] filed fraudulent trademark applications in which they are claiming to own the name and the logo. Had we not taken action, this pair could have snuck these false[Read More…]

Papa Roach

Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix Postpones South American Shows Over Vocal Cord

Papa Roach have been forced to reschedule a number of South American performances due to concerns over singer Jacoby Shaddix‘s health. He successfully underwent vocal cord surgery last year. Shaddix writes: TO ALL THE SOUTH AMERICAN FANS……. I write this with a heavy heart. I have read a lot of posts about how you feel about us canceling our shows in S.A……….some are positive and some are extremely negative. ( Some went as far as saying we should die) WTF???!!! Trust me I would love to not have to deal with these vocal chord issues at all. Don’t forget I[Read More…]

Frank Iero

Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance) Releases New Demo “joyriding.”

Frank Iero, former My Chemical Romance guitarist and Death Spells vocalist, has released a new demo titled “joyriding.” “hi…so today i ended up having a very nice conversation about music and other things with Sam Coare from Kerrang! Magazine. after i got off the phone i went down into my basement and wrote this song. Sam and i had talked about inspiration and creativity, and i told him i go through periods of making things and then a week later hating everything i’ve made and destroying it all. i told him i’d like to try and experiment with creating something[Read More…]

Miss May I

Miss May I To Enter The Studio This Month

Miss May I are planning to enter the studio on August 14 to begin recording their fourthalbum. It is due out in spring 2014 via Rise Records and will be produced by Terry Date (Pantera, White Zombie, Deftones). Colin Richardson (Machine Head, As I Lay Dying) is mixing the album. Ryan Neff, Miss May I has been a wild ride for all of us since the beginning. From starting out in a basement in a small Ohio town, listening to our favorite bands, and just trying to play shows, all the way up to now, about to record our fourth[Read More…]

Against Me!

Atom Willard Joins Against Me! As Drummer

Atom Willard (ex-AVA, Alkaline Trio, Rocket From The Crypt) has confirmed that he is now drumming permanently for Against Me! Check out a tweet from Willard below: Very excited about the next chapter in my story. I'll be playing in, with, and for: Against Me! — Atom Willard (@AtomWillard) July 31, 2013  

The Gaslight Anthem

The Gaslight Anthem: Don’t Come To See Us If You Want Bruce

The Gaslight Anthem‘s Brian Fallon has posted a blog to fans regarding expectations, Bruce Springsteen comparisons. They will be disappearing from the press world until their new album is released. Read the full blog below: 7.28.13 “Tonight You Have Broken My Heart.” Tonight we played the third show of a three night stand in NYC.  It was a beautiful venue at Pier 26 and we played with one of my favorite bands the Hold Steady. But tonight, after the show, I found myself with some things I feel I need to say that have been a long time coming… I[Read More…]

Puddle of Mudd

Puddle Of Mudd Frontman Arrested For Attacking Neighbors Property With Buzz Saw, Sledgehammer

Puddle of Mudd singer Wes Scantlin was arrested yesterday. The singer reportedly “revved up a buzz saw and picked up a sledgehammer to have at a concrete wall the singer claims was built on his property,” according to News Radio. The LAPD charged Scantlin with felony vandalism. TMZ.com caught the singer leaving the police station Wednesday night after the incident:

letlive.

letlive. Confirm Drummer Replacement

letlive. have confirmed that Loniel Robinson (Of Mice & Men’s current drum tech) will be the band’s  new drummer. Read below: What is your drummer situation like? I know Loniel Robinson is with you guys filling in for Warped Tour. Have you filled that spot permanently yet? Loniel is a godsend. Quick story: I have a friend and he’s in this band that kids love, but before he was in that band, he took our CD and he gave it to a record label called Tragic Hero. They released our record Fake History, the original release with the blue cover [before Epitaph[Read More…]

Novel American

Farro Brothers (ex-Paramore) Working On New Music

Josh and Zac Farro (formerly of Paramore) are apparently working on new music this week with Novel American member Ryan Clark and Nashville, Tenn. musician Sam Tinnesz. Gonna be making music with my bro @Joshfarro87 this week! Really excited! — Zac Farro (@zacfarro) July 13, 2013 You too @SamTinnesz and @ryancares — Zac Farro (@zacfarro) July 13, 2013

Hinder

Hinder Frontman Austin Winkler Enters Rehab, Saving Abel’s Jared Weeks Fills In

Hinder have announced Marshal Dutton (Drankmore/ex-Faktion) and Saving Abel’s Jared Weeks will fill in on vocals for their upcoming tour. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Winkler has returned to rehab for a second time. We want to let you know Austin has decided to temporarily leave the tour for personal reasons. Our thoughts and prayers are with him in this time and we know that he will be just fine. HOWEVER, the band has decided, instead of canceling shows and leaving our die-hard fans hanging, we’re going to keep the good times rolling on the road this summer.  We have[Read More…]