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Say Anything Announce Adam Siska As New Bassist

Say Anything have announced that Adam Siska (former bassist of the Academy Is…) will be the band’s new bassist. Read an official announcement below: Max Bemis and Say Anything are very excited to announce the addition of bass player Adam Siska, formerly of the band The Academy Is… Read below for a message from Max and also from Adam himself: “Having parted much more than amicably with alex last year (he’s still a dear friend), we knew it would be very difficult to find someone who can fill his shoes on both a professional and personal level, but we are[Read More…]

The Years Gone By To Reunite

The Years Gone By are getting together to play a reunion show for the holidays. Read their Facebook posts below. jingle bells you all smell…tygb might lay an egg?Let’s just say we did a Holiday show……will YOU be there Hey everyone its Will~!!!!! see ya’s soon!!!! : )

Dance Gavin Dance Guitarist Will Swan Talks About Jonny Craig’s Arrest

You can read a new interview here with Dance Gavin Dance guitarist Will Swan on Jonny Craig’s arrest below. We tried multiple times to get him to agree to rehab. After Warped Tour we gave him the option of going to a rehab facility for at least a month at no cost to him. He wouldn’t go. We didn’t see much of him for a few weeks and when we did, he seemed to be getting worse and worse. After our show at Sacramentio State last week, we realized he wasn’t going to get off the drugs while being in[Read More…]

Dance Gavin Dance Cancel Tour And Goes On Hiatus

Dance Gavin Dance has canceled their upcoming tour with A Loss For Words and I Set My Friends On Fire. We regret to inform everyone that due to circumstances beyond our control, we have been forced to cancel our upcoming tour. We apologize to everyone that bought tickets and was looking forward to coming out and seeing us and the rest of the bands. And according to guitarist Will Swan, they are going on hiatus. Read below: “Dgd is on hiatus until Jonny can get his life together. Tour is not the environment for that. That is all”

All Time Low Working On New Music

All Time Low is working on some new demos. You can read a tweet from Alex Gaskarth below. Laying down vocals on a new demo, watching football, and venturing out to The Noise tour tonight. Friendships.

Shadows Fall Sign With Razor & Tie

Shadows Fall have signed a new album deal with Razor & Tie Records. They are in the studio with Adam Dutkiewicz from Killswitch Engage to work on their seventh album which is due out in the spring of 2012.

Shane Henderson Of Valencia Talks About Band’s Hiatus

Shane Henderson, frontman of Valencia, has posted his thoughts on the band’s hiatus: So as some of you have read the announcement, I’d just like to say a short little something about it all. My time in Valencia is something I will be able to brag to my kids and grand kids about. It was my dream to start a band play songs that matter to me and make it in the industry in some way shape or form. I am proud of the success, I am proud of the traveling, I’ve done, and regardless of how it went, I am[Read More…]

Valencia Going On Hiatus

Valencia have announced that that after nearly 9 years together, they will be going on hiatus. A full statement below. Valencia originally came together back in 2003. Most of us were still just in high school, but we all had gotten to know each other through the tightly knit music community we grew up in around Philadelphia. We started this band because of a mutual need to create something heartfelt and to give everyone a message we needed to share. We all felt like music would be the most significant part of our lives, but never in our wildest dreams[Read More…]

Former Weezer Bassist Mikey Welsh Dies

Mikey Welsh, the bassist for Weezer between 1998 and 2001, died yesterday. He was 40. No further details are known at the moment. We are deeply saddened to announce that Mikey Welsh passed away unexpectedly today. He will forever be remembered as an amazing father, artist, and friend. May he rest in peace. We are shocked and deeply saddened to hear the awful news, our friend and fellow weez rocker @mikeywelsh71 has passed away. We love u Mikey. Read some eerie tweets from two weeks ago below. @MikeyWelsh71 dreamt i died in chicago next weekend (heart attack in my sleep).[Read More…]

The Academy Is… Announce Break-up

The Academy Is… have revealed they will be parting ways. Read their official statement below. After nine years and three albums, The Academy Is… have decided to go our separate ways. We began in 2003 as three young friends in the suburbs of Chicago, with dreams of creating music that meant something to us. Dreams of leaving those suburbs behind and seeing all of the beautiful things that this world has to offer. Dreams of making a difference in the lives of others. It is now 2011 and we look back at the records we’ve made, the shows we’ve played,[Read More…]

P.O.D. Sign With Razor & Tie

P.O.D. have signed with Razor & Tie for their next studio album. Their in the studio now with Howard Benson (3 Doors Down, Art of Dying) recording the album which will be released in the spring of 2012.

Angels & Airwaves To Release ‘LOVE Part Two’ In November And Atom Willard Leaves Band

Angels & Airwaves have announced the details for their fourth album ‘LOVE Part Two‘. The album will be released on November 11 via the band’s own To The Stars Records. And they have announced drummer Atom Willard is no longer a member of band. Read a statement via his Facebook,below: It’s been a great six years and I feel privileged to have worked with these musicians I call my friends. While I will miss them, it is an amicable split and I look forward to this next chapter in my life. I truly wish the guys much success in the future.

Valencia Release Statement Regarding Former Drummer

Valencia have released a statement regarding the recent passing of their former drummer, Maxim Soria below. On Friday afternoon, September 30th, our brother and former drummer in our band, Maxim Soria, passed away in a motorcycle accident.   We always knew Max as being one of the most meticulous and cautious people we’ve ever met, and hearing the news and processing it over the past few days has been incredibly hard for all of us.  We’d like to thank everyone that has been reaching out to us during this difficult time.  The shock of this news left the Soria family, our[Read More…]