Archive for February, 2010

Tegan & Sara Post “Alligator” Video

Tegan & Sara’s new video for “Alligator” can be seen below. The song comes from the bands latest album, Sainthood, in stores now.

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=103047869

Hayley Williams And Chad Gilbert Post Cover Song

Hayley Williams (Paramore) and Chad Gilbert (New Found Glory) have posted their cover of The Moldy Peaches song “Anyone Else But You.” Click here to download the song.

30 Seconds To Mars Announce U.S. Tour Dates

Thirty Seconds to Mars has announced U.S. dates of their Into The Wild world tour starting April 9th at the Pearl Theater in Las Vegas, NV through May 13th at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA (full schedule below).  The Into The Wild tour is the band’s first tour in 3 years and is in support of their new album, This Is War.

The Fall Of Troy Call It Quits

The Fall Of Troy have broken up. A message from Thomas Erak can be seen below.

Dearest friends from all corners of the world,

I write to inform you that after nearly 9 years, 5 full-lengths, 2 bass players, hundreds of shows, and numerous other achievements and follies, Andrew, Frank, and I have decided to end our career as The Fall of Troy.

The 2010 Bamboozle Roadshow will hit the road for their 3rd nationwide tour this Summer kicking off May 21 in Columbia, MD.  The tour features headliners Boys Like Girls, All Time Low, Third Eye Blind, & LMFAO, along with a stacked billed of support and is set to hit 26 major U.S. cities.

The Bamboozle Roadshow will be an all-day event with 2 stages of talent, a main stage with rotating artists All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, LMFAO, Third Eye Blind, Good Charlotte, Hanson, Forever The Sickest Kids, Hellogoodbye, and Cartel. A second stage will showcase the talents of many up and coming bands.

Rookie Of The Year/Eye Alaska Tour Dates

Rookie Of The Year, Eye Alaska and and Disco Curtis will be touring together in April.

Dates:

Punk Goes Classic Rock Set For April Release

Punk Goes Classic Rock, the 9th release in the “Punk Goes” compilations series is set for release on April 27th, 2010. The complication will feature a selection of the best up-and-coming alternative rock bands doing their own cover versions of classic tracks by such bands as Journey, Queen, KISS, Def Leppard, The Rolling Stones, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Blue Oyster Cult. Check out the track listing and album art below.

Track Listing

Win A Signed Guitar From Say Anything

Windows 7 Section 7 has teamed up with Say Anything to give away an autographed guitar form the band. Windows 7 Section 7 is an online community that offers music lovers a number of insider benefits – exclusive ticket buying options, discounts, fan clubs, weekly sweepstakes and more.

Alternative Press 100 Bands You Need To Know In 2010

The April issue of Alternative Press hits stands on March 2nd. The issue will have three different covers for retail and a fourth cover for subscribers. Issue 261 is Alternative Press’s annual 100 Bands You Need To Know issues and you can check out the covers below.

Allstar Weekend have just premiered their new video for “A Different Side Of Me” which can be seen below. The track will be on the bands debut album due out this summer on Hollywood Records.

Allstar Weekend were discovered by the founders of Drive-Thru Records, and they are currently in the studio with the likes of Howard Benson (The All-American Rejects, Kelly Clarkson), Eddie Galan (Colby O’Donis, Mitchel Musso), Charlotte Caffey (The Go-Go’s), John Feldmann (Goldfinger, The Veronicas), and Dave Bassett (Marie Digby, Shinedown).

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