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Are You In a Touring Band and Want Mental Health Support?

Posted in General News on April 18, 2023

Backline and nonprofit Conscious Alliance wants to help touring bands and crew with their Take.Care Wellness Kits. With the help of the SBK Foundation, Backline/Conscious Alliance will be shipping out wellness kits to touring bands to encourage wellness and mental health while on the road. Coffee from Passion House, jerky from Karl Family Farms, and Herbs from WishGarden are among some of the items included in the kits. You can request a kit NOW.

SBK Foundation President, Ron Kaplan comments:

It’s such a blessing to be able to support non-profit organizations doing important work. As part of the music community myself, the addition of Backline to the SBK family of beneficiaries has been especially rewarding. With the Take.Care program specifically, while a kit of goodies won’t cure mental health issues, I do hope that they help raise awareness of the vast and valuable resources available via Backline and that they help encourage candid conversations that aid artists and touring teams create a supportive culture on the road.

Joe Carducci To Hold Book-Talk Event

Posted in General News on March 4, 2022

Joe Carducci (SST Records, Rock and the Pop Narcotic) will be holding a book talk event with music journalist, Simon Reynolds. The two will discuss the difference between British and American cultures during and after punk-rock and the musical landscape in L.A. on March 20th at Stories & Books Cafe. Read more

Adam Gnade's latest book begins with a meal

Posted in General News on October 9, 2021

Author Adam Gnade, recently interviewed in our Don't Quit Your Day Job series, has a new novel available form Three One G Records. Titled After Tonight, Everything Will Be Different, the book frames each chapter around a meal, with varied characters setting off journeys that vary from San Diego taco … Read more

Tim Kerr (Up Around the Sun/The Big Boys) to Release Art Book

Posted in General News on July 15, 2021

Tim Kerr (Up Around the Sun/The Big Boys/Poison 13) will release his new art book on August 27 via Don Giovanni Records. You can PRE-ORDER his new book, Self-Taught, now and each pre-ordered copy will be signed. Additionally, each copy will come with a digital download of the new Up … Read more

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PETE INC. limerick book

Posted in General News on January 23, 2021

A new limerick book related to the Trump administration will soon release courtesy of PETE INC., EconoPress, and Unknown Controller Recorsd. PETE INC. is a Bay Area, CA artist responsible for several notable pieces, including cover art and t-shirts for Neurosis, Econochrist, Grinch, and more. He now has a new … Read more

Arcade Fire to release first feature film The Reflektor Tapes, new song

Posted in General News on July 21, 2015

Arcade Fire are set to release a film that gives a behind the scenes look at the recording and touring for their critically acclaimed album Reflektor this September. The Reflektor Tapes takes in footage of the band performing live in Los Angeles and London on the Reflektor tour, and also features footage … Read more

Emmy the Great releases West Coast tour dates, Swimming Pool remix

Posted in General News on April 15, 2015

Emmy the Great has announced two Californian tour dates, and has released a Teleman remix of the lead single from her S EP, "Swimming Pool". The London-based singer-songwriter will play headlining shows at The Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles on June 10, and The Hotel Utah in San Francisco on June 12.  … Read more

The Record Store Day 2015 List is Here

Posted in General News on March 11, 2015

Record Store Day has released the release list for this year. You can check it out HERE. The event takes place on April 18th this year. Read more

Weezer guitarist's side project release new single, tour dates

Posted in General News on March 6, 2015

Weezer guitarist Brian Bell's side project, The Relationship, have revealed they will be releasing their new 7inch "Oh Allen" on April 8 via Burger Records, followed by a string of tour dates across the US. The band claim to have an album's worth of songs ready for their new set, which they … Read more

Morrissey sets release date for Autobiography

Posted in General News on October 3, 2013

The release date for Morrissey's Autobiography has been confirmed for October 17, according to a press release on the unofficial Morrissey fan site True-to-You. The book was originally supposed to be released in September but was stalled by a dispute between Morrissey and Penguin Classics, the book's publishers. The book … Read more

Beacons Festival To Storm Skipton

Posted in General News on July 20, 2013

Following on from a successful 2012, North Yorkshire's Beacons Festival looks set to be their biggest year yet, taking place on 16th-18th August. Noted as a diverse, communal event in a quiet location - think Glastonbury beyond the M25 - the lineup has expanded to include some of the hottest … Read more

Neurosis End Visual Collaboration

Posted in General News on November 27, 2012

Neurosis have parted ways with long-time visual artist and collaborator Josh Graham and as such have announced a change in the way that Neurosis is experienced live. Josh Graham (A Storm of Light) has been a major part of the Neurosis live show and his projection and artistic talents will be sorely … Read more

Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! interviewed in the Guardian

Posted in General News on July 22, 2012

Laura Jane Grace, vocalist with Against Me!, has been interviewed in British newspaper the Guardian, talking about her recent gender change (Laura was previously known as Tom Gabel). The interview touches on Grace's family's reaction ("[her father and her] haven't spoken since") and hopes for the future: And yet she has … Read more

Bloc Party are looking for new singer

Posted in General News on September 27, 2011

Bloc Party revealed to NME that they've started writing again, but without vocalist Kele Okereke. The band plans to move on without Kele and find a new singer. You can read more about it here. Read more

New Found Glory post album stream (sort of)

Posted in General News on September 27, 2011

You can now unlock tracks from New Found Glory's new record, Radio Surgery, by playing a game here. If you beat the game, you can stream the album in its entirety.  Read more

Nothing Nice to Say returns from the grave

Posted in General News on September 12, 2011

Nothing Nice to Say, the punk webcomic by Mitch Clem, has returned after a several year hiatus to present new strips to the world. The strip has been on and off, with Clem growing frustrated with fans complaints about his output, and switching to other comics. You can check out … Read more

West Memphis 3 released from prison

Posted in General News on August 27, 2011

Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley were released from Arkansas prison last week, following an Alford plea. The three were convicted in May 1993 of murdering three boys in West Memphis, AR. Since the original trial, numerous questions have arisen involving their case, evidence, and the original trial that … Read more

Portugal, Tha Man's Van and Gear Stolen

Posted in General News on August 8, 2011

Portugal, The Man were robbed last night in Chicago after Lollapalooza. Be on the look out for a red Ford van with a black trailer (pictured on the right) with Alaskan plates, "FJH244." A list of the stolen gear can be seen HERE and another picture of the van and … Read more

New Organization Hopes to Save Lives Through the Arts

Posted in General News on August 1, 2011

A new organization has just launched called, _____ Saved My Life, which focuses on the positive effects of the arts on one's life. Touching first on music, they will be collaborating with artists to write songs on the matter: Each artist will present a song: a personal story describing a … Read more

Coheed & Cambria Bassist Arrested on Armed Robbery Charge

Posted in General News on July 10, 2011

Michael Todd, bassist for Coheed & Cambria, was arrested for armed robbery at a Walgreens in Massachusetts before a show with Soundgarden. Allegedly, Todd claimed to have a bomb and demanded bottles of Oxycontin. He is currently being held on $10,000 bail. Read more