Green Day's Billy Joe Armstrong has reportedly agreed to be in an upcoming musical drama called Geezer, also featuring Judy Greer, Fred Armisen, and Selma Blair. Variety reports that "Geezer centers on the mid-life crisis of a husband and father who, on his 40th birthday, decides to revisit his …
On Feb. 24, New Jersey's Screaming Females will release a new LP, their sixth studio effort, titled Rose Mountain.
The new LP will be issued on Feb. 24 and contains 10 new songs. Don Giovanni will handle the release.
A new book/CD package titled Parchman Farm: Photographs and Field Recordings was released earlier this month on Dust-to-Digital. The project includes a 124-page hardcover book along with 77 photographs and 2 CDs of music and images compiled in 1947, 1948, and 1959 by folklorist Alan Lomax in behind the scenes …
John Reis (Rocket from the Crypt, Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes) is pairing with Minneapolis 3-piece The Blind Shake for an upcoming album called Modern Surf Classics, set for release on Jan. 27. The project plays instrumental surf rock.
The collaboration is formally named Swami John Reis & …
Sydney, Australia will host Rock the Gate, a 7-venue, 64-band program centered in The Enmore Theatreaon Nov. 23. The festival is to raise awareness of the anti-fracking movement and will feature artists such as Tex Perkins and the Dark Horses, Natalie Pa’apa’a, and many more.
Planning in advance, Foo Fighters have booked a 2015 North American tour, including support from Royal Blood and Mission of Burma on select dates.
The long-running band released Sonic Highways earlier this year.
New York's The Strange Leaders will release a nwe EP on Feb. 10 titled Eat Your Leaders.
The band first formed in 2012 and released their first EP earlier this year, I Love Cops. Their upcoming EP was produced by Ezra Kire (Leftöver Crack, Choking Victim) and …
Crucial Blast has a new sampler online for stream/download, titled Carrion Anthems. The comp features new songs from Gnaw Their Tongues, Degenerate Slug, and more, and previously released items from the likes of T.O.M.B., Enbilulugugal, Emit, Theologian, and more.
Fresh off a US tour and stop at Fest 13, Nait Harvest have announced a new album coming in 2015 via Topshelf Records.
The new album is planned for a spring release and is currently untitled.
In the Red artists Pampers are currently on the road with OBN III's joining them for most stops.
The band has 2 singles and a full-length LP under their belt, and has a new 7" coming out soon.
Surviving Black Tusk membres have issued a statement on behalf of the passing of bassist Jonathan Athon, as well as initiated a memorial fund.
Their statement reads as follows:
The Deluxe Edition remaster of Cursive's The Ugly Organ is now available for stream at the AV Club. The record, first released in 2003, is being reissued on 2xCD and 2xLP on Nov. 24 and features 8 extra tracks recorded in the same session as the original album.
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Boston's Choke Up have joined Black Numbers, who will release their debut LP in 2015.
The new album will be titled Black Coffee, Bad Habits and will be released on Feb. 3, 2015and contains 14 songs.
Century Media Records has announced that Marduk is in studio at work on a new album. The record will be titled Frontschwein and is scheduled for a January release.
No additional details are public at this time.
Nashville, TN two-piece Gnarwal have joined with Flannel Gurl Reocrds and is planning to release a new record on the label early next year. In the meantime, the group is on a 4-band split with Ovlov, Ex-Breathers and Woozy.
They are currently on tour, including a stop at Syndicatefest …
UK prog act TesseracT have announced their signed with Kscope and will release their upcoming third full-length with the new label in 2015.
In addition, the band is planning a live album and DVD early next year, these to be released on Century Media.
TesseracT last released Altered …
Collapse Under the Empire have announced a new album, Ilydaen, which releases on Nov. 28 via their own label Finaltune Records.
The record is their third full-length, following Maze which was released earlier this year, also by Finaltune. They were formed in 2009 in Belgium.
Panic & Action Records has announced that is will no longer release records, ceasing as a company. The label was founded in 2006 after the dissolution of Burning Heart Records and the owners have recently reacquired the trademark for their former label and will thus resurrect the company in place …
The 1983-1988 xXx Fanzine collection of interviews will be released with a companion 12" of covers from the period. The book still has no set release date, but Bridge Nine will be issuing it in early 2015 with a select amount of books including the LP in the same package. …