The episode, which airs June 1 at 1 p.m. ET, co-stars My Chemical Romance bassist (and Way's brother) Mikey Way as the frontman for a death-metal band called Asthma. The group seeks revenge against the Aquabats after losing a battle of the bands because Aquabat Ricky Fitness (Richard Folomir) develops a crush on a contestant named Rachael Moonbug and unjustly awards her the $750 grand prize..
Saves The Day have finished recording their new album. You can find the track listing below and the track times here.
Track Listing
01) Remember
02) In The In Between
03) Beyond All of Time
04) Ain't No Kind of Love
05) Lucky Number
06) Xenophobic Blind Left Hook
07) The Tide of Our Times
08) Supernova
09) Verona
10) Ring Pop
11) Stand in The Stars
Maria Alyokhina, of Pussy Riot, went on hunger strike yesterday. An interview with her from prison can be found here.
need a lot of time. I don’t have a problem trying to explain, it helps me see the situation clearer, but clearly propaganda is doing its dirty job. At any encounter people tend to take a negative view on the situation. Everyone I speak to in person changes their opinion after a single conversation. And people become fascinated with the story, showing real and honest interest. There are a lot of people who actually do want to change the country for the better, who admit they have no rights and feel lost.
Divided By Friday released teaser footage of their time in the studio with Zack and Ken (Mayday Parade, We Are The In Crowd), which you can view in the replies along with a message from the band. The band has acknowledged they're going in a more pop direction.
From Hell will release Heresy on June 25th via Paper + Plastick. Listen to and download a new song for free titled "Unholy" and pre-order it here. Check it out if you're a Converge fan.
Today we're bringing you another edition of Looking Back and this time we're featuring Rise Against. While Revolutions Per Minute officially turned 10 last month, Fat Wreck Chords is reissuing an anniversary edition this coming Tuesday and you can still grab a pre-order over here. To start we have an interview with Joe Principe, which gets some of his perspective on the release. Then we want you to share your own thoughts about the record, which you can leave in the replies. My personal memory can be found below.
Revolutions Per Minute was my first Rise Against record, which I ended up buying after seeing the music video for "Heaven Knows" on MuchMusic's The Punk Show. That...
Hot on the heels of yesterday's music video premiere, we're giving away a pair of tickets to Boysetsfire's show at The Studio at Webster Hall in New York City on May 26th. The stacked line-up also features No Trigger, Pentimento, Light Years and Maker. Be the first to reply to this post to win.
Daytrotter has announced a new feature that allow direct payments to artists from their members annual fee. Annual members to Daytrotter can select a band to designate $5 of their annual fee to. On the purchase page, all they have to do is write the band’s name in a box located right before they confirm. Bands can choose to have the money go directly to them, to a charity or use this feature to help raise money for a tour or wherever else they could use the help. Also, they've redesigned their site to make all shared links frictionless, meaning that if a link to a session is shared on Facebook, Twitter or a website, fans will be able to listen to that session for free, without needing...
The Huffington Post has written a well thought out article detailing the rise Kanye West, how he has become the most "egotistical" man in music, the lyrical messages behind "Black Skinhead" and "New Slaves" and more. If you've got a spare ten minutes, I highly suggest giving this a read.
And for as miserable as his wealth has made him by this point (see "Hit the mall, pick up some Gucci/ Now ain't nothing new but your shoes" from 2011's "Murder to Excellence"), he anticipated this back in 2003 in the College Dropout days. Despite being more narratively framed and mildly worded, "All Falls Down" is very thematically similar to "New Slaves" a decade prior: "Shine because they hate us/...
Blue of Colors will release his debut album, Small Little Pieces, on June 25th. Pre-order it from Modern Short Stories. We'll be streaming it on the week of its release.
Misery Signals will release their long awaited new album, Absent Light, on July 23rd, 2013. The album artwork can be seen in the replies along with the band's tour dates in support for the album.
There's new I The Mighty on the horizon - you knew we'd get involved. Since we premiered "Dancing On A Tightrope" way back in '12, the AbsolutePunk community's affection for the band has skyrocketed, and rightfully so - I The Mighty has a chance as greatness. Today we're premiering "Echoes," the latest track from their upcoming full-length, Satori - check it out in the replies. But, that's not all - the band is coming 'round to chat about Satori at 4pm PST, so get all your questions ready for Brent, Blake, Ian, and Chris.
Update: The chat is now over - a tremendous thanks to I The Mighty and Equal Vision Records for their time, and make sure to grab Satori on June 11! -JA
We are giving away a pair of tickets to Breathe Carolina's sold-out show tomorrow night at The Troubadour in Los Angeles. To win, tell me why it's a necessity for you to see the band tomorrow night. Good luck!
