So as everyone already knows, RX Bandits are returning for their ten year anniversary of The Resignation. With the tour, the guys are releasing a covers EP and we're lucky enough to bring you the band's cover of Weezer's "Surf Wax America" from their iconic, Blue Album. Jump to the replies to give it a listen and peep what guitarist Steve Choi had to say about the cover below.
Ah Weezer, ubiquitous in mainstream rock music since all of us children of the 80's were teenagers. Our fans take us more seriously than we like to take ourselves so we wanted to do an easy, poppy song to show our musical range. All the cool kids like to claim Pinkerton, and I love that record too, but the Blue...
RX Bandits will be releasing a cover EP to go along with their 10 year anniversary tour for their album, The Resignation. Starting June 3rd, the band will release one song per week for free for four weeks and the 5th song will only be available with the purchase of the EP on the tour.
Track Listing
01) “Can’t Stand Losing You” (original by The Police) [free to fans on June 3rd]
02) “Falling Man” (original by Blonde Redhead) [free to fans on June 10th]
03) “Surf Wax America” (original by Weezer) [free to fans on June 17th]
04) “Cashout” (original by Fugazi) [free to fans on June 24th]
05) “21st Century Schizoid Man” (original by King Crimson) [exclusive to CD]
RX Bandits will be reuniting this summer for a 10-year anniversary tour of its album, The Resignation. You can view the dates in the replies and purchase tickets here.
Biceratops (Matt Embree and Chris Tsagakis of Rx Bandits) released a music video for their new song, it's in the replies.. The album comes out November 13th.
So today, the members of Peace'd Out finally revealed themselves: Vinnie Caruana (I Am The Avalanche), Steve Choi (RX Bandits), Casey Deitz (The Velvet Teen) and Roger Camero (No Motiv). These past couple of weeks, more USB driveshavebeenfound, and today we're bringing you some of the responses from the e-mail found on the drive. Head to the replies to see the final video and read some of what listeners have said thus far.
Hit the replies to watch Pebaluna (Matt Embree of RX Bandits) perform the title track from their upcoming full-length, Carny Life. The album is due September 18 via Embree's MDB Records.
Pebaluna, the new project of Matt Embree (RX Bandits, The Sound of Animals Fighting), have released their video for "No, I Can't." Watch it in the replies.
Zechs Marquise's video for "Everlasting Beacon of Light" can be seen in the replies. It features Matt Embree (RX Bandits), who appears on the track, as well as a cameo from Teri of Le Butcherettes.
This week's Five and Alive is quite special. 2011 has been a great year for music, and has really reminded me why I fell in love with music and live and breathe through my headphones. Unfortunately, I lost three great bands this year: RX Bandits, Thursday and Thrice. Those bands are greatly part of my musical roots. Head here to see what I learned about music over the last decade of having them be a part of my life.
This week marked the end of the RX Bandits' farewell run. I was more than fortunate enough to see the guys play one last time at the end of June at the very beginning of the tour, and I've been working on the way to express what the band has meant to me since picking up Progress for the first time so many years ago. As some of you may or may not know, my original username for the site was duffmanrxbandit. Head here to read my thoughts on the show, some quotes from Matt Embree about the band's music and influences and even some words from the users of AP.net. Definitely let us and the band know what you thought about the last run (for now).
We've got a quick giveaway for a pair of tickets to the RX Bandits show in NYC tomorrow night (July 13th), at Irving Plaza. To enter, just reply to this post; we will be picking one winner at random at 4 PM EST.
ME & LP (Matt Embree and Lisa Papineau) will release Chez Raymond via Sargent House on August 9. You can grab an MP3 of "La Belle Tocade" here. Head to the replies to catch a video of the song.
In Honor of the Rx Bandits Farewell tour, Enjoy The Ride Records will have a sale on the band breakthrough album, Progress until the end of the tour in August. If you join their facebook group there is an additional 10% off promo code in the "Store Section."
Rx Bandits' Progress is available for pre-order on limited vinyl from Enjoy the Ride Records. The label will also be issuing The Staring Line's With Hopes of Starting Over and Make Yourself at Home EPs on separate 10"s in the near future. Details are expected soon.
Enjoy The Ride Records has announced that they will be re-issuing 6 albums from the Drive Thru Records catalog on vinyl for the very first time. The first release will be Rx Bandits' Progress , Pre-Order’s will be going up this Friday (Nov 12th) at 2pm EST(They expect to ship Mid December). The pressing will be limited to 500 total copies split over 3 colors. They will all be pressed on 180 gram vinyl in a gatefold sleeve and at 45rpm speed for optimal sound quality. They will be available on 200 white, 200 black and 100 on White/Black radioactive split vinyl. The next two releases will be announced once the pre order goes live on Friday.
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock will feature 11 first-timers to the series, including Anberlin and RX Bandits. Head to the replies to see the full newbie list and which songs will be appearing.
RX Bandits and New Found Glory will be featured with The Mars Volta, The Smashing Pumpkins and The xx on JBTV Wednesday at 11 p.m. CST on WJYS in Chicago. You can stream the episode online after it airs here.
The Rx Bandits are going to play The Resignation, And The Battle Begun... and Mandalaintheirentirety over three nights. Dates can be seen in the replies.
Matt Embree is going to be creating 2 different guitar lesson videos of songs taken from the RX Bandits and/or TSOAF catalog but he wants your input. In the replies is a list he made up to choose from with songs from both bands and a few different albums. Email your top 3 choices that you would like to see him teach and he will do the top 2.
