Less Than Jake has made a medley of live recordings available for streaming on their myspace profile. The tracks were recorded in the United Kingdom at the BBC Radio 1 studios.
The new album from Reel Big Fish will be titled Monkeys for Nothin' and the Chimps for Free, and will be released on July 10th. They will be touring this summer with co-headliners Less Than Jake and support acts Streetlight Manifesto and Against All Authority. Dates are in the replies.
Gainesville, Florida-based ska-punk outfit Less Than Jake have revealed the initial schedule for their long-awaited summer tour, on which the group will be joined by co-headliners Reel Big Fish, as well as support acts Streetlight Manifesto and Against All Authority.
A video update from Less Than Jake, with Buddy and Chris, talking about their future plans and a recap of what they did this past year can be seen in the replies.
Less Than Jake will be performing a different album each night during a six-night stay at London's Mean Fiddler from September 11-16. Each album will be performed in its entirety, along with the b-sides and rarities associated with that CD, just as they did during a 6-show stint in February.
Less Than Jake to is rumored to be playing a secret show at Common Grounds in Gainesville on Wednesday, Jan. 31 under alias of "Lopan Takes Japan". The flyer for this show can be seen on Vinnie's journal.
Vinnie of Less Than Jake has started a new management company called "Setafire Management." The first two bands the company will be working with are: Houston Calls and The AKA's. All of this, and more, is discussed on his blog.
You thought artist development was just for label weasels? You're wrong. Loren Israel has been doing it for years. He started out at Capitol and went on to discover and develop the likes of Jimmy Eat World, Less Than Jake, Plain White T's, and Rock Kills Kid, among many others. Luke Wood (AFI, Brand New, All American Rejects) seems to like what Loren has done - He just signed upstarts Midnight Hour to Interscope records. Check out Loren's "Band Boot Camp" on MySpace and learn the ropes of the...[read more]