Child arrested (seriously) for opening his Christmas present early.

Hopeless & Sub City Records are excited to announce the confirmed full line-up for the 2007 national Take Action! Tour benefiting the Youth America Hotline! (YAH!). Headlining the event will be The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus who will perform along with Emery, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, A Static Lullaby, and Kaddisfly. This sixth annual charitable tour is slated to kick off in early February 2007 and hit over forty cities with alternative music’s fastest rising bands.

The...[read more]

CIMS ruler Don VanCleave’s alternative Top 10 of indie retail best-sellers:

01) Beck - The Information (Geffen),
02) The Decemberists - Crane Wife (Capitol),
03) The Killers - Sam’s Town (Island),
04) Between the Trees - The Story and the Song (Bonded Records),
05) Bob Dylan - Modern Times (Columbia),
06) Blood Brothers - Young Machetes (V2),
07) Evanescence - The Open Door (Wind-up),
08) Robert Randolph and the Family Band - Colorblind (Warner Bros.),
09) Trivium - Crusade (Roadrunner),
10) Senses Fail - Still...[read more]

Brand New will be doing a bunch of in-store performances/signings for their new album (November 21st).

In Store Info

October 29th at 3pm
Gallery Of Sound
67 S Wyoming Ave.
Edwardsville, PA
(Instore performance)
Pre-order the CD at the store beginning on 10/23 to guarantee admittance

November 11th at 2pm
Park Ave Records UCF Location
#102A in UCF Student...[read more]

Coldplay will be taking a 5 year hiatus.

Tim Kinsella (Cap n' Jazz, Joan of Arc, Make Believe) has an interesting article in the most recent Alternative Press in which he criticizes every band featured within Alternative Press' August 2006 issue and the musical culture in general. A transcript can be found below, taken from the AP forums.

Message

Beirut. The Patriot Act. Palestine. Africa. Wal-Mart. Clear Channel. Peak oil. Global devastation. The backward talk of those in power that dominates and...[read more]

Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy) is now one step closer to ruling the fashion world.

There’s a spot on the ceiling where the sky breaks free from the looping pattern of swirls and ridges. The plaster cracked, a line of creation. Between, my own version of the Sistine Chapel. Mike Kinsella stretching a bony finger in the direction of God.

New Reviews

Look Mexico - The Crucial EP

Holy hell, the new Justin Timberlake album is really fucking good.

Take the Crown will be supporting Eighteen Visions on their overseas tour.

Tour Dates

Sept. 5, 2006 @ Academy 3 - Manchester
Sept. 6, 2006 @ King Tuts - Glasgow
Sept. 7, 2006 @ Cockpit - Leeds
Sept. 8, 2006 @ TJ's - Newport
Sept. 10, 2006 @ Wedgewood Rooms - Portsmouth
Sept. 11, 2006 @ Mean Fiddler -...[read more]

Watch Brand New perform "Take Apart Your Head" on youtube.

You can listen to the newest Gym Class Heroes song, "Clothes Off", here.

Broken Social Scene will be taking some time off after their next tour. In a statement submitted to Billboard.com the band says, "We've lost a bit of that thing we had at the beginning where we tried to challenge each other a lot more."

The first round of Street Teamers have been chosen. We're still taking on new members though. Submit your application here if you're interested in joining.

The Cheap Suits have won this years COCA (Canadian Organization of Campus Activities) Indie Band of the Year Award. Previous winners of the award include Bedouin Soundclash, Matthew Good Band, and Great Big Sea. Keep an eye out this coming school year for the Cheap Suits to be playing a handful of colleges and universities, for which dates will be announced shortly.

Take My Chances has signed to One Day Savior. Their debut full length album, Down Here With Us, will hit stores on August 8th.

Over It's new album will be titled Step Outside Yourself and hits stores August 29th. Get fucking prepared.

Red Hot Chili Peppers will be having a special live concert, Breaking The Record: Red Hot Chili Peppers, airing on Fuse on May 20th at 9:00PM EST. The press release is below.

RHCP Fuse Concert Press Release

New York, NY (May 08, 2006) - fuse, the nation's only viewer-influenced,
music television network announced today a live performance by legendary
rockers the Red Hot Chili...[read more]

Rumor has it Google is looking to launch an iTunes type program in the near future.

The Early November said they just got word that their album isn't coming out "for a very long time" and that they are all very sad; if it must come to it, they'll leak it themselves.

Hawthorne Heights will take over K-Rock 2 tonight on "Hack'd" at 8PM EST. Click here to tune in.

Submitted by: tricia1818

Sullivan are replacing Paramore on the Take Action Tour.

Sullivan has been added to three of the Take Action tour dates and will be playing an off show with Silverstein.

Dates

March 7th -- Myrtyle Beach, SC House of Blues
March 8th -- Orlando, FL House of Blues
March 9th -- Ft. Lauderdale, FL The Revolution
March 10th -- Gainesville, FL Common Grounds

RX Bandits are heading overseas in late April/early May. Check below for dates and expect more details soon.

RX Bandits Go Global

Apr 24 2006 8:00P The Cavern Club, Exeter
Apr 25 2006 8:00P Cardiff University CF10, Cardiff
Apr 27 2006 8:00P Watford Sports Academy Boxing Club, Watford
Apr 28 2006 8:00P Charlotte, Leicester
Apr 29 2006 8:00P D n R LIVE, Sheffield
Apr 30 2006 8:00P...[read more]

Silverstein have a very important update regarding the Take Action tour. The Tampa show has been cancelled due to the venue being shut down. They have added a headlining show in Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds (tickets $7) on March 10th. Also, the band will not be performing in South Carolina next week, but the show will still be going on without them.

Press release: Due to a last minute joint session of Congress, the Take Action! Tour press conference will be held at 9:30AM - 45 minutes earlier than originally scheduled. The location- The House Cannon Building (Room 340), and the date- March 1st are the same as originally scheduled. The event kicks off the 2006 Sub City Take Action! Tour, Presented by Hot Topic.

Fans will be admitted first come-first serve to press conference, which will include the Matchbook Romance acoustic performance. Early arrival is recommended, and space is limited. Security will be tight and...[read more]

Word has it that Great Glass Elevator has signed with Atlantic Records.

The new Taking Back Sunday album will be hitting stores on April 25th, the tracklisting for Louder Now can be found below.

1. What It Feels Like To Be A Ghost
2. Liar (It Takes Two)
3. Better Make Damn Sure
4. Up Against (Blackout)
5. My Blue Heaven
6. Twenty Twenty Surgery
7. Spin
8. Divine Intervention
9. Miami
10. Error Operator
11. I'll Let You Live

Submitted by: KeeblerElves

Three new dates for the Take Action tour have been announced; you can see all of the tour dates below. The Take Action tour compilation CD featuring 43 bands on 2 CDs will hit stores on February 21st.

Take Action Dates

MATCHBOOK ROMANCE, SILVERSTEIN,
THE EARLY NOVEMBER, AMBER PACIFIC, PARAMORE

03/01/06 Wed Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
03/02/06 Thu Baltimore, MD - Sonar
03/03/06 Fri Norfolk, VA - The...[read more]

Check out the 2006 Take Action Tour e-card. For tickets, click here.