Month: August 2007

Posted on: August 1, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Atreyu Announces Tour Dates

LOS ANGELES, CA –Acclaimed metallic rock act ATREYU have announced plans for a headlining tour in support of their upcoming Hollywood Records debut, Lead Sails Paper Anchor. The much-buzzed-about album arrives in stores on August 28th and the tour begins September 9th at the Big Easy in Boise, ID, with openers Haste The Day, It Dies Today plus a special guest to be announced.

Posted on: August 1, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 1

Partly Cloudy – Arm Your Weapons

Partly Cloudy – Arm Your Weapons / 2007 Self / 5 Tracks / http://www.partlycloudyrocks.com / Partly Cloudy has been around for quite a few years. The act was founded by Dave Harms in 1995 and released an album, “State of Mind” on Long Island Recording. This 5 song EP marks their latest foray into punk music. The disc’s opening track is “Helpless”, and it shows the band as a mix…

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Art Brut Announce Mini September Tour, Including 3 US Festivals

Art Brut is “Very very cool…the most entertaining [band]…they’re great” – Daniel Radcliffe on Art Brut, to Conan O’Brien Click Here to View Video :“Direct Hit” http://youtube.com/watch?v=PSoz_cfC_lg Click Here to View “Direct Hit” Live On Conan : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RgIjd3tPlI Spin Magazine “Complicated shows a real grasp of musical history.” [Jul 2007, p.99]

Posted on: August 1, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 1

Diego Sandrin – A Fine Day Between Addictions

Diego Sandrin – A Fine Day Between Addictions / 2007 Self / 13 Tracks / http://www.diegosandrin.com / For those individuals that have to have pretty much any punk recording, the name Diego Sandrin will be familiar. She was the mastermind behind the Italian punk group Ice and the Iced. Other individuals may know Sandrin for the fact that Lisa Marie Presley included a song that she wrote with Sandrin on…

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Epitaph’s Escape The Fate Announce Fall Tour

Las Vegas-based hard rock/screamo outfit Escape The Fate will embark on their Hot Topic Presents Black on Black headlining tour in September to support their debut album, Dying Is Your Latest Fashion. The tour will kick off September 1st in the group’s hometown of Las Vegas. The band is currently wrapping up an incendiary stint on this year’s Van’s Warped tour.

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Demetra – S/T

Demetra – S/T / 2007 Self / 11 Tracks / http://www.demetramusic.com / “Beam Me Up Scotty” is the first track on this, Demetra’s self-titled released. While there are sci-fi beeps and bloops that seem to bring the band into a dance-punk type of style, the female vocals that are present during the track recall acts like Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, The Donnas, and Battershell. The style of rock music…