Nick Cave has continued his work outside the music world with another screenplay. Cave recently completed a film adaptation of Matt Bondurant's 2008 novel The Wettest County in the World. The screenplay was written for director John Hillcoat, with whom Cave also worked with on The Proposition. Here is what …
Epitaph Records are planning to reissue several albums from The Blood Brothers on November 17th. Albums included in the reissue treatment are 2002's March on Electric Children, 2003's Burn Piano Island, Burn, and 2004's Crimes. Source: Aversion
Alpha & Omega will soon enter the studio to begin recording their debut full-length for 6131 Records. In the meantime, the band has lined up the following shows:
w/ Death Before Dishonor, Steel Nation
10/22 - Tijuana, MX @ 1979 Club 10/23 - Canoga Park, CA @ The …
Mission of Burma's video for the song "1, 2, 3, Partyy!" has been made available here. The song is taken from the group's newest release, The Sound, The Speed, The Light.
Comeback Kid will be hitting the road for a headlining tour in November. The band will be supported by Dead Swans, Grave Maker, and Mother Of Mercy. To view the dates click "read more."
Los Angeles, California's Beware of Safety are embarking on an Eastcoast/Midwest run of shows this month. The band will be supporting their latest release, Dogs, which was released earlier this year via The Mylene Sheath. To view the dates click "read more."
Manimal Vinyl Records has signed Los Angeles-based art-punkers Pizza! The group will release their debut full-length in the Spring of 2010. In the meantime, you can check out their singles compilation, Bogus Rimshots from the Fourth, which is available digitally now.
The Spits have lined up a brief Westcoast tour for the month of October. The dates are as follows:
10/17 - Portland, OR @ Vice / Scion Garage Fest 10/21 - San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside 10/22 - San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside 10/23 - San Jose, …
Q-Tip's video for the single "Life is Better" has been made available here. The track features Norah Jones and is taken from Q-Tip's 2008 release The Renaissance.
Just pointing out that we've added a few new 200 Words or Less Reviews to the site. Here are the latest:
Reaching Hand - Threshold
The Cold Beat - Dumbwaiter
Golden City - Golden City
Locked In - Walk the Plank
Driving on City Sidewalks …
Minus the Bear have debuted a brand new song. You can stream "Into the Mirror" from their upcoming new full-length here. The band last released Planet of Ice in 2007.
Here are last weeks top 'five' most played artists, according to the SPB Last.FM group.
1. A.F.I. 2. Brand New 3. Radiohead 4. The Beatles 4. Converge
The most listened to album last week was A.F.I.'s Crash Love. If you'd like to join the group and …
Vampire Weekend have made their new song "Horchata" available streaming/download here. The band will release their new full-length, Contra, on January 11th.
A full-album stream of Skeletonwitch's Breathing the Fire has been made available here. The album is due out October 12th via Prosthetic Records. The group last released Beyond the Permafrost in 2007.
Defeater will be embarking on an Eastcoast tour as they promote their upcoming new EP, Lost Ground, which is due out November 17th via Bridge Nine Records. To view the dates click "read more."
