Archive for May, 2007

Interview with Jim Lindberg

Jim Lindberg (lead singer of Pennywise) recently was interviewed about his upcoming book, "Punk Rock Dad."
Original post by Jason Tate

If you buy the Instant Karma album on iTunes (the John Lennon cover/charity disc with songs from Green Day, U2, The Postal Service, Snow Patrol, and many more) you’ll get 10 bonus tracks and 100% of the profits will go to the Darfur project.
Original post by Jason Tate

Nominees and performers for MuchMusic’s 2007 music awards have been announced. The 18th annual awards ceremony will be held in Toronto, Ontario and the nominations are led by Billy Talent and Nickelback with five nods each. Rappers Belly and k-os are also tied with four nominations.

Alexisonfire, George, Avril Lavinge and Nelly Furtado round out the [...]

Sufjan Stevens Commissioned

The Brooklyn Academy of Music has commissioned Sufjan Stevens to record "The BQE" for the 25th annual "Next Wave Festival."
Original post by Jason Tate

Unplugged Comes Back

MTV’s "Unplugged" feature is returning with planned shows from The Police, John Mayer, and many others.
Original post by Jason Tate

Request The Graduate’s Video

The Graduate’s continuing to sell well while out on tour and the band is now looking to get their video up on Fuse and other similar channels.
Original post by Jason Tate

In a surprising move, Cougars have announced the departure of their horn section. The band made the announcement today:

End of an Era… Beginning of an Another
It is with the utmost respect and appreciation that we are announcing that Cougars is parting ways with it’s mighty horn section (Jeff Vidmont and Mark Beening) after 6.5 years [...]

Thrice Are Almost Done

Thrice are getting close to finishing the last of their 4-disc project.
Original post by Jason Tate

A Dutch reality TV show will have contestants competing for a terminally ill patient’s kidneys.
Original post by Jason Tate

The All-American Rejects will release a DVD entitled "Tornado" on July 10th. The DVD focuses on the last two years of the band as they’ve toured in support of Move Along.
From the ArticleTo coincide with the release, the Rejects have teamed with Pepsi for an extensive promotional initiative. The band designed 500 million Pepsi [...]