Hello and welcome back to another Duane’s Pit Stop. As for this week's news in regards to Punk we have more rather sad news on bands that are breaking up. But we have new bands being signed by some major labels. We also have some tour dates. I want to add that if you look above this actual web page, you will see some album covers of music that I’m currently listening to this week. At times, htey will be new stuff and some times old but it’s all good. If you would like for me to check out your band or music in general, send me an e-mail at dkeyva@musictap.net and I will make it a point to check it out. With that being said, lets do what we do best and get to the news.
Thursday, Thrice and Coheed Show To Benefit San Diego - A portion of the proceeds of the Thrice/Thursday show in San Diego will benefit the San Diego Fire Relief Fund. Island Records will match the donation made by Thrice and Thursday as well. To find out how you can help read the official stuff.
It's Not All Goodbye - On a less despondent note, with the end of some other bands' lives come the start of another. Giving NYHC a new (kick in the) face, Rag Men will have an album out on Eulogy Recordings early in 2004. Check out the band's site to download a track and take a look at the members; you'll recognize names from Madball, Skarhead, Merauder, Earth Crisis, Freya, and Hatebreed. Heads up for their new stuff coming soon.
This Day Ends Today - Equal Vision and Eulogy have let us know that This Day Forward will be calling it quits after they embark on their next, and now final, tour. The five-piece have issued an extensive official statement on their site, ThisDayForward.com, so if you want to check out their farewells, head over. Make sure to catch the last tour in TDF history. It's been fun, boys.
Forstella Ford Call It Quits - Wisconsin's underground hardcore extraoirdinaires Forstella Ford have announced that they have decided to call it quits as a band. The band had previously been on a "hiatus" until early October when they announced they had (seemingly) worked out their problems. The band formed in Milwaukee around 1997 and had released 4 full lengths, the most recent being Well Versed In Deception, out on Onedaysavior Records.
Karl Alvarez Joins All Systems Go! - It's now official that Karl Alvarez (of All/Descendents fame) has joined forces with All Systems Go! The band will get together in LA later this month to start playing some new material as well as rehearsing for a full U.S. tour early next year! Karl, who's replacing Thom D'Arcy, is an awesome bass player and has also written a lot of incredible songs for All & Descendents over the years.
Turbonegro Back With New Single And Tour - Turbonegro have announced details of a new single and UK tour. ‘Sell Your Body (To The Night)’ is the third single to be lifted from the camp metallers’ hit comeback album ‘Scandinavian Leather’, and is released on December 15 through Burning Heart.
It comes backed across the formats with new track 'The Death Of Me’ as well as live versions of ‘Back To Dungaree High’ and ‘Just Flesh’, which originally featured on the band’s ‘Ass Cobra’ album. The CD also features videos for the title track and ‘Fuck The World’.
The band’s UK tour runs as follows:
London Mean Fiddler (December 8 )
Newport TJs (9)
Aberdeen Lemon Tree (10)
Glasgow Garage (11)
Manchester Academy 3 (12)
Nottingham Rescue Rooms (13)
Dublin Music Centre (14)
Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms (15)
CKY DVD Trailer - There are streaming links for the CKY DVD trailer below. It was just released today. Infiltrate.Destroy.Rebuild - The Video Album - in stores 11/18/03 contains videos for every song on the IDR album and limited edition version comes with a dvd with THREE HOURS of tour footage and more.
The Soul (Bad) Brains And Murphy's Law Tour - The Soul (Bad) Brains and Murphy's Law will be going out on a weeklong northeast tour from November 12th-19th. Tour dates can be found on Murphy's Law's new website. The new website for Murphy's Law front man Jimmy Gestapo's and Agnostic Front's guitarist Vinny Stigma's tattoo shop, New York Hardcore Tattoos, was just launched and can be found at the above link as well.
Fat Mike's Punkvoter.com Gets Coverage From CNN.com - Would a plea from the lead singer of "Anti-Flag," "Bouncing Souls," "Frenzal Rhomb" or "Sick Of It All" get you to turn out and vote in the 2004 presidential election? Probably not if you're a mainstream music fan downloading the latest tune from Britney Spears. But, if you're an avid young punk music lover, it just might do the trick...
Read the full article here.
Liars Academy/Bear Vs Shark Tour - Check out the tour page for the Liars Academy/Bear Vs Shark tour. It's at www.equalvision.com/liarsbvs (check them out if they comes to your town)! Liars Academys` van was broken into last week and the robbers stole all their clothes. No money, just clothes. What`s up with that?
Staring Back Tour Cut Short Due To Car Accident - Gavin is bruised but okay, and the band will be trying to make up their cancelled dates as soon as possible.
Vagrant Records Signs Down To Earth Approach - Vagrant Records is proud to announce to signing of Down To Earth Approach. Down To Earth Approach was formed by Jonathan Lullo, Ryan McClurg, Peter Metzler, and John McCampbell in early 2000 in Batavia, NY. The band played steadily throughout New York, and began to build a loyal following.
After a year of playing the Los Angeles and Orange County circuit (with Piebald, Saves The Day, Koufax, Planes Mistaken For Stars, Ultimate Fakebook, and Moneen) the band attracted the attention of Vagrant Records. Down To Earth Approach is currently finishing up writing, and preparing to record their first full-length record, to be released early 2004 on Vagrant Records.
AltoasaltO - New Mp3 - AltoasaltO is a colombian band, they have a new song on the internet, the name is "Tan Solo" and you can downwload it here.
The Early November - For all you laggers who haven't gotten The Room's Too Cold by The Early November yet, there is an exclusive download available on MTV.com right now. Look for it under the "downloads" section.
The Less Than Jake / Fall Out Boy / Yellowcard / Rufio tour - kicks off in St. Louis MO. Make sure you're ready for this thing when it rolls into your town. To celebrate the tour FBR is releasing a limited edition Less Than Jake Tour EP. This bad boy has unreleased songs from Less Than Jake Rufio Yellowcard Fall Out Boy and Punchline and it's only $5 at FBR's webstore, and of course at all the shows. Check out some of the dates below, and all of the dates and info at www.fueledbyramen.com.
11.04 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
11.05 Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
11.06 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
11.07 Minneapolis, @ MN The Quest
11.11 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
11.12 Portland, OR @ Roseland
11.14 San Francisco, CA @ Warfield
11.15 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
11.16 Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues
11.17 Los Angeles, CA @ House Of Blues
11.19 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
11.21 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
Jello Down Under - Jello Biafra is about to return from his European spoken word tour, and word on the street says that it has been an eventful and intensive one. Jello's going to be taking a short break before doing one California show. In late November, however, he'll be going goes overseas again: This time, he's headed down under to both Australia and New Zealand. More at www.alternativetentacles.com
Fall Out Boy Going Vinyl - The vinyl version Fall Out Boy's latest release Take This To Your Grave, will available through the webstore at fueledbyramen.com in a few weeks. Each purchase of the record enters you into a contest to win a guitar autographed by the band them selves. More details on that when the record goes on sale.
If vinyl's not your thing, then you can pick up the CD, which happens to be on sale at Hot Topic stores for $7.99. More info at the url's below.
Tiger Army Update - For those of you who haven't heard Tiger Army is just beginning a North American tour with Rancid. The tour will happen in two legs over November and December, and includes various regions of the US & Canada. Nick 13, Geoff Kresge & Fred Hell hit the road for the first time in a year. Check out a listing of gigs & info at www.tigerarmy.com .
The band also spent the month of October in the recording studio working on their upcoming full-length entitled III: Ghost Tigers Rise. They will be in & out of the studio between now and January, working on the album , which is scheduled to be released in late April 2004 on Hellcat.
Tiger Army now has an online webstore provided by Cinder Block. To check it out, go to the "Merchandise" section of the Tiger Army homepage and click on the link. Also, look for a lot of new shirt designs and other stuff unavailable elsewhere at the shows on tour.
Love Me Destroyer: Black Heart Affair - Love Me Destroyer’s debut album Black Heart Affair will be in stores today Tuesday November 4th. I urge everyone to either pick up a copy at their favorite indie shop or order it directly from the fine folks at www.suburbanhomerecords.com.
“Black Heart Affair” features 13 powerful songs from ex members of Pinhead Circus and Jedi 5. Here is an excerpt from a recent review
“Love Me Destroyer is the new incarnation of Pinhead Circus the much-loved outfit that spent ten years belting out its brand of catchy heartfelt punk rock. But where Pinhead Circus once cast a youthful almost happy-go-lucky glow on its anguish and anger Love Me Destroyer has completely given in to the Dark Side.” – Westord.
If you are a fan of Thrice Hot Water Music Rise Against Lifetime and/or Andrew WK you should give this album a listen. You will be glad you did. Stop by www.suburbanhomerecords.com to read a few reviews and to check out some mp3s.
Under the Influence Release Series - Suburban Home is very excited to share with you a new release series entitled “Under the Influence”. The idea behind “Under the Influence” is that we will get some of our favorite bands and ask them to record covers of the songs that have most influenced their songwriting. And then we will ask them to write about why these songs mean so much to them in the liner notes. First on the list is Stereotyperider who have put together an incredible list of songs. We asked them to do 7 songs 6 of which they picked themselves:
1. Pixies – “Where is my mind?”
2. Fugazi – “Styrofoam”
3. Archers of Loaf – “The lowest part is free”
4. Seaweed - “Crush us all”
5. The Cure – “Jumpin' someone else's train”
6. Descendents – “Coolidge”
For the seventh song we asked Stereotyperider to pick 5 songs that they would be willing to do and we are asking all of you to vote on which song you would most like to see Stereotyperider record. Here are the list of songs to choose from:
1. Quicksand – “Lie and wait”
2. Agent Orange – “Everything turns gray”
3. Weezer – “Suzanne”
4. Ned's Atomic Dustbin – “Grey cell green”
5. Helmet – “Give it”
They are asking for everyone to stop by their messageboards at ht www.suburbanhomerecords.com and vote on the song that you would most like to see Stereotyperider do. They will tabulate the votes during the next two weeks and will announce which song was voted on the most. After the song has been selected Stereotyperider will go into the studio to record what will be an incredible ep. The ep will be in stores in early March. Don’t forget to check out Stereotyperider’s debut album “Same Chords Same Songs Same Six Strings.” Future “Under the Influence” CD eps will be recorded by such great acts as Planes Mistaken for Stars Mike Park and the Gamits.. www.suburbanhomerecords.com.
New Charlemagne Site Up - Orlando-based band Charlemagne has updated their website to go along with their CD giveaway show on Wednesday, 11/05 at Will's Pub in Orlando. The layout of the site is similar, with some minor changes, and pictures are being added as well, of live events, studio time, and candid shots. Drummer Andy Weeks said, "We're really excited about the changes. We really wanna make the site user friendly for those who come to check out what we're up to. We're hoping by giving away the CD (which has the site printed inside the cover), that we can draw some traffic on the site, and connect with our fans better." To see the site, check out www.charlemagnemusic.net.
Punk Rock From Coffee Land - Colombian punk band Shiry Pies have self-released a new album entitled Solo quedan recuerdos. If I knew spanish, I could tell you what that means, but I don't. The CD is available through Interpunk.com. More info available at their website, www.tropicalpunk.com
Punk Goes Acoustic Contest - PunkPress.com is currently running a contest for the new compilation released on Fearless Records entitled "Punk Goes Acoustic". They will be giving away 5 copies, head over to www.punkpress.com to enter today
Orange Peal Signes Motion Picture Demise - Orange Peal Records has signed the band MOTION Motion Picture Demise from Richmond, VA. The band can be best described as an emo/indie rock with a prevalent hardcore influence. The band heads into the studio mid November to work on a debut release scheduled for spring of 2004. You can check out some demo tracks from their upcoming CD at: mp3.com/MotionPictureDemise or www.orangepeal.com
Eyesore's New Compilation - The new CD from Eyesore Records <EM< Volume Pond? The Across>is available from the label's website at www.eyesorerecords.co.uk now for just £5. If you order from the label you get a free sticker and badge as well. It's also in stores like HMV so look around and chances are you will find it.
The track listing is below:
1. The Get Go - "Confidence"
2. Stu’s Shoes - "Nothing’s Changed"
3. 5 Days Ahead - "Burn This Scrapbook"
4. The Prize Fight - "More or Less"
5. Monty’s Fan Club - "Hearts Bleeding"
6. The Better Half. - "Lost Your Head"
7. Landis - "Thanks To Her"
8. Slick Shoes - "Now Is The Time"
9. Nutwood - "Razorwire"
10. The Rocket Summer - "Cross My Heart"
11. Rudiger - "No Black Clouds"
12. Last Addition - "Does This Suit Me?"
13. Distance From Afar - "Emotions Kept Inside"
14. The Suicide Machines - "High Anxiety"
15. Much The Same - "Wish"
16. Parkview - "Tomorrow’s Version"
17. The Sophomore Year - "Tribute"
18. Eiffel Rev - "Pressure Is Rising"
19. Modern Dance - "Orbiting Me"
20. Don't Look Down - "Wake Me"
New Guitarist Joins The Goodwill - "Please welcome Brian Dicosmo to The Goodwill fold. We imported him from New Jersey he's a maniac on the guitar and a studly addition to the lineup. We look forward to showing him off to everyone starting in December when we'll be out with Bayside Victory Records and Punchline (Fueled By Ramen Records). PS: Email Brian and say hello at: goodwillrookie@yahoo.com"
Excerpts taken from http://www.thegoodwill.com.
Thirteen Years Of Travoltas Fun - Pop punk legends and Fastmusic recording artists Travoltas are celebrating their 13th year as a band this week in Tilburg The Netherlands. In case you were unaware and if you have heard their Beach-Boys meets Ramones style music you might be, the Travoltas hail from The Netherlands. So, if you happen to live near there, or are filthy rich and can afford some last minute plane tickets, this event is a must-see. It will be the party of your life, a show that will make you jealous.
The band has something for the rest of us poor bastards who cannot attend: their website. Please accept the Travoltas formal invitation to join in their virtual 13th year hootenanny by visiting www.travoltas.com. Keep your eye out on that site in the next few days, as something special is going to happen.
Well that’s going to wrap up another week for us. I do hope every one has a great weekend. Take some time off to hear some good old punk rock music while drinking a beer. Be good.
