Second Dropkick Murphys Singles Collection Out In March - On March 8th Hellcat Records will release a second collection of Dropkick Murphys tracks appropriately titled The Singles Collection, Vol. 2. The 22 track CD will feature songs the band recorded in the span of 1998 to 2004 for various singles, compilations or split CDs. They band commented "It is by no means an exhaustive list but incorporates most of the good stuff. Anything that’s not here either sounded bad, we couldn’t find or forgot about. Thanks to all the labels for asking us to be part of their releases and to the bands who inspired us and don’t mind us butchering their songs." Volume 1 of the collection, featuring material from Mike McColgan's time as the lead vocalist, was released back in 2000.
21 Guitar Salute
Fortunate Son
On The Attack
You’re A Rebel
Watch Your Back
Vengeance
It’s A Long Way To Top
Warlords
Alcohol
Pipebomb On Lansdowne
Nobody’s Hero
Mob Mentality
Informer
Nutty (Nutrocker)
Rock ‘n’ Roll
Hey Little Rich Boy
Never Hero
Halloween
Soundtrack To A killing Spree
Working
Victory
We Got The Power
Unwritten Law Cancels Tour - Unwritten Law regretfully announce the cancellation of their current U.S. headline tour effective immediately. The band are directly returning to the Los Angeles area as long-time bassist, Pat Kim’s father was admitted to Kaiser Hospital earlier this week due to an undisclosed, serious ailment.
Unwritten Law was currently on the road in support of their forthcoming Lava Records disc here’s To the Mourning. The band made the difficult decision this evening to cancel the tour as Pat Kim was notified of his father’s rapidly declining health.
“We’re extremely saddened to have to cancel the tour and let down our fans,” stated Scott Russo, front man for the veteran San Diego five-piece. “Due to the unforeseeable circumstances and our concern for Pat and his family, we made the right decision to turn the bus around.
Unwritten Law is planning to reschedule the cancelled dates in early 2005. For more information, go to www.unwrittenlaw.com or contact the Lava Records press department.
Punkbands.com Announces Top 5 Of 2004! Here at MusicTAP tend to share information from other sources as well as they sharing from us, well Punkbands.com has put together with its` staff compiled a list of the best (and worst) records of 2004. and here are the results:
Best of 2004:
Converge - You Fail Me
Hot Snakes - Audit In Progress
Silent Drive - Love Is Worth It
Strung Out – Exile In Oblivion
Leftover Crack – F#ck World Trade
Worst of 2004:
The F-Ups - The F-Ups
TINC - Armed Love
Good Charlotte – The Chronicles of Life & Death
Madball - N.Y.H.C. EP
New Found Glory - Catalyst
Biggest Disappointement of 2004:
Jimmy Eat World - Futures
The Used - In Love And Death
Sparta - Porcelain
Ten Foot Pole - Subliminal Messages
Taking Back Sunday - Where You Want To Be
Biggest Revelation of 2004:
Head Automatica - Decadence
The Chariot - Everything is Alive, Everything is Breathing…..
Brazil - A Hostage And The Meaning Of Life
Pig Destroyer - Terrifyer
Planes Mistaken For Stars - Up In Them Guts
Elliot Smith - From a Basement On The Hill
Most anticipated album for 2005:
The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute
Norma Jean - O God The Aftermath
BigWig - TBA
Gratitude - You're Invited
Propagandhi – TBA
THE VICTORY RECORDS HOLIDAY GREETING - http://www.santamosh.com
Seemless To Re-Release Album In January - Equal Vision Records and Seemless are today connected not only through music but by the community of the company itself. Initially released on an EVR printshop employee's own Losing Face Records, Seemless went on to quickly sell through the entire first pressing of their album.
In an effort to help the band reach their full potential, we are proud to announce the release of Seemless' self-titled album (remastered and repackaged) due out January 25th, 2005 on Losing Face/Equal Vision Records.
Check out some tunes at http://www.purevolume.com/seemless.
Anadivine - has dropped off their tour The Beautiful Mistake. The following update was taken from The Beautiful Mistake's website:
"We are sorry to inform everyone that Anadivine will not be playing any more shows on our current tour. Due to unforseen circumstances they had to drive back home. We are still out with Liars Academy and Name Taken and will be hitting the west coast in a few days. A huge thanks to everyone in Iowa City for making that show one of the best this tour! For everyone in Southern California please buy your tickets to the Chain Reaction show early.
New Mars Volta Track - Mars Volta has a new song titled "Widow" up for streaming right here.
Finch - updated their website with a brief message about their current status.
The Get Up Kids - have a special 10 year anniversary show on January 7th in Lawrence, KS.
Hidden In Plain View - has posted the new version of "Bleed For You" on their pureVOLUME site.
I Hate Kate - now has a website and a pureVOLUME page. The band was also just picked up by Riot Squad Management ( My Chemical Romance).
The Weakend and Royden - will be heading out on tour on March 11th through 20th on the east coast. Dates to be announced soon.
A Thorn For Every Heart will be doing some dates with Funeral For A Friend as well as some with The Early November in January. Dates coming soon.
Green Day - is nominated for seven Grammy Awards including: Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group, Best Rock Song, Best Rock Album, Producer of the Year and Best Short Form Music Video.
Madison - will have an exclusive unreleased track called "Drink It Don't Think It" on the Drive-Thru Records 'Unsigned Band' compilation with pureVOLUME.
Chaos Records Signs Alone In December - From out of Halifax, Yorkshire United Kingdom , Alone In December bring a Emo / Alternative / Post Hardcore sound with them that is of their own. Their debut E.P. "Alone In December" is due out December 21, 2004 on Chaos Records be sure to get your copy at www.interpunk.com Also check out Alone In December's and Chaos Records's myspace sites for the latest news and updates.
http://myspace.com/aloneindecember13
http://www.myspace.com/chaosrecords
Dropkick Murphy’s St Patricks Day Tickets - Tickets for the first three shows have sold out for next year's St Patricks day show with the Dropkick Murphy’s. Due to popular demand, they've added yet another date to the series of shows which will go on sale tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM. It's never too early to plan for St Paddy's day!
Click this link to witness Boston's finest in their home town:: http://www.epitaph.com/news/article.php?id=1895
Drive-Thru / Rushmore Records X-Mas CD Available for Download - The X-Mas CD is available for download exclusively at www.SonyConnect.com starting today. We are selling physical CDs exclusively on our website. If you would like to purchase the CD as a download visit www.sonyconnect.com or www.drivethrurecords.com.
Pmfs News - Planes Mistaken For Stars seem to never stop. The boys head to the UK this January for a short headline tour to support the release of their album "Up In Them Guts" on No Idea. This will be the band's first return to the UK with the new album since their tour opening up for the Ataris (?) Supporting the band on all shows will be the UK's own October File. The tour is sponsored in part by the great folks at Rocksound Magazine, and the London show will be a "Rocksound Exposure Night". They will also be touring the states with High On Fire and Kylesa in February as well. There will also be a full tour of Europe in March with Converge where PMFS's original bass player Jamie will be filling in for Chuck while he prepares to be a daddy. Dates will be announced soon.
Drive-Thru/Purevolume Comp - Finally has a release date of February 8, 2005. There will be over 100 songs, but the label will not be releasing the track listing until 2005, so quit asking. You might also want to cosider ignoring any rumors certain crappy bands are on the CD because Drive-Thru insists are not.
I don't know what the hell they are talking about honestly, and I'm sure you don't either. I'm sure the bands who are claiming to be on this comp probably suck anyway, not to say that Drive-Thru doesn't have their share of sucky bands. With that in mind, maybe DTR should add include these rumor mongers. Oh, right, Drive-Thru's doesn't release stuff by sucky bands unless they are big. So, if you hear that a small crappy band is going to be on the next DTR comp, tell them to shut the fuck up and go back to their garage and practice.
Back to the news, or the little that is posted on this site today. DTR will be having a bunch of record release shows around the USA, but we don't have any info on where and when they will take place. The label also says that iIf the CD sells enough copies (and you know it will), they will be releasing a second volume later in the year. Get the real news at www.Drivethrurecords.com or on their myspace site,
http://profiles.myspace.com/users/67133.
The Goodwill Releases First Single - The Goodwill are more than excited to announce that starting at midnight tonight (Eastern Standard Time), the first single from the upcoming The Goodwill CD titled "Insult, Injury, Etc..", due out March 8, 2005 on Abacus Recordings, will be available to everyone. The song is titled "Live From The Red Carpet" and will be posted exclusively on their PureVolume page, http://www.purevolume.com/thegoodwill
Reno Gets New Independent Record Store - Reno will be graced once again with the presence of an awesome independent DIY record shop where all of your vinyl, cd, and punk accessory buying fetishes will be accommodated. Sound and Fury Records is proud to announce a Grand Opening party and rock show on Saturday, December 11th, 2004 at 8pm at 271 Wonder Street (Corner of Wells and Wonder). We will be open all day from 11am to 8pm, so come by early and check out the merchandise, and stay to see Love Songs (Bay Area friends), and Crucial Attack ( Reno sXe) perform. I hope to see everyone there! For more info please call (775) 324-6133 or visit www.soundandfury.com.
Marky Ramone To Team up With Tarakany! For European Tour – Punk legend Marky Ramone ( RAMONES) has once again teamed up with Russia's best-known punk band, TARAKANY!, for a 16-date European tour featuring RAMONES classics as well as original TARAKANY! Material. Called the "Ramones Night" tour, the night will first feature TARAKANY! Playing a set of songs from their last two albums. The second half of each show, Marky Ramone will join TARAKANY! on drums and will feature classic RAMONES songs.
TARAKANY!'s tenth album ” their first to be released worldwide ” " Freedom Street", has just been released on Zurich Chainsaw Massacre Records. Their eleventh album, "Rockets from Russia", is coming straight on the heels of " Freedom Street" and is being released on FM Molchit Records with exclusive distribution outside of Russia by ZCM Records.
This isn't the first time Marky Ramone and TARAKANY! have worked together. In 2003, they teamed up as MARKY RAMONE AND THE PINHEAD ARMY for three shows in Russia.
"Ramones Night" tour dates:
Jan. 13 - Indian Saloon - Milano, Italy
Jan. 14 - La Gabbia - Bassano, Italy
Jan. 15 - The Field - Carpaneto, Italy
Jan. 17 - Gaswerk - Winterthur, Switzerland
Jan. 18 - De Kade - Zaandam, Holland
Jan. 19 - Doornroosje - Nijmegen, Holland
Jan. 20 - Iduna - Drachten, Holland
Jan. 21 - The Rock - Copenhagen, Denmark
Jan. 22 - Tivoli - Helsingborg, Sweden
Jan. 23 - Sticky Fingers - Gothenburg, Sweden
Jan. 24 - Prisma - Västerås, Sweden
Jan. 25 - Bolanche - Borlänge, Sweden
Jan. 27 - TBA - Germany
Jan. 28 - TBA - Germany
Jan. 29 - Kiff – Aarau, Switzerland
Jan. 30 - Planet Music - Vienna, Austria
Blink 182's Travis becomes reality TV star - Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker is to get his own MTV reality TV show next year. The star, who also drums with spin-of group The Transplants, will feature centre stage with his wife in 'Meet The Barkers', set to air next year.
The show's format will follow a similar style to the hugely successful Osborne’s and Newly Weds programmers, featuring the rocker and his wife going about their daily lives.
Equal Vision - has announced that they will be re-releasing the Losing Face Records debut from Seamless. The label will be remastering and repacking the record for a January 25th, 2005 release. The band has some tracks from the release available on their pureVOLUME site.
Chunksaah Records updates: Bouncing Souls live DVD, The Loved Ones 10 inch - Chunksaah Records is reporting that aside from an upcoming U.K. tour with the Dropkick Murphy’s, the Bouncing Souls will have a February 17th show at The Glass House in Pomona, CA filmed for Kung Fu's The Show Must Go Off! DVD series. Throw Rag and Madcap will be opening.
Also, the label announced that they will be releasing the 10" vinyl format of the debut EP from The Loved Ones (featuring former members of Kid Dynamite, The Curse, Trial By Fire, and Paint It Black). The street date is February 22nd, 2005, with Jade Tree covering the CD version.
The Goodwill - more than excited to announce that starting at midnight tonight (Eastern Standard Time), the first single from the upcoming The Goodwill CD titled "Insult, Injury, Etc..", due out March 8, 2005 on Abacus Recordings, will be available to everyone. The song is titled "Live from the Red Carpet" and will be posted exclusively on their PureVolume page, http://www.purevolume.com/thegoodwill.
New Found Glory in the U.K. with Hot Water Music and The Explosion - New Found Glory has announced a short U.K. tour for next February. Joining them will be Hot Water Music and The Explosion.
All three bands are supporting fairly recent releases. New Found Glory released Catalyst, Hot Water Music with The New What Next and The Explosion's Black Tape.
The Goodwill posts first single - The Goodwill has posted the first single from their upcoming Abacus debut, Insult, Injury, Etc..., on their pureVOLUME page, "Live From The Red Carpet." The album officially sees the light of day March 8th, 2005.
Agnostic Front Tour:
12/26 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
12/27 - New York City, NY - Roseland Ballroom
12/28 - Worchester, MA - The Paladium
12/29 - Pittston, PA - The Staricase
12/30 - Pittsburgh, PA - The World
"HEAVY WEIGHTS OF HARDCORE 2 TOUR"
HATEBREED, AGNOSTIC FRONT, DIECAST, LOVE IS RED,
THE AUTUMN OFFERING
1/04 - Niagara Falls, NY - The Dome Theater
1/05 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
1/06 - Detroit, MI - Harpo’s Concert Theatre
1/07 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
1/08 - Milwaukee, WI - Rave
1/09 - St. Louis, MO - Pop's
1/10 - Lawrence, KS - Granada
1/11 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's
1/12 - Lubbock, TX - Jake's Backroom
1/13 - TX - TBA
1/14 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee - GOODY FEST
1/15 - Henderson, NV - Roadhouse Casino (no Hatebreed)
1/16 - West Hollywood, Ca - House Of Blues
1/17 - Anaheim, Ca - House Of Blues
RETURN TO HOME BASE TOUR!
1/20 - Oklahoma City, OK - Greendoor (w/ Strung Out and The Explosion)
1/21 - Huntington, WV - Hyamp (w/ local support)
UNITY TOUR 2005 + TERROR + DIECAST + more
17/02 - Amsterdam - Melkweg (Netherlands)
18/02 - Essen - Zeche Carl (Germany)
19/02 - Antwerpen - Hof Ter Lo (Belgium)
20/02 - Paris - La Locomotive (France)
21/02 - Bordeaux - Theatre Barbey (France)
22/02 - Madrid - Arena Club (Spain)
23/02 - Lisboa - TBA (Portugal)
24/02 - Bilbao - Bilborock Club ( Spain)
25/02 - Barcelona - Dejavu (Spain)
26/02 - Montpellier - Rockstore (France)
27/02 - Solothurn - Kofmehl (Switzerland)
28/02 - Lindau - Club Vaudeville (Germany)
01/03 - Schweinfurt - Alter Stattbahnhof (Germany)
02/03 - Übach-Palenberg - Rockfabrik (Germany)
03/03 - London - Underworld (England)
04/03 - Bristol - Bierkeller (England)
05/03 - Sheffield - Club Zero (England)
06/03 - Osnabrück - N8 (ex-Works) (Germany)
07/03 - Kopenhagen - The Rock (Denmark)
08/03 - Linköping - Skylten (Sweden)
09/03 - Hamburg - Grosse Freiheit (Germany)
10/03 - Stuttgart - tba (Germany)
11/03 - Bologna - Estragon Club (Italy)
12/03 - Vicenza - CS Rivolta (Italy)
13/03 - Turin - Supermarket (Italy)
14/03 - München - Backstage (Germany)
15/03 - Budapest - A 38 (Hungary)
16/03 - Wien - Arena (Austria)
17/03 - Prague - Futurum (Czech Republic)
18/03 - Leipzig - Conne Island (Germany)
19/03 - Berlin - SO 36 (Germany)
20/03 - Warsaw - Proxima (Poland)
21/03 - Rostock - Mau Club (Germany)
22/03 - Münster near Darmstadt - Live Arena (Germany)
23/03 - Magdeburg - Factory (Germany)
24/03 - Hannover - Musikzentrum Nord (Germany)
25/03 - Zwolle - Hedon (Netherlands)
26/03 - Chemnitz - AJZ Talschock (Germany)
27/03 - Schijndel - Paaspop Festival (Netherlands)
Bulgeria , Serbia and Greece dates coming soon!!!
That’s going to wrap up another week here. Have a Killer week-end and we will see ya next week!
