Duane's Pit Stop

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Welcome back to another Duane’s Pit Stop! Unfortunately, last week's posting was rather late due to our inbred bastard Web Master and Editor Matt Rowe taking a hiatus, neglecting to tell all of his staff! So this week’s edition of Duane’s Pit Stop is solely dedicated to Matt Rowe! On another sad note, we have some very sad news from the band, the Dead Milkman. We are going to do something a bit out of the ordinary to pay respect to this band. Here we go, coming directly from the web site:

This morning Dave Blood is no longer with us. David is my brother. Since the breakup of the band David has never really found his niche in life. My brother was a smart clever and talented person. Inner peace has seemed to elude him for the last many years. Sometime last night David chose to end his life.
He left a note that I don't know all of what it said, he was not elaborate-but he said he just could not stand to go on any longer. Our mother passed away at the end of January and maybe David just had had enough. There will be a memorial service in a few weeks. I will try to remember to come to this board and post it. It will be in the Delaware County area.

Please pray for the response of my bother's soul; that he now has the peace that seemed to elude him most of his life.

I want to say that one of the shiniest parts of David's life was being a Dead Milkmen and having that claim to fame. And the fans who appreciated the talent and time that went into making the band rise above the ordinary-thank you all for making my brother feel and know that he was indeed somebody.

In Memory of Dave Blood

The Staff of MusicTAP says, may you rest in peace Bro! if you would like to leave a message for the family you could do so here http://www.deadmilkmen.com/

Artwork and track listing for ''The Empire Strikes First'' - You can see the cover art and the track listing for Bad Religion's upcoming album The Empire Strikes First at the Epitaph website, or more specifically here. As you'll see the record is 14 songs and has a release date of June 8th in North America .

New Demolition Doll Rods record on Swami - Swami Records will release the Demolition Doll Rods new record On on April 21st, 2004 . This will be the first album from the Detroit three piece since 1999's Matador release T. L. A.. The band is currently on the road, playing shows with bands like Throwrag, The Fuse and The Von Bondies. Click below for the upcoming dates.

The Weirdo’s take the neutron bomb on the road - LA's self proclaimed "first punk rock band" The Weirdo’s are headed out for a tour that will bring them to the US Midwest and east coast in support of their 2003 archival release of Weird World Vol. 1 [review]. The band hasn't played some of these cities before, others they haven't visited in nearly 13 years. Joining them for the trek on various dates will be The Skulls and the Rolemodels.

Martyr signs Internal Affairs and Draw Blood - Martyr Records has signed Los Angeles ' Internal Affairs. The group is made up of current and ex-members of Carry On, Piece By Piece and Stand & Fight. They recently released a 7" titled Casualty of the Core on Malfunction Records and released a split 7" with Allegiance on Malfunction & Rival Records. Internal Affairs will be on tour this spring a summer on both coasts of the US .

Martyr has also signed Boston 's Draw Blood. The four piece formed in late 2003 and will release their debut EP The Calm Before the Storm this spring. The EP was recorded at The Outpost with engineer Jim Siegel (Give up the Ghost, Blood For Blood, Dropkick Murphy’s). You can check out some demos on the label's website.

Fat Mike / Propagandhi clarify situation [UPDATED]

Due to the response to the Propagandhi situation mentioned earlier today. Fat Mike has drafted the following response which explains the situation in a little more detail.

Fueled By Ramen - will be releasing a five song acoustic EP entitled My Heart Will Always Be The B-Side To My Tongue. The EP will also include a DVD, which will contain band history, both music videos, an acoustic performance, and a huge photo section. My Heart Will Always Be the B-side to My Tongue will be in stores on May 18th. You can click here to see the cover art. You can click READ MORE to see the EP's track listing, which includes the band's cover of Joy Divison's "Love Will Tear Us Apart."

New Black's European invasion - THICK Records band New Black is heading of to Europe later this month until the end of April. They'll almost assuredly be playing songs off their self-titled debut LP, which came out today. Click READ MORE for the quartet's itinerary.

Blink 182 "Pacific" Tour Cancelled when Travis Injured - "Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker injured his right foot on March 12th while on tour in Australia -- an injury that resulted in the cancellation of the remainder of the tour. With the band in the midst of a world tour promoting their new untitled Geffen album, and preparing to play that night in Adelaide , Australia , Travis fell. After seeking medical attention, doctors put a cast on his foot. Travis then reversed his drum kit and played the show that night, however, the band was forced to return home Saturday." The US Tour in the spring is expected to proceed as originally planned.

Trustkill Means New New New - New video, new DVD, and a new band. Looks like hardcore giant Trustkill Records have some good stuff on their hands. The label has released the trailer for the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival 2003 DVD. Anyone who's ever been to one of these fests knows how hard they rock, and the DVD should be no exception. You can check out the trailer here to get yourself excited. A trailer not enough? How about snagging the entire video for Most Precious Blood's "The Great Red Shift?" Highly talked about, the video has finally landed. View it at this link. Who's going to be the newest member of the Trustkill family? Well, none of us really know yet, but the label has assured that they're ready to tack on another solid act to their roster. Think you've an idea of who it is or who it should be? Of course. You can post your thoughts at the Trustkill site and check out what other people think. All this new stuff does a hardcore kid well.

Last Stop To Strike A Deal - It's last call for Allister as they head out on their final tour in support of their newest effort, Last Stop Suburbia. Tickets are available now for pre-order, but there's a bonus. Pre-ordered ticket = free limited edition tour poster. You know you want all over that, so head to AllisterRock.com and get your tickets before you miss your last stop. And maybe by then I'll be done with the terrible puns, too.

Pulley - Their new album “Matters” is on the way and we have a great contest we are going to do around the release of the new record. We have three complete skate decks (that are autographed by the entire band) compliments of Skate Lab, Thunder trucks & Spitfire wheels to give away real soon, so keep you eye out for this killer contest.

In the meantime, use the link below to download a full MP3 for the song “A Bad Reputation” and see all of the information you could ever want about this new Pulley record.

We are also giving away some complete skateboards around this release; they are compliments of Skate Lab, Thunder Trucks & Spitfire Wheels. For more details.

Matchbook Romance - The guys from MBR have just finished-up a string of tour dates with Boys Night Out and now they are gearing up to tackle the Warped Tour. Things are definitely looking up for these guys and you can get more news on them at their official website.

Horrorpops - What more can we possibly say about this band? They are currently in Europe supporting The Offspring and have actually been bumped up to “main support” after only a few shows; to say this is “huge” would be a grave understatement.

We have the big stand-up bass contest on the way with Hottopic.com, a new video up for the song “Miss Take” and a ton of other stuff you can see at the links below.

HorrorPops title page


HorrorPops upright bass

You can also see a HorrorPops photo gallery of their Hollywood in-store appearance at Amoeba music.

Dropkick Murphys DVD - “On The Road With The Dropkick Murphys” is now out and blowing people away left-and-right. All of the reviews for this thing have been really positive and if you are a Murhys fan – this DVD is simply a “must have” piece in your collection. With over four-hours of live, behind the scenes and on the road footage, this DVD has raised the bar for music DVDs.

We have an e-card with three videos clips from this DVD available for you to checkout.

these guys also have a huge amount of events going on around the St. Patrick’s Day holiday. There are TV appearances, special shows and lots more.

Dead Poetic Mp3 - Dead Poetic will be releasing their anticipated new album on April 6th and it will blow your mind! Check out the new song 'New Medicines' over at purevolume.com

Tsunami Bomb Headlining Show Still On - In case you haven't heard by now, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has injured his foot while on tour in Australia , and all shows have been postponed until further notice. As such, Tsunami Bomb's scheduled shows opening for them in Hawaii have been postponed as well. However, they will still fly to Hawaii to play their headlining shows, now scheduled for April 2nd and 3rd at Tabu in Honolulu . The band is also booked to tour Canada on the "Grind Tour" with Bigwig and Death By Stereo in May. Check out the tour dates page for all the latest confirmed dates. Also, we just posted an update to Tsunami Bomb's bio page on our site, which includes cover art for their upcoming second album, The Definitive Act, due in stores July 13th.

VOAG Supports Bad Religion In Scandinavia - Voice of a Generation will step in and warm up the stage for Bad Religion at the Stockholm , Oslo and Lund shows during their May European tour. Check out the dates here.

VOAG are also in the making of a new video for the opening track “Cause For Alarm” from their latest album “The Final Oddition”. Video will include live pictures from the present Scandinavian “In Close-Up We Trust” tour and will be up on the site as soon as we have the finished copy in our hands!

In other news, Burning Hearts Records have gotten themselves a new web site, burningheart.com

Tabula Rasa Added To River Valley Riot Festival! - Tabula Rasa has been confirmed for the River Valley Riot festival, being held in Huntington, VW on April 24-26! Other bands appearing that weekend include As I Lay Dying, The Black Dahlia Murder, Nora, A Life Once Lost, The Red Chord, and many more.

For further information please check out the River Valley Riot website.

Flogging Molly Heading To Japan And Recording - Flogging Molly are getting ready for their first Japan / Hawaii tour. If you have ever needed an excuse to visit Tokyo , Osaka or Honolulu , here it is. Remember, this is only a mini-tour of the south and beyond, they will be back on a full touring schedule this summer with the Warped Tour and then Europe immediately thereafter.

March 9th heralded the release of Swagger on vinyl for the first time. Check out the green 12-inch at your favorite record store now. They will enter the studio in late April to record our next album; it should be in stores by mid-September.

Click here for the dates.

Deconstruction Tour Bands And Dates Confirmed - This year Deconstruction tour is finally taking shape. Confirmed bands so far are Anti-Flag, Pennywise, Snapcase, Slackers, Pulley, Beatsteaks (not in Cologne/Munich!), Strike Anywhere, The Movement,...and more plus vert BMX, Skaters, freestyle MotoX. Det dates are as follows:

 27.05. A Wien – Arena Open Air
28.05. D Muenchen – Zenith
29.05. CH Kloten/Zuerich – Eishalle Schluefweg
30.05. D Pirmasens – Open Air

31.05. D Koeln – Tanzbrunnen
01.06. I Milano – Cascina Monlue/Open Air
03.06. F Lille – Zenith
04.06. NL Zwolle – Ijsselhal
05.06. UK London – Alexander Palace
Booking: www.destiny-tourbooking.com

Funeral For A Friend With US Release And Tour - Funeral For A Friend have set July 13th as the release date for their Atlantic Records debut Casually Dressed And Deep In Conversation. In addition to this news, the band has also lined up a full U.S. tour with Coheed And Cambria that is scheduled to begin March 28th. Here is the band's upcoming tour schedule:










03/28 New York, NY - Irving Plaza (w/ Coheed And Cambria)
03/29 Providence, RI - Lupo's At The Strand (w/ Coheed And Cambria)
03/31 Montreal, QUE - Rainbow (w/ Coheed And Cambria)
04/01 Toronto, ONT - Opera House (w/ Coheed And Cambria)
04/02 Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall (w/ Coheed And Cambria)
04/03 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave (w/ Coheed And Cambria)
04/04 Minneapolis, MN - Quest Club (w/ Coheed And Cambria)
04/06 Sauget, IL - Pop's (w/ Coheed And Cambria)
04/07 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall (w/ Coheed And Cambria)
04/08 Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's (w/ Coheed And Cambria)
04/09 Buffalo, NY - Sphere Ent'ment Complex (w/ Coheed And Cambria)
04/10 Latham, NY - Saratoga Winners (w/ Coheed And Cambria)
04/12 Norfolk, VA - The Norva (w/ Coheed And Cambria)
04/13 Washington DC - 9:30 Club (w/ Coheed And Cambria)
04/14 Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero (w/ Coheed And Cambria)
04/15 Worcester, MA - The Palladium (w/ Coheed And Cambria)
04/16 Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall (Skate And Surf Festival)
04/18 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar (w/ Avenged Sevenfold, My Chemical Romance, Moments In Grace )
04/19 New York, NY - The Continental (w/ The Beautiful Mistake, Emery, The AKAs, Anatomy Of A Ghost)
04/23 Lake Buena Vista, FL - House Of Blues (w/ Avenged Sevenfold, My Chemical Romance, Moments In Grace)

Rock Against Bush Vol. I - Album Cover - From Fat Wreck: Well here it is folks, our most important release of the year: Rock Against Bush Vol. I. It's 26 songs (most of which are rare or unreleased) from all sortsa bands in the indie/punk scene. Because of the dire circumstances that we face, everyone is coming together in the name of good ol' fashioned punk rock unity and speaking out against the buffoon that runs our country. Click here for the cover picture and track list.

Originally we planned for just one comp, but because of the overwhelming interest from bands, we decided to make multiple volumes...and why not?!?! Expect Volume II in August. We should also mention that this comp comes with a huge booklet full of info and comes packaged with a bonus DVD with music videos and political content. Do your part and check out this cheap comp!

Well that’s going to wrap up another Duane’s Pit Stop. Remember, you can always reach me at dkleyva@pacbell.net. if you have any music info or just want to shoot the breeze. With that final thought, I do hope every one has a great weekend.

Peace.