Tom Delonge’s non-Blink 182 group, Angels & Airwaves have begun working on some new albums and movies. Mr. Delonge had this to say:
Angels and Airwaves has two movie/album projects in the works… This here is a clip from an animated short film for one of them , called #POET like usual, we have the next 5-7 years already in the works- bigger-bigger
The band last released “Love Part I and II” last October.
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After a series of short teaser videos, AFI has finally released some new mus… oh what’s that? Well, it turns out that instead of releasing a new song, AFI has opted to release yet another teaser video, this one titled Silence. Unlike the previous teasers (AFI, Convergence, No Harbingers, and Openings), Silence contains a very brief moment of what might very well be audio from a new song… but it’s not actually enough to know for sure.
If you’re not fed up with all the vague teasers yet, you can watch it here.
AFI released their eighth studio album, Crash Love, in 2009. Based on the first teaser video, they are expected to release their ninth album in September.
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Although seven years late, AFI have received what appears to be their second platinum plaque as their 2006 breakthrough album Decemberunderground has surpassed the one million sales mark. Go here to see the plaque. Congratulations, AFI!
Decemberunderground was released over exactly seven years ago (June 6, 2006) and follows their 2003 major-label debut album Sing the Sorrow, which also went platinum.
AFI released their last studio album, Crash Love, back in September 2009. In recent months, the band has been posting cryptic teaser videos, leading to speculation of a new album, or other types of activities involving AFI.
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An article on For the Love of Punk is reporting that a February 1995 interview with Blake Schwarzenbach (who was in Jawbreaker at that time) has surfaced online. The interview, which was conduced by Craig Mazer and Justin Best, was done as part of the “Punk Issue” of the short-lived University of Central Florida newspaper UCF InPrint. Go here to listen to the interview.
Jawbreaker released their last album Dear You in 1995 on DGC Records before breaking up in the following year. Back in January of 2012, we reported that there were rumors of a Jawbreaker reunion, which has never materialized.
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Jimmy Eat World are now streaming their upcoming brand new album, Damage.
Check it out here.
The record is set to be released on June 11th via RCA Records. They will be touring America this summer in support of the new album.
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Blink 182′s album “Enema Of The State” was released 14 years ago today. Mark Hoppus took to Reddit to give fans a little trivia about the album:
“Wow. 14 years. Thanks for the birthday wishes. Here’s some trivia about the artwork. There are three different versions. Initial release version has the red cross on the nurse’s hat and a capital B Blink-182. We’d always preferred the lower case b, so the artwork was changed to the second version: red cross on the nurse’s hat, lower case b blink-182 (my favorite). We were then contacted by the Red Cross that, as we are in no way a medical organization (which I would debate. one time I changed a band-aid), we should not have a red cross on our artwork. If we continued using the red cross logo, we would be in violation of the Geneva Convention. (for real). Thus, the third iteration of the artwork: no red cross, lower case b blink-182. This record changed our lives. Thanks to everyone who has supported it through these years. It still makes me happy to be onstage and hear Tom start the opening riff of What’s My Age Again. Looking forward to new music in the future. And by the way, it’s “wore cologne,” not “walk alone.”
The band last released “Dogs Eating Dogs” December 18th.
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Jimmy Eat World have released the music video for their song “I Will Steal You Back.”
You can watch it here.
The band’s upcoming album “Damaged” is set to be released on June 11th via RCA Records. They will be touring America this summer in support of the new album.
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Frank Turner recently appeared on BBC Radio 2 to get interviewed about taking breaks from touring, what his mom thinks about his tattoos, and much more. He also performed his song “The Way I Tend To Be” and a cover of Paul McCartney and the Wings’ song “Live and Let Die.”
You can listen to the entire thing here.
Turner’s latest album “Tape Deck Heart” was released on April 22nd via Interscope Records.
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Because three cryptic teaser videos just wasn’t enough, AFI has released a fourth short video titled Openings. Like the previous teasers (AFI, Convergence, and No Harbingers) Openings doesn’t actually reveal anything but fans are sure to pick apart every single little detail provided. ‘
You can watch Openings right here.
AFI released their eighth studio album, Crash Love, in 2009.
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Everybody in the punk scene knows who Mark Hoppus is. Whether you adore Blink 182′s catchy tunes, or prefer his short-lived band Plus 44, you probably know a decent amount of trivia about this bass playing frontman. To test the extent of your knowledge we thought it would be fun to put together a list of 10 things most people probably don’t know about Mark.
Test your knowledge here.
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Rise Against frontman Tim McIlrath was interviewed by Music Talks recently. In the interview he discussed war, punk rock and more.
You can check out the interview here.
Rise Against’s most recent studio album, Endgame, was released in March 2011 on Interscope Records. Next week, they are releasing a 10th anniversary reissue of their second album Revolutions Per Minute, and recently streamed a demo version of one of the album’s songs “Like the Angel“, which will appear on the reissue.
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Back in January of this year, we reported that Rise Against had plans to to begin work on a new album, which they have described as “fast and screamy”, after they take a break from playing shows. Well, yesterday, bassist Joe Principe was interviewed by Absolute Punk, and confirmed that they will begin work on their new album next year. Here’s what he had to say:
“We have just a couple more shows throughout the year. We’re really focusing on taking some time off and regrouping, we’ve been touring pretty heavily since we started the band. But I’m sure at the end of the year, beginning of next year we’ll start working on a new record, which I’m really looking forward to because I think we’ll be so hungry for new songs after so much time off. I know for me personally I’ve been writing nonstop on my own. We’ll be looking forward to getting back in the room together for sure.”
Rise Against’s most recent studio album, Endgame, was released in March 2011 on Interscope Records. Next week, they are releasing a 10th anniversary reissue of their second album Revolutions Per Minute, and recently streamed a demo version of one of the album’s songs “Like the Angel“, which will appear on the reissue.
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Blink-182 vocalist and guiarist Tom DeLonge has posted an image from the studio on his Instagram page, indicating that the band is now recording what appears to be their next album or a different release. He writes:
“This my office… Inside my studio… As I record…. A New #Blink Song”
Blink-182 last released their christmas EP Dogs Eating Dogs in December of last year. They recently began recording their follow-up to 2011′s Neighborhoods, which was their first studio album in eight years.
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This year means ten years of Rise Against‘s “Revolutions Per Minute;” and to commemorate, Fat Wreck Chords has plans to re-release their breakout second and dub it “RPM 10.”
The re-issue will include expanded packaging and 10 bonus demos that were recorded during the band’s sessions with Jason Livermore and Bill Stevenson of the Descendents.
The band has posted a demo of their track “Like the Angel.”
Here’s what Rise Against frontman Tim McIlrath had to say,
“We have always been more than just a political punk band. While politics play an unapologetic role in what we do, they do not consume our entire artistic output. ‘Like the Angel’ is an early example of the kind of songs that found their ways onto all of our records, and how we’ve always had one foot in politics and one foot in the personal. We loved heavy music but also songs that had a poppy or hooky side to them.”
To stream the track in full, click here.
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Following their appearance on this years Riot Fest, Brand New will be playing a brief run of dates in the US. You can check them out here.
Brand New released their last album, Daisy, in 2009 on Interscope Records, but they are currently without label.
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Much The Same bassist Franky Tsoukalas and guitarist Dan O'Gorman, both primary songwriters in their former band, have started a new punk band with Franky taking the lead vocal role as well. They're called Burn Rebuild and you can stream the band's first demo song, "My Therapy Is Failing" right here.
