New Blink 182 Single ‘Up All Night’ This Friday

Having originally spoken about ‘Up All Night‘ over two years ago, this Friday Blink 182 will finally officially unveil the track as it debuts on Los Angeles radio station KROQ, and also on the band’s official website, Blink182.com.

The track will be posted on the website  on July 15th at 15:30 BST, the band’s first new material since 2005.

Blink 182 was originally scheduled to come over these shores earlier this month taking in a 12 arena tour of the UK and Ireland, back in April the tour was postponed however with the band now set to come over in June/July 2012 instead.

Frank Carter Announces His Departure From Gallows

Frank Carter is to depart UK hardcore band Gallows later this month after a six year stint as the band’s lead vocalist.

Carter’s last show with the band will come on July 23rd when the band performs at the ULU in London. Carter will no doubt be giving his all in the remaining shows that he is set to play with the band, and high energy can surely be expected from the London show on the 23rd.

Despite Frank Carter’s announced departure, Gallows will be continuing with a new frontman, and with the band having spent the last few months in the studio a new studio release can surely be expected in the not too distant future.

Frank Carter had the following to say about his decision to depart Gallows:

It is with a heavy heart that I have to announce my departure from Gallows. It seems that Gallows have hit a crossroads in our writing process and unfortunately myself and the rest of the boys have different ideas regarding the sound of Gallows going forward. Gallows have decided they are going to continue on without me and I wish the boys the best of luck for the future. Gallows will be fulfilling all of our current touring plans until August 1st so please come down to a show and help me make each show a total celebration!

This does not mean I am giving up on music. I have a new band called PURE LOVE which I have been working on with my brother Jim Carroll (Suicide File, Clouds, Hope Conspiracy) for a few months now. A lot of late nights in the studio have meant that we will be recording our debut album in September and then will hit the road later this year. I hope to see you all there.

I want to say thank you to my brothers Stephen, Jonathan and Richard, my parents and the rest of the boys in Gallows for their support not only over the past few months, but the past 6 years. I also want to thank all the fans that helped us build Gallows into something I could really be proud of. Without you it would have meant nothing. Thank you all. Forwards ever, backwards never. Pure Love.

Stream the New Set Your Goals Album and Help Donate to Charity

New Set Your Goals album ‘Burning At Both Ends‘ is currently available to stream on Facebook, with the band ready and willing to donate to the Keep A Breast Foundation if 100,000 people stream the album.

If 100,000 people stream the release then the band will donate $1 for every copy of the ‘Burning At Both Ends‘ album sold at Hot Topic during the first week of its release. If 200,000 people stream the album then the band will raise this donation to $2.

‘Burning At Both Ends‘ is all set for release through Epitaph Records on June 27th and consists of a total of 13 tracks. ‘Burning At Both Ends‘ is the follow up to Set Your Goals’ 2009 Epitaph release ‘This Will Be the Death of Us‘.

Head over to Facebook right now and stream the album to help donate to a very worthy cause.

Cynics Becomes Great Cynics

Household Name Records band Cynics has changed its name to Great Cynics. The band had been under threat of legal action from the U.S. based band The Cynics, a band that first formed back in 1983.

Great Cynics’ debut album can currently be pre-ordered from the Banquet Records website.

Smile – Closer Free Download

Smile will release debut EP ‘Closer‘ on April 11th, and gearing up for the release, the title track from the EP is now available for free download and can be listened to/downloaded below.

Meat Puppets – Damn Thing Free Download

‘Damn Thing‘ is currently being offered away as a free download by Meat Puppets. The track is taken from the band’s new album, ‘Lollipop‘, and was declared a “fine showcase for the trio’s signature blend of crunchy guitars and laid back vocal harmonies.” by the Rolling Stone.

Blind Pilot – One Red Thread Free Download

Oregon’s Blind Pilot is currently touring the UK with The Decemberists and the track ‘One Red Thread‘ from the band is available now for free download.

‘One Red Thread‘ from Blind Pilot’s ‘3 Rounds and a Sound‘ is available for streaming/download below:

Jimmy Eat World to Perform Clarity and Bleed American Live in London

Jimmy Eat World will be heading back to the UK in June, performing two headline shows; one at Cardiff University on the 21st, and one at the HMV Forum in London on the 22nd.

Special news for the London show is that in addition to playing other material, the band will also be playing both the ‘Clarity‘ and ‘Bleed American‘ albums in their entirety.

All Time Low Kick Off Tour In Dublin

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All Time Low kicked off their tour in style last night as they performed a sold out show at Dublin’s Olympia with support from Yellowcard and Young Guns.

The band will now travel over to the UK for a show at Nottingham’s Rock City tomorrow evening, and will perform 10 shows across the UK over the course of an 11 day period.

The predominantly sold out tour will finish with two nights at Brixton Academy, the second date having been added as a result of the first show selling out. Tickets are still available for the Sunday 13th March show at Brixton Academy.

Yellowcard went on hiatus for a few years back in 2008, with a new album due for release later this month the band is most definitely back in action now however, and supporting All Time Low on this tour they will no doubt show why their fans missed them so much when they were away, and undoubtedly make a few new ones along the way as well.

Scissor Sisters to Headline Lovebox

It has been announced today that the Scissor Sisters will be headlining Lovebox Festival on Sunday 17th July.

Scissor Sisters’ lead singer Ana Matronic had the following to say on the news that the band will be headlining the festival:

It’s appropriately named, this Lovebox festival, seeing as how I love every single name on this lineup. Booty-shaking, hands-in-the-air, smiles-on-faces fun will be had, friends. You want legends? Marc Almond and Blondie are here. You wanna move til your legs fall off? Horsemeat Disco and 2 Many DJs are in. Need a Nouveau-Disco Diva in your face? Give it to us, Ms. Kelis and Ms. Robyn. And to think that we Scissters get to be the whipped cream and cherry on top of your Sunday…WOW. This, people, is going to be hot. I can’t wait.

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