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Former Stereophonics Drummer Stuart Cable Dies Aged 40

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Stuart Cable, founding member of the Welsh rock band Stereophonics, has died in his home at the age of 40. Cable played with the band from 1992 through 2003, and had since found a career in radio where he worked for XFM South Wales and BBC Radio Wales amongst others.

A post mortem is due to be carried out at a later date, it is understood that Stuart Cable had been at the local pub on the night of his death however and it is believed that Cable had been drinking heavily. Stuart Cable’s death is not being treated as suspicious.

Our thoughts are with Stuart Cable’s friends and family at this sad time, and the world of rock is in mourning at it has lost another of its great drummers.

Cancer Bats – Sabotage Video

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Official video for Cancer Bats’ cover of the Beastie Boys hit ‘Sabotage‘. Cancer Bats can here be seen taking to the streets in an attempt to track down the Beastie Boys.

Zola Jesus – Night Video

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Official video for the Zola Jesus single ‘Night‘, due for release through Souterrain Transmissions on June 21st. ‘Night‘ is the first track on Zola Jesus’ ‘Stridulum‘ EP which was released earlier this year, and will also feature on the ‘Stridulum II‘ studio album which is due for release in August.

fun. – At Least I’m Not As Sad (As I Used To Be) Live Acoustic Video

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A recording of fun. performing the track ‘At Least I’m Not As Sad (As I Used To Be)‘ acoustically, live from their kitchen. ‘At Least I’m Not As Sad (As I Used To Be)‘ is a track from the band’s ‘Aim and Ignite‘ studio album which is due for release on June 7th through Hassle Records.

Ruiner Splitting Up

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Having been together for six years, Baltimore based hardcore band Ruiner has decided to call it a day, and the band will officially split in October 2010.

Ruiner vocalist Rob Sullivan had the following to say about the split:

This wasn’t an easy choice to make. All of us started playing in bands when we were in middle school and for the first time in 12-13 years, some of us won’t be having band practice on a weekly basis. But we know this is a choice we needed to make. We always ran this band at 100% and some of us now feel like we don’t have the desire to tour anymore. We aren’t the kind of band who wants to release records and rarely play the music, so we decided it is now an appropriate time to hang it up. We got to see the world a few times over and with that met a lot of incredible people. We will all be forever grateful for that, but we know this decision is the right one to make. I’m sure I could give many more reasons as to why, but the gist of it is if this band can’t be done at full speed, we feel it is better to stop.

Free Hassle Records Summer 2010 Sampler

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Having celebrated Slam Dunk Festival in style with five Hassle Records artists performing there, Hassle Records is now giving away a free sampler featuring nine tracks by artists on the label. Alkaline Trio, Rolo Tomassi, Trash Talk, We Are The Ocean, Fireworks, FACT, 65daysofstatic, Cancer Bats and fun. can all be found on the sampler, and if you’d like to download a copy of the sampler then you can do so here.

The following is the full list of tracks featured on the sampler:

65daysofstatic – Crash Tactics
Alkaline Trio – This Addiction
Cancer Bats – Sabotage
FACT – Slip of the Lip
Fireworks – Detroit
fun. – At Least I’m Not As Sad (As I Used To Be)
Rolo Tomassi – Party Wounds
Trash Talk – Explode
We Are The Ocean – Look Alive

Alkaline Trio – Mercy Me Video

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The official video for the Alkaline Trio single ‘Mercy Me‘. ‘Mercy Me‘ can be found on Alkaline Trio’s ‘Crimson‘ album and reached number 30 in the UK; the band’s most successful UK single to date.

Alkaline Trio – We’ve Had Enough Video

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The official video for Alkaline Trio’s ‘We’ve Had Enough‘, the first released single from the band’s ‘Good Mourning‘ album in 2003. ‘We’ve Had Enough‘ reached number 50 in the UK and number 38 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Alkaline Trio – Private Eye Video

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The official video for Alkaline Trio’s ‘Private Eye‘, the second single taken from the band’s 2001 ‘From Here to Infirmary‘ album. The single reached number 51 in the UK, rising two places higher than previous single ‘Stupid Kid‘.