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Philly's Vexers were recently signed to Ace Fu Records
and will release a 10 song debut in Jan. 2003. Featuring former
members of dream pop bands, The Lily's, The Ropers and Juniper,
Vexers crank out raw, high energy pop laden punk rock that fans
of The Vibrators, Gun Club, Selby Tigers and Sleater Kinney will
dig on. "BAM" (Brooklyn Academy of Music) will host the U.S. premiere of "Woyzeck," written by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan for the Robert Wilson directed, George Buchner play of the same name. "Woyzeck" will begin at the Harvey Theater in Brooklyn, NY on October 29 and run through November 3; then the production heads west to Los Angeles for an engagement at UCLA's Freud Hall from December 3rd to the 15th. In late September a deal with Nick Cave was finalized by the ANTI label.The exclusive license with Mute Records in the UK will allow Nick and the Bad Seeds to release their ANTI debut in early 2003. Azure Ray and The Good Life are heading overseas to support Bright Eyes on their full European Tour. The Good Life's latest record, Black Out, as well as Azure Ray's recent EP, November, will be properly released in Europe on November 4th via the newly formed Saddle Creek Europe. According to Pitchfork Media, The Promise Ring are
officially disbanding. Frontman Davey Von Bohlen reportedly announced
the split at a Plea for Peace show last week, but it was unclear
whether the band were actually disbanding or if Von Bohlen was simply
cutting some band members loose. In a statement issued from Anti-,
a source at the label confirmed the end of the band. The Flaming Lips will soon appear on the WB's "Charmed." The band will perform its current single, "Do You Realize?" from their latest album, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, in the episode, which is set for broadcast November 17. Sepultura will release an EP called Revolusongs through SPV next month. The band has just finished recording the EP with producer Steve Evetts, and it includes covers of tracks by U2, Jane's Addiction, Massive Attack, Hellhammer and Exodus. New York hardcore band Madball have reunited and will perform their first comeback show at Krome in South Amboy, New Jersey, on December 6. Also appearing on the bill will be Most Precious Blood, Death Threat and No Warning. French label Diabolik Records has just released a live split CD with Propagandhi and Cria Cuervos (from France). Both bands contributed five songs recorded during their last respective Paris gigs. Reel Big Fish escaped a burning tour bus unharmed in October when their driver alerted the sleeping group and crew members that the bus was on fire while they were parked at a truck stop in Missouri. The cause of the fire remains unknown, and the band will continue the tour to promote their album, Cheer Up. Jets to Brazil have cancelled their entire 34-date fall tour, which was to have commenced Monday night in Brooklyn, NY, due to "sudden illness," according to Jade Tree's official website. The cancelled tour was to support their new album, Perfecting Lonliness. Whippersnapper is heading to Japan to play some shows in January 2003 with the likes of the Vandals, The Ataris and No Use For a Name. The first day of October ushered in the new Oma Yang full length CD, Bang Bang! The band has purchased a new van and Roots of Orchis have joined them on the road for the tour, which lasts until November 24. Barsuk Records recently released a new Death Cab for Cutie CD, You Can Play These Songs With Chords. Originally an 8-song Elsinor Records cassette from 1997, the CD version has been remastered and enhanced with 10 additional hard-to-find and previously unreleased songs, and includes comments from the band members about the bonus tracks. Holiday Matinee is pleased to announce the release for their third annual CD Compilation. The compilation, titled Composed On Bicycles offers a well-rounded and diverse introduction to some of the most talented indie bands around at the moment. The CD is packaged in stunning artwork by NYC via San Diego illustrator, Joshua Krause (www.krauseart.com). Full track listing and artwork available on Holiday Matinee's website. Nile will commence the second US headlining leg of
the 'In Their Darkened Shrines' World Tour on January 17th in Houston,
TX. Support is Napalm Death, Strapping Young Lad and a few others. High On Fire will leave the Mushroom Head/Shadows Fall tour on November 14th to undertake their first headlining tour of Japan (with Mastodon supporting). Breaking Pangaea headed back out on the road for a full-on tour starting mid-october and ending November 13. According to Punkbands.com, Midtown has been dropped by MCA and Drive-Thru Records plans on picking the band back up. Finch will also probably be leaving MCA Records due to a lack of label support. Mike (Blue Ash Solution), Poppy (The Stoics), and guitarist Jeremiah and a friend from Columbus, Ohio have been playing together and getting a set of songs ready. They decided on the name Gun Medal Gray. Their sound is early emo/hardcore along the lines of Current. Newly reborn Ohio based Confined Records has licensed the latest Unearth E.P. Endless to be pressed on limited edition vinyl. The record will be out in early to mid-December and is currently available for pre-order through www.confinedrecords.com. The(International) Noise Conspiracy have been forced to pull out of the Plea for Peace Tour due to a back problem developed by drummer Ludwig, according to the group's Web site. Ludwig or "Ludde" has visited a chiropractor, an ER and an acupuncturist since developing intense muscle spasms following the band's show in Minneapolis last week. After a lengthy search for a new drummer, Slayer have decided that for their next record, they're going to use original bandmember Dave Lombardo, who has been playing with the group live since Paul Bostaph left the band last December. Lombardo will also play drums on the next Fantômas record. Andrew WK has booked a 20-city tour with Los Angeles' Flogging Molly, Chicago's Allister and Sweden's Sahara Hotnights. Boston's Lost City Angels, who include former members of Spring Heeled Jack and the Pilfers, are also on the trek, which begins October 19 in Denver and ends November 10 in Los Angeles. Additional dates have been added to Beck's tour supporting his latest album, Sea Change. The new dates, which feature the Flaming Lips as Beck's opening act and backup band, will begin November 12 in Austin, Texas, and end November 27 in Oakland, California. New Order are currently in the studio working on a follow-up to last year's Get Ready. Cursive recorded a new album during their downtime due to Tim Kasher's collapsed lung. The Ugly Organ will hit shelves in February/March 2003. Oneida and Liars are assembling a five-song split EP, tentatively titled Atheists Reconsider. An early press release from Arena Rock Recording Co. characterizes the sound of this collection as "ear-splitting, acid-dropping, sweatbox show tunes." Former Hüsker Dü and Sugar frontman Bob Mould has announced that his forthcoming 2003 album, Body of Song, won't be the electronic knob tweaking we heard on Modulate, instead landing a lot closer to past solo efforts like Workbook. Mould has also announced a month of tour dates that will take him around the eastern U.S. to promote Modulate and preview the new material. The Strokes have announced the support acts for their highly anticipated fall tour, ranging from Sloan, You Am I, The Donnas, Ben Kweller, Adam Green of Moldy Peaches, and Har Mar Superstar. Hot Hot Heat will release their latest CD/LP in October titled Make Up the Breakdown. Following close on the heels of their critically-acclaimed Knock Knock Knock EP, Make Up the Breakdown is Hot Hot Heat's debut SubPop full-length, recorded with Jack Endino at Vancouver, BC's Mushroom Studios. British rock band Elbow has called off its previously announced U.S. tour, citing a "personal emergency." The tour was originally scheduled to bring the band back to North America for its second round of dates this year. Elbow is currently at work on a new album, the follow-up to its debut LP, Asleep In The Back. November 26 will see the reissue of the long sought after first release from Canadian duo Boards Of Canada. The nine-track album, titled Twoism, was originally released seven years ago in a pressing of only 100 vinyl copies. Warp Records is re-releasing the debut on both CD and vinyl. A cover of Elton John's "Tiny Dancer" and "Fred Jones Part 2" featuring Cake's John McCrea are among the songs on the final track list for Ben Folds Live, due October 8. Folds will promote the album, the first 100,000 copies of which will include a bonus DVD with 35 minutes of live footage, with a tour beginning October 10. Oil: Chicago Punk Refined, due February 10
from Chicago's Thick Records, will feature 19 bands recorded over
16 days at an old oil-blending factory on the city's South Side.
Among the artists on the album are Alkaline Trio, Detachment Kit,
the Reputation, the Dishes, the Ghost, Haymarket Riot and the Owls.
My Morning Jacket have signed to the Dave Matthews-founded ATO Records - home to Gov't Mule and Ben Kweller - and will soon begin work on their third album at their farm/studio in Shelbyville, Kentucky. Songs: Ohia will be teaming up with Damien Jurado for U.S. dates in October and November. Jurado, who has recently signed to Secretly Canadian, is working on a new full-length album with a winter 2003 release date. Sigur Rós will be supporting their October 29th release ( ) with a 20-date tour of the U.S. this October and November. On October 22nd, David Bowie is set to release a greatest hits collection. The catch is that there will be 23 separate incarnations of the two-disc Best Of Bowie. The collection will also be available as a single-disc version and on DVD with videos, television performances, and all manner of "previously unseen footage." AFI have begun recording their follow-up to 2000's The Art of Drowning. Garbage's Butch Vig (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins) and Jerry Finn (Blink-182, Green Day) are producing. New Found Glory will release The Story So Far, a DVD featuring interviews, performances and behind-the-scenes footage, on October 15, according to the band's Web site. Also included will be videos for "My Friends Over You," "Head On Collision," "Dressed to Kill" and two versions of "Hit or Miss." Le Tigre member J.D. Samson is posing for a new calendar with the telling title: "Am I girl or a boy?". As Samson's andogyn presence has already been discussed in public, the Le Tigre member decided to take a stand by posing for the well known L.A. based photographer Cass Bird. American Nightmare is currently facing a courtroom battle. Another band from Philadelphia seems to have occupied the same name as the famous hardcore band from Boston Due to increasing debts, California-based Slap-A-Ham records has finally decided to stop releasing records, shutting the label down after 13 years. The label has released many great records such as various Spazz albums. All other upcoming releases that were planned for Slap A Ham (including Lana Dagales, and Iron Lung) are coming out on other labels like Deep Six, 625, and Six Weeks. Ikara Colt (from England) have signed to Epitaph Records. The first release under the deal is Ikara Colt's debut album, Chat and Business, which will be available on Monday, October 14. H20 is releasing a new EP called, All We Want. It is a six track EP that includes three new studios recordings (their first since "GO") and live recordings from CBGB's of three classic H20 songs and a bonus video. The EP is slated for a mid-October release on MCA Records. Straight Ahead Records will be officially releasing Hellfest 2002 compilation CD. This will be a double comp CD including about 50 selected bands. Some of them are: 18 Visions, Most Precious Blood, Nora, Hopesfall, Avenged Sevenfold, Moneen and many more. For more information, visit their website at www.straightaheadrecords.net Asian Man Records will release the Teen Idols/Squirtgun split in February. The split will have 2 new songs for each band. Kill Your Idols are planning two releases in the near future, one being an EP on Underestimated/Lifeline, and the other is an LP on SideOneDummy. The Movielife hit the studio this September with producer Brian Mcternan who has worked with the likes of Thrice and Snapcase. Park will go into the studio early 2003 for
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