Funk/punk/rap-rockers 311 will follow their summer on the Warped Tour with an extensive headlining tour across North America. The group will kick off a two-month swing in support of its latest album, From Chaos, at the Street Scene in San Diego on September 8 and play more than three dozen shows through the end of October. The trek culminates in a Halloween performance at the Universal Amphitheater in the group’s home base of Los Angeles. Shows in Texas and New Mexico from October 22-27 are also expected to be announced in the coming days. Frontman Nick Hexum tells LAUNCH that… Read more »
Punk-funk rockers 311 have earned the third top 10 debut of their career with the arrival of their sixth album, From Chaos, on the Billboard 200 album chart. The group’s Volcano Records debut claimed the Number 10 spot, selling more than 82,000 copies, according to sources. Nick Hexum, 311’s frontman, tells LAUNCH that he knew they were on to something with From Chaos, just based on the reaction by fans since the album’s release last week. “We’re definitely having the strongest reaction of any debut ever, you know, because, our breakthrough album, our third album, took over a year to… Read more »
Shaquille O’Neal and 311 hooked up to perform a version of the basketball star’s new song, “Psycho” during a Los Angeles-area gig Saturday (June 23), according to the Los Angeles Times. O’Neal joined the rap-rockers onstage during their set at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, California as part of the annual Weenie Roast, hosted by Southern California alt-rock radio giant KROQ. The 300-pound superstar made the most of his brief concert appearance-crowd surfing during his performance and, later, hovering over the crowd in a helicopter as Staind took its turn on stage, the newspaper reports. The pairing was a… Read more »
Rancid, 311, and Pennywise will help kick off the 2001 model of the Vans Warped Tour Friday (June 22) in Phoenix. Other acts featured on the seventh edition of the venerable punk tour include Alien Ant Farm, Fenix TX, Me First & the Gimme Gimmes, New Found Glory, radical country act Hank 3 & Assjack, and rapper Kool Keith. The tour will cover 45 dates through mid-August and feature more than 30 bands per day. Other acts joining at a later date include the Living End, the Rollins Band, the Dub Pistols, D12, and, for one night (July 14) in… Read more »
Rap-rockers 311 return to the spotlight today with the release of their sixth album, From Chaos, featuring first single, “You Wouldn’t Believe.” As the name suggests, the album follows a turbulent time for the group, which was stuck in legal battles with its former label, Capricorn Records, before jumping to the Volcano label for a fresh start. However, don’t expect such negative vibes to surface on From Chaos. The group, known for its positive vibe, continues to walk that walk on its latest album. Frontman Nick Hexum tells LAUNCH, “That’s a very valid thing to sing about and that’s cool,… Read more »
Shaquille O’Neal has enlisted some rock & roll muscle for his fourth album, Shaquille O’Neal Presents His Superfriends, Volume 1, including Korn bassist Fieldy and 311’s Nick Hexum and Chad Sexton. The new guests join a lineup that already includes Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Ludacris, Common, Mos Def and Talib Kweli, George Clinton, Angie Stone and numerous others. Shaq’s new guests back him on the track “Psycho,” which features Shaq’s deranged, Eminem-like raps about superstardom. According to the hoopster/rapper, when he takes his new material out on the road he’ll offer concert goers a chance to take part in a… Read more »
On September 24, FEVER 333 lead vocalist Jason Butler took to Instagram to share that the Welcome To Tha Function tour with ZULU, HUE, Move, Bucki Sugar, and CLIQUE is canceled. In an Instagram video, Butler says to the camera, “I come to you admittedly a bit uncomfortable and afraid, but grateful for the opportunity to be honest. Recently, I’ve been faced with my most significant and challenging struggle with depression. And in a rather unusual turn of events, I became deeply depressed at a time where one would expect to be excitedly anticipating the release of a new album and a tour to support it.” Read… Read more »
Punk hip-hop artist Gvllow just released a cover of Billy Idol‘s “Eyes Without A Face” featuring special guest MOTHICA. The song will appear on the Sumerian Records’ American Psycho comic book series official soundtrack. “I recorded this song over a year ago because I simply love this song and wanted to do my own cover of it. It’s fun to do covers once in a while especially when it’s a song you really love,” Gvllow shares. “I was blessed to have my buddy Scott Holiday feature guitar on it to bring the solo and all the fun guitar effects to life on the… Read more »
senses have officially signed with Hopeless Records, and to mark the occasion, the duo—comprised of Madison Taylor at the mic and guitar with Nick Sampson on drums—has unleashed their new single, “every little thing.” “’every little thing’ is that moment of realization that someone you care about is dragging you down and doesn’t want to take responsibility,” the frontwoman shares. “It’s that person in your life that lacks any self-awareness and has every opportunity for redemption, but no matter how much you try and how badly you want to help them, they just can’t get out of their own way. … Read more »
Charlotte Sands just reimagined the iconic AFI track “Miss Murder.” The song will appear on the Sumerian Records’ American Psycho comic book series official soundtrack. The artist shares, “I am so grateful to get to be a part of such an incredible project alongside so many artists I love and so many songs that have been such an enormous part of my life.” Sands adds, “I grew up listening to ‘Miss Murder’ and I’m so humbled to have gotten to create my own version of it and imagine an entirely new world for it to exist in. I enjoyed every… Read more »
