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Lava Recording artist Authority Zero will appear for the second year in a row on the Vans Warped Tour. The punk rock extravaganza is one of the largest annual summer festival tours and has a reputation for nurturing successful rock outfits such as Rancid, Good Charlotte, and Authority Zero label mates Simple Plan. Authority Zero will continue to support their major label debut album A Passage In Time. The band?s first single, ?One More Minute? experienced success with top phones at alternative radio stations across the country. The companion video received airplay on both MTV2 and FUSE. Now these Phoenix… Read more »

From rampaging bikers at the Rolling Stones’ infamous Altamont show in 1969 to deadly stampedes by fans of the Who and Pearl Jam, the most notorious rock concert tragedies have generally been linked to the biggest names in the business. That is, until Great White took the stage of a tiny Rhode Island nightclub Thursday night. The heavy metal “hair” band, which reached the brief apex of its career in the 1980s, will now be forever remembered for a devastating fire that stands in a class by itself as the deadliest episode in the annals of rock ‘n’ roll mayhem.… Read more »

The 16th annual South by Southwest music conference drew to a close Sunday, and the only thing that lasts longer than the seemingly perpetual hangover that results from four debauched days of a music industry on spring break is the buzz emanating from the bands and key moments that defined this year’s festival. Of the more than 1,000 bands showcasing their chops before press, radio programmers, managers, lawyers, label execs and promoters in 48 venues strewn throughout Austin, Texas, a handful traditionally rise above the chaff to become the targets of hype hucksters and topics of critical discussion for weeks… Read more »