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New York, Ny – Considered long overdue, multi-platinum artists Simple Plan and Good Charlotte are joining forces in what many consider the hottest concert this Spring. The two bands are planning a full-scale North American tour, which is tentatively scheduled to kick off May 3rd in Kansas City and expected to continue on through June 5th. The tour plans were hatched earlier this month when both bands performed at the MTV Asia Aid event in Thailand, which raised money to benefit Tsunami victims and families. The tour routing will be announced in the coming days along with specific city and… Read more »

When Good Charlotte’s Joel Madden wants to start up a label to sign your band, that’s propably a sign that you’ve got a good thing going. Strata’s drummer Adrian Robison ran into Madden at a mall in their hometown of San Jose, California and passed him a demo. Singer Eric Victorino says Madden’s enthusiasm helped them figure out what they wanted accomplish as musicians. “He basically inspired us a little bit because he taught us how to act because of how respectful he was. He was actually considering starting a label so he could sign us,” Victorino says. Madden wasn’t… Read more »

There’s been no shortage of good times on the current Korn/ Chevelle U.S. tour. Unfortunately, details surrounding most of them can’t be printed here. Suffice it to say the boys of both bands know how to get down. “It’s kind of embarrassing, but we’ve been drinking a lot,” Chevelle drummer Sam Loeffler said. “We’ve had a whole bunch of friends around, and we’ve partied a whole lot, except when we’re riding our motorcycles.” Ah, yes, the motorcycles. One of the perks of being a platinum rock act is that when you tour, you tour in style. Which means not only… Read more »

New York – Five piece punk superstars Simple Plan are celebrating the holidays with two RIAA certifications. The band’s brand new album, Still Not Getting Any…which was released six weeks ago on October 26th, is officially Gold, signifying sales of 500,000 units or more. In addition, Simple Plan’s debut album No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls was also certified double platinum, marking sales of over 2 million. In conjunction with the incredible sales picture, Simple Plan’s current single “Welcome To My Life,” featured on Still Not Getting Any… has catapulted to the top of the charts. The track, showing no signs… Read more »

New York, Ny – Punk superstars Simple Plan saw plenty of action as their new album Still Not Getting Any…soared to the top of the charts. The band’s sophomore album entered the Billboard Top 200 at #3 (trailing closely behind hard core rappers Jay Z/R. Kelly and Trick Daddy.) The album, with sales of 139,928, marks the band’s highest chart position to date and the highest rock debut this week. In addition to their monstrous success stateside, Still Not Getting Any…topped the chart in their native Canada at #2 and was the #3 top selling album in Japan. “Simple Plan… Read more »

Keeping with the playful attitude that is Simple Plan, lead singer Pierre Bouvier called in to the MTV TRL Countdown yesterday from Vancouver to announce he and his Simple Plan buddies had parted ways after constant fighting over the direction the band was heading. After several fans called in to the TRL hotline supremely disappointed, Pierre phoned in to TRL once again to reveal that indeed this was an April Fools Day joke. Of course that did not stop the band’s message board and management office phones from going crazy. Hits and postings on both the band’s website and message… Read more »

Platinum rockers Simple Plan are ringing in the new year by celebrating the rise of their debut album No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls ascent into the Billboard Top 40. The band’s album officially charted at #35 this week on the Billboard Top 200, marking the band’s highest charting position of their entire career. Since the release of their album in March 2002, Simple Plan is considered by many to be one of the biggest artist development stories in recent history. No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls first entered the Billboard Top 200 57 weeks ago and has continued to move up… Read more »

After Simple Plan finish their 2004 headlining tour, the French Canadian pop punkers will hit the studio to work on their second record. And they won’t be starting from scratch. They’ve already written the skeletons for 10 to 15 new songs, not including the new track “Crash and Burn,” which was on a bonus three-song audio CD included with their recent “A Big Package for You: 1999-2003” DVD. The song, which balances an insistent punk beat and buzzing guitars with harmonized vocals, is about the difficulties of returning home after being on the road. “Being away from our families and… Read more »

Simple Plan have reached new found heights of success. The band will perform on MTV’s New Year’s celebration live from Times Square on December 31st, alongside special guests Hillary Duff, Ludacris and Chingy. Simple Plan will continue the MTV tradition by ringing in the New Year with a special surprise cover song performance just after midnight. Other artists who have shared this honor include No Doubt, P.O.D., Foo Fighters and Sum 41. In addition, the quintet’s platinum-selling debut No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls has consistently appeared on the Billboard Top 200 for the past 52 weeks, making it one of… Read more »

A crowd infuriated by the last-minute cancellation of a punk rock concert tore through downtown Montreal, overturning cars and smashing into shops, police said Wednesday. Five people were injured. Seven people were arrested in Tuesday night’s violence – one woman for armed assault, and five adults and one minor for mischief and disturbing the peace, police Inspector Yves Surprenant said. “The event surprised us, by its magnitude and the speed with which it happened,” Surprenant said. At least 42 cars and 11 shops were damaged. Some 1,000 people were waiting for the concert to begin when told at about 7:30… Read more »