The kind folks over at Rock Sound are streaming the new album from State Champs, The Finer Things. The album is out October 7th in the UK and October 8th in the US on Pure Noise Records, and if you like what you hear, you can grab a pre-order of the record at their merch store. The band is heading out on some awesome tours this fall as well. They’re opening for the Bayside and Motion City Soundtrack tour along with What’s Eating Gilbert, and then heading out on the road with Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!, and you can find… Read more »
State Champs debuted their latest music video for their song “Hard to Please” on MTVU today. The track is from their debut album The Finer Things, which is due out on Pure Noise Records on October 8th. If you like “Hard to Please” you can watch a video for another track, “Elevated,” here. The Finer Things was co-produced by Steve Klein (guitarist from New Found Glory) and Sam Pura recorded it at Panda Studios. They’ll be headed out on a couple awesome tours this fall – they’ll be opening for Bayside and Motion City Soundtrack along with What’s Eating Gilbert… Read more »
Although You’re Always On My Mind marks the second full-length release for A Great Big Pile Of Leaves, it’s the band’s first album with an outside producer (Ed Ackerson) and the musical advances shine through. The album feels like the first time you surpass the “small talk†level with someone and realize that they’re holding plenty of mixed feelings about this whole life thing within themselves, too.
Industry veterans Mike Judy and Kevin Gales have announced the launch of their latest venture, Easy Killer Records & Apparel, with the roster featuring artists like Brian Marquis
Taking Back Sunday will be heading out on tour this fall where they will play their debut album Tell All Your Friends in its entirety. The main support for the tour will come from Bayside, along with rotating openers Mansions, Man Overboard, Gabriel The Marine, Transit, and The Menzingers.
ROCK THE WALLS RETURNS AUGUST 4TH 8PM-MIDNIGHT ET. Ever wonder what bands moved Rock The Walls Host Patrick Walford to play such a diverse mix of music? Here are 9 bands that helped shape the show and his life in the past 5 years of being involved with Music Media.
Listen to Rock The Walls from 8-10pm ET tonight with Patrick Walford to hear the latest and greatest in pop rock, pop punk, hardcore, and metalcore. Tonight’s show features two incredible pop rock acts: The Rocket Summer and To Tell!
This morning Bamboozle added 60 Bands to the Fest which celebrates it’s 10th Anniversary this year and takes place May 18th to 20th in Ashbury Park, NJ. All the bands announced thus far are listed below with the day they are playing. Of note, Incubus/Mac Miller/Skrillex Headline Day 1, Foo Fighters/Blink 182 on Day 2, and Bon Jovi Day 3 along with a special TBA co-headliner. Some bands of note include Jimmy Eat World, The Promise Ring(Reunion), The Maine, The Recieving End Of Sirens (Reunion), Motion City Soundtrack, and even DJ Pauly D from Jersey Shore! Don’t fret if there… Read more »
I had the opportunity to interview Josh and Matt from Motion City Soundtrack when they were playing Philadelphia on their 4 Albums 2 Nights 7 Cities tour. In the in-depth interview with the band that single handedly got me into music and covering it the way I am today, we talk the album shows, if they could rank their albums, their upcoming 5th album, and much more. -Patrick Walford Twitter Facebook
Not often does a band deliver on the mountains of acclaim piled on top of the music it has produced.
