Since 1995 the Vans Warped Tour has brought hundreds of bands all around the country right into fans’ backyards. For many music lovers, the hype of Warped eclipses every other day of the year.
Sparks The Rescue will join The Dangerous Summer as direct support on the “2011 American Tour,” heading out across the U.S. this spring. This nationwide run will kick off in New York, NY on March 15 and run through the end of April.
Starting at 12pm EST, The Gunz Show will be broadcasting from the Glamour Kills “End of the School Year Bash” live at The Chance Theatre in Poughkeepsie, New York. Featured Bands: Secret Secret Dino Club Sparks The Rescue The Dangerous Summer There For Tomorrow The Secret Handshake Sing It Loud Every Avenue As always: Join the discussion in The Gunz Show AIM chatroom – thegunzshow. During the show, IM Gunz at gunzidobi. Tickets Available Now @ The Chance Box Office By Calling (845) 471 – 1966 Tickets also available for purchase here.
If it hadn’t been for drummer Travis Barker’s near-fatal airplane crash last year, Blink-182 might not be touring this summer. But after a five-year hiatus, the rock trio — Barker, Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge — will embark on a nearly 50-date North American arena and amphitheater tour, beginning July 24th at the Joint in Las Vegas and wrapping October 3rd at the Borgata Events Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The trek will feature support on various dates from Weezer, Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco, All-American Rejects, Taking Back Sunday, Asher Roth and Chester French. “My goal… Read more »
If there’s a self-fulfilling prophecy in the musical landscape of the year, it’s the way the Virgin debut band THE SUMMER OBSESSION is coming into its own, with its crunchy pop-rock combination of guitar, electronics, and faultless songwriting, during the dog days of 2006. The Florida-based quartet — Luke, on keyboards and vocals; Chris, formerly of Good Charlotte, on drums and “shenanigans”; Fin, on guitar and vocals; and Christ, on bass, with Josh Abraham (Velvet Revolver, P!nk) producing and Ryan Williams engineering (OutKast, Rage Against the Machine) — will release the album “THIS IS WHERE YOU BELONG” on Virgin Records… Read more »
You know The Ataris’ current hit “Boys Of Summer?” Those SoCal punkers actually didn’t want you to hear that tune. Ever. Well, at least not their version of it. “That was something we DID NOT want released as a single,” grunts bassist/vocalist Mike Davenport about the Don Henley cover tune. “We didn’t even want it on our album, but the record label pushed for it and it proved to be a good idea. They respected our wishes to not release it as an actual single, but the radio stations decided to play it and it caught on. There’s nothing you… Read more »
Multi-Platinum Artist Mandy Moore, whose third album, “Mandy Moore,” was recently released and features the single, “In My Pocket,” will serve as the 2001 national honorary chairperson of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s School & Youth Campaign. The School & Youth Campaign includes programs such as Pasta For Pennies, Pennies For Patients and Hop For Leukemia. School & Youth programs nationally rank second in the amount of money raised for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. In 2001, $9.5 million will be raised. “We’re very pleased to have Mandy Moore join us as national honorary chairperson for our School & Youth… Read more »
For teens, summertime not only means that school’s out, but it also means there are new movies to see, concerts to attend, and CDs to buy. The July issue of J-14 (on sale June 8) makes it easy for kids to sort through the choices with “Your Best Summer Ever,” a 12 page J-14 cover story that includes dozens of previews, exclusive interviews with the stars, tour schedules, CD release dates, movie premiere dates, and giveaways. According to Janet Giovanelli, J-14 Editor-in-Chief, “There’s plenty of new rock, pop and r & b music this summer. ‘N Sync is the hardest… Read more »
John Lennon asked his fans to “imagine no possessions,” but his widow appears to be claiming exclusive ownership of the ex-Beatle’s very image. Yoko Ono’s lawyers recently sent a letter to British artist Joanne Shaw demanding that she not sell prints of a photo-realist painting she’s created of Lennon, according to Alan Black, the artist’s business manager. “They told us no one can sell a picture of John Lennon without Yoko Ono’s permission,” Black said. “It’s OK to draw a picture of John Lennon, but don’t try to sell it.” A lawyer and a spokesperson for Ono did not return… Read more »
Fred Durst says he can help explain the violence plaguing America’s schools with his upcoming filmmaking debut, “Runts,” about a high school outcast. “Crazy things are happening that don’t need to be happening, and people are retaliating in the wrong way,” the Limp Bizkit frontman said. “This movie needs to happen now.” But the film is still far from hitting theaters. Durst said if a threatened actors strike hits Hollywood this summer, production will not begin until the strike is over. The project has been in development for more than a year. “There are so many movie studios that are… Read more »
