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TV and radio pioneer, Dick Clark, dead at 82
Dick Clark, the legendary TV producer and host, died Wednesday of a heart attack. He had suffered a stroke in 2004 and had struggled with the effects ever since.
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Dick Clark, the legendary TV producer and host, died Wednesday of a heart attack. He had suffered a stroke in 2004 and had struggled with the effects ever since.
Celebrating their twentieth anniversary this year, Gainesville, Florida-based fathers of ska Less Than Jake have done it again. Over the past two decades, Less Than Jake have stood above the rest with unique vocals, instrumentations, and the ability to make a crowd dance, and they show no signs of slowing down with their latest EP, Seasons Greetings From Less Than Jake.
New Cassettes’ latest effort Winterhead blends British post-punk sound with mainstream accessibility in an ear-pleasing collection for fans of many genres.
Local bands, it’s that time of year again! The Vans Warped Tour Battle Of The Bands Voting started today. Bands have been emailing and messaging me about my take on entering the contest, *GASP* if I could vote for their band to play Date X on the tour, and if it’s “worth it”.
Patrick Stump has posted a blog entitled “We Liked You Better Fat: Confessions of a Pariah” reflecting on the challenges of moving forward post-Fall Out Boy.
Rock The Walls Host Patrick Walford recently had the opportunity to speak with New Found Glory drummer Cyrus Bolooki as the band hit the road last week, headlining the “Pop Punk’s Not Dead” Tour this fall in support of their latest release Radiosurgery. We talk about their seventh album, working with Neal Avron, the Pop Punk’s Not Dead Tour, and much more.
After 31 years together, R.E.M. have announced that they are calling it quits. The legacy they leave behind includes 15 albums, over 25 millions albums sold worldwide, and a 2007 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Over two years after coming back from their hiatus, bassist Mark Hoppus has announced that Blink-182 will finally release their highly anticipated sixth studio album. The album will be called Neighborhoods and has a tentative release date of September 27.
Nine years after No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls went double-platinum, Canada’s Simple Plan is back with their fourth studio album. With Get Your Heart On!, the band embrace the spirit that ushered five kids from Montreal into worldwide fame nearly a decade ago.
All Time Low’s latest effort, Dirty Work comes out June 7 on Interscope/Hopeless Records.
