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Pop-punk fans looking for an incentive to get them off their butts during the dreary winter months ahead are about to get a swift kick in the pants from Sum 41. The Ontario quartet have chosen “Motivation” as the third single off their debut album, All Killer No Filler. The track, which follows the previous singles “Fat Lip” and “In Too Deep,” is expected to surface in mid-January, according to an Island Records spokesperson. For the video, the group forwent the services of Marc Klasfeld (Alien Ant Farm, Jay-Z), who helmed the album’s previous clips, in favor of superAmerica (Ronan… Read more »

Six months after returning to store shelves, Weezer are ready to make their follow-up. The band will soon enter a Hollywood studio to record its fourth album, according to an Interscope Records spokesperson. The LP’s scheduled April 30 release date may seem optimistic, but it’s not like the diligent group is starting from scratch. Just two weeks after the release of Weezer, the band’s second self-titled effort (known as the Green Album), frontman Rivers Cuomo and company hit a Washington, D.C., recording studio to lay down demos for 12 new songs, including the instrumental “Burnt Jamb,” “Keep Fishin’,” “Not in… Read more »

Nelly Furtado will try to extend the enormous success of her debut release, Whoa, Nelly!, next year with her Burn in the Spotlight Tour. Furtado will launch the tour in Victoria, British Columbia, on January 28th and play the West coast for the first leg. The tour will run into April, with label mates Citzen Cope, whose debut is due January 29th, opening. Meanwhile, the praise for Furtado keeps coming. She is nominated for an American Music Award (the show takes place January 9th) and an NAACP Image Award, which will be handed out March 1st. Nelly Furtado Tour Dates:… Read more »

The Stereophonics arrive stateside on Jan 21. They were originally going to headline in Sept. but the dates had to be postponed due to 9/11. They are currently (UK) double Platinum with their latest release, “Just Enough Education To Perform” and have just completed a quick 5 US City jaunt in the coveted opening spot on U2’s “Elevation Tour.” No stranger to arena shows, the Stereophonics are the biggest live act in the UK and constantly sell out shows abroad. The Stereophonics second single “Have A Nice Day” can be seen on Vh-1 and M2 as well as heard on… Read more »

After several days off back home in Southern California, Hoobastank hits the road again as of tonight (November 29) in support of its self-titled Island Records debut album, featuring the single “Crawling In The Dark.” The group plays at Graceland in Seattle and has shows lined up through December 20 across the West and Midwest parts of the country. With “Crawling In The Dark,” people have compared Hoobstank’s sound to that of Incubus, and that might not be just coincidental. Hoobstank guitarist Dan Estrin says he’s known the members of Incubus since his early teen years growing up in the… Read more »

Fireplaces and feet are not the only places you’ll see tube socks this Christmas season. Southern California funk rockers the Red Hot Chili Peppers, whose members occasionally wear only a strategically placed tube sock, are getting ready to release their first concert video in a decade. “Off the Map,” due December 4 on VHS and DVD, was filmed by Dick Rude at a September 2000 show in Portland, Oregon. The video includes recent Chili Peppers hits “Californication,” “Scar Tissue,” “Otherside,” “Under the Bridge” and “Give It Away,” along with older gems like “Blackeyed Blonde” from 1985’s Freaky Styley, according to… Read more »

For P.O.D. this week, Youth of the Nation (the tour) had to take a backseat to “Youth of the Nation” (the song). The spiritual rap-rockers canceled a gig in Madison, Wisconsin, Wednesday and flew to Los Angeles to shoot a video for the tune, the second single from Satellite. “Youth of the Nation,” a powerful number written the day of the Santana High School shootings in the band’s hometown of San Diego earlier this year, is scheduled to hit radio and video outlets next month, according to Atlantic Records. The track includes the verse, “Maybe this kid was reaching out… Read more »

CD Warehouse, Inc. announced today that it has executed a letter of intent with Djangos.com, a private company headquartered in Portland, Oregon for a proposed transaction between the two companies. CD Warehouse, Inc. franchises and operates a total of 295 retail music and entertainment stores in 38 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, England, Thailand, Guatemala and Venezuela under the names “CD Warehouse, Disc Go Round, CD Exchange and Music Trader.” Djangos.com owns 19 stores that offer music and entertainment products and also operates an e-commerce website which offers music and entertainment products. Djangos.com has offered $1.50 per share for… Read more »

Two ’80s alternative legends, the Psychedelic Furs and Echo & the Bunnymen, will tour together this fall. The Furs will be supporting of their live album, Beautiful Chaos (Greatest Hits Live), due out November 20. The album also features a new studio track, “Alive.” Echo & the Bunnymen also have a recent release, Flowers. In addition, Rhino Records recently released an Echo & the Bunnymen boxed set, Crystal Days 1979-1999, which includes rarities, singles, and live tracks. Furs’ bass player Tim Butler told LAUNCH how the band chooses its setlist. “We play what we know is going to be demanded,… Read more »

Waitresses will have to excuse Nickelback if they order their eggs Silver Side Up – the Canadian rockers are focused on promoting their new record, and to that end they’ve just announced dates for a headlining fall U.S. tour. Silver Side Up, the band’s second album, features the hit single “How You Remind Me” and currently sits at #5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart after peaking at #3. Nickelback will jet to Europe on Thursday for three weeks before returning to the States for their headlining stint, which begins October 30 at the Showbox in Seattle. Fellow Canadians Default… Read more »