Web-Exclusive Review: Avatar
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AVATAR (20th Century Fox)
STARS > Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Laz Alonso, Joel David Moore
DIRECTOR > James Cameron
RATING > [4/5]
OPENS > DEC 18
Ho-lee shit. Those words are probably just as effective, if not more so, in conveying what’s about to be...
Exclusive: Four Year Strong sign to Universal Motown; new album out March 9
It’s been rumored lately, and after speaking with their manager, we can confirm that Massachusetts popcore quintet Four Year Strong have officially inked a deal with Universal Motown Records. The band, who had previously signed with Decaydance in 2008, will issue their major-label debut, Enemy Of The World, on March 9, 2010, through Decaydance/Universal Motown....
Upcoming Weezer shows canceled
Due to Weezer's recent bus crash and injuries sustained by members including frontman Rivers Cuomo, a string of upcoming tour dates have been canceled "per doctor's orders." The following shows have been called off. Refunds will be given at point of purchase: 1/9/2010 — Bill Graham Civic Auditorium — San Francisco, CA 1/11/2010 — UCI...
Watch a clip of Angels & Airwaves performing a new song
Angels & Airwaves have let a clip leak of them performing a song from their upcoming full-length, Love. Watch a snippet of AVA playing "Hallucinations" below.
Choose from two different Angels and Airwaves skins now at the AP/DiNG Life store!
The Used announce headlining U.S. tour with Atreyu
The Used have unveiled dates for a headlining tour of the U.S. this winter. The band will be in support of their latest full-length, Artwork. Atreyu and Drive A will also be on the tour.
Dates are as follows:
1/27 House of Blues, San Diego, CA
1/28 House of Blues, Anaheim, CA
1/29 House...
New Deftones album in April
Vocalist Chino Moreno revealed in a recent interview that the upcoming Deftones full-length will be released April 27, and that it will be reminiscent of the band’s 1997 album, Around The Fur, and 2000’s White Pony.
Deftones had already recorded an entire album tentatively titled Eros but decided to hold off on releasing those...
Manchester Orchestra to record in June, frontman to collaborate with Kevin Devine
In a recent interview, Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra revealed a wealth of information about upcoming plans for MO, his solo project Right Away, Great Captain! and more. Hull said that Manchester Orchestra will be recording the follow-up to Mean Everything To Nothing in June and the third RAWG album is "half-written." He also mentioned...
Motion City Soundtrack add more U.S. dates, Aussie/Japan tour
Motion City Soundtrack have confirmed a slew of new shows spanning three continents for this February and March. First up are four new stops of their U.S. headlining tour with Set Your Goals, This Providence and the Swellers, from Feb. 13-16. After that, Team MCS will head to Australia from Feb. 20-March 1 with the...
Cheap Girls
Cheap Girls My Roaring 20’s [4.5/5]
With the ’80s retreating further into the rear view, perhaps it’s finally time to shitcan the guyliner and white pancake makeup of new- and dark-wave fascinations. Late-’80s alt-rock is a comparatively welcome replacement for all the gloomy would-be Ian Curtis and Robert Smith clones clogging the underground with...