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The Maine to release Warped Tour book
Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/20/09 @ 10:19 PM - altpress.com
The Maine are
working on a book that chronicles their time on this past summer's
Warped Tour. The book,
This Is Real Life, features journals by the band and photos by Dirk Mai in chronological order, giving the band's perspective of their time on the two-month tour. The book will also contain a section including fan artwork and photos. Pre-sales for the book will begin Nov. 23, and will come with downloads for the B-side "Life Like This," an acoustic version of "Into Your Arms" and audio from the band's Warped performance in Utah.
Scary Kids Call It Quits
Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/20/09 @ 9:37 PM - altpress.com
After a tumultuous year, Arizona outfit
Scary Kids Scaring Kids will reportedly make their tour early in 2010 their last one. According to a series of tweets by guitarist Stephen Kirby, the band will play dates throughout February and then go their separate ways. Kirby
tweeted: "unfortunately it was down to just 3 of us. and one decided not to do sksk so il just be moving on to do my own thing."
This past summer, the band and vocalist Tyson Stevens parted ways at the tail end of Warped Tour, prompting various guest singers to fill in, including Brandon Balmer of Yesterdays Rising, Craig Mabbitt of Escape The Fate, Jonny Craig of Emarosa, Vic Fuentes of Pierce The Veil and Cove Reber of Saosin. Scary Kids Scaring Kids came together in 2002, releasing two full-lengths including their most recent, 2007's self-titled album.
Happy birthday, Bronx!
Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/20/09 @ 5:29 PM - altpress.com
Friday marked Bronx Mowgli Wentz's first birthday. Although he likely won't be able to read any messages you have for him, his parents--Ashlee Simpson and
Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz--can, so drop any birthday wishes in the comments below!
All Time Low frontman suffers concussion
Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/20/09 @ 4:17 PM - altpress.com
All Time Low vocalist/guitarist Alex Gaskarth "took a spill" at the
Glamour Kills Tour stop last night at the Gothic Theatre in Denver, Colorado, and suffered a concussion. Gaskarth blogged on the band's
MySpace page; "I am OK :) I have a concussion so I am taking it easy today. I'll live so don't worry :)"
Seems as though the injury won't stop Gaskarth and All Time Low from performing at tonight's show in Kansas City, Missouri. Got any get well wishes for Alex? Comment below!
Blink-182 to begin recording in January
Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/20/09 @ 1:01 PM - altpress.com
According to a
tweet by vocalist/bassist Mark Hoppus,
Blink-182 will be going into the studio to begin recording new songs in January. Hoppus plans to finish out the year producing for other acts, and drummer Travis Barker
said earlier in the month that Blink would reconvene early in 2010. Barker is also working on a solo album that he hopes to complete in February--the same month that
Angels & Airwaves (the other band of vocalist/guitarist Tom DeLonge) plan to release their upcoming album,
Love.
The Bamboozle reportedly to hold Chicago event in 2010
Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/20/09 @ 10:38 AM - altpress.com
Reports are surfacing online that
the Bamboozle will hold a music festival in Chicago next year. The rumored date of the event is May 15, although no official announcement has come from the Bamboozle. Bamboozle conducts the original East Coast event in New Jersey, Bamboozle Left in California and the traveling Bamboozle Roadshow tour.
What do you think of the Bamboozle coming to the Midwest?
