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Spring Heeled Jack Reunite For Acoustic Tour In 2012

t.gunn — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:17:25 +0000

Spring Heeled Jack has a somewhat of a sad story. The band started in 1997 with guitar/vocalist Ron Ragona and drummer Dave Karcich. The band broke up in 2000 citing that they would play occassional reunion shows. Unfortunately in 2002 Dave Karcich died of a aneurysm. Then starting in 2010 SHJ played two reunion shows, and [...]

Van Halen ‘Postpone’ 31 Dates On 2012 Reunion Tour

t.gunn — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:34:21 +0000

Yesterday Van Halen pulled 31 dates off their 2012 reunion tour. While they are are playing shows through June, all the rest have been ‘postponed.’ Who could guess what happened?! Check below for an updated tour listing (via Billboard): Here are Van Halen’s remaining tour dates: 5/19 – St. Paul, Minn., Xcel Energy Center 5/22 [...]

Handsome Furs Call It Quits

t.gunn — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:26:44 +0000

The Handsome Furs took to Facebook last night with the following message: With a heavy heart the time has come to let all of you know that Handsome Furs are no more. The most important thing that needs to be said right now is how extremely grateful we are to all the fans all over [...]

The Coming And The Going — May 18, 2012

t.gunn — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:55:56 +0000

The Coming And The Going is a weekly feature by The Albatross to let you kn0w who’s coming and who’s going in the music world. Quick. Easy. Simple.

Matchbox 20 Announce Details On First Album in 10 Years

Colin Jay — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:13:42 +0000

Today, 90′s rockers Matchbox 20 announced that their longly anticipated album finally has a title and a release date. The new album titled “North,” is due out on September 4th. When speaking to Rolling Stone about the album, guitarist and former drummer Paul Doucette said the following: We went into this record with a lot of [...]

All Teeth Disbands

Colin Jay — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:57:01 +0000

Northern California based hardcore punk band, All Teeth decided to call it quits today. Right now it seems as if the band is not having any type of farewell show, but as always that could change. All Teeth released the following statement via Facebook: We are sad to announce that after many years of world [...]

Sparta Release New Song “Chemical Feel”

t.gunn — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:26:02 +0000

Along with Sparta playing a handful of reunion shows in 2012, the boys have also released their first new song entitled “Chemical Feel.” We’ll see if more songs come out of these guys. Check out the stream (you can also download it.) *for some reason the site won’t let me embed the code on this [...]

My Bloody Valentine Announces 2013 Shows In Japan

t.gunn — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:56:58 +0000

My Bloody Valentine hasn’t play Japan in almost two decades (sans a one-off in 2008) but this morning they announced three dates in February 2013 in Japan. Check below for dates (via Pitchfork): 02/06 Osaka, Japan – The Hatch 02/07 Tokyo, Japan – Studio Coast 02/08 Tokyo, Japan - Studio Coast

Thrice Announces Official Sign Off Show [UPDATED TOUR DATES]

Colin Jay — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:21:58 +0000

It seems as if a whole tour in addition to 5 sold out hometown shows, is not a proper send off for modern post-hardcore icons Thrice. The band announced today via their official website that they are adding an additional show on June 19th at the Observatory which extends their tour more than 3 dates [...]

Cornerstone 2012 Will Be The Last

t.gunn — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:11:45 +0000

2012 will be the last Cornerstone Christian Festival. The festival was an annual event taking place in Bushnell, Illinois. You can read the full post here on Cornerstones website, or below is a summation of why this will be the last one: In 2012, we’ll be celebrating one final Cornerstone Festival together. Based on [...]