Archive for January, 2009
Posted on January 31, 2009 - by Curvball
Anti-Flag to play free show
Anti-Flag are pleased to announce that the band will be playing a special, one-off, 14+ matinee headline show at the Old Blue Last on Friday 20th February at 3pm. And to make it even more enticing, the show will be entirely 100% FREE entry.
The show will mark the beginning of the band’s UK tour with…
Posted on January 31, 2009 - by Curvball
Recording updates from Isis
Isis have posted another report from the studio as they work on their next album:
“Well, so far, so good! We\’re a little over half way done tracking our new record. It\’s nice to hear the songs beginning to really come together. Everyone has been doing a great job and we think it\’s all going to…
Posted on January 31, 2009 - by Curvball
More acts confirmed for Bamboozle 2009
More confirmations are coming in for The Bamboozle 2009. The current lineup includes: 3OH!3, A Rocket To The Moon, Ace Enders And A Million Different People, All Time Low, Bayside, Bloodhound Gang, Boys Like Girls, Brokencyde, Cobra Starship, Danger Radio, Enter Shikari, Face to Face, Fall Out Boy, Forever the Sickest Kids, GWAR, Hyper Crush,…
Read the full story »Posted on January 31, 2009 - by Curvball
The Offspring 2009 tour in the works
It has been confirmed that the O.C. rockers The Offspring will be traveling around the world in 2009, as they countinue supporting their latest album “Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace”. The band is headed to Europe next spring to bring the anticipated “Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace” tour to the masses, and will…
Read the full story »Posted on January 31, 2009 - by Curvball
HORSE the Band loses bassist
HORSE the Band has announced the departure of bassist Dashiel Arkenstone:
“We also have some really sad news. But I can\’t bear to announce it yet. Well maybe I should. Most likely December 10th will be Dash\’s last show with us in the USA. And possibly his last ever show with us. This fucking sucks, but…
Posted on January 31, 2009 - by Curvball
New Bad Religion album coming in 2010?
A Bad Religion fan site says that the long-running SoCal punk rockers will not likely release a new album next year as many expected, but in 2010. As explained by bassist Jay Bentley:
“Graffin teaches January, February and March. Japan [in] early April, Warped Tour in June, July and August and Australia at the end of…
Posted on January 31, 2009 - by Curvball
Green Day frontman talks about new \’power-pop\’ album
Green Day\’s Billie Joe Armstrong has hinted that their forthcoming new Butch Vig-produced album could take a “power pop” direction.
The frontman did not reveal song titles or details of the songs they are currently working on in the studio, but name-checked The Creation, The Who, The Beatles, Cheap Trick and The Jam as possible influences.
“I…
Posted on January 31, 2009 - by Curvball
The Specials are back!
Almost the entire original lineup of the legendary The Specials will be reunited in 2009 in celebration of their 30th anniversary. In an interview with NME, frontman Terry Hall explained:
“It\’s the right time to do it [reunite] – we talked about it at 25 but we weren\’t together enough. Now we\’re all getting on and…
Posted on January 31, 2009 - by Curvball
Beastie Boys plan “Paul\’s Boutique” reissue
Beastie Boys have announced that they will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of “Paul\’s Boutique” with a deluxe remastered edition. Set for release on January 27, 2009, the album will feature some as-yet unnamed bonus tracks.
The classic album was released in 1989 and featured the trio\’s collaboration with producers, the Dust Brothers. The album…
Posted on January 19, 2009 - by Editor
Raw Poo Sings Christmas
Yes- reviewed a tad late for the festive season, but with the ongoing economic crunch extending the seasonal blues, this is a pretty fun and harmless EP to bring the smile into any season. Four Classic Xmas numbers covered well in Raw Poo- ‘Nuff said. It certainly bought a smile to my face.
Read the full story »Posted on January 8, 2009 - by Curvball
TSOL release new album for free
California’s TSOL, have made their latest full length album available for free download thanks to the cool people at Hurley. You can download, True Sounds of Liberty, now by clicking here.
Read the full story »Posted on January 8, 2009 - by Curvball
Death of a legend – Ron Asheton
Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton was found dead at his Ann Arbor home on Jan 6th of a suspected heart attack. Founding member Ashton will be remembered for his distinctive distorted guitar sound which led to him being named the 29th greatest guitarist in the world by Rolling Stone Magazine. After the band’s original split, Ashton…
Read the full story »Posted on January 2, 2009 - by Curvball
A new year, a new month and a new issue of Distorted!
Sticking to our form of never being too late with a new issue (hey, can you blame us for being a day or two behind at the start a of a new year? How many of you had hangovers on the 1st? ha ha), we’re proud to announce that the first issue of Distorted for…
Read the full story »Posted on January 2, 2009 - by Curvball
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