Byzantine Preview Tracks

The tracks "Nadir" and "Expansion and Collapse" showcase the wider range that Byzantine has pursued on its newest release. "This is the very first Byzantine album in which all 4 members have contributed songs" Vocalist/rhythm guitarist OJ states, "and to my ears, it makes for a much more varied and interesting album from start to finish. This album is one hell of a ride!"

The follow-up to 2005's ...And They Shall Take Up Serpents, Oblivion Beckons was again recorded with producer Aaron Fischer and will feature art by longtime Byzantine collaborator Donnie Searls. - listen here

Silverstein Tour

Accompanying them is label mate A Day To Remember – who will be replaced by Dance Gavin Dance on the 16th – as well as contemporaries From Autumn To Ashes and Strike Anywhere. The thrashing begins October 2nd in Rockford, IL, and wraps in the States at the annual Saints and Sinners Festival in New Jersey Nov.4th before jumping overseas.

10/2/2007 - Loves Park, Il @ Forest Hills Lodge 
10/3/2007 - Madison, Wi @ The Loft 
10/4/2007 - Fargo, Nd @ House Of Rock @ Playmakers - more on this story

SOAD Sideband Scars On Broadway Begin Recording

SCARS ON WAX: Daron mentioned in his first letter [below] that we were getting into the recording studio soon... Yesterday, Daron and I begin recording Scars On Broadway's debut album. We've gone in with close to 18 songs. The music is expansive, experimental, and sometimes in-your-face... We're very excited to get it down and get it out to all of you. We'll have some more updates as we move deeper into the recording, but until then, stay posted and prepared to get scarred for life!!! - -John

Scars on Broadway Update #1:Hey everyone. I just wanted to give you all an update on what's goin' on with my new band Scars On Broadway. I have partnered up with John Dolmayan who is playing drums, and I'm on vocals and guitar, etc. Accompanied by some great musicians, we are preparing to go into the studio really soon to record our debut album. John and I are really excited about this new project and can't wait to get on stage and perform live for you guys. Till then, keep a close eye on the Scars on Broadway- myspace page

Senses Fail Still Searching

The additional tracks include two brand new songs (recorded in late August with producer Brian McTernan), three b-sides, and a cover of The Cranberries' "Salvation." The tracks will be available as a separate purchase through all digital sales outlets, as well. Deluxe Edition bonus track listing: 1. Battle Hymn 2. Champagne 3. Stretch Your Legs to Coffin Length 4. Mason's Revenge 5. Cinco De Mayo 6. Salvation

The NJ five-piece also begins their co-headlining tour with New Found Glory that includes multiple night shows in Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Diego. - Grab the dates here

Matchbox Twenty TV Exile

Matchbox Twenty will herald the album's release with a string of high-profile television appearances, including "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on October 4th, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on October 5th, "Today" on October 8th, and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," also on the 8th.

Recorded in Los Angeles, the six new songs embody a central change for the band, with all group members writing the songs together at once. This is in contrast to Matchbox Twenty 's past three multi-platinum albums, where lead singer Rob Thomas wrote the lion's share of the material, with his bandmates adding their parts later. This time, guitarist Paul Doucette, guitarist Kyle Cook, and bassist Brian Yale were included from the beginning, and the collaborative effort spawned a distinctly new sound on the tracks, which marked the band's first work with Lillywhite.- more on this story

Kurt Cobain About a Son Premiers

Produced by Sidetrack Films, Kurt Cobain About a Son is an intimate and moving meditation on the late musician and artist Kurt Cobain. Based on more than 25 hours of previously unheard audiotaped interviews conducted with Cobain by noted music journalist Michael Azerrad, originally conducted for his book "Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana," this film falls outside of documentary lines without celebrity sound bytes, news clips, sensational tabloid angles or attempts to mimic a grunge aesthetic. 

Instead, filmmaker Schnack has created something closer to an autobiography of Cobain - a profound first hand account of the musician's own successes and failures, thoughts and experiences, allowing the audience unprecedented intimacy with a legendary figure in popular culture - set against the wildly divergent Pacific Northwest locations that loomed so large in Cobain's life.- You can find other screening information here

Tank Reissues

The collection, containing Tank's full discography extended with exclusive bonus material, will be available in two editions: as a 9 CD BOX (8CD+DVD) and a 6 LP BOX. "The Filth Hounds of Hades - Dogs of War 1981 - 2002" includes the following albums: "Filth Hounds Of Hades", "Power Of Hunter", "This Means War", "Honour & Blood", "Tank", "Return Of A Filth Hound Live" (only in 9CD box), "War Of Attrition Live 1981" (only in 9CD box), "Still At War" plus a DVD with live material recorded over several years. 

All CDs were remastered using 24-bit process and feature rare bonus tracks- more on this story

Setzer Puts the Orchestra in The Brian Setzer Orchestra

And once you've heard Mozart done by a maestro of rockabilly guitar, you can finally safely say you've heard it all." Indeed, Wolfgang's Big Night Out, currently enjoying Top 20 sales at Amazon, features Setzer leading his 18-piece Rockin' Big Band through swing renditions of classical standards. We're talkin' Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn.- more on this story

Olehole Set Debut Show

Amidst a volatile social climate and a musical one of vast stagnation, the quartet pools from variety of influences, experiences, and personal traits with the unified objective of challenging both listeners and each other while keeping the razor's edge of contemporary counter-culture audio and lyricism sharp and ready for action. 

On October 6th Olehole plays their debut show at The Apgar Coop (921 Apgar Oakland, CA) 8pm, All Ages, Donations. The band recently self-recorded a six song demo in the practice space. Four of those six songs are available for stream and download on their- myspace

Greg Summerlin Album Stream

Summerlin joined producer Ed Ackerson (Replacements, Golden Smog, Brian Setzer, Juliana Hatfield) in a cozy Minneapolis studio to record the album, and together, with grandiose Who-like execution, Summerlin and Ackerson triumphed in delivering a sincere record with songs to hook you into a sing along or embrace you in an epic tale. 

Mixing business with pleasure, Summerlin is also the owner of Superphonic Records which has quickly become one of the leading indie labels in the Southeast, releasing albums by AA Bondy (Verbena), Louis Schefano (Regia, Remo Zero) and John P. Strohm (The Lemonheads, Blake Babies).- Stream the entire album here

Edison Glass Hit the Road

10/1 - North Star - Philadelphia, PA
10/2 - Knitting Factory - New York, NY
10/4 - Mr. Small's - Millvale, PA
10/5 - The Underground - Cincinnati, OH
10/6 - Roxy Theatre - Atlanta, GA
10/7 - The Social - Orlando, FL- more on this story

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