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POINTLESS FEST

Posted in Shows on August 8, 2004

Time to cash in those scene points, kids! Philadelphia's third annual Pointless Fest is approaching. The festival, which celebrates the birthdays of some guys named Greg and Tony, also happens to be playing host to quite a few of punk and hardcore's brightest up-and-coming bands, as well as a few more established artists- Against Me!, 1905, Tragedy, and Disfear (ex-members of At The Gates, only US appearance) are expected to headline the three day fest. Pointless Fest At The First Unitarian Church 2125 Chestnut Street (22nd and Chestnut) Philadelphia, PA $11 a day / $35 for all four days / All Ages Click below to check out the full lineup.
Read more Pointless Fest Lineup Thursday August 12th 7:00pm Against Me! (Fl. No Idea Records) World/Inferno Friendship Society (NJ. Gern Blandsten Records) 1905 (DC) Del Cielo aka Dis-Cielo (DC. Lovitt Records) Amateur Party (Philly. Ex-members of KTMWQ and Dis Sucks!) Friday August 13th 7:00pm Tragedy (Featuring Members of Warcry!) Caustic Christ (Pittsburgh. Old School hc dude) Municipal Waste (Drunk crossover nonsense from Richmond) Bruce Banner (Feat. Members of ETA and DS-13 from Sweden) Fighting Dogs (Emo metal from ex-Members of Good Clean Fun, Virginia Black Lung, Rambo etc.) Damage Deposit (Featuring Felix Von Havocstein ex-Destroy/Code13) Saturday August 14th 1:30pm Disfear (Ex-members of At The Gates, Entombed. From Sweden) Kylesa (From Savannah, GA. Prank Records) Artimus Pyle (Ex-members of Fuckface. From Milwaukee/Seattle) Victims (From Sweden. Havoc Records) Deadfall (California) Bad Dudes (Philadelphia. Lock up your daughters (and katy otto)) Sunday August 15th 2:30pm Disfear (Ex-members of At The Gates, Entombed. From Sweden) Inepsy (Charged punk from Montreal) Hellshock (Portland poser punks playing punk rock ala Amebix) Witch Hunt (Nj Crust) Signal Lost (Really awesome - even Sean likes them. Managed by Timmy Cocainelo) AOS (Philly- not agents of satan) Aphasia (Pittsburgh) Endless Nightmare (Philadelphia) Dissystema (Philadelphia)

Hoods Set To Tour / Record News

Posted in Tours on August 4, 2004

Hoods will be embarking on a two-month long tour of the continental United States in the months of September and October. The band will be supporting the release of their split on Victory Records with Freya (ex-Earth Crisis). The band's side of the split will contain four brand new songs … Read more

Reprecussion Post MP3 From New Album

Posted in MP3s on August 3, 2004

NJ Hardcore act Reprecussion has posted a new track from the bands upcoming release titled And the Winner is... on Spook City Records (Bad Luck 13, Folsom, Punishment). The album will feature 10 new tracks plus a cover of Floorpunch's "Let It Ride." No release date has been set yet. … Read more

THE BETA BAND BREAK UP!

Posted in Splits on August 2, 2004

(From The Beta Band's Official Web Site) All good things must come to an end. And so it is that after eight years of creating consistently innovative music, releasing three critically acclaimed albums and staging some legendary live shows, the Beta Band have decided to call it a day. Read … Read more

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MUNDANE SOUNDS NEW ARTIST SAMPLER VOL. 3 OUT NOW!

Posted in Records on August 2, 2004

Mundane Sounds, an excellent music-oriented website lead by former Pitchfork Media reporter and beard enthusiast Joseph Kyle, is at the helm of a fantastic new feature: completely free, Internet-exclusive compilations comprised of songs from the best and brightest unsigned artists. “This Could Be My Smile: The Mundane Sounds New Artist … Read more

Dead To Fall Post New MP3

Posted in MP3s on August 2, 2004

A new track from Dead to Fall's sophomore release, Villany & Virtue, on Victory Records has been posted online. The track entitled " Bastard Set of Dreams" will appear on the full-length which is due on on September 7th. You can download the song here. Read more

Mars Volta new Record/ FREE VINYL SINGLE!

Posted in Records on August 2, 2004

Management has contacted The Comatorium (Mars Volta fansite) to confirm that The Mars Volta's next album will be titled: Frances The Mute. Their label website (GSL) currently says that the album will be available in November of this year. However, rumors have surfaced that the album release date has been … Read more

Finch versus Disturbed

Posted in Breaking News on August 1, 2004

In what looks like the third notable story involving bands beating up other bands, "nu-emo" starlets Finch apparantly got into a fight with members of the equally awful Disturbed. Prayers from the hardcore community that both bands finished one another off were sadly unanswered, but Finch had this to say: … Read more

Life Long Tragedy & These Days Tour

Posted in Tours on July 29, 2004

NorCal hardcore acts Life Long Tragedy and These Days will be setting out on a two week tour across the US. Following the tour LLT will put the finishing touches on their upcoming full-length Destined for Anything, which they hope to have available sometime this fall. Tour dates are as … Read more

The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower Signs To Revelation

Posted in Bands on July 29, 2004

The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower have signed a deal with Revelation Records. At the moment the band is in the studio recording their full-length debut with producer Rafter Roberts (Kill Me Tomorrow) The album is expected to see a release date late this year. Read more

Majority Rule And Textbook Traitors: Exit Left Stage

Posted in Splits on July 23, 2004

According to Magic Bullet Records, both Majority Rule and Textbook Traitors are calling it quits. While Textbook Traitors is still going to have their last show and a final recording, Majority Rule is done for. Recently Majority Rule added another guitarist, who was formally in Pg.99, and the newer songs … Read more

Oceansize Wrap Up New EP

Posted in Records on July 22, 2004

Oceansize recently finished recording a new EP entitled Music For Nurses. The EP was mastered at Abbey Road Studios and will feature five new songs. The album is tentatively set to be released in October through Beggars Banquet. Tracklisting is as follows: 1. One Out Of nOne 2. Paper Champion … Read more

Folsom Sign To Spook City

Posted in Bands on July 19, 2004

Las Vegas hardcore outfit Folsom have signed to Spook City Records out of Philadelphia. Folsom have previously released a split with Your Mistake on True Destiny Records and a full-length earlier this summer on WCWW Records. The band is currently gearing up for tours with Die Young and On Our … Read more

Ringworm Ready New Album

Posted in Records on July 19, 2004

Ringworm have been hard at work with follow-up release to 2001's Birth is Pain. They have been recording the new album, tentatively titled Justice Replaced by Revenge with Ben Shiegal at Spider Studios (Run Devil Run, Chimaira). No release date has been set. The album is going to feature 13 … Read more

The Minor Times / Anodyne Tourdates

Posted in Tours on July 19, 2004

The Minor Times will be hitting the road with Anodyne for the months of August and September. In the meantime you can preview the bands upcoming full-length release Making Enemies at the band's website located here. Dates are as listed: Read more 8-13 Friday Baltimore, MD Talking Head 8-14 Saturday … Read more

Mastodon Album Preview

Posted in Records on July 16, 2004

You can preview two tracks from the upcoming release Leviathan, which is due on on Relapse Records on August 31st. The songs "Iron Tusk" and "Blood and Thunder" can be found here. Read more

New Dälek MP3

Posted in MP3s on July 16, 2004

Dälek have posted a new mp3 called "Ever Somber" from their next album,Absence, due out on Ipecac Records on September 7th. You can download the track here. Read more

Above This Fire Sign To Life Sentence

Posted in Bands on July 16, 2004

Cleveland Metalcore act Above this Fire have signed a deal with Life Sentence Records (It Dies Today, With Dead Hands Rising). The band is currently embarking on a string of East Coast dates with Dead to Fall and once home will begin recording their debut release for the label. Read more

Death From Above Name Switch

Posted in Bands on July 16, 2004

According to Sound Virus, Canadian two-piece Death From Above have been forced to change their name to Five For Fighting. Their new album YOUR A WOMAN, I'M A MACHINE [sic?] will be released on the record labels Ache, Last Gang, and Vice. Read more

SIREN FESTIVAL! JULY 17th! 1 PM! DON'T BE LATE!

Posted in Shows on July 16, 2004

This Saturday marks the 4th Annual Village Voice-sponsored Siren Festival, which is being held on lovely Coney Island in New York City. The 100% FREE festival is a showcase for some of indie-rock's top dogs, and this year is no exception with scheduled performances by: And You Will Know Us … Read more