Death From Above 1979 Reunion!

Recently, we at Rock 'n' Roll Etiquette mentioned Death From Above 1979 in relation to a remix by MSTRKRFT. Well, boys and girls, if you're as much of a fan as I am, you'll be happy to know that DFA1979 announced they will be reuniting to perform at Coachella this year (this blog has magic powers!). Hopefully, this won't be a one shot performance and they'll see that they were silly for going their separate ways almost 5 years ago. Here's hoping for a new album and subsequent tour.

If you're not sure if you should be amped, watch this:

Yes, you should be amped.

This Week in Music... kinda

Another double week news post?! Sweet.

Recap for the week of August 8th:

• NOFX began streaming The Longest EP on their MySpace page. The album features out of print EPs, previously unreleased songs and rarities, and was released on August 17th.
• Defunct band Planes Mistaken for Stars has confirmed that they will be playing not one but two shows this fall. That brings us one show closer to a potential reunion tour. Pretty please?
• Protest the Hero announced that they will be entering the studio on August 30th to begin recording the follow-up to 2008's Fortress.
• The first new song from Jimmy Eat World's new album, Invented, is streaming on the band's website. The album is set to be released on September 28th.
• Punknews.org is streaming We Chase the Waves, the new effort from Sundowner. You can listen to it here.
• A new single, titled "Shakedown," from psychobilly band Devil's Brigade has been released. The song can be heard on ampmagazine.com, while the self-titled debut album will be out on August 31st.
• The Aquabats are planning to independently release a new album on November 9th and will be touring with Reel Big Fish after playing a few shows on the Yo Gabba Gabba! tour. If that sounds strange to you, let me clear things up: the band's lead singer, Christian Jacobs aka The MC Bat Commander, is the co-creator of the popular children's show. In fact, the band has appeared in multiple episodes.
• Weezer unveiled the album artwork and track list for their new album, Hurley. Here's what the album cover looks like:
  
  
  
  I wish I were joking. The photo is of actor Jorge Garcia, who played Hugo "Hurley" Reyes on the television show Lost. Maybe you've heard of it. The album is available for pre-order on Amazon.

Recap for the week of August 15th:

• Hardcore punk act Comeback Kid are streaming ten of the eleven songs from their upcoming album, Symptoms and Cures, on their MySpace page. The album is due on August 31st.
• Coheed and Cambria announced via Facebook that they are holding a contest for local bands to win a chance to open for them on their upcoming tour dates in October. The contest will take place on the band's Facebook page, while details can be found here. Lead singer Claudio Sanchez was quoted saying, "...local scenes haven't flourished like they once did. Hopefully this helps bring awareness to some good up and coming music."
• Dag Nasty will be re-releasing a version of their 1986 album Can I Say. The album is titled Dag with Shawn and will feature original vocalist Shawn Brown, who left the band in 1986. Nine of the ten songs from Can I Say, which had been re-recorded with new vocalist Dave Smalley after Brown left, will make it onto the album.
• In addition to the album artwork and track list for Weezer's new album, Hurley, being revealed, the band has also released their first single, titled "Memories." The song is available for download via the Spinner website. There are also rumors going around about a possible Pinkerton tour, on which the band will play the 1996 album in its entirety. Even if it doesn't happen, keep an eye out for the re-issue of Pinkerton, which will be released this fall.
• In an MTV segment called "re:Play," Tom Gabel of Against Me! attempts to teach viewers how to play "I Was A Teenage Anarchist," a single off the band's most recent release, White Crosses. The video can be seen here. Gabel also talks about Against Me!'s writing process, as well as their influences.
• Minus the Bear announced a fall US tour. A full list of dates and locations can be found here.
• New Jersey natives Screaming Females have a new video for their song, "I Don't Mind It." Contrary to the band's name, there is no actual screaming from any females.
  
  
  
• Dave Hause, lead singer and guitarist of The Loved Ones, posted a song titled "Melanin" on his MySpace. The song is from his solo 7", which was released this spring.
• A song from Tim Kasher's (Cursive, The Good Life) upcoming solo album has been released. The song is called "Cold Love" and can be downloaded from Spin. Remember to mark your calendars for the release of the album, The Game of Monogamy, out October 5th.

This Week In Music: Recap (Week of August 1st)

• This week's edition of the news recap starts off with worse news than last week's. Original Fear bassist, Derf Scratch, passed away on July 28th after prolonged illness. Scratch, born Frederick Milner III, played bass for Fear since the band's 1977 formation. Condolences go out to his friends and family from everyone here at Rock'n'roll Etiquette.
• Weezer has announced the release date for their new album, Hurley. The album will be out on September 14th on Epitaph Records. This is the first time the band has released an album on an independent label in over a decade. A reissue of their 1996 album Pinkerton will follow shortly after.
• Big D and the Kids Table has two new songs up on the iTunes store. The songs ("Lash Out" and "Not Our Fault") were originally part of a split with The Brunt of It, but are now available as one convenient download, titled Two Songs, One Download.
• A new video from hardcore band Evergreen Terrace debuted earlier this week. The video, for the song "Enemy Sex," can be viewed below or by clicking this link.
  
  
  
• Episode three of Shit Happens: The Webseries? has been posted on its home website. If you have yet to see the first two episodes then what the hell are you waiting for?
• The two-disc special edition reissue of Queens of the Stone Age album Rated R was released on Tuesday. The second disc contains nine unreleased songs, as well as live performances of "Better Living Through Chemistry," "Feel Good Hit of the Summer," "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" and "Quick and to the Pointless."
• Alternative Press is currently streaming a song from Sundowner's new effort, We Chase the Waves. The song is called, "As the Crow Flies," and can be heard here. The new album will be released on August 10th.
• The Adolescents have leaked two more new songs from their upcoming album, The Fastest Kid Alive, bringing the total song count to five. "Learning to Swim" and "Inspiration" are both promising tracks.
• A world tour has been announced by The Sword. The tour kicks off on October 1st in Los Angeles, California and continues well into 2011. The band will be playing a show in New York City at Webster Hall on October 16th, if anyone is interested. A full list of dates can be found on their MySpace, which is pretty much the only thing MySpace is good for anymore.
• If your lifelong dream is to watch a band perform aboard a ship then your dream just might come true. Less Than Jake will be playing a show on The Temptress, a boat in NYC, on August 19th as part of the Rocks Off Concert Cruise Series. Visit punknews.org to enter to win two tickets to the event. If Less Than Jake doesn't tickle your fancy, there are a number of other bands and artists who will be performing on cruise ships from August until October. Some of the bands include Cro-Mags, mc chris, H2O, and The Bouncing Souls. For a complete list of performers and ticket information, visit the Rocks Off website.

This Week In Music: Recap (week of July 25th)

• We start "This Week In Music" off on a downer this week. First, Matt Good announced that From First to Last is going on indefinite hiatus, followed the next day by Craig Owens [formerly of Chiodos] announcing Matt Good joining his, as of yet, unnamed new project.
• Brendan Kelly of The Lawrence Arms and The Falcon, annouced the completion of a new untitled solo album. Kelly has stated, although, that he has no idea who to bring the album to due to it not exactly sounding like a punk album. Here's to hoping he figures something out so we can get our grubby little paws on it.
• Another song from the new Blaqk Audio album titled Bright Black Heaven has been streaming on Sirius radio. The song is called, "Bon Voyeurs" and, lucky for you Blaqk Audio fans, someone has ripped the song and posted it on youtube. Check it, here.
• Bad Religion has posted the first song and artwork from their upcoming album, The Dissent of Man, and launched the pre-orders. You can check out "The Devil In Stitches" on their myspace. The band will also be touring the US with Bouncing Souls and Off With Their Heads. Not all the dates are there yet, so keep on checking if you don't see your city.
• Keeping the classic punk band news going, The Adolescents released three songs from their upcoming album The Fastest Kid Alive which the band has been working on since 2007. You can check out the songs here: "Tokyo Au Go Go", "Jefferson Memorial Dance Revolution", and "Peace Don't Cost A Thing."
• Saves The Day released an acoustic version of "Let It All Go", which you can listen to on the band's website, to be featured on the 4th volume of Bug Sessions. The band will also be opening for the Motion City Soundtrack and Say Anything co-headlining tour, which is a shame because those bands should be opening for Saves The Day.
• Mike Ness, lead singer and guitarist, of Social Distortion announced that their debut on Epitaph Records is to be titled Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes. Ness also went on to promise a release date in November.
• Senses Fail announced that their upcoming album will be titled The Fire. Let's just hope this album is actually a fire and not just some smoldering ember like their last album was. The band will also be touring with Bayside on a tour that kicks off October 19th, which makes Jenn's lumping of the two bands in one bullet point last week kind of creepy.
• Tegan and Sara have released a new video for "On Directing" from the album Sainthood. Dig those crazy Canadians.

• Reverend Horton Heat have announced plans to record their August 12th show to release as a live DVD in celebration of their 25th anniversary.
• The Birthday Massacre have finished up their new album titled Pins and Needles, which is set to be released on September 14th. The band will also be on a headlining tour in support of the new album, which is to start August 20th.
• Planes Mistaken For Stars, who played their final show in January of 2008, will be playing both The Fest and a one-off reunion show in Chicago. Let's hope that the one-off bit was bullshit and they either do a full tour or get back together.

This Week in Music... sort of

Since I haven't had enough free time to sit down and write, I decided to smoosh together the important music-related news from the past two weeks! Intrigued? Then keep reading.

Recap for the week of July 11th:

• Bad Religion has finished recording their upcoming album, Dissent of Man, which will be released on September 28th. Not only is this the first release from the band in three years, but it will also be their fifteenth studio album.
• In the wake of a split 7" with Bouncing Souls in the works, Hot Water Music frontman Chuck Ragan revealed that he is also planning a split with Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem. After HWM went on hiatus in 2006, Ragan released a number of solo albums and splits as a folk artist, so this is familiar territory for him.
• Taking Back Sunday have an upcoming live CD entitled "Live From Orensanz." The album is entirely acoustic and will be released on August 17th. The limited edition CD/DVD version of the album will only be available to order on the band's website, while the regular version will be available at stores and for digital download.
• A new album from Weezer is set to be released on September 13th on an indie label. The album will be the follow-up to 2009's Raditude, which received mixed reviews from fans and critics alike. In an interview with newstimes.com, Rivers said of the new album: "There's definitely going to be a more raw rock energy on this one."

Recap for the week of July 18th:

• Jimmy Eat World has finished recording their new album, Invented, and the members have already revealed the album artwork and track list for the album. The songs are listed below, while you can view the album artwork here.
  
  1. Heart is Hard to Find
  2. My Best Theory
  3. Evidence
  4. Higher Devotion
  5. Movielike
  6. Coffee and Cigarettes
  7. Stop
  8. Littlething
  9. Cut
  10. Action Needs an Audience
  11. Invented
  12. Mixtape
  
  The album will be released on September 27th and is currently available for pre-order on Amazon for $10.

• Tim Kasher, lead singer of both Cursive and The Good Life, will be releasing a solo album on October 5th. The album is titled The Game of Monogamy.
• Do you like free music? Of course you do. Head on over to Amazon to download the free summer sampler from SideOneDummy Records. Big D and the Kids Table, Anti-Flag, The Casualties, and Flogging Molly are just a few of the bands featured on the sampler.
• The first episode of Every Time I Die's webseries, Shit Happens: The Series?, is available on the Vans website. A new episode will be posted every Wednesday, so keep checking back.
• Comeback Kid has posted the first new song from their upcoming album, Symptoms and Cures (out August 31st). The song, "Do Yourself A Favor," is available for listening on the band's MySpace page and sounds like everything else they've ever released. Not that I'm complaining.
• A new video for Gogol Bordello's song "Pala Tute" has been released. A new video with some creepy stop-motion animation, to be exact:
  
  
  
• The world's greatest horror rock band, Calabrese, has finished inking their upcoming comic book. As the band stated on their website, "The next step in the process is the lettering, leading the way towards printing, then ultimately making it into your sweaty, grubby hands." Click here to see a few panels from the comic.
• Travis Barker (Blink-182, Transplants, +44) has a solo album coming out in the near future, aptly titled Give the Drummer Some. The drummer revealed via Twitter that he is recording a video for the first single, "Carry It," which has guest appearances from Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave) and RZA (of Wu-Tang Clan fame). If that isn't the strangest group of people to be featured on the same song, I don't know what is.
• As if you haven't read the words, "finished recording their upcoming album," enough in this post, I've got two more for you. Both Bayside and Senses Fail have completed the recording process for their new albums. Little has been revealed by either band, so it's okay to lump them into the same bullet point for lack of material to elaborate on.

This Week in Music: Recap (week of July 4)

• Thursday has entered the studio to record their sixth studio album. Lead singer Geoff Rickley was quoted saying, "In style, this record feels like a radical departure from our earlier records, but in substance it feels like a return. The songs are more vulnerable than they've been in a long time." Read more from Geoff and the band in the Epitaph press release.
• The Gaslight Anthem debuted their video for "American Slang," the first single off their new album. Click here to watch the video or view it below:

• A release date has been set for the reissue of Queens of the Stone Age album Rated R. The reissue, which features b-sides, covers, and live performances by the band, will be out on August 3rd.
• Thomas Erak recently revealed the name of his new project: Just Like Vinyl. You can follow them on Twitter (@justlikevinylWA) for updates.
• Riot Fest, which might just be the most awesome three-day festival in existence, has confirmed the lineup for the shows that will take place on October 6th through 10th. Bad Religion, Snapcase, Circle Jerks, and The Toasters are just a few of the bands expected to perform. View the complete list of bands here and then cry when you realize it's in Chicago. Come to the East Coast instead, please?
• Social Distortion announced the dates for their fall tour with Lucero and Frank Turner. To view the full list of dates and locations, visit Social D's website.
  
• Speaking of Frank Turner, Rock Sound published an exclusive article in which Frank states that he'll be entering the studio in September to record a new EP, which will consist of entirely new material.
• Love Every Time I Die? Can't get enough of their ridiculousness? You're in luck! Shit Happens: The Series? is a new webseries by the band that will air new episodes every week courtesy of Vans. The first full episode will be available on July 14th.
• A Wilhelm Scream posted an update that mentions talk of heading into the studio in the near future. The band has five studio albums to their name, but their next album will be the first full-length recorded after signing to record label Paper + Plastick.
• Portugal. The Man released a video for the song "The Dead Dog" off their 2010 album American Ghetto. Right now the video only appears to be available for viewing at thepunksite.com, so head on over.
• Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman of Rancid fame have resurrected their psychobilly side-project Devil's Brigade and plan to release a full-length album on August 31st. Until this point, they'd only released a grand total of five songs, all of which can be heard here.
• In an interview with KROQ, pop-punk band Blink-182 revealed that they have begun recording their new album, which they hope to release in the spring/summer of 2011. Fans have been anxiously awaiting new material since the band announced their reformation at the Grammy Awards in 2009. Click here to listen to the interview.

New Thomas Erak Project

Thomas Erak, lead singer and guitarist of the now-dead progressive rock band The Fall of Troy, has announced via Twitter that his new band will be playing their first show next month in the Seattle, Washington area. It may not mean much if you're not from the area, but fans the world over can now rejoice in the thought that new music isn't too far away.

The Fall of Troy played their last show on April 25 and Thom seems to be moving right along, with multiple projects in mind. So what do we know about this particular project? It's a four-piece band, demos have been recorded, and not much else. A band name hasn't even been revealed, let alone an idea of what their stuff will sound like. Fingers crossed for The Fall of Troy Part II.