Tours: Against Me! / The Flatliners / Young Livers (Canada)

Against Me! have announced a run of Canadian dates in September alongside The Flatliners and Young Livers.
All three bands will be supporting recent full-lengths; Against Me! issued White Crosses earlier this year, while The Flatliners and Young Livers released Cavalcade and Of Misery and Toil, respectively.

The People Must Have Something Good To Read

In the past few weeks we spoke with a number of bands. Don’t miss out on these interviews:

Tom Gabel of Against Me!

Jim Lindberg of The Black Pacific and formerly Pennywise

Franz Nicolay who’s played with everyone from World/Interno Friendship Society and The Hold Steady to Against Me!

Daryl Jenifer of Bad Brains

Mike Huguenor of Classics of Love, [...]

Studio material from forgetters on the way

forgetters, the latest project from Blake Schwarzenbach (Jawbreaker, Jets to Brazil) and original Against Me! drummer Kevin Mahon, will soon be releasing their first studio material in the form of a self-titled, double 7″.
The two-record set is slated for a September 21, 2010 release through the band’s own label, dubbed Too Small to Fail Records. [...]

Interviews: Tom Gabel (Against Me!)

It’s hard to think of another band that is as heavily criticized as Against Me! for every decision they’ve made as a band. Whether it’s signing to FAT, or to Sire, or releasing a new record, or filming videos, or playing larger venues, or polishing their sound, or an assortment of other things, Against Me! [...]

Interviews: Franz Nicolay (W/IFS, The Hold Steady, Against Me!)

A musical mercenary armed with an accordion, Franz Nicolay has made a name for himself supplying old world oom-pah and soul to emerging modern rock bands. Although he just joined Against Me! as a touring member, he did several tours of duty in The Hold Steady, and until recently, was one of the more distinctive [...]

Navel Gazing for July 18th, 2010

Hello everybody and welcome to Navel Gazing: your look back at the week in Punknews. I’m Adam White and I’ll be your guide through some of the most popular, notable, and otherwise attention getting stories of the past seven days. Each and every Punknews story is built from tips contributed by you fine folks, and [...]

MySpace, Spin name Against Me!, Gaslight Anthem, National, Titus Andronicus as best of 2010 so far

Spin and MySpace have each posted their lists of the Best Records of 2010 (so far). The lists include Gaslight Anthem’s American Slang, Titus Andronicus‘ The Monitor, Against Me!’s White Crosses, Vampire Weekend’s Contra, Spoon’s Transference, The National’s High Violet and more.
Check out the MySpace List and the Spin list.

Tours: Bouncing Souls / Hot Water Music (Australia / New Zealand)

Obviously seeking to escape the horrors of early holiday shopping, Hot Water Music and Bouncing Souls will head down under in December for a handful of shows in New Zealand and Australia. Click below for the dates.
The two bands have a split 7″ in the works, and Hot Water Music hasn’t experienced this flurry of [...]

Against Me!: "Live on MTV Canada"

When Against Me! visited Canada last week as part of their ongoing tour with Silversun Pickups, the band dropped by MTV Canada to record a short segment. The band recorded with the full band (minus Andrew Seward) at the ominously named but otherwise benign Masonic Temple in Toronto.
Check out “High Pressure Low” here. [...]

Against Me! to hit Lollapalooza, Europe, Australia

Against Me! is a late addition to this year’s Lollapalooza in Chicago, IL. The band will be hitting the stage on the Saturday at 2:45 PM just after wrapping up the second leg of their ongoing tour with the Silversun Pickups. Other bands set to appear include Green Day, The Strokes, The Arcade Fire, Social [...]