Jessie Helms RIP

FoxNews.com has reported that North Carolina Republican Jesse Helms has died today at age 86 on independence day.  The man was thought to be an icon for conservatives while serving in the senate for 30 years.  Click here to read the story.

Viva Pinata Sequel Coming Soon

The beloved children’s game that adults also took a liking to, Viva Pinata, has a sequel “Trouble in Paradise” that will release on September 2nd in North America. This is an Xbox 360 game

National Speed Limit To Save Gas?

How would you feel about having a national speed limit in the U.S. again?

“Congress in 1974 set a national 55 mph speed limit because of energy shortages caused by the Arab oil embargo. The speed limit was repealed in 1995 when crude oil dipped to $17 a barrel and gasoline cost $1.10 a gallon.”

Now with gas prices being on average in the U.S. around $4.10 a gallon they are thinking of doing this once more.  You can read the full article here and please leave your thoughts in the comments.

Armor for Sleep Digital Ep

Armor for Sleep will be releasing a digital ep this summer. Read more about it here.

Guitarists Worldwide Are Stoked!

Dragonforce have a new song on myspace and it rules!

Viacom wins access to Youtube users account info

“A U.S. federal judge has ordered Google Inc. to hand over to media giant Viacom the records of every video users have watched on the video-sharing site YouTube, records that include users’ names and IP addresses.“  Click here for the full story.

Bury The Bully

Here’s an up and coming Canadian band for you to check out.  They’re called Bury The Bully and you can order their album Life, Death & Wonder on iTunes right here.

Alkaline Trio Video

The video for Alkaline Trio “Help Me” can be seen below

The Wedding - The Sound the Steel EP

1. Receive
2. Return
3. Renew
4. Reveal
5. Redeem

The Wedding have successfully completed the transition to a southern rock band. Which is really freakin’ weird, considering their self-titled Rambler Records debut (of which I am a proud owner) sounded more along the lines of Fall Out Boy or Relient K. But now I’m hearing heavy riffs and loud vocals that could have fit just as easily on Temptation Come My Way (The Showdown) or II (Maylene & the Sons of Disaster). I mean, they’re certainly no metal band. There’s still pop sensibilities left on tracks like the piano-laced “Renew” and the piano-based balled “Redeem,” but “Return” and “Reveal” showcase powerful breakdowns and passionate gang vocals and dirty punk rock fashion that wasn’t even imaginable on The Wedding’s first record. It’s an intense sound, and after the half & half that was Polarity, it’s good to see the band settling into one area and doing it well. Now all I have to do is make it back out to one of their shows, and I may be recovered as a full-on fan again.

9/10

Zach De La Rocha Side Project (RATM)

Anti Records have signed One Day As A Lion, the new side project of Zach De La Rocha of Rage Against the Machine. Their debut ep will be out July 22nd.

Coldplay Tops the Charts Again

Coldplay is riding on top of the charts again for the second week, selling 249,000 copies. Other entries include Motley Crue at #4 with 99,000 albums sold. Sigur Ros was #15 and Cute is What We Aim For was at #21. More news on the charts can be read here.

Bon Jovi to Play Central Park for FREE

Bon Jovi is set to play Central Park in New York for FREE on July 12th. They put on a good show, I saw both the Have a Nice Day and Lost Highway Tour. Yep, I’m cheesy like that. Read the full press release below.

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He is Legend on Third Eye Blind Tribute

He is Legend have their cover of a Third Eye Blind song on a tribute album to the band. You can read more about it here.

2009 Dodge Challenger Brochure

The 2009 Dodge Challenger Brochure has hit the market and you can view it online in all it’s glory right here. Who else wants this car?

New Staind Album

Staind is coming out with a new album called The Illusion Of Progress on August 19th.  As for what you can expect the new album to sound like?  Well, singer Aaron Lewis “thinks that longtime Staind fans will be rather surprised when they hear the follow-up to 2005’s Chapter V because of “how big of a step we took in some songs.” He said some tracks, like “Pardon Me,” “Save Me” and “Rainy Day Parade,” will feature pedal-steel guitar, while one cut boasts a gospel choir. “There’s also a lot of guitar solos on the record — basically, there are a lot of things that have never really been done on a Staind record before,” he said.  You can check out the first single from the album called Believe right here.

Jeremy Larson

If you like songs in the vein of Waking Ashland, Copeland or Sleeping At Last then check out the music of Jeremy Larson.  His label just closed their doors so he’s going to be working on putting together his next album independantly.  He’ll start posting new demo trackss next week for the new album.

Alkaline Trio

Alkaline Trio will release their new album “Agony and Irony” July 1st on Epic Records.

AAR September 15th

All American Rejects will release their new album on September 15th.

New Beck

Beck has two new songs on his myspace page.

New Gaslight Anthem

The Gaslight Anthem has a new song up on myspace. I highly encourage you to check these guys out. “The 59 Sound” comes out on Side One Dummy soon.

The FBI Turns 100

Foxnews.com reports that the FBI turned 100 years old on July 26, 2008.  Click here to read the article.

Stream Alkaline Trio

You can stream Alkaline Trio’s new album over at Myspace here.

My Chemical Romance Live Stream

You can stream My Chemical Romance’s live album over at myspace here.

Mandles

If you missed father’s day or you’re looking for a gift for a guy who you know then consider getting him a Mandle.

Hawthorne Heights Rescue Me

Hawthorne Heights have posted up their new song Rescue Me to their myspace site for you to check out.  The song is off their new album Fragile Future which is in stores August 5th.

Axis Of Justice

I ran across this and thought it was quite interesting.  Axis of Justice is a non-profit organization formed by Tom Morello (of Rage Against The Machine) and Serj Tankian (of System Of A Down). Its purpose is to bring together musicians, fans of music, and grassroots political organizations to fight for social justice.  You can check out this organization by visiting their website right here.

Carney

Check out the music of Carney right here.  What do they sound like?  Well, in their own words ““We try to make music that’s timeless,” says Reeve , “Our music is an array of various styles drawn from rock, folk, reggae to blues.” So true; their songs can evoke thoughts of anything from Jeff Buckley, The White Stripes, Led Zeppelin to John Lennon and even Pink Floyd.“

Dance Gavin Dance tracklist

Dance Gavin Dance’s new self titled album drops August 19th via Rise Records.  Click below to check out the tracklisting.  Also, hit up their myspace to hear some new songs off the album.  (ap.net)

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PlayRadioPlay! no longer on Island

Daniel Hunter and his PlayRadioPlay! project has parted ways with Island Records.  You can read his blog about the split here or below.

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Free Less Than Jake Track

You can download the song Does The Lion City Still Roar off of Less Than Jake’s new album GNV FLA right here for free.