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On August 1st, 1981, the American network known as MTV launched. continue reading...
Thirty years ago today, on May 11th, 1981, Bob Marley passed away from cancer. continue reading...
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Last weekend, Less Than Jake was targeted by the religious group Westboro Baptist Church during a gig in Pensacola, Florida. continue reading...
Bedouin Soundclash are set to return to the scene with a new drummer and a new album called Light The Horizon. After not being that impressed with their last album, it’s nice to hear the band re-energized and back with a great new song. Here’s the first video from the album for lead single “Mountain Top”, continue reading...
Reel Big Fish, voted Southern California’s best-looking and most radical band of cool dudes in a recent nationwide poll (OK we made that up…) releases a new full length DVD this summer, titled, appropriately enough, Reel Big Fish Live! In Concert! Reel Big Fish Live! In Concert! is available today, July 21 on Rock Ridge Music for a very fan-friendly price.
The live concert DVD was filmed before a sold-out, hometown crowd at the Grove of Anaheim this past January and features 20 classic Reel Big Fish songs, as well as all of the hilarious in-between-song-banter-and-shenanigans that fans have come to expect. continue reading...
Are you in need of proof that Ska is in fact not yet dead? Look no further than the debut from Montreal band Stepper. The best way to in fact prove that a genre still has life is to not be ashamed of your influences and to simply do it well. Stepper? Check. continue reading...
New York, NY- February 3, 2009 – Multi-platinum rock band 311 have been hard at work in their own North Hollywood studio, The Hive, with legendary producer Bob Rock (Metallica, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith) putting the final touches on their ninth studio album. The highly anticipated record, Uplifter, is set for release via Volcano/Jive Records in late spring.
This is the band’s first album in over three years – and their first with producer Bob Rock. 311 will hit the road in support of Uplifter with Spring & Summer tours across the US. 311’s Spring Tour will begin April 15 and 311’s Summer Unity Tour will follow in June. continue reading...
Reel Big Fish’s cover of “Take On Me” might be one of the greatest covers of all time. Which is what makes this new cover album, Fame, Fortune and Fornication so interesting.
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Sister site WatchMojo.com had a chance to ask the Californian ska band some questions:
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Just don’t get too carried away with your iPod karaoke. continue reading...
