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Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 12/1/09 @ 11:32 AM - altpress.com
After months of speculation and hints from band members, keyboardist Pouyan Afkary has officially announced the end of Scary Kids Scaring Kids. The band will embark on their final tour in January. In a blog titled, "We Are Breaking Up," Afkary says:
"The reason we are ending the band is very simple. We created this band together as juniors in high school and though we've been able to grow together for many years, inevitably we have also grown apart. We've had some very serious difficulties over the years as a lot of you can probably relate to as well. Life throws us all something different and we've decided that the best thing for us personally is to end the band on a positive note and start new chapters in our individual lives. We don't want this thing that we've created to become the source of ultimate negativity and we'd rather remember the great times we've had together and move forward knowing we tried our best and had more good times than bad."
Afkary goes on to say that "a few of us will continue following our passion for creating music," but no future plans have been revealed.
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Paramore, Weezer to headline the 2010 Bamboozle
Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 12/1/09 @ 9:46 AM - altpress.com
First, we got some strange clues, but now, we know at least two bands who are officially playing the Bamboozle 2010: Paramore and Weezer. Each band will headline a different night of the festival, scheduled to take place May 1-2, 2010, at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Pre-sale tickets go on sale this Friday at TheBamboozle.com.
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Ted Leo And The Pharmacists stream "Even Heroes Have To Die" online
Alternative Press - Ben Sailer on 11/30/09 @ 10:45 PM - altpress.com
The first new audio from Ted Leo And The Pharmacists upcoming record, The Brutalist Bricks, has hit the Web courtesy of Matador Records. Head over here to check out "Even Heroes Have To Die."
Matador will be putting out the full album on March 10, 2010. It will be his first release for the label, following up 2008's digital EP, Rapid Response, for Touch And Go.
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The Strokes announce first show since 2006
Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/30/09 @ 6:28 PM - altpress.com
The Strokes have revealed that they will headline one of the dates of next summer's Isle Of Wight Festival. The three-day event is slated for June 11 through 13 on the U.K. island. Unless the Strokes announce any dates in the interim, it'll mark the first time they've played together since October 2006. Bassist Nikolai Fraiture also tweeted that the band will begin work on a fourth album this January in Los Angeles. Also scheduled to play the festival are Jay-Z, Blondie and Pink.
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Craig Owens recording with John Feldman
Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/30/09 @ 3:22 PM - altpress.com
According to a series of tweets, ex-Chiodos vocalist Craig Owens is writing and recording with producer John Feldman (the Used, Anthony Green). Owens said, "Staying with one of my closest friends John Feldman for the next few days. Starting to write the best record of all time." He then tweeted, "Second day of writing the new record with the genius that is Mr. John Feldmann" and "day 3 of writing & recording demos w/ the love of my life...Mr. John Feldmann- vocal booth all day. I love LA...& music...&...&& all of you!"
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Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands showcase next week
Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/30/09 @ 1:49 PM - altpress.com
Just a reminder that this year's Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands showcase is slated for Dec. 8 at the Roxy in Hollywood. Story Of The Year and Eyes Set To Kill are scheduled to headline, and the finalists for this year's Warped Tour Ernie Balls Battle Of The bands contest will perform including the Darlings, Conditions, Dinner And A Suit and the Syncope Threshold. One band will take home a $15,000 Guitar Center shopping spree, Ernie Ball endorsement and a ton of Hurley swag. Tickets are available here.
