Blink-182 Reschedules Next Two Shows

As announced on the band's pickRset page, Blink-182 shows in St. Louis, Missouri and Cleveland, Ohio will be postponed:

"After much thought and consideration, blink-182 has rescheduled their next two shows in order for Travis Barker to mourn the loss of his dear friend Adam Goldstein. blink-182 will now play St. Louis, MO on Sept 29and Cleveland, OH on Sept 30. To accommodate the change, shows in Charlotte, NC and Atlanta, GA have also moved to October 6th and 7th respectively. All previously purchased tickets will be honored and the band will resume their current tour on September 4th in Kansas City, MO.

Travis, Mark and Tom would like to thank all their fans for their
support during this difficult time."

For additional information, visit
www.blink182.com

MxPx's World Tour Starts Wrong

Bremerton, Washington-based pop punk three-piece MxPx just started their world tour to promote their latest cover album entitled On the Cover II and already the problems are coming out. On Day 1 in Utrecht, Netherlands, their tour bus caught fire! Guitarist Tom Wisniewski explained the situation on Alternative Press's website:

"So when we got to the venue we all got some food and then went to take a nap. We were awaken by the bus driver yelling "get out of the bus now". Apparently the shore power overloaded something electrical in the bus and started a fire. Firemen showed up, extinguishers were emptied and we got dressed on the sidewalk. The bus stinks of electrical fire now and there is a new bus on it's way to us as I type this... And today was going so smoothly!?!?!?!?"

Photo in article by Hugo Royer.

Motion City Soundtrack in Studio for New Album

Motion City Soundtrack are currently recording their fourth full length. The power pop band from Minneapolis, Minnesota are working with Blink-182's Mark Hoppus for their first album on Columbia Records. They released their last album Even If It Kills Me in 2007 on Epitaph. You can follow the recording process on Justin Pierre's Twitter page at twitter.com/jcpmcs.

Photo in article by Natalia Balcerska.

Blink-182 Teases Fans

While rumours are running about a future tour with Weezer this summer, Blink-182 are teasing fans on their YouTube channel with a video showing recent photo shoots and the band in studio. No tour dates or supporting acts have been confirmed, but a snapshot of a possible setlist has been published by bassist Mark Hoppus on Buzznet. The first album from the Californian pop punk band since their reunion earlier this year should be released early 2010.

Music Video: "Welcome to Wherever You Are" by Ten Second Epic

Canadian emo/pop punk band Ten Second Epic released a new music video, the second from their 2009 album Hometown on Black Box Recordings. The band from Edmonton will be touring Canada with The New Cities and The Februarys. The "Welcome to Your Hometown Tour" begins April 20th in Vancouver, BC.

Welcome to Your Hometown Tour

Emo/pop punk band from Edmonton, Alberta Ten Second Epic will be touring Canada with Québec indie rock The New Cities and British Columbia alternative rock The Februarys. The tour starts April 20th in Vancouver, BC and ends May 31st in Chatham, Ontario. The New Cities will headline all shows in their home province of Québec. Ten Second Epic released their latest album entitled Hometown on Black Box Recordings January 27th, 2009.

April 20th, 2009
Vancouver, British Columbia @ The Media Club (All ages)

April 21st, 2009
Vancouver, British Columbia @ The Media Club (19+)

April 23rd, 2009
Nanaimo, British Columbia @ Mt. Benson Legion (All Ages)

April 24th, 2009
Victoria, British Columbia @ White Eagle Hall (All ages)

April 25th, 2009
Port Alberni, British Columbia @ The Academy (All ages)

April 26th, 2009
Kelowna, British Columbia @ The Habitat (All ages)

April 28th, 2009
Calgary, Alberta @ S.A.I.T. (18+)

April 29th, 2009
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan @ Louis Pub (16+)

April 30th, 2009
Regina, Saskatchewan @ The Exchange (All ages)

May 1st, 2009
Winnipeg, Manitoba @ The Park Theatre (All ages)

May 2nd, 2009
Thunder Bay, Ontario @ Black Pirates Pub (All ages)

May 6th, 2009
Ottawa, Ontario @ Babylon (All ages)

May 8th, 2009
St. Catharines, Ontario @ L3 Nightclub (All ages)

May 9th, 2009
Milton, Ontario @ St. Paul United Church (All ages)

May 12th, 2009
Québec City, Québec @ Le Cercle (18+)
Headlined by The New Cities

May 13th, 2009
Montréal, Québec @ Cabaret (All ages)
Headlined by The New Cities

May 14th, 2009
Chicoutimi, Québec @ Le Bunker (18+)
Headlined by The New Cities

May 15th, 2009
Laval, Québec @ Théâtre Maison des Arts (All ages)
Headlined by The New Cities

May 16th, 2009
Trois-Rivières, Québec @ Complex Bar (All ages)
Headlined by The New Cities

May 20th, 2009
Riverview, New Brunswick @ Dan Bohan Center (All ages)

May 21st, 2009
Truro, Nova Scotia @ Marigold (All ages)

May 22nd, 2009
Sydney, Nova Scotia @ Smooth Hermans (19+)

May 23rd, 2009
Halifax, Nova Scotia @ Pavillion (All ages)

May 24th, 2009
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island @ Irish Hall (All ages)

May 26th, 2009
Kingston, Ontario @ Bar None (All ages)

May 27h, 2009
London, Ontario @ Call the Office (All ages)

May 28th, 2009
Guelph, Ontario @ Club Vinyl (All ages)

May 29th, 2009
Guelph, Ontario @ The Casbah (All ages)

May 30th, 2009
Toronto, Ontario @ The MOD Club (All ages)

May 31st, 2009
Chatham, Ontario @ Encore (All ages)

For more information:
www.myspace.com/tensecondepic
www.myspace.com/thenewcities
www.myspace.com/thefebruarys

New Album for Set Your Goals Before the End of Summer

Pop/punk rock/melodic hardcore band Set Your Goals should be releasing a new album before the end of summer. On his blog, vocalist Matt Wilson announced an attempt of having the new, still untitled, album ready for July 21st, 2009. It is not mixed nor mastered yet as guests haven't recorded their tracks yet. The label is still unknown, but should be revealed at the end of the week. Wilson says:

"It's been 3 years since we recorded our last full length and this record is without a doubt ten times the record Mutiny! was for a variety of reasons. It's faster, less goofy, more complex both musically and lyrically, plus we've all gotten way better at our instruments and we had a lot more time in the studio to work on things until we were happy with them. The bar has been raised."

Photo in article by Sailor Jess.

Pre-Order MxPx's "On the Cover II" and Get Free Stuff

The latest MxPx album titled On the Cover II will be coming out next week, March 24th, on Tooth & Nail Records and you can pre-order it now from SmartPunk, Tooth & Nail Store or Interpunk. It comes with a different freebie depending on where you order it from. You will get an autographed booklet from SmartPunk, an exclusive MxPx t-shirt from Interpunk and retro sunglasses from Tooth & Nail Store.

8th Studio Album from New Found Glory

March 10th, 2009 will be a busy day for album releases. Besides Years (by One Thousand Fingertips), Supporting Caste and Mama, I'm Swollen, Florida pop punk band New Found Glory will launch its eighth studio album, Not Without a Fight on Epitaph Records to which they recently got signed. The album was recorded at Mark Hoppus' studio during summer 2008 and was also produced by blink-182's bassist. The first single off this new album is "Listen to Your Friends" and was released on December 23rd, 2008. Band members told this new full length would sound like their earlier recordings (New Found Glory and Sticks and Stones). Even though Not Without a Fight is not due until two weeks, it has already been leaked on peer-to-peer sharing sites.

1. Right Where We Left Off
2. Don't Let Her Pull You Down
3. Listen to Your Friends
4. 47
5. Truck Stop Blues
6. Tangled Up
7. I'll Never Love Again
8. Reasons
9. Such a Mess
10. Heartless at Best
11. This Isn't You
12. Don't Let This Be the End

MxPx Reveals Track Listing of Upcoming Cover Album

Pop punk three-piece MxPx has published the tracklist for their new album On the Cover II to be released on March 24. 14 years after On the Cover, the most famous Bremerton-based three-piece will release their second cover album under the label of Tooth & Nail Records. This newest album contains 12 tracks and features special guests such as Matt Hensley (Flogging Molly), Craig Owens (Chiodos), Stephen Egerton (Descendents) and Ethan Luck (Relient K).

1. Punk Rock Girl (featuring Matt Hensley of Flogging Molly) (Dead Milkmen cover)
2. I Will Follow (U2 cover)
3. Suburban Home (Descendents cover)
4. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (The Proclaimers cover)
5. My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg) (Ramones cover)
6. Vacation (The Go-Go's cover)
7. Heaven Is a Place on Earth (featuring Agent M of Tsunami Bomb) (Belinda Carlisle cover)
8. Kids in America (Kim Wilde cover)
9. Fallen Angel (featuring Craig Owens of Chiodos and Stephen Egerton of Descendents) (Poison cover)
10. Should I Stay or Should I Go (The Clash cover)
11. Linda Linda (The Blue Hearts cover)
12. Somebody to Love (featuring Ethan Luck of Relient K and Bryce Avary of The Rocket Summer) (Queen cover)

The band decided to go the "easy" way and simply named the sequel of their first cover EP On the Cover II, they even used the same cover style, but with an updated look. See for yourself with the first cover on the left...