“On July 6th we’re starting to record a couple of new songs for the At Both Ends Magazine final issue double 7″ comp with our old friends from Bane! This is going to be very limited vinyl only available with the magazine, but we might release it as a digital EP sometime after the 7″ is out, we’ll see what happens.
Read more at http://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=12959
Although it is often that rumors get started about Sunny Day Real Estate reuniting, this time it’s for real.
Tickets can be purchased via Ticketmaster: http://www.ticketmaster.com/Sunny-Day-Real-Estate-tickets/artist/766668
The split seven inch by melodic hardcore punk bands No Harm Done (Florida) and Static Radio NJ (New Jersey). On a North American tour right now and down to their last van. FIVE colors to choose from (with blue almost solely available from No Harm Done and brown from Static Radio NJ). Each band contributes 1 original song and one cover. Static Radio covering All, and No Harm done covering 7 Seconds. Free digital download with purchase.
You can pre-order the split 7-inch at http://www.theblacknumbers.com/webstore
This August, to help celebrate Bouncing Souls’ 20th anniversary, they have scheduled two shows at Webster Hall in New York City and two shows at the Trocodero in Philadelphia from August 20 – 23. Lifetime, None More Black, 7 Seconds, and Tim Barry will be the supporting acts for these shows, with each band spread apart throughout the different dates. The presale started yesterday by the band themselves, and will extend today at noon through Ticketmaster. Tickets officially go on sale via Ticketmaster this Friday.
8/20/09 – The Bouncing Souls, Lifetime, None More Black
Webster Hall – New York, NY
All Ages Show – $22 – Doors at 6:30
8/21/09 – The Bouncing Souls, 7Seconds, Tim Barry
Webster Hall – New York, NY
All Ages Show – $22 – Doors at 6:30
8/22/09 – The Bouncing Souls, 7Seconds, None More Black
The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
All Ages Show – $22 – Doors at 7:00
8/23/09 – The Bouncing Souls, Lifetime, Tim Barry
The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
All Ages – $22 – Doors at 7:00
In anticipation of these shows, enjoy these videos
Here is an unreleased Judge documentary called “What was said…and where it went.” Here’s the description from the YouTube posting:
This is a rough cut of a short documentary that Porcell, Sam Siegler I were doing together. This is not final. The audio is NOT mixed and the graphics were never finalized. Unfortunately I had a hard drive crash and lost all the elements which stopped us from wrapping this project up and making it complete. This version is close to final and all I had left over.
I hate showing incomplete work so please don’t JUDGE it too harshly (pun intended), I just want to show what it was going to be to anyone that may have heard about this and wondered why it never came out while also find a bit of closure in it for myself.Also it needs to be noted that this is owned by Revelation Records
You probably know Iann Robinson from when he was a VJ on MTV. When he appeared on MTV, it was exciting because fans of heavy music could finally feel that they had someone representing their sensibilities and taste in music, which at that point in time, had largely been ignored by MTV. His time with the network was short-lived but I do believe that he made an impact while he was there that influenced lots of viewers in a positive way. If five kids checked out the Bad Brains because they saw Iann wearing a Bad Brains shirt during and MTV News segment, that’s a step in the right direction.
What I admire most about Iann is his passion for music, movies and comics. I thoroughly enjoy reading his reviews because his enthusiasm is reflected in his writings, which can be viewed at skullsnbones.com and craveonline.com. I highly recommend that you check out what he has to say because he will provoke you to think and reflect on what matters to you. He can back up his reviews because he has a thorough knowledge of the history of what he writes about, whether it’s heavy music, independent films or the golden age of comic books. DTM caught up with Iann to get his views on music, movies and comics and what he is most looking forward to in 2009. – (Introduction and interview by Chris Burns)
-Tell me about skullsnbones.com
Sam Roon and Jason Lekberg left nonelouder.com and I went with them and we started skullsandbones.com kind of together and basically it’s a network where you can go and sign up and become a part of the network. You can read stuff by me and other people. It’s only been up a couple of weeks but it’s been pretty productive so far. We [Iann, Sam and Jason] all have a very like-minded thing in that we all think that extreme music is important and needs a kick in the ass, so we’re starting this and it’s very interesting because the internal struggles are all very real and what we’re doing on the page is very real, even if sometimes it doesn’t work. I’m very excited about it.
Heidiminx has been working very hard to develop Built on Respect, a
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Hello all! Just wanted to inform you that our friends over at Punkradiocast.com created an online ultimate punk rock shopping store. They have made it easy for you to access cheap subscriptions for Define the Meaning. Be sure to take advantage of this as you can’t find a better deal anywhere else. For one year subscription it is $7.00 and for two year’s it is $14.00.
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Do you like NJ hardcore? Do you like BLACK METAL? If you like either, you should check out Fleshtemple. I did a Q&A with guitarist Shawn Madden via e-mail about the band and I’m posting it here. I’m really into their sound and I got to see them play a bunchof times in New Brunswick, at the Meatlocker, at Garden Sk8, and at the Mountain Lakes Community Center. So they obviously play a lot of NJ shows…so you should check them out. They also have a brand new 7″ out. Read a little bit about the band here:
--I would say I am the most into black metal in the band, but everyone pretty much listens to it. Black metal is such a wide genre and has so many terrible bands in it, its sometimes hard to find the good. There are main bands that everyone should check out, but ill just list some of the things have influenced me.
—–Darkthrone
—–Burzum
—–Behexen
—–Aura Noir
—–Beherit
—–Deathspell Omega
—–Emperor
—–Hellhammer
—–Mutilation
—–Satanic Warmaster
—–Venom
—–Taake
I could go on but these bands have been in constant rotation for the last few years.
—The temple of black light is less of a cohesive organization and more of a informational center for everything luciferan or satanic. Its a listing of rituals and spells to connect followers across the world. Satan is the highest form of the black light, which the spells attempt to unlock. FLESHTEMPLE supports the temple of black light completely. I encourage all people to take a look at it for themselves, www.templeoflbacklight.net
–It doesnt really matter if people are punching each other in the face or standing there confused. We are still going to play as hard as possible. The reaction does not affect how we play, whether we play to a full basement or an empty room.
—-There is no way to keep any of us in check. we all have our own vices that affect the way we live and act. There are definately certain days that are harder or longer from the night before. We are on time sometimes, and being sober while playing rarely happens. As far as crazy stories, Im not sure if i could really tell any or all of them. Sex with the same person, sex with nazis, doing drugs off girls, FLESHTEMPLE tattoos in weird places,good coke, shitty coke, coke cut with dope, throwing up, fighting, freaking out, cumming in shoes, cumming everywhere, degrading people, overall pieces of shit.
–The band name was influenced by a song by the band Behexen, called Demonic Fleshtemple. We originally started the band and had a few other names but none of them worked. As we started playing faster songs and had a little more of a darker influence the name FLESHTEMPLE just worked.
–We are going to do some weekends this coming year with some of our friends in troublemaker, suburban scum, and black kites. We’re looking at doing at least a week in the spring, but who knows.
–We have 4 new songs already, 3 of them will be on a split with Black Kites that will hopefully be recorded in the next months or so. That will definitely be out on RTF. The full length will probably be out sometime in the fall, but we could never be certain. All the songs are becoming a lot heavier and darker, with a lot more influence from crossover/metal/powerviolence bands. It will be different then most of the shit you hear in the next year.
–having a favorite show is hard, any time we’ve played AMERICA or the moldhole. My personal favorite basement show we’ve played was probably our first show, it was Walrus/Killin it/FLESHTEMPLE/Guilt Trip. It was part of the 3 day weekend and it was a fucking party.
—-favorite bands to play with right now: troublemaker, seasick, black kites, suburban scum, killin’ it, staring problem, spanish bombs, lewd acts, etc
any band in the world, i would love to play with darkthrone, pantera, or electric wizard. that would be a dream show.
—new jerseys hardcore scene is great right now. There is so much going on, there are shows every weekend. Last weekend there was 2 big shows with touring bands on them, that were both like 15 minutes from each other, and there was over a hundred people at both. There is a whole new crop of bands that continuously plays out, puts out new music, and supports other bands. New Jerseys on top right now.
www.myspace.com/fleshtemplenj
Starting April 2nd, Lamb Of God will be on tour to support their latest release “Wrath.” As I Lay Dying, Children of Bodom, God Forbid, and Municipal Waste will be supporting acts.
April 02 – Phoenix, AZ – Dodge Theatre
April 03 – Los Angeles, CA – Palladium
April 04 – San Jose, CA – Events Center
April 05 – Fresno, CA – Crest Theatre
April 07 – Seattle, WA – Paramount
April 08 – Vancouver, BC – UBC Thunderbird Arena
April 10 – Edmonton, AB – Shaw Conference Center
April 11 – Calgary, AB – The Coral
April 12 – Saskatoon, SK – Prairieland
April 13 – Winnipeg, MB – Convention Center
April 14 – Thunder Bay, ON – City Auditorium
April 16 – Toronto, ON – Ricoh Coliseum
April 17 – Montreal, QC – Cepsum
April 18 – Worcester, MA – Palladium
April 19 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
April 21 – Columbus, OH – LC Pavilion
April 22 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
April 23 – Lafayette, LA – Blackham Coliseum
April 24 – Houston, TX – Verizon Theatre
April 25 – Corpus Christi, TX – Concrete St.
April 26 – Dallas, TX – Palladium Ballroom
April 28 – Denver, CO – Fillmore
April 29 – Kansas City, KS – Uptown Theatre
April 30 – St. Paul, MN – Myth
May 01 – Chicago, Il – Congress Theatre
May 02 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
May 03 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian
May 05 – Louisville, KY – Expo Five
May 06 – Detroit, MI – Fillmore Theatre
May 08 – New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom
May 09 – Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Center
May 11 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
May 12 – Boston, MD – House Of Blues
May 13 – Albany, NY – Washington St. Armory
May 15 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House Of Blues
H20 Remaining Shows
Mar 09 Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater w/ Dropkick Murphys & Civet
Mar 10 Albany, NY @ Northern Lights w/ Dropkick Murphys & Civet
Mar 11 Worcester, MA @ Palladium w/Cruel Hand, Stigma, Defeater & Soul Control
Mar 12 Boston, MA @ House Of Blues w/ Dropkick Murphys & Civet
Mar 13 Boston, MA @ House Of Blues w/Dropkick Murphys & Civet
Come celebrate the 3 year anniversary of the Define The Meaning zine on Friday, February 13 in New Brunswick New Jersey with Murphy’s Law, Kevin Seconds (of 7 Seconds) & Vic Ruggiero (of The Slackers), One 4 One, Killed By The Bull, and Deatkiller.
DEFINE THE MEANING 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
with
Murphy’s Law
Kevin Seconds & Vic Ruggiero
One4One
Killed By The Bull
Deathkiller
February 13, 2009
$12 | 1st band at 9PM Sharp | Ages 21+
The Court Tavern
124 Church St
New Brunswick, NJ
Hello friends!! I just wanted to let you know that Define the Meaning will be airing LIVE for the first time on Punkradiocast.com on Wed Jan 14th 2009 at 7PM EST.
We will be doing an exclusive interview with Let Me Run. The band will be playing a full set of songs off their newest album “Meet Me At the Bottom,” and their will be an exclusive interview as well. Be sure to listen in as this will be a very special two hour set.
To interview questions for Let Me Run email: definethemeaningzine@gmail.com
Earlier this afternoon John Joseph posted on myspace that the CRO-MAGS will be doing a live DVD shoot for an upcoming DVD. Details are as followed:
Dec 28th @ Knitting Factory
EARLY SHOW DOORS @ 4:30
TRAPPED UNDER ICE
LAWS OF GRAVITY
WISDOM IN CHAINS
CRO-MAGS – jam – (8PM SHARP!) (PLAYING OLD AND NEW TUNES!)
90’s heavy hardcore staple Coalesce have recently reuninted and have been recording a new album. They posted a brief update on their blog, stating
the cat says “fuck the bag”…
the records done. mixing starts now.
They go into small details by replying to comments such as
no no no… its BRAAAAAAND NEW.
and
springtime-ish.
and
yep, this will be a relapse records release.
Porcell of Youth of Today, Judge, Shelter, and Bold has recently launched a new Straight Edge-themed clothing line called True Till Death.
Straight edge. It’s a choice. A conscious decision not to let chemicals or popular opinion be your ruler. In a world where being “cool” means intoxication and excess, it’s a stance against.
Let them call it a trend. We know it’s more. It’s a common sense lifestyle that frees the boy from toxic control and releases the mind from clouded thoughts and dependency.
The X. It’s more than fashion, It’s a statement. Wear it proudly.
Check out the items at http://www.merchdirect.net/TrueTillDeath
Glassjaw has a new song posted on its official website called “You Think You’re John Fucking Lennon.” You’ll have to wait through a minute and a half of drum loops to hear the actual song. Check it out here.
H20 has announced that they will be supporting Dropkick Murphy’s on their “All Roads Lead to Boston Tour,” in Feb/March of 2009. The band has been touring non stop since their release of “Nothing To Prove,” and haven’t showed any signs of stoping any time soon.
Be sure to check out H20 with Dropkick Murphy’s:
Friday February 20th – Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles CA
Saturday February 21st – The Warfield Theater, San Francisco CA
Sunday February 22nd – McDonald Theatre, Eugene OR
Monday February 23rd – Showbox SoDo, Seattle WA
Wednesday February 25th – Shrine Auditorium, Billings MT
Thursday February 26th – The Venue at The Hub, Fargo ND
Friday February 27th – Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee WI
Saturday February 28th – Congress Theatre, Chicago IL
Sunday March 1st – Myth, St Paul MN
Tuesday March 3rd – The Fillmore, Detroit MI
Wednesday March 4th – Egyptian Room, Indianapolis IN
Thursday March 5th – Ramshead, Baltimore MD
Friday March 6th – Roseland Ballroom, New York NY
Sunday March 8th – Electric Factory, Philadelphia PA
Monday March 9th – Webster Theater, Hartford CT
Tuesday March 10th – Northern Lights, Clifton Park/Albany NY
Hey all, I wanted to share some very exciting news with you. Over the past week we recently signed a contract with one of the biggest magazine subscription websites called www.magazines.com. I’m sure that most of you have been there before to browse or purchase, well now you can buy Define the Meaning! Subscriptions are starting off with issue #7 featuring Toby Morse of H20 and Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio. No worries, you will not be over charged on magazines.com and if you purchase subscriptions through them you will still be supporting us as we have worked out a pretty good deal. If you haven’t bought your subscription yet please do so on www.magazines.com. All you have to do is look up “Define the Meaning.”
Notice, for those who bought their subscriptions personally from us you will still be getting them through us. So you do not have to worry about the update.
Best,
Define the Meaning
John Joseph and Mackie Jayson, along with A.J. of Leeway and Craig Setari of Sick of It All will be playing their epic Cro-Mags set for three shows this December. Their show this past September in Brooklyn was simply amazing, and for anyone that missed it, make sure to go to the shows below:
December 26 @ Broad Street Ministry, Philadelphia, PA
December 27 @ Anchors Up, Haverhill, MA
December 28 @ Knitting Factory, NYC, NY
Nov 27 Solothurn, Switzerland @ Kofmehl
Nov 28 Lucinico, Italy @ Pieffe Factory
Nov 29 Rimini, Italy @ Boulevard Rock Club
Dec 01 Munchen, Germany @ Backstage
Dec 02 Jena, Germany @ F-Haus
Dec 03 Magdeburg, Germany @ Blow Up
Dec 04 Warschau, Poland @ Progesja
Dec 05 Berlin, Germany @ SO36
Dec 06 Steenwijk, Netherlands @ De Buze
Dec 07 Enschede, Netherlands @ Attack
Dec 08 Kassel, Germany @ ARM
Dec 09 Frankfurt, Germany @ Batschkap
Dec 10 Bremen, Germany @ Schlachthof
Dec 11 Zedtwitz, Germany @ Fernverkehr
Dec 12 Chemnitz, Germany @ AJZ
Dec 13 Oberhausen, Germany @ Turbinenhalle
Dec 14 Rotterdam, Netherlands @ De Baroeg
Fake Problems (Naples, Florida). have recently signed to SideOneDummy. The band plans to release their debut “It’s Great To Be Alive,” on Feb 17th, 2009.
The track listing will be as followed:
1. 1234 1:25
2. The Dream Team 2:14
3. You’re a Serpent, You’re a She-Snake 3:12
4. Don’t Worry Baby 3:18
5. The Heaven & Hell Cotillion 1:23
6. Level with the Devil 5:09
7. Diamond Rings 3:53
8. Tabernacle Song 3:15
9. Alligator Assassinator 1:15
10. There Are Times 3:29
11. Too Cold Too Hold 3:27
12. Heart BPM 4:34
Check out the band when they hit up your town while on tour with Smoke Or Fire. Tour dates can be found here.
Sakes Alive!! “Presents”
Demo CD
With Honor, Life In Your Way, and Risk Taken will be having a reunion show on December 20th, 2008 ath the Knights of Columbus in Wallingford, CT.
Dillinger Four, October 14, 2008
Brooklyn, NY
There were a lot of kids outside, and they had a lot of beer.
The place was Todd P’s impressive new Danbro Studios Warehouse in Brooklyn’s East Williamsburg Industrial Park, and the kids were there to celebrate Civil War, Dillinger Four’s first new record since 2002’s Situationist Comedy. This was to be the final New York appearance by the Ergs, who were joined by the Measure and Carnal Knowledge to round out the bill.
Before we get into it, I’ll say that this place is one of the best venues I’ve seen. Formerly used by a Prohibition-era brewery, the warehouse offers vaulted ceilings, a huge outdoor patio with bathrooms and a city view, and a makeshift bar presided over by insufferably hip bartenders serving beers and vodka. It’s a striking place to be, no less see a show. I half-expected a mustachioed Daniel Day Lewis to stumble out of some back room carrying a musket and a flask.
Sorry to say that my cohorts and I missed the first two bands, arriving only after the back of the stage collapsed while the Ergs played. Even with the technical problems, the fans went off for the pop-punk band, especially for a slightly sped up version of “Everything Falls Apart (and More)” from 2005’s already classic Dorkrockcorkrod.
Dillinger Four was next. I’ve heard rumors about the Midwestern foursome’s live show since the beginning of the century, from message board mutterings about the time both Paddy and Eric were sick from drink and spilling vomit into buckets to ravings from various acquaintances that detailed their ferocity and stage talent. The first story remains unconfirmed, but the second comes from a place of pure truth.
They played only a few songs off of Civil War, instead focusing on songs from Midwestern Songs of the Americas, Versus God, and Situationist Comedy. The floor was a pendulum, falling left, falling right, kids bouncing off one another, some threatening to leap from staircase adjacent to the stage, others diving from the speakers onto the throng of weirdos beneath. Fan favorites included “Doublewhiskeycokenoice” (D! 4!), “D4: Putting the ‘F’ back in Art”, and “Gainesville”, with its chorus, a pledge of allegiance to a late-fall Indian summer, uniting the crowd under the leafy banner of a punk rock October.
-Joe Allocco
“Burning Fight: The Nineties Hardcore Revolution in Ethics, Politics, Spirit, and Soundt,” a book written about 1990’s Hardcore will be released early next year, and to celebrate the release will be an outstanding Book Release show in Chicago. Bands scheduled to appear include Unbroken, Disembodied, Trial, Mouthpiece, Killing Time, Underdog, 108, Bane, Blacklisted, Threadbare, and many, more. The show is scheduled for May 2nd and 3rd, 2009 at the Metro in Chicago.
For more information, visit the Burning Fight MySpace Blog:.
Long Island Hardcore band Cipher is back and will be releasing a new album shortly. According to Lambgoat, drummer Danny has an update:
“It’s been a long time coming. It’s been four years since we’ve been to a recording studio. I wish I could say that it’s been hard to believe it’s been this long since the ‘Children Of God’s Fire’ album, but it’s pretty easy to believe actually. We are not the type of band that puts out negative news or who airs their dirty laundry out on the internet. We stay positive through the trying times and come up with solutions to situations that would have destroyed weaker minded bands. But with that being said, I think you guys deserve at least a summary of what’s been going on with us since we released the COF album in June 2005.”
Since singer John Gula left this PA Hardcore outfit, the band is now in search of someone to take his place. According to the band:
“Ok, so here are the facts of the situation, the new CD is done and has been for months. There are 13 tracks (12 originals, 1 cover), half of which have finished lyrics. Vocals, on the other hand…
“So, we are indeed looking for a new singer. We didn’t spend 11 months writing and rehearsing and recording a new record just to have it get shelved and never see the light of day just because of one line-up change. We’ve gone back and forth over whether we should change the name of the band or not, but the bottom line is, Eulogy Recordings signed Turmoil, so Turmoil it is.
The Bouncing Souls will be having their 2nd annual “Home For The Holidays” shows at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ Dec 26 to Dec 28. Supporting bands include L.E.S. Stitches, The Casualties, Static Radio, Token Entry, Vision, Let Me Run, and Gaslight Anthem.
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