May 2005 News

MUTE NO LONGER
Nitro Records' A Wilhelm Scream is currently working on their follow-up to MUTE PRINT with Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore. The album is slated for a summer release.

SMARTPUNK REVAMP
Armor for Sleep has taken over the spot left vacant by Midtown on the smartpunk.com stage. Also, Over It and Scary Kids Scaring Kids have been added to the stage.

WASABI VANDALS
The Vandals now have an official Japanese Website. For those interested, check out www.vandals.com/jp.

STRHESSED-OUT SUMMER
Bleeding Through will headline the second annual Strhess Tour, sponsored by Strhess Clothing. Other bands picked for support include Zao, Darkest Hour, Martyr AD, and Fight Paris.

LIGHTS, CAMERA, CAKE
Kung Fu has recently put a trailer up on their Website for their next feature-length CAKE BOY. This can be accessed at www.kungfurecords.com/cakeboy/trailer.mov.

HERE'S TO THE MOURNING
Seminal California act Unwritten Law recently parted ways with guitarist Rob Brewer. As of right now, the band plans to continue on as a four-piece.

PUNK GOES...
The next installment for the Fearless Records PUNK GOES series has been announced: PUNK GOES 80'S. Look for this to hit the shelves in June.

10-YEAR HAIRBALL
Psychobilly and ska label Hairball8 will be celebrating their 10-year anniversary this summer with 10 brand-new releases in June.

L.A. BATTLE OF THE BANDS
The L.A. County Fair is currently seeking college bands to participate in a Battle of the Bands being held in September. The registration deadline is May 15. For more information, call (909) 865-4506. Spaces are limited, so act now.

UNIVERSAL KUNG-FU
Kung-Fu Records has made a distribution deal with Fontana Distribution, which is part of the Universal Music Group.

GOD AWFUL STORE
God Awfuls bass player Kyle Lumsden has just opened up The World's End, a punk-influenced clothing store for both genders. The store is located at 219 N. Citrus in Covina, CA. Take that, Ataris and Hot Topic!

NEW LOBSTER
Lobster Records has re-launched their Website at www.lobsterrecords.com.

AMBER PACIFIC PROMISE FREE MUSIC
Amber Pacific will be streaming their entire new album THE POSSIBILITY AND THE PROMISE at www.purevolume.com/amberpacific until May 24.

FLOWER POWER
Flower Booking has just announced Flower15, a six-day event at the Metro in Chicago. The event, which takes place on September 27 through October 2, will be a day-and-night party and fundraiser.

TENTH TIME'S A CHARM
Epitaph Records has announced the track listing and extras for their 10th installment of the PUNK-O-RAMA series. The album will include 27 tracks, as well as a DVD with 17 music videos.

CHARGE! SOONER
The next installment of The Aquabats' discography, CHARGE!, will now be released on June 7 instead of its previous release date of June 14.

UNDERGROUND NETWORK?
Pennsylvania's own Anti-Flag HAS just inked a deal with RCA Records. Look for their major-label debut to hit stores in 2006.

THE END IS HERE
The Get Up Kids have now announced the dates and venues for their farewell tour to take place in June. The routing for the month-long affair can be found at www.thegetupkids.com.

AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE ON
Hard rock group American Head Charge will continue their current tour with Mudvayne despite the recent death of guitarist Bryan Ottoson.

LOLLAPALOOZA'S NINTH LIVE
The once-powerful rock festival is trying to make another comeback this summer. Instead of making this a full tour, Lollapalooza will be a two-day event. Lollapalooza 2005 will take place July 23 and 24 in Chicago's Grant Park.

BIZKIT SHARES TRUTH
Everyone's favorite Internet porn star Fred Durst is back with a new Limp Bizkit album. Instead of conventional promotion done by Bizkit's label, Durst is encouraging Bizkit fans to spread mp3s of the album's first single, "The Truth".

SORRY, MISS JACKSON
Civil-rights pioneer Rosa Parks has settled her lawsuit with Outkast. The lawsuit accused the duo of wrongfully using her name in a song.

MEAT PLAYING SOLO
Legendary Meat Puppets frontman Curt Kirkwood has gone solo after being part of The Meat Puppets for 25 years. He's recently signed to Little Dog Records and plans on releasing his first solo album, SNOW, in the fall.

OZZY SHUFFLE
Velvet Revolver will be replacing Iron Maiden on the last seven dates of this summer's Ozzfest. From all current reports, both Scott Weiland and Ozzy Osbourne are clean.

SCORE WITH CABRERA
On again/off again/on again Ashlee Simspon boyfriend Ryan Cabrera will be starring on a new MTV dating show this fall called SCORE.

KELLY TRADES SAFETY PINS FOR KRAFTWERK
In an effort to not get pigeon-holed with the likes of Avril Lavigne, Kelly Osbourne's new album will resemble an '80s dance record more than a faux pop-punk one.

YELLOWCARD'S BACK
The new Yellowcard album is well underway. The arrangements and writing are all but completed. The tracking and recording process starts in the beginning of May.

40 YEARS OF SKATALITES
The Skatalites, one of the bands credited with founding ska music, celebrated their 40-year anniversary this spring.

CANADIAN SPLIT
Vagrant's Moneen will be teaming up with fellow Canadian's Alexisonfire to release a split this summer on Dine Alone Records. You can receive more information on www.theonlybandever.com.

PRAY FOR THE SOUL OF AMERICA
Recent Idol cast off Constantine Maroulis may have lost the chance for a record deal, but his band Pray for the Soul of Betty hasn't. The band recently signed to Koch Records.

DEATH BECAUSE OF PORN
A Michigan teenager has been arrested for stabbing his mother over 100 times. Michigan police are saying she was stabbed because of an argument the two had over porn and weapons.

WHAT A DOPE
A Georgia man was arrested for marijuana possession after asking local police for a ride. The cautious police officer agreed to give the man a ride, but not until after a search. The man consented, and that's how the marijuana was found.

DUMBEST CRIMINAL OF THE DAY
According to Lt. Louis Hernandez of the Fresno Police Department, a would-be car thief accidentally locked himself in the trunk of a parked car he was trying to steal from. He was arrested when he was let out of the trunk.

IT PAYS TO READ
Michele Anderson of Natchez, MS, found more than just words on a page when she checked out a book from her local library: she also found a "substantial" amount of cash. The library feels they should get the money.

MAGGOT MOTEL
An 84-year-old Thai man's ear was found by a doctor to be the home for over 50 maggots. The man went to the hospital complaining of ear pain. The doctor found the cause of the pain to be maggots.

SAVED BY PEE
Tommy Brown is recovering in Fort Collins, CO, after being stranded in a Costa Rican jungle for seven days and being forced to drink his own urine to survive.

ANDERSON BOYCOTTS BREASTS
Pamela Anderson is currently calling on everyone to boycott KFC on behalf of PETA. For more information, go to www.kentuckyfriedcruelty.com.

CRUISE ROBS THE CRADLE
Tom Cruise has now been officially linked to 20-something Katie Holmes. According to publicists for both stars, the couple has been together for a few weeks already.

SLOW LEARNERS
Detroit Pistons' fans are at it again. Dennis Pauley was arrested and charged for throwing a quarter at Allen Iverson during game two of the first-round playoff game.

BUSH NOT TOO SEXY FOR HIS SHIRT
According to an online poll conducted by ESQUIRE MAGAZINE, President George W. Bush has little to no sex appeal. The magazine asked women to rate the commander in chief's sex appeal on a scale of one to 10. Of the 11,000 women who participated, Bush only scored in the low twos.

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