Irish rockers The Answer are set to tour the UK & Ireland in October. Tickets will go on sale this Wednesday 22nd May via www.livenation.co.uk and www.ticketmaster.co.uk

Dates are:

A few days ago, A Rocket To The Moon announced that their forthcoming tour will be their last. They wrote:

Five years ago we played our first show with our best friends The Maine in Tempe Arizona. We were just a bunch of kids setting out to follow our dreams, see the world and make our parents proud. We are so grateful to be sharing the stage with them again this summer. It is with the heaviest of hearts that we’ve decided this will be our final US tour. We couldn’t have asked for a better way to end this chapter than with our friends that were there from the start. Since 2008 a lot has changed. We have grown as a band and also as individuals. We are band mates, best friends, business partners and most importantly, we are brothers. This band has been our family for the last 5 years. We shared everything with each other and experienced the world together. The bond that we’ve created is irreplaceable. This wasn’t the easiest decision for us, but we all felt like it was the right one and the right time. You guys, our fans, have supported us through everything. The good times and the bad. We owe you the world and words simply cannot begin to describe the amount of gratitude and love we have for each and every one of you. We ask that you come see us this summer, share some stories, laugh,sing and cry with us. For every ticket stub you’ve collected, record you purchased or T-shirt you picked up at a show, just know it has not gone unnoticed. We hope our music has been able to help you see the light in the darkest of times and has left a lasting impression in your hearts as you have done in ours. We love you with all of our hearts. Thank you for staying on our side. Lets go out the way we came in, surrounded by loved ones and friends, doing what we love. Here’s to the future. Stay Wild & Free.

-Nick, Andrew, Eric and Justin.
A Rocket To The Moon

Good luck to the guys with their future endeavours.

Goo Goo Dolls were yesterday inducted into the RockWalk in Hollywood, California. Guitar Center’s RockWalk includes such luminaries as AC/DC, Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick, Chuck Berry, B.B. King, The Ramones, Bo Diddly, Iron Maiden, Eric Clapton and many more. More info can be found at www.rockwalk.com

Watch their induction here:

Goo Goo Dolls new album, ‘Magnetic’ is due for release in June. Read an interview with Johnny Rzeznik in the new issue of Black Velvet. A vegan recipe by drummer Mike Malinin is also in the issue. More info is at www.blackvelvetmagazine.com

With a heavy heart the time has come to tell you all that we are parting ways with our long term bass player Josh Gurner.

Josh is the little guy with the big presence! Aside from his superb bass playing Josh was a big character in SMT and became notorious for his on and off-stage antics including the infamous ‘Josh-Pit’. At Download festival 2011 Josh leapt from the second stage and formed his own pit while still playing, and at Sonisphere he even climbed the Jager truck viewing platform without dropping a note! Those are just two of many great memories.

As we move in to our busiest and most important year for the band Josh has his own commitments elsewhere with Hacktivist and although we have all tried hard to make schedules fit together, the two bands both have too much going on for it to work.

So we bid Josh a fond farewell and send him on his way with all the love and luck we can muster. A page turns and a new chapter begins for Sacred Mother Tongue.

For the time being we are pleased to announce that our very old friend Des Jones will be standing in on the bass. Some of you who caught us on the Ill Nino tour will have already seen us with Des and I’m sure you’ll agree he’s done a blinding job of filling in. However we are now looking to fill a permanent position within Sacred Mother Tongue.

Applicants need to have some experience of playing bass. We don’t care how many strings you use, we don’t care whether you’ve been in a successful band or not, we’re not even stipulating that you have to have been in a band, BUT you must be a shit-hot bass player. We are looking for the cream of the crop to replace Josh Gurner… let’s not forget this boy’s talent! We’d love to find the UK’s best kept secret!!

The role is open to applicants from anywhere in the UK, so here’s how the process is gonna work. We are asking for serious candidates to put themselves forward in the following ways;

Please submit

1) a short CV or brief history of your musical experience,

2) tell us your location,

3) whether you have transport

4) and any other major commitments,

5) links to websites and/or recorded music and/or live or performance videos of bands you’ve previously played in

6) a video introduction of yourself and short performance of a piece of your choice

7) a brief rundown of the gear you currently use

Send all this via email to info@transcendmusic.com and we will be back to you very quickly. Many thanks for your participation, good luck to all out there.

Jeff Hanneman of Slayer has passed away today, with liver failure. He was 49. RIP Jeff. Condolences to Jeff’s family, friends and bandmates.

Adler, featuring Steven Adler (formerly of Guns N’ Roses), have announced that they’ve postponed their upcoming US and European tours. They write:

We regret to inform everyone that the Summer tour and European tour has been postponed.  Steven has checked into an undisclosed rehabilitation center to continue working on his sobriety.  We appreciate everyone’s support and understanding.  We hope to make the dates up soon.

Best wishes to Steven. We hope you’re able to conquer those demons.

Santa Barbara’s Sound And Fury Festival has been cancelled this year. The festival was due to take place on the weekend of July 26th - 28th. The organisers have announced:

“It’s over.

We are sorry to bring you this unfortunate news but the 2013 edition of the Sound and Fury festival is cancelled.

We apologize to everyone from the bottom of our hearts for having to do this, but it was unavoidable.

In order to quell speculation, you will hear the absolute truth from us. Due to unforeseen circumstances and the massive financial risk it takes to run a festival, we have to cancel this year.

We are just two people, running a festival that brings in over 60 bands and 1,800 kids to Santa Barbara every year. The amount of logistics and headaches this encompasses one can only imagine, needless to say from March to July our lives don’t feel our own.

This year, we put together what we thought was an amazing lineup with amazing sponsors that all spread the word of the festival far and wide. We as organizers have to weigh the pro’s and con’s of doing a festival and not losing tens of thousands of dollars in the process.

Plain and simple, we couldn’t take that risk this year.

To all of the bands, sponsors, friends, co-workers and attendees, we are very sorry.

Tickets will be fully refunded at the point of purchase (No Sleep Records) and should be completed by weeks end. If you bought a ticket, you will get your refund but be patient as we are sorting out the best way to get that to you.”

 

www.SoundandFuryFest.com.

 

Fresh from their first ever headline tour, rising UK rockers Fearless Vampire Killers have announced that they will be joining Madina Lake as special guests on their Farewell Tour of the UK this Autumn.

Birmingham band Strangle Kojak who have been quiet lately (Ash has recently been on the road with Room 94) have posted a status about the band’s future. They wrote:

Hey Everyone.

As you may have noticed we have been quiet for a few months now. We feel that we owe you an explanation as to what’s been going on.

As most of you know, Sam left the band in January and since then we have spent a lot of time and careful consideration to where our next step as Strangle Kojak would be.

After sitting down as the 3 of us a few times and having many chats and discussions about this we realised that our paths were heading in different directions.

Ash and Max will be carrying on together. We have some big plans for the near future. If anybody is interested in being a part of that please email ashleynealofficial@live.co.uk

As we are working on many different idea’s and collaborations at the moment we cannot say either way whether we will or will not be continuing as Strangle Kojak.

We want to thank everybody that has ever supported us or believed in Strangle Kojak so far. We’ve had an amazing few years leading up to this point and it’s all because of you. Thank You!

So there it is, you’re up to date with everything as it stands. Over the coming months we will be working hard and keeping you informed on all developments.

Once again, thank you so much for everything!

See you soon…

States and Empires are a new 3 piece band from South Wales featuring ex members of Attack! Attack! (UK) and Evita. Check their new website out at www.statesandempires.com where you can download a great new song, ‘Revolution’, for free.

Bands seem to be dropping like flies these days. Madina Lake (albeit with a tour still to come) and My Chemical Romance have left holes in the rock world while on March 22nd, Attack! Attack! UK announced that Ryan and Mike were leaving the band and so the band itself would cease. Now the US Attack Attack! have announced that they also are splitting. They wrote:

Well everyone, it’s been a wild ride for Attack Attack, but I think it’s about time Whiting and I take some time to write this note.

We want to start by thanking every single one of you that has ever come out to a show, bought a shirt, gotten in a fight over crabcore, or spent the time to send us notes online. We have been insanely blessed to be able to do what we have done with AA and we think it’s time that we wrap up
this chapter in our lives.

Yes, this means exactly what you think it means. The Back in Action Tour will be Attack Attack’s final and most ironic tour.

After 6 long years of playing in garages, VFW halls, clubs, open air festivals, and everything in-between. We’ve decided it is time to lay AA down for good.

You are all beautiful, wonderful people, and we want you to know that we deeply appreciate everything you have done for us.

We are sad to lay Attack Attack to rest, but are very excited for what is next in this new chapter of our lives.

Stay Tuned!!!

Much love,

The Andrews

Who will be next to call it a day? Place your bets now.

Tyson Ritter of The All-American Rejects stars in a new show on Amazon.com called Betas. You can watch it for free over at THIS LINK.

Tyson explains: ‘It’s this hilarious story about these funny nerds who are working at a tech farm in Silicon Valley to get that golden dream of being the next big Internet success. I play Dane, a total dirtbag graphic designer that lives in his own world of “I rule bro.” Please check it out (it’s free) and give it a review of 5 stars so we can make more episodes for your enjoyment!!! (Plus, you totally are gonna want to see Dane get crapped on even more.) Thanks guys!!’