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This Is Albatross To Take A Hiatus

This Is Albatross To Take A Hiatus

Hey Guys,

After a lot of thought and some really hard decisions, I’ve come to the conclusion to take a break from Albatross for a while.  For the past 3 years we’ve done our best to bring you reunion and break up news.  Huge thanks to my ‘partner in crime‘ Colin Jay (and his numerous bands) for helping out so much with the site.  It’s been a two-man show for a long time and it’s been gotten to a…

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Skate And Surf 2015 Announces More Bands

Skate And Surf 2015 Announces More Bands

The Skate and Surf Fest has announced a bunch of new bands to join 2015’s festival.  New, notable acts include Thrice, American Nightmare, Nora, Poison The Well, Hot Rod Circuit and many more.  Skate and Surf will take place May 16 & 17, 2015.  Tickets are available.

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Jodeci Announces Track Listing Release For 2015 Album

Jodeci Announces Track Listing Release For 2015 Album

Jodeci’s new album “The Past, The Present, The Future” is set to be released on March 31, 2015.  The album is available for Preorder on iTunes.  Check out the track listing below

Jodeci “The Past, The Present, The Future” Tracklisting:

Too Hot

Sho Out

Checkin For You

Those Things

Every Moment

Nobody Wins

Incredible

Jennifer

Body Parts

Stress Reliever

Sho Out

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Godspeed! You Black Emperor Announce New Album In 2015

Godspeed! You Black Emperor Announce New Album In 2015

Godspeed! You Black Emperor have announced a new album titled “Asunder Sweet and Other Distress” which is set to be released March 31, 2015 on Constellation Records.  Pre-Orders are available.  Check out a clip from the album and the track listing below:

http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F192622921 Track Listing:

Peasantry or ‘Light! Inside of…

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Blur Announces New Album “Magic Whip” Blur has announced their first new album in 12 years titled "Magic Whip."  The album is set to be released on…

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[MEDIA] The Juliana Hatfield Three - I'm Shy (Audio)

[MEDIA] The Juliana Hatfield Three – I’m Shy (Audio)

In celebration of a successful PledgeMusic campaign, The Juliana Hatfield Three have released the song “I’m Shy” on Soundcloud. Their reunion record comes out tomorrow. Check it out below:

http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F190745610

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Good Riddance Announce New Album "Peace In Our Time"

Good Riddance Announce New Album “Peace In Our Time”

Good Riddance has announced their first album since 2006.  The new album is titled “Peace In Our Time” and will be released on Fat Wreck Chords on April 21, 2015.  According Fat Wreck’s website:

It’s finally official, a new Good Riddance album is ready to be unleashed upon the world! We could not be more fucking excited to present to you: Peace in Our Time. The first Good Riddancealbum in nine…

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The Suicide Machines Announce "Destruction By Definition" Tour

The Suicide Machines Announce “Destruction By Definition” Tour

This April, The Suicide Machines are planning on a 14 date tour playing “Destruction By Definition” in its entirety.  Check below for dates.  Most importantly, they will be joined by their original drummer, Derek Grant, for the tour.  According to Substream Mag:

…original Suicide Machines drummer Derek Grant will be joining them behind the kit for the entire tour. This is the first time the…

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Hostage Calm Announces Final Tour In 2015

Hostage Calm Announces Final Tour In 2015

Hostage Calm took to Facebook yesterday to announce their farewell tour.  Check dates below:

Hostage Calm 2015 Farewell Dates

2/25 – Philadelphia, PA – Barbary 2/27 – New York, NY – Santos Party House 2/28 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall 3/4 – Chicago, IL – Schuba’s 3/6 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place

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Amneisa Rockfest Announces Line Up Filled with Comebacks, Album Sets and more The 2015 line up for the Amnesia Rockfest has officially been announced. The Canadian based festival will be celebrating it's tenth anniversary in style.

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Luna Reunites For More Reunion tour Dates In 2015

Luna Reunites For More Reunion tour Dates In 2015

A few months ago, we reported that Luna would reunite for a few shows in Spain in 2015 (you can check out the dates at StereoGum.)  According to Dean Wareham’s Twitter account, Luna will play one US show in the spring with more shows to follow in the fall of 2015.  Check out the Tweet below:

playing one Luna show in the USA this spring, with more to come in the fall http://t.co/XBkE4Z2F26

— Dean…

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Facedown Fest 2015 Announces Lineup

Facedown Fest 2015 Announces Lineup

Facedown Fest has announced the lineup for their 2015 festival.  The fest includes a reunion from xDEATHSTARx.  Facedown Fest will take place on May 16, 2015 at The Glasshouse in Pomona, CA.  Tickets are available.

Facedown Fest 2015 Lineup:

xDEATHSTARx

Gideon

War Of Ages

My Epic

Saving Grace

Everything In Slow Motion

Those who Fear

Hope For The Dying Leaders

Mouth Of The South

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The Replacements Announce 2015 Reunion Tour

The Replacements Announce 2015 Reunion Tour

The Replacements took o their website to announce the “Back By Unpopular Demand” tour in 2015.  Check out the dates below:

The Replacements 2015 “Back By Unpopular Demand” Tour

4/9 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre 4/10 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom 4/13 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic 4/16 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium 4/19 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore 4/29 – Chicago, IL – The…

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[MEDIA] AC/DC At The 2015 Grammy's

[MEDIA] AC/DC At The 2015 Grammy’s

AC/DC appeared on the Grammy’s this year and marked the first time they took the stage in 4 years.  Check out the performance below.

https://dailymotion.com/video/k76jaODsoSqfjJa5n6J

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Squid The Whale To Play 2015 BLED Fest

Squid The Whale To Play 2015 BLED Fest

Squid The Whale took to Twitter (along with BLED Fest’s Twitter Account) to announce that they will be playing BLED Fest.  The performance will include Bradley Walden, as reported by PupFresh. BLED Fest will take place May 23, 2015 at the Hartland Performing Center in Howell, MI.  Other bands set to play include Modern Baseball, Modern Life Is War, Small Brown Bike, Lydia, We Are The Union, Texas…

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Tom Delonge Parts Ways with Blink-182

Tom Delonge Parts Ways with Blink-182

It seems that after over two decades of being the iconic pop-punk trio’s guitarist and vocalist Tom Delonge has left Blink-182. The situation began raise flags when drummer Travis Barker’s Musink Festival featured a billing that had listed “Blink-182 with Matt Skiba.” Well according to Billboard, this fill-in scenario is due to Delonge’s departure. In a statement released by the band, there are…

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NateFest Passes On Sale Today

NateFest Passes On Sale Today

Tickets for NateFest go on sale today. The festival, set to take place March 21st and 22nd at GameChanger World in Howell, NJ. On top of the previously announced line up, performance by the Cro-Mags, Floorpunch (for “one last time”), Full Speed Ahead, Sheer Terror, the Banner, and even a special set from Ensign featuring Popeye from Farside and Jon from Undertow on vocals performing songs from…