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Soundwave line-up changes
Soundwave organisers have announced the addition of three new bands to the 2011 line-up after original acts A Skylit Drive and Alesana were forced to pull out respectively. Consequently, Soundwave have announced that Polar Bear Club and Blessthefall will replace the two aforementioned bands. In addition, UK based outfit This Town Needs Guns has also joined the festival bill.Soundwave posted the following update on their forum this evening:There have been 3 changes made to the SW2011 line-up:1. Alesana have regretfully had to pull out of their international touring commitments for the first half of 2011.The band have just had a rather difficult change of labels and we are happy to announce that they have found a new home with the good people at Epitaph. However, part of their exit from their last label involved an additional U.S tour with ETF in support of their last record to help their old label recoup costs.We understand the circumstances, appreciate the fact that the band were st...
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We The Kings, Never Shout Never & The Maine announce Melbourne sidewave
Hailing from Bradenton, Florida, WE THE KINGS are one of the most engaging and exciting young acts around. With a knack for writing citrus-sweet hooks, WE THE KINGS display a kind of energy that never fails to be infectious, a type of happy disease. Their latest album 'Smile Kid' is "a dose of warm weather in the grips of a bitter winter" - Idobi. However it’s the live arena where WE THE KINGS truly make their mark. Their live show is bursting with bouncy riffs and passionate vocals, "if We The Kings haven’t graced anyone’s ears before, you can be sure a lot of kids will be Googling tonight." – Change The Record Whimsical and poetic, NEVER SHOUT NEVER's Christofer Drew has the amazing ability of crafting optimistic songs, perfectly displayed on 'What Is Love?', "a simple, sweet and sincere record that is founded in Drew's unwavering belief in peace and love" - Buzznet. All his CDs should come with a warning label that the music will gobble up audiences in its positive synergy. "I t...
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No Sleep Records sign Now, Now
Minneapolis, MN trio Now, Now and No Sleep Records are proud to announce the release of the Neighbors EP, out December 7th. Two years removed from their critically acclaimed album Cars (2008), and missing a few words off their name (formerly Now, Now Every Children), Neighbors marks a rebirth of sorts for the twin cities group. 2009 was a heady year that saw Now, Now lifted from the cold of the upper Midwest, and thrust into multiple US and European tours on account of their successful debut Cars. But after the strangeness of going from 100 capacity rooms to playing with arena sized act, Now, Now found it time to collect composure and reassess where the miles traveled had actually brought them. The obvious step seemed to be to get back to basics and build from what they knew. They began ruminating on ideas they’d thought up here and there while on the road, and in contrast to Cars, opted out of the studio and returned to the basement to lay down the tracks that would become the Nei...