Kill Your Stereo

A New Zealand fan of the heavy metal legends missed out on tickets to their concert in Christchurch after petitioning for them to visit the South Island.

Buy, download, steal do whatever you can to get your hands on this EP.

According to a recent interview, San Francisco, Bay Area based pop punk band Set Your Goals plan to have there new, currently untitled album released by the end of winter. The band is currently in the process of writing, stay tuned for more news.

Perth's Miles Away are set to confirm their standing at the top of the hardcore heap with their awe-inspiring third album, Endless Roads. The culmination of eight years of hard work, heartache and good times, Endless Roads is the sound of a passionate, road-hardened band at the height of their powers. Three years on from their previous effort, 2007’s Rewind Repeat, Miles Away are older, wiser and more determined than ever. Written last year during some rare downtime, Endless Roads was recorded in early 2010 at Wild Arctic studios in New York by producer Dean Baltulonis (Sick Of It All, American Nightmare), and will be released on August 20. Currently on a tour throughout Europe, this September / October the band will return to home soil for the Endless Roads Tour.

If covering "Ice Ice Baby" wasn't bad enough, Britain's Jedward have covered Blink 182's hit "All The Small Things", leaving thousands of fans of the pop punk icons disgruntled.

After thirteen years out of action, the legendary wastoid duo Beavis and Butt-head will return to the idiot box.

After over six years together California post-hardcore outfit I Am Ghost have decided to break up.Forming in 2004 after singer Steven Juliano recruited band members through Myspace, I Am Ghost havereleased two studio albums and an EP on Epitaph records. Disbanding via the internet just as they had formed, Juliano released the news via a blog on the band's Myspace. "The fact is, we have grown up. I am not the same guy I was five years ago; none of us are. And for me, new doors have been open for the next chapter in my life. The same goes for the rest of the members. We gave the good fight and toured through rain, sleet, hail, snow and with broken and bruised bones. Members came and went, but again, I thank God I met those people."

Beautiful in it's own right.

Famous for their political lyrical content, Rage Against the Machine have joined Conor Oberst in announcing a concert in Los Angeles as a symbolic protest against Arizona's controversial immigration legislation.Playing their first hometown show in ten years, RATM are a part of a coalition of famous musicians including Serj Tankian, Sonic Youth and Kanye West who are refusing to perform in Arizona until the legislation is revoked. The debated bill, SB1070 allows police in Arizona to demand official proof of status from anybody that they suspect to be an illegal immigrant, with additional powers to arrest those who fail to provide this evidence.The law has been understandably controversial, with many claiming that it will invariably lead to racial stereotyping and discrimination.

Pop rock veterans Piebald have released "Nobody's Robots: A Farewell to Piebald" to mark their final goodbye after a reunion tour in March.

Rochester, New York pop punk band Such Gold have posted a new song onto their myspace page. The song "Sycamore" is taken from the band's new EP, titled "Pedestals", which will be released on September 14 through 6131 Records.

Bridge Nine’s newest roster addition, Lemuria, are currently in the studio recording their yet-to-be-titled debut for the label! The band is holed up at the Magpie Cage in Baltimore, MD for the next few weeks with producer J Robbins (known for his work with bands like Jawbreaker, Hey Mercedes and the Promise Ring). Lemuria drummer Alex Kerns said, “Right when we started writing this album, we knew we wanted to record with J. His catalog and style best compliments the new songs we’re working on.”