:: Sir Mix-A-Lot is the latest musician to get the Rickroll treatmentnt.

:: Sonic Youth may no longer be with Geffen Records for their next release. Their last studio album, Rather Ripped ended their longtime deal with the label. Thurston Moore is looking into indie labels.

:: Popular food chain Cracker Barrel is looking to get into the music biz. Its first release is (fittingly) to be none other than Kenny Rogers.

:: The Gaslight Anthem’s new album The ‘59 Sound debuted at #70 on the Billboard top 200 this week. Selling 7,447 copies of the album in their first week.

:: The Virgins are hitting the road, opening for the Black Kids.

:: Guitar Hero for Christian Rock?

RISE AGAINST are just a few weeks out from the release of their 5th studio album, Appeal To Reason. They recorded the album at The Blasting Room with producer/drummer/all around cool guy Bill Stevenson, who’s handled the knob-twisting role for the band in the past.

The band just posted a new track “Re-Education Through Labor” up on their Myspace page. It’s a first listen for most of the public, and hopefully a good indication of what we’re in for on October 7th. Upon first listen it’s pretty impressive to hear how much frontman Tim McIlrath’s voice has grown. Yes he’s always been able to belt out a good scream but it seems he’s grown into it and the vocals prompting them to be a bit higher in the mix on this song.

MP3: Rise Against :: “Re-Education Through Labor” via Myspace.

The band kicks off a big fall tour with one of the best lineups in a while, so great we’re dubbing it the “Tour Of Awesome” in the office. Check out the dates, album art and tracklisting after the jump. (more…)

THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM played an early set Saturday night at The Knitting Factory, celebrating the release of their new record, The ‘59 Sound. Polar Bear Club and We’re All Broken handled the opening duties but Gaslight were the stars of the night, playing for nearly 2 hours to a (very) sold out crowd of diehard fans. Lots of friends - who playfully joked with the band over the course of the night, peaking with a few rousing Bouncing Souls chants, “Ole” and “Here We Go”, before the encore (to honor the New Brunswick roots). There was even extended family on hand, lots because we overheard conversation about when the boys were young from some excited aunts. More pics after the jump. (more…)

:: Page Six is reporting Bruce Springsteen will be the halftime performer at the next Super Bowl.

:: Rolling Stone magazine will be shrinking in size to better fit newsstands, ending a 30 year run at the overstock size. The publication is at an all-time high of 1.5 million subscriptions, but news rack purchases are down.

:: Stax Records released an official statement saying goodbye to their longtime friend and recording artist Issac Hayes.

:: You can stream the entire new album, The ‘59 Sound from THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM on their myspace page.

:: Pitchfork TV is partnering up with IFC Channel to broadcast the web channel over the cable airwaves.

The Gaslight Anthem will be performing live at Generation Records in NYC August 12th. Get on the limited list and get tickets now by going here.

Have a first look at it! THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM are brining their “‘59 Sound” among us. The new video is the first from the band’s forthcoming SideOneDummy release of the same name.

The video, directed by Kevin Custer, depicts a young boy finding a funeral where he see’s flashes of a man (his father? himself?) as he takes pictures of people in attendance. Not exactly the happiest of subject matter, but a treament that completely works with the tone and story of the song.

We’ve had the sheer luck of rocking out to the new album for a while not and we’re totally in love with it. But if you read this blog with any sort of consistency, that’s not really too hard to have figured out.

Photos by Ross Herman

The summer institution that is Warped Tour rolled through the “DC Area” at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD on Wednesday. With no clouds, no humidity and a high of roughly 90, it seemed like a great day and it was for the most part.

HOWEVER, how can you have AGAINST ME! play at 11:45AM?!?! For realz? This year was quite possibly the earliest I ever arrived at a Warped Tour and due to the atrocious layout, it took nearly 30 minutes to walk from the entrance, down and around and across what felt like the Great Plains to get to the big board. (I believe it was Matt Caughthran from The Bronx who referred to it as “The Trail of Tears,” a common sentiment that many bands referenced during the day). Once down by the main stages we realized that AM! had already been playing for 20ish minutes. I then proceeded to run to the main stage and heard the end of “Sink, Florida, Sink,” “Don’t Lose Touch” and “Thrash Unreal.” You win some and lose some, but I didn’t want to lose that one. MFers… (more…)

Beginning today at 3pm (est) you will be able to pre-order the new GASLIGHT ANTHEM album, The ‘59 Sound on SideOneDummy.com

Both CD and gatefold LP are available for pre-order. In addition to the pre-order you will score a t-shirt from the band.

Oh and there’s some limited edition vinyl color options for you as well.
* 1,000 clear blue vinyl copies.
* 500 white vinyl copies, available from Vinyl Collective.

PRE-ORDER: The Gaslight Anthem :: The ‘59 Sound

It hasn’t been released yet but THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM’S new album The ‘59 Sound is already one of our top albums of the year. We will make it an official declaration on August 19th when SideOneDummy puts the album in stores.

The band posted their first single and title track, “The ‘59 Sound” up on their Myspace page. Go listen, now! It’s no surprise the song has tinges of live-ness to it, a nod to Springsteen’s Born In the USA perhaps?

STREAM: The Gaslight Anthem :: “The ‘59 Sound” from the forthcoming album The ‘59 Sound on Mypace
MP3: The Gaslight Anthem :: “Blue Jeans And White T-Shirts” from the album Senor And The Queen via Spin.com

The band is on doing a small stint on Warped Tour this summer before heading overseas. But they will be back in time for some record release shows set up. One at the Knitting Factory in NYC on August 16th and one at the Middle East in Boston the next day. If you can’t get out to see them then, swing by Vintage Vinyl on August 19th, or Looney Tunes on August 20th for in-store performances.

PRE-ORDER: The Gaslight Anthem :: The ‘59 Sound

The Gaslight Anthem | SXSW 2008

THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM set a date for the release of their next LP (and first for SideOneDummy). The band plans on putting out The ‘59 Sound on August 19th. The band is currently in the studio with producer Ted Hutt (Flogging Molly, Bouncing Souls, Street Dogs) working to get the record together.

It’s been a pretty crazy run for TGA, with this new album, they’ll have released 2 albums (and 1 EP) over the course of 18 months. If that was not enough to keep them busy, they’ve toured nonstop playing with everyone and anywhere they could. The road doesn’t seem to end for the Anthem. This summer they will not only handle their first ever stint on the Warped Tour but they will hit Europe and Australia in between a string of both headlining dates and a few opening for The Bouncing Souls.

Hit up some dates after the jump. (more…)