With the stunning success of Wake The Dead hanging over the band, COMEBACK KID not only faced the challenges of raised expectations coming into Broadcasting…, but had to manage a changing of rank with former singer Scott Wade’s quiet exit. Fortunately, the lead vocal transition from Wade to guitarist Andrew Neufeld might just be the [...]

Drummer extraordinarie Ben Koller of CONVERGE fame has a new project, which will be debuting material this coming NYEs eve. Check out the info:

“Acid Tiger featuring Ben Koller from Converge is playing it’s first show ever at Lost n Found Bar in Brooklyn on New Years Eve! Come on down and get weird. Show details are on the Acid Tiger myspace page. Happy New Year!”

http://www.myspace.com/acidtigermusic

From Revhq.com: “Fronted by Pat Flynn of HAVE HEART and featuring musicians from bands like XFILESX and BREATHING FIRE, New Bedford, MA’s WOLF WHISTLE bring 10 tracks of aggressive, intense hardcore that takes influence from bands like INFEST, MIND ERASER and 97a.”

link: myspace.com/wolfwhistlema

Punk/hardcore all-star group LAST OF THE BELIEVERS have added a brand new song to their MySpace page, titled “A Long Time Coming.” The song will appear on “Version 2″ of the band’s debut EP Paper Ships Under A Burning Bridge, which will be on January 22nd.

Vermont’s WAITING FOR A MIRACLE have debuted a new demo track (“Dressed to Kill”) on their MySpace page. The five-piece emo/rock band released their debut full-length in 2007 on Long Island’s Hotfoot Records.

In the bio sheet accompanying MANIC’s debut EP, the writer suggests that they are one of few bands with a name that clearly resembles their music. While the five songs on Floorboards are somewhat marked by frenzy in terms of their tempo and approach, the underlying music is all relatively the same. The Los Angeles [...]

SPITALFIELD – Stop Doing Bad Things

- I’ve been playing this one quite a bit lately. It was perfect for my car ride the other day when we had a sunny, 45-degree day here in Michigan. Also, after mentioning the disc in my review of the new DESOTO JONES record, I couldn’t help listening to multiple times tonight. Stop Doing Bad Things will always be a reminder of the time when SPITALFIELD truly began to hit their musical stride.

Nashville act CELEBRITY will be releasing an EP with five brand new songs through iTunes on January 29, 2008. Doghouse Records will be handling the distribution of this digital-only self-titled release. This news comes after the band had originally left the label in March after the release of Mining For Twilight. Two tracks from the EP can be heard here.