Miss May I Release Date

Miss May I have confirmed the release date for their new album "Momentum", It will be coming out on August 17th through Rise Records. They are currently on tour with The Devil Wears Prada, and dates can be found here on their myspace.

Pete Wentz's New Project

When Fall Out Boy took their break/ broke up everyone was in shock, exspecially when pretty much all the band members had new projects in the making |(Patrick Stump's Solo Album, while Joe & Andy made a new group), made everyone wonder what would Pete Wentz be doing in the meantime.. Well we finall have our answer! Pete has launched a new project called "Black Cards" and the preview to this project can be found here.

Anberlin Release New Video

Anberlin has released a new video for their song " We Owe This To Ourselves"
The video can be seen here:

3OH!3 Streets Of Gold Stream

Hey guys! sorry I have been a bit slow on updates, but I'm currently on vacation and I'm updating when ever i can get my hands on a computer!

Anyways 3OH!3 have put up a stream on their myspace for their new album on their myspace which can be found here . The new album 'Streets of Gold' Hits stores tomorrow so be sure to pick it up! These songs are just as catchy as 'Want'
The Track listing is as follows:
1. Beaumont


2. I Can Do Anything

3. My First Kiss (feat. Ke$ha)

4. Déjà Vu

5. We Are Young

6. Touchin On My

7. House Party

8. R.I.P.

9. I Know How To Say

10. Double Vision

11. I’m Not The One

12. Streets Of Gold

13. See You Go

14. Love 2012

VersaEmerge's New Album Stream

VersaEmerge's new album, 'Fixed at One' is streaming on Purevolume with four bonus tracks. the link to their pure volume is here

Hey Monday Update : New Song, Album Release Date

Hey Monday is currently streaming their new song " Wish You Were Here" on the vans warped tour site, It can be heard here. The have also released album information stating that the album will be called "beneath it all" & will be released August 17th.
The Album is currently up for pre-order on their site here.

Sublime Tour

Sublime has released a string of new tour dates. They will be touring with The Dirty Heads, dates are as follows:

* The two Canadian dates are bolded.

July 7, 2010 - Remond, WA @ Marymoor Amphitheater
July 10, 2010 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rock Amphitheatre
July 11, 2010 - Kansas City, MO @ City Market
July 13, 2010 - Chicago, IL @ Charter One Pavillion
July 14, 2010 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Eagles Club
July 16, 2010 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
July 17, 2010 - Philadelphia, PA @ Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing
July 18, 2010 - Baltimore, MD @ Pier Six Pavilion
July 20, 2010 - Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
July 21, 2010 - Glen Allen, VA @ Innsbrook Pavilion
July 23, 2010 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade Music Park
July 24, 2010 - St Augustine, FL @ St Augustine Amphitheatre
July 25, 2010 - Boca Raton, FL @ Sunset Cove Amphitheater
July 27, 2010 - New Orleans, LA @ The Howlin’ Wolf
July 28, 2010 - Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Amphitheatre
July 30, 2010 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Beach at Mandalay Bay
August 13, 2010 - Gilford, NH @ Meadowbrook
August 14, 2010 -Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
August 15, 2010- Bethlehem, PA @ Musikfest
August 19, 2010 - Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion
August 20, 2010 - Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
August 22, 2010 - Montreal, Que @ Metropolis
August 24, 2010 - Rochester, NY @ Main Street Armory
August 25, 2010 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony Summer Stage
September 10, 2010 - Cleveland, OH @ Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre
September 11, 2010 - Indianapolis, IN @ WRZX XFEST
September 18, 2010 - Tempe, AZ @ Tempe Beach Park

Two New EPs For August

NOFX will release The Longest EP on August 17th & The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus will be releasing The Hell or High Water EP sometime in August (a date is not yet confirmed), but they will be releasing a new song called "Choke" next week.

NOFX's track list and cover art are as follows:

1: The Death of John Smith
2: The Longest Line
3: Stranded
4: Remnants
5: Kill All the White Man
6: I Wanna Be an Alcoholic
7: Perverted
8: My Name Is Bud
9: Hardcore 84
10: War on Errorism Commercial
11: 13 Stitches (Acoustic)
12: Glass War
13: Jaw Knee Music
14: Concerns of a GOP Neo-phyte
15: Golden Boys
16: You’re Wrong
17: Everything in Moderation (Especially Moderation)
18: I’m Going to Hell for This One
19: I’ve Become a Cliché
20: Cokie the Clown
21: Straight Outta Massachusetts
22: Fermented and Flailing
23: Codependence Day
24: My Orphan Year (Acoustic)
25: S&M Airlines (7” ver­sion)
26: Dueling Retards
27: On the Rag
28: A200 Club
29: Shut Up Already
30: The Punk Song

New Billy Talent Video

Billy Talent's new music video for 'Diamond On A Landmine' has been released.

The Bamboozle Roadshow - Toronto [June 16th,2010]

Where? Molson Ampitheatre in Toronto, June 16th, 2010. 

Lineup :
           Drive A, Forever The Sickest Kids, Good Charlotte, LMFAO, Third Eye Blind, All Time Low & Boys Like Girls

  Bamboozle was originally just a 2 day festival in NJ , but has now expanded into something a whole lot more, this includes Bamboozle Left which is held in California, the Bamboozle Roadshow that travels around the US and aswell as Hoodwink, which takes place before the big festival in NJ goes down. Hoodwink is where bamboozle selects bands to play and keeps them secret, as they perform under a madeup and and cover a different artist, ex) Jacks Mannequin played under the name "4 dudes 1 cup" a few years back.
  With this being said, none of the Bamboozle festivals have ever hit Canada.. Until now. I must say, I was pretty sure this show was going to sell out as soon as tickets went on sale with that kind of line up, I mean nothing ever comes to Toronto this big and doesn't sell out.. I was clearly mistaken. The show was not well promoted, as it was originally not a date when the tour was announced. It was tossed into the mix randomly and if you aren't like me, constantly looking at these dates hoping one will come close enough to the boarder that you could drive to.. you would have not noticed it was added. Live Nation only tweeted about it a few times until the day before the show when they were giving away free tickets, but apart from that, that was it advertising wise. This roadshow also had bad timing, the kids in the states have been off of school since May (when the roadshow starts) so the fact that this is a day festival worked out well for them. Us Canadians on the other hand are in school until June, so the fact that this show was right in the middle of the week didn't work out well for high school kids, who are the majority of the fans that would love to attend this. These factors showed to have played a big role in how people bought tickets because it was evident that a lot of kids who wanted to make it, was unable to, as the venue was not even a quarter full. Also the venue choice was poor. Molson Ampitheatre doesn't really have the space to hold a 2nd stage, and with the lack of ticket sales the 2nd stage for the Toronto show was canceled last minute the day before. The way the venue is run, there is only one merch table for all the bands ( where as at every other bamboozle roadshow the merch was ran by the bands & their merch guys while having their own tent). With the one merch stand instead of 7, it was really clustered and unorganized and none of the band members were hanging around the merch to meet fans because it was too hectic. Jonathan Cook from Forever The Sickest Kids attempted to do this, but got mobbed by fans and caused a blockage in the walk way, but I give the guy props for trying.

  Up first is Forever The Sickest Kids, they are a sextet from Texas. Their sound is full of energy and can get anyone up and going at a show. When they hit the stage they were all over Kyle Burns ran out first and he jumped around as if he was the lead singer, and the jumped behind the drum set as the other guys hit the stage. It's small things like this that can give the crowd a better feel as to how the band is going to be, because some bands can just walk out on stage and hardly move around making the crowd feel as if they were just stick figures who didn't care about interacting with the fans.This was a great way to start off the show, they always bounce around on stage and try to get the crowd involved by hyping people up. They even played their new song that was leaked which was a treat, I don't think they intended to play it on the road until the leak happened.  I was a little worried that they would play way too much of their new CD "the weekend : friday" but they played a good mix of new and old songs. Kyle Burns designed their back drop and stage set, which is nice to see how involved band members are. Their new CD "The Weekend : Saturday" hits stores in September, and from the sounds of the new song it sounds a lot better than Friday.

  Good Charlotte was up next. These guys have been in the music industry for 10 years, and they either get a lot of hate or a lot of love. But by far Joel Madden still has it in him, they played a good range of songs from their 2nd & 3rd album plus gave us a new song "Like Its Her Birthday". You could tell that these guys have been in the industry for a while because they have had a lot of stage practice and can play their shows really well, as opposed to a band who is just starting out may not sound so good live when they don't have the editing to back them up. Although one change I have noticed in Good Charlotte is the fact that they dont move and bounce around stage as much as they used to, but then again they have gotten a lot less popular. I remember the first time i saw them live it was a headliner and they had filled the Molson Ampitheatre on their own, and now they are opening for other bands who have not been around as long as them. But one thing is for sure, their set will always win you over.. or well most of the time it will change a hater into a fan because they sound a lot better live than they do on their CD. Their 5th album "Cardiology" hits stores in September as well. Be sure to check this one out as it will be very different from what you have heard from Good Charlotte before.
  After Good Charlotte, LMFAO hit the stage. I personally didn't think that i would enjoy them as much as I did. These guys are full of energy and really got the crowd going. I felt as if they should have been on first, even though they have a pretty big fan base, but their performance was amazing. It was filled with their robot mascot, a hype man on stage & 2 hype people in the crowd pulling everyone in to dance.. and of course the best part the two lego people who came out in the middle of the set. They played their 2 hits " I'm In Miami Bitch" and "shots". It was unbelievable to see what this uncle & nephew duo could do. After LMFAO was Third Eye Blind, who pulled up Alex from All Time Low to sing with them and had everyone from the tour sitting up on stage while they played. It was nice to see Rob Dyer from Skate4Cancer there.

  All Time Low was up next. They are headlining the Bamboozle Roadshow with Boys Like Girls and alternate every night who goes on last. As always All Time Low was full of energy, making penis jokes and just having a good time. They aswell played a good mix of new and old songs, and Alex even asked security if it was ok for the rest of the fans who didn't have pit tickets to come into the pit because it was so empty and wanted everyone to have a good time and be close to them. They had two backdrops, one said 'Get Low' and then unleashed their 2nd one after the first two songs, which had their faces on it and doodles all over their faces. If you haven't seen these guys in concert yet, I suggest that you do as their shows are always memorable. They are currently in the studios and plan to have their 4th album out by January 2011.

  And last but not least we had Boys Like Girls hit the stage. They came out with a bang and they went into their first single off the latest record "Love Drunk" Martin Johnson has a way of getting the crowd going. He was full of energy and was bouncing up and down from the moment they hit the stage up until the moment that they went off. As some of the bands that night stayed stationary, BLG really got everyone going as well which was a great way to end off the concert because after their set you felt full of energy and ready to go again ! In the middle of the set, Johnson came out and did a longer version of "Thunder" (pulling out the acoustics and then unleashing the full band).
  All in all, The Bamboozle Roadshow is amazing. It is really good to see all types of music come together and have respectful fans. Sometimes when there is such a wide range of different types of music being played at a festival, you see the fans clashing. But this was definitely not the case, you would see fans with each of the bands shirts all respecting and enjoy the music that each band had brought to the table.If you haven't checked out this tour and it's coming near you, I suggest that you go, as it's a lot of fun!

Some Helpful Hints for checking out the bamboozle roadshow:

* If you are a Good Charlotte fan, first 6 to the merch table on each date gets m&g if you join the street team by saying " i wanna rep GC" and handing out stickers.
* Stay by the merch table if you want to meet the bands, as they tend to hang around them every night, Benji Madden and Jonathan Cook have been known to be around there a lot.
* All Time Low stated when the tour started that each night they will only come out at the end and be at the buses or the exit if buses are not accessible
 

Cancer Bats Embark on Canadian Tour

Cancer Bats have announced their Canadian Tour which will take place after they finish up the Cool Tour with As I Lay Dying & Underoath it's called "The Summer Bro-Down Tour"

Here are the confirmed dates:


August 05^th Vancouver, BC – The Biltmore Cabaret
August 06^th Victoria, BC – The Lucky Bar
August 07^th Kamloops, BC – Pogue Mahone Pub
August 09^th Lethbridge, AB – The Blarney Stone
August 10^th Red Deer, AB – The Vat
August 14^th Winnipeg, MB – Red River Exhibition
August 15^th Thunder Bay, ON – The Office
August 16^th Sudbury, ON – Jubilee Hall
August 17^th Montreal, QC – Le National Cabaret
August 19^th Moncton, NB – The Manhattan Club
August 20^th Fredericton, NB – Nickyzees
August 21^st Halifax, NS – The Pavilion

Norma Jean's New Full Length

Norma Jean will release their fifth stu­dio album, Meridional, on July 12^th, via Razor & Tie.
The Track listing is as follows :
1. Leaderless and Self Enlisted
2. The Anthem of the Angry Brides
3. Deathbed Atheist
4. Bastardizer
5. A Media Friendly Turn for the Worse“
6. Septentrional
7. Blood Burner
8. High Noise Low Output
9. Falling from the Sky: Day Seven
10. Everlasting Tapeworm“
11. Occidental
12. The People That Surround You on a Regular Basis
13. Innocent Bystanders United / Oriental)
The new album can be pre-ordered on Norm Jean's  site here.

Bands Boycott BP Aftre Oil Spill.

  Disturbed & Godsmack are just some of many bands who have jumped on Korn's ban on using fuel sold by BP & it's affiliates after the big oil leak that happened in the Gulf of Mexico. Others who have joined this ban includes Backstreet Boys, Lady Gaga, Rise Against, Flogging Molly, the bands on the Rockstar Mayhem Festival, Rob Zombie, Hellyeah, Creed & a lot more. Korn's lead singer Jonathan Davis made this statement "This is the worst thing that has ever happened to the environment in U.S. history. From everything we're hearing about now, it's become clear that BP cut corners to put profit ahead of safety. The message we are sending should tell all the oil companies to spend the money and take the necessary precautions to make sure this doesn't happen again."

Just Surrender New Album & New Video

Just Surrender's new album, 'Pheonix' is streaming on Facebook , go check it out now! It sounds really good. "Pheonix" is set to come out this Tuesday (June 22nd). In other Just Surrender news, they have also released their new video for "On My Own"

The Secret Handshake Release New Album.

The Secret Handshake have announced they'll release their sixth studio album, Night & Day, on Aug. 17 via Triple Crown. The first single off the album is "Domino" and can be heard here on the band's facebook page.

Lights Announces Acoustic EP

Lights is releasing  an acoustic EP called " Lights Acoustic" on July 20th.
The track listing is :
1. River
2. February Air
3. Fall Back Down
4. Saviour
5. Romance Is...

Katy Perry Releases New Video

Here's Katy Perry's new video for her single "California Gurls" which is off her new album "Teenage Dream" which drops on August 24th! Personally, i LOVE the gummy bears in the video! :D

Avenged Sevenfold Release Date

Avenged Sevenfold has just released the new album artwork for their CD "nightmare" which hits stores July 27th. with this they have also released the tracklisting for the album.

Tracklisting:
1. Nightmare
2. Welcome To The Family
3. Danger Line
4. Buried Alive
5. Natural Born Killer
6. So Far Away
7. God Hates Us
8. Victim
9. Tonight The World Dies
10. Fiction
11. Save Me

For those A7X fans in Toronto, the band will be playing the Molson Ampitheatre on August 25th for the Rockstar Uproar tour with Disturbed. Tickets on sale now.

Travis Clark & Brandon Flowers Release Solo Projects.

We the Kings front man Travis Clark has released a demo of one of the songs from his solo project. He wrote "new demo, not for We The Kings, just for my personal stuff :) I hope you guys like it, cause I like you!"You can check it out here.

In other news, Brandon Flowers of The Killers has announced his solo project that will be released in the fall. Information can be read here . He also says that this is by no means the end of the killers and that he misses being in a band while in the recording studio. His first single "crossfire" can be heard on his site here

Final Verdict for Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan's Autopsy

  The final results are in, and after a long awaited 6 months, the conclusion to Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan's autopsy have arrived. It was a shock to every Avenged Sevenfold fan, when news broke that The Rev was found dead in his home on December 28th, 2009. The conclusion to the autopsy was that his death was caused by an accidental drug overdose. The fact that The Rev had an enlarged heart also was marked to have played a roll in the drummers death.

R.I.P Jimmy, you will be missed. :(

the full article can be read here

The Ready Set's New Album, Now Streaming // Info on FTSK Song Leak..

  The Ready Set's new album " I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming" is now streaming on his myspace! :)
Check it out! I really like it, if you're a fan of Never Shout Never, I think you should give him a listen. (:

http://www.myspace.com/thereadyset

The Album will be released June 15th,2010


  In other news, FTSK's new song was apparently not released by them. It was leaked by an unknown source but apparently one band member left his phone at a m&g by accident and it did have mixes of the new song on it..
You can read the band's statement on the leak here

All Time Low's Six Flags Incident.

  As many of you may have heard, All Time Low has now been banned from playing any Bamboozle Roadshow that is at a Six Flags venue. Why? because they allowed their fans to come up onto the stage with them, and unfortunately security over reacted. This resulted in 15 year old girls getting maced on stage and thrown out of the park. Alex Gaskarth tweeted about the incident not too long after it happened, saying, "I don't care how rowdy a crowd of kids are, there is absolutely no excuse for the police at SIX FLAGS to spray mace in our fans faces." and also went onto say, "That kind of protocol is insane for an all ages show at a theme park. A girl who looked to be about 15 walked up to me and said she was removed from the crowd after being maced. Are you fucking kidding me? That being said, you were an absolutely incredible crowd, and that may have been one of the best shows we've ever had the chance to play."( all over a series of tweets) . Martin Johnson from Boys Like Girls also commented on the incident through twitter by saying "you mace our fans you fucking die. bands locked on buses for defending helpless fans getting MACED for having a great time at a rock show. i dare security to come backstage."

  Sadly, this isn't the first time that bands we love have had an unfortunate run in with security, last year Forever The Sickest Kids & We the Kings were in a situation in Philly where the police got angry over the fact that they were not packed up by the time curfew rolled around, and beat down one of We The Kings' roadies sending him to the hospital. Ironically, they were also doing the Bamboozle Road Show..

  What do you think, was this an overreaction? or was it necessary to mace these kids?

Sneak Peak at Forever The Sickest Kids' new song!

   Forever the Sickest Kids is releasing their new cd this summer (it is one of 3 parts which the call the weekend. Friday was released in February to Canada, and this one will be Saturday) Here's a video someone made show casing the new song. I must say I love this track, I was a little iffy about whether or not I would like it because Friday sounded a little rushed, and not my taste.. It was very different from Underdog Alma Mater, which was amazing. Anyways Enjoy! 

Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock

    There's a new guitar hero on the block, and the track listing sounds like every modern rocker's dream. It's called Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock , this version gives you the classic game play but also some new features such as "Quest" mode in which you will be able to play as musicians fighting against evil. This mode is being narrated by KISS' very own Gene Simmons.. haha even at the age of 60 Mr. Simmons is still finding ways to get himself known by the younger crowds. 

 
There will be 90 playable tracks including:
AFI – “Dancing Through Sunday”
Avenged Sevenfold – “Bat Country”
Black Sabbath – “Children Of The Grave”
Buzzcocks – “What Do I Get?” Children Of Bodom – “If You Want Peace... Prepare For War”
The Cure – “Fascination Street”
Def Leppard – “Pour Some Sugar On Me (Live)”
Dethklok – “Bloodlines”
DragonForce – “Fury of the Storm”
Drowning Pool – “Bodies”
Foo Fighters – “No Way Back”
Foreigner – “Feels Like The First Time”
Jane’s Addiction – “Been Caught Stealing”
KISS – “Love Gun”
Megadeth – “Sudden Death”
Metallica & Ozzy Osbourne – “Paranoid (Live)”
Muse – “Uprising”
My Chemical Romance – “I'm Not Okay (I Promise)”
Queen – “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Rammstein – “Waidmanns Heil” The Rolling Stones – “Stray Cat Blues”
Silversun Pickups – “There’s No Secrets This Year”
Slayer – “Chemical Warfare”
ZZ Top – “Sharp Dressed Man (Live)”

how many shows do you attend in a month? what would be your dream tour?

hmm it depends really. the most i've attended in one month was 9 shows, and some months i might not even go to one. dream tour? it's already happening ;) BAMBOOZLE ROAD SHOW FTW! <3 . and maybe if you could toss blessthefall & the rocket summer in there..and let simple plan be on the canadian date it would be a dream come true!

what do you wanna know?

Time for some change..

Hey guys!
I want to start blogging more, and instead of just keeping the blog limited to just show reviews, I think I'm going to make this an all around music site, with reviews of cds, news, more pictures etc! :) so we'll be under construction for a bit :P 
If you guys have any suggestions, want one of your shows featured on the site etc hit me up !
concertlifetoronto@gmail.com

3OH!3 Release New Video

This is the first single off their new album "streets of gold", each week before the CD is released a new song will be available to purchase on itunes, thinking it's not worth it because you would rather buy just the album and not have doubles of the songs that were released early? Not a problem! the guys said there will be a "complete the album" feature so you wont have to worry about it! If you are apart of their mailing list, you will be able to listen to the songs streamed on their site, so if you are a 3OH!3 fan i suggest you hurry and sign up ;)