http://www.tvulive.com/news.htm Keep up-to-date with your favorite RadioU and TVU artists. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EDT en-us http://www.tvulive.com/news.htm http://www.myspace.com/blindside Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EDT After a five-year hiatus since the release of their last album, Blindside announced that they were back in business late last year. According to a recent update, the band has just finished recording the new album at Bay7 Studios in Los Angeles. They are working with Howard Benson and Mike Plotnikoff, the same team who produced their albums “Silence,” and “About a Burning Fire.” According to the band they are taking their time mixing the album. They stated, “We have been working on this album for 3 years and really feel we have something special, something worth waiting for and something worth getting right.” Underoath has just announced that they will be releasing another live album. They recorded their show from The Koko in London on March 11th and it will be available online and on all of the dates of their upcoming European tour. You can get more details and check out the album artwork at tvulive.com. http://www.tvulive.com/news.htm http://www.switchfoot.com Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:15:00 EDT After recently releasing their video for “Mess of Me,” Switchfoot is rumored to be working on another new video. There’s no word yet on which song they be shooting a video for, but according to Variety Jennifer Love Hewitt will be directing it. Probably not as strange as you think considering she’s currently directing and producing the CBS show “Ghost Whisperer.” Switchfoot has also announced that they’ll be performing their song “Mess of Me,” on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, tonight. For more on what Switchfoot is up to, check out their website. High Filght Society has just announced via Facebook, that they have signed a new record deal with Word Records, so congratulations to them! They’ve posted an entire album full of pictures from signing day online if you want to check them out. Hopefully we’ll hear some news about a new album soon. http://www.tvulive.com/news.htm http://www.myspace.com/therocketsummer Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:30:00 EDT After releasing “Of Men and Angels,” at the end of February, The Rocket Summer has a pretty packed spring and summer ahead of them. They hit the road just a few days ago with One Republic, and they’ll be finishing their spring run supporting the Goo Goo Dolls. After that, Bryce and crew will be hitting up the UK for a couple of weeks and then heading out on the summer biggest tour in June. Also Bryce was recently featured in a pretty sweet article where he talked about his faith and the new album. You can link up to it at tvulive.com. KJ-52 and Manafest have teamed up to give away a free copy of DJ Hero. When you sign up to win, not only will you be entered in the drawing for the game, but you’ll also get free music from KJ-52 and Manafest. Also you can check out KJ-52’s new video for “Swagged Out with Tags Out,” and on March 15th you’ll be able to see Manafest’s new video for “Everytime You Run.” For more details on how you can enter, hit up tvulive.com. http://www.tvulive.com/news.htm http://www.andyhunter.com Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:15:00 EDT Andy Hunter is offering two free songs to anyone who donates money to the charity he is raising money for in the London Marathon. He is raising money for The Cystic Fibrosis Trust by running the marathon and anyone who donates £2 or more (which about $3) will get a free download of his songs “On Automatic,” and “Stars.” You can make your donation at Andy’s Fundraising page and afterwards you will receive an email with download links for the tracks. War of Ages has been gearing up for the release of their new album “Eternal.” The album comes out on April 13th through Facedown Records, and although you can’t hear any new music online yet, you can see the album artwork. They recorded the album with As I Lay Dying lead singer Tim Lambesis at his studio in San Marcos, California. Also, rumors are currently circulating about War of Ages inclusion in the spring tour with As I Lay Dying and Demon Hunter. In other quick new music news, The Classic Crime has posted a new song online called “Solar Powered Life.” Check out their MySpace page if you want to take a listen. http://www.tvulive.com/news.htm http://www.lifelight.org Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:15:00 EST Children 18:3, The Classic Crime and Brian Head Welch are all working on brand new albums, and now they have something else in common: a tour. The Lifelight Spring Tour kicks off on April 7th in Minnesota. It only lasts about two weeks, but it does include one free show at the National Guard Armory in Wagner, South Dakota. You know that’s going to be insane. If you more details, check out lifelight.com. Speaking of tours, Copeland has just posted the full list of tour dates for their spring farewell tour. It appears to be a pretty massive tour and they won’t be touring exclusively in the U.S., because they’ve just added Singapore, Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia to the list. They also mentioned in their blog that they would be releasing their “In Motion,” album on vinyl sometime in the near future. To check everything out, link up at tvulive.com. Last but not least, The Almost has released their cover of “Free Fallin’” to the interwebs. It’s a great cover and you can check it out on Spin Magazine’s website. http://www.tvulive.com/news.htm http://www.facebook.com/houseofheroes Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:00:00 EST The good news about House of Heroes is that they are finishing up a brand new album. The bad news is; the band has been going through some personnel changes lately. According to a recent post by Tim Skipper, the band’s lead singer, their drummer Colin will not be joining them on the Awake Tonight Tour, and their bass player AJ, who hasn’t been with the band since last fall, has also decided to part ways. Both sited increased responsibilities to their families as the deciding factor. The drums will be filled by Josh Dun and Eric Newcomer will be filling in on Bass. You can read the entire statement from Tim by linking up at tvulive.com. Demon Hunter’s new album “The World is a Thorn,” hit the shelves on Tuesday, but that isn’t the only thing the band released lately. They have just posted their brand new video for “Collapsing,” online. Link up at tvulive.com to check it out. http://www.tvulive.com/news.htm http://www.twitter.com/stephenanberlin Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:00 EST According to Stephen Christian’s tweets, Anberlin is in the studio laying down tracks for their fifth studio album. According to his latest tweet, “Day one recording and this record were on tape! Something I have always wanted.” Anberlin is recording with famed producer Brendan O’Brien who has previously produced albums for Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine and even Bruce Springsteen. Stephen has been constantly tweeting little bits of information about the new record, so if you want the latest follow him @stephenanberlin. If you jumped on the Relient K bandwagon late in the game, you might want to pay attention to this little tidbit. Gotee Records has just announced that they will be releasing a Relient K anthology composed of the bands first three albums “Relient K,” “Tongue in Cheek,” and “Two Lefts Don’t Make a Right.” The set is called “The First Three Gears,” and it hits shelves on April 20th, but you can pre-order it online now. http://www.tvulive.com/news.htm http://shop.tvulive.com Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:15:00 EST March 9th has finally arrived and so has the much-anticipated new album from Demon Hunter. Solid State Records released the band’s fifth studio album today called “The World is a Thorn.” Also, AP Magazine recently announced a spring tour featuring both Demon Hunter and As I Lay Dying, and the band just finished up a video with Endeavor Media for their song “Collapsing.” Before Their Eyes also released their brand new album “Untouchable,” today. This is the bands third album on Rise Records, which wraps up their contract with the label. You’ll be able to check out an extensive interview with the band in the April issue of Substream Magazine. Lastly, Stellar Kart released their brand new album today called “Everything is Different Now.” You can check out an interview with Adam explaining the title track and get a free download of the song by linking up at tvulive.com. http://www.tvulive.com/news.htm http://www.myspace.com/thealmost Mon, 8 Mar 2010 09:30:00 EST As you know, Haste the Day is locked away at a studio in Virginia recording their follow up to “Dreamer.” They have posted two new video blogs on their MySpace page if you were looking for some updates. Some other news you might be interested in is the digital re-release of “Dreamer.” The re-release includes two bonus songs, which are acoustic versions of “An Adult Tree,” and “Haunting,” and you can download it through iTunes or Amazon mp3. Superchick has posted some fresh details about their remix album. The album is called “Reinvention,” and they have posted the album artwork and tracklist online. The album will include eight remixed songs and two brand new songs called “Still Here,” and “Let it Roll.” The Almost just finished up a cover of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song “Free Fallin.” That song will be featured on the new compilation album “Punk goes Classic Rock.” You can check out a video of the band recording the compilation at tvulive.com. http://www.tvulive.com/news.htm http://www.twitter.com/children183band Fri, 5 Mar 2010 10:30:00 EST Children 18:3 has returned to the studio to record the follow up to their self titled debut on Tooth and Nail Records. According to their blog, Seth tracked all of the drums at Darkhorse Studios in Franklin, Tennessee and they will finish the rest of the recording and pre-production at Steve Wilson’s Studio near the west end of Nashville. To keep up with the recording process, check out their MySpace page or follow the band on twitter. MuteMath has just announced that they will be one of the supporting bands on the Into the Wild Tour this spring. The U.S. leg of that tour starts April 9th at the Pearl Theater in Las Vegas and MuteMath with be out on the road through the middle of May. Speaking of MuteMath, congratulations are in order for their drummer Darren King. He recently got engaged to Stacy DuPree the keyboardist for Eisley. Those are going to be some musically talented kids. http://www.tvulive.com/news.htm http://www.asilaydying.com Thu, 4 Mar 2010 09:45:00 EST Although the band hasn’t officially announced it, the new ads for Demon Hunter’s album “The World is a Thorn,” in AP Magazine, have stated that they will be supporting As I Lay Dying on a new tour this spring. If you just soiled yourself…I understand. Again, no dates or details have been announced yet, but Demon Hunter has continued to release something new every day on their MySpace page including another new song called “Just Breathe.” Norma Jean enlisted the help of their fans late last year to record footage for their new video. That video was for their brand new song called “Kill More Presidents,” and the band has just posted the video online as a free download. As you know, Norma Jean is currently in the studio shredding up a new album for Razor and Ties Records. Finally, Noisecreep has posted some behind the scenes photos from The Devil Wears Prada’s video shoot for “Assistant to the Regional Manager.” You can check it out at tvulive.com. http://www.tvulive.com/news.htm http://www.myspace.com/queensclub Thu, 4 Mar 2010 09:45:00 EST New RadioU band Queen’s Club has just posted a ton of updates online. After releasing their “Nightmarer EP” in October, the band will be releasing their first full-length album. The album is called “Young Giant,” and it will be on the shelves on March 23rd on Tooth and Nail Records. You can listen to their first single “Less Talk” on their MySpace page, and you can also download that through Amazon or iTunes. Also they recently shot a new music video for “Less Talk” and you can see the video trailer on their blog. The Fold just kicked off their new west coast tour and they will be out on the road through the beginning of April where they’ll end their run at SXSW in Texas. During the tour they are giving you and a friend a chance to win backstage passes via twitter. Also if you sign up for The Fold’s newsletter you can download a rare demo of the song “These Are My Dreams.” Also, they’ll be putting together a music video for that song by collecting footage from this new tour. According to the band, most of the footage will be shot during their show at the Apple Store in Chicago on March 21st. http://www.tvulive.com/news.htm http://www.myspace.com/abandontx Tue, 2 Mar 2010 09:15:00 EST Before Their Eyes will release their brand new album “Untouchable” a week from today and they are currently supporting Maylene and the Sons of Disaster on the Coaxal Flutter Tour. Following the release of their new album they will be hitting the road with Blessthefall on the Bangover Tour which will take them through the U.S. and Canada. Lastly they have also posted two brand new songs online called “Rick vs. Nick” and “Love is Misery.” You can have a listen on their MySpace page. Abandon received their first Dove Award Nomination a couple of days ago. The band was nominated for “Rock Album of the Year,” for their record “Searchlights” that came out late last year. Abandon is currently playing shows around the country at the Acquire the Fire conferences and they stated in a recent blog that they will be hitting just about every festival this summer, so you’ll have plenty of chances to see them live. Also they are already writing for a new record and hope to record as soon as possible. Find out the latest by checking out the blogs on their MySpace page. http://www.tvulive.com/news.htm http://www.myspace.com/numberonegun Mon, 1 Mar 2010 10:45:00 EST Haste the Day has officially entered the studio to record their new album. They are recording at a studio in Richmond, Virginia and they have posted their first studio blog on their MySpace page. They will be in the studio for the next couple of weeks for playing a few U.S. shows before their European tour in April. According to absolutepunk.net, Number One Gun’s new album “To the Secrets of Knowledge” has been pulled from the shelves. The recall came after what they’re stating as “content issues,” so you can’t find it in stores, or even online. No official word from Tooth and Nail or the band has been made, but some insiders have pointed out that the correct route may not have been taken in including a remake of Journey's “Don't Stop Believing” on the final cut of the disc. Which means if you already bought it…might want to hang onto it. At least it doesn’t have anything to do with accelerator pedals getting stuck. http://www.tvulive.com/news.htm http://www.myspace.com/corpuschristiad Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:15:00 EST The Classic Crime are getting ready to release their new album “Vagabonds,” on April 6th, but lead singer Matt MacDonald is also working on a side project. The band is called Skin and Teeth and according to their MySpace page it’s more than just Matt from The Classic Crime, but not a lot of other details have been posted. You can listen to their first demo song called “Walk With Me” online. Also Matt has been posting some pretty interesting articles on his new blog Jet City Filter, which you can link up to at tvulive.com. RadioU Hardcore band Corpus Christi has just announced plans to record a new album. The band recorded a few demos a couple of weeks ago, and they plan on hitting the studio in April to record their follow up to “The Darker Shades of White,” for Victory Records. For the latest on Corpus Christi, make sure you tune-in to RadioU Hardcore. http://www.tvulive.com/news.htm http://www.myspace.com/burdenofaday Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:15:00 EST Burden of a Day has just announced that they are finished…kinda. According to a recent blog on their MySpace page, they will be playing two final shows as Burden of a Day and then they will be changing everything. They have been writing new music for a new band with a new sound since the release of “OneOneThousand,” none of the band member will be leaving; they aren’t breaking up; they are just creating a brand new band. They will be announcing the name of the new band and the new sound on Burden of a Day’s MySpace page soon. If you want to read their full blog, link up here. Superchick is offering a free download of their song “Courage,” this week in support of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. The song was inspired by guitarist/vocalist Melissa Brock's personal struggle with an eating disorder, and you can read her full story on the band’s blog. To get a free download of the song link up at here. Last but not least, The Fray has just announced that they will be the opening act for U2 on a number of tour dates this summer when the 360 Tour returns to North America. http://www.tvulive.com/news.htm http://www.myspace.com/iamempire Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:15:00 EST After releasing a new video for their song “The Elevator,” I Am Empire has re-designed their MySpace page and announced a new headlining tour. The band kicks off The Elevator Tour on March 11th and they will be out on the road through April 3rd. This tour will also encompass their participation at this year’s South by Southwest. Before they hit road on their new tour, they will be playing a show at The Lounge in San Jose this Saturday night. All proceeds from that show will be donated to relief efforts in Haiti. To find out more check out their MySpace page. Matt Thiessen has just announced via twitter that he will be playing his first solo show in 7 years this Friday night. He will be a part of The Rocket Summer’s album release show at the Granada Theater in Dallas Texas and it will just be him and his piano. To find out more about the show link up here. http://www.tvulive.com/news.htm http://www.twitter.com/normajeanband Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:30:00 EST Unless you’re interested in the latest from Johnny Cash, which is completely possible, they one album you’re going to want to check out today comes from The Rocket Summer. Bryce Avary and crew released their new album “Of Men and Angels,” on Island Def Jam Records and if you want to hear what it sounds like before you buy it, you can stream the entire album on their MySpace page. Norma Jean hit the studio on February 1st to crank out 13 brand new songs for Razor and Tie Records. You can follow the band in the studio by checking out their twitter and also Noisecreep recently interviewed lead singer Cory Brandon about life since “The Anti-Mother.” You can check out that interview by linking up at tvulive.com. The Showdown is also in the studio working on a brand new album. The band has already finished up tracking the drums; they are currently working on guitars and getting ready to start work on the vocals. To keep up to date, follow them @showdownmetal http://www.tvulive.com/news.htm http://www.myspace.com/demonhunter Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:15:00 EST Demon Hunter continued their 50-day trek toward releasing their new album “The World is a Thorn,” by posting some new goodies. They now have three new songs on their MySpace page including “Tie This Around Your Neck,” “The World is a Thorn,” and “Collapsing,” which you can now download on iTunes. Also they just posted a series of still photos that were taken during their video shoot with Endeavor Media. You can check everything out by linking up at tvulive.com. House of Heroes has also just posted some new pictures online. They just finished up their time in the studio and you can check out the studio pics on their Facebook page as well a few new song titles. Also House of Heroes will be joining Skillet and tobyMac on the Awake Tonight Tour, which kicks off this March (as if Skillet and tobyMac weren’t enough). Last but not least, Fair has just released a new video for their song “Disappearing World,” and Fireflight has posted their first of two videos for their song “Desperate.” http://www.tvulive.com/news.htm http://www.eisley.com Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:15:00 EST After signing a new contract with Warner Brothers almost a year ago, Eisley has just announced they are parting ways with the label. As you know they’ve been working on a new full-length album for quite some time, and there have been quite a few delays when it came to releasing it. According to a lengthy blog from the band, “Business is business. Sometimes things go wrong. The industry basically crashed, burned and began rebuilding during the time Eisley was on WB.” Again, they’ve posted a very lengthy blog explaining the departure, what they’ve been through the last year, and some fresh news about their new album. I recommend you check it out if you’re an Eisley fan, link up at tvulive.com. Recently, The Classic Crime announced that they would be releasing their new album “Vagabonds” on April 6th, and that they would be donating all pre-order sales to an orphanage in Haiti that they recently visited. According to their latest blog, you guys have really been stepping up, and also they have posted an album sampler on their MySpace page, so keep it up!