As if this is a big surprise to anyone…. Shaun White has taken the Burton US Open Slopestyle. Same old story, 900’s and backside 1080’s.  

I never thought I’d see the day when a small time screamo band would get bigger billing then Mxpx! Seriously, MXPX has been around the music scene, has been on major stadium tours…ah whatever. The latest tour featuring Chiodos, Mxpx, and others is available here:

4/1 - Columbia, MO
4/2 - Wichita, KS
4/3 - Ft. Worth, TX
4/4 - Odessa, TX
4/5 - Flagstaff, AZ
4/6 - Irvine, CA
4/7 - Bakersfield, CA
4/8 - Chico, CA
4/9 - Eugene, OR
4/10 - Spokane, WA
4/17 - Fargo, ND
4/18 - Milwaukee, WI
4/19 - Grand Rapids, MI
4/20 - Indianapolis, IN
4/26 - Rochester, NY
4/27 - Pittsburgh, PA
4/29 - Allentown, PA
4/30 - Worcester, MA
5/1 - Hartford, CT
5/3 - East Rutherford, NJ

I still don’t believe Mxpx should get treated as a “supporting” act. But I guess it is better than nothing.

Alex, Lucian and I just wrapped up our new microsites.  Yey!!!

Been rockin’ the Krylon on some kicks again for my homies.  Included are a pair of nike Blazer SBs and adidas Superstars.  Peep these nasty lil’ suckas!  More here.

Hard rockers Chevelle have recently released a video for their track “The Fad” and it is not the usual heavy music video. At least it wasn’t just them playing in a warehouse while it was raining. Maybe the music video is back in style? Too bad MTV doesn’t play music videos after around 6 a.m in the morning. Whatever the case is, here’s the latest video from Chevelle, enjoy.

In the world of music, some people just have their eyes and ears open to new sights and sounds. One such person is Vinnie of Less Than Jake, co-founder of Fueled by Ramen. He’s up to something very cool, fusing art and music together in a time where record labels are hurting. The label is called Paper + Plastick and it will focus on releasing limited edition vinyl records, artwork on paper, and digital music releases. It’s a cool concept, that I’m sure is going to find its home well in the hearts of many of todays indie insiders, whom already enjoy the mixture of two genres (ie: the velvet teen). Plastick Records is a side project that is very interesting to watch, especially in these preliminary steps, as the Less Than Jake drummer moves forward with plans to spotlight artists for what they are…makers of art. Check out the official Paper + Plastick Records myspace page, and support art and music and independence from the major record label world. You can also read the official announcement via CMJ by clicking here.

The Tampa Pro-Am is going on right now, and you can check into the live coverage via webcam courtesy of 411 Video Magazine. Click here, to see the latest heats from the event, as well as live coverage of the Tampa Pro-AM. The big event goes down this Sunday with pro’s coming in from all over. Will Koston win the #1 spot and take home 20,000 dollars in cash? Or will there be a new comer that throws it down like no other?

While a lot of people are speculating the future of music as a whole, some artists are releasing music for free, in small bits and pieces or whole albums. There are also labels dedicated to giving away music on a constant, consistent basis. One such musical endeavor is rcrdlbl.com giving out free music on a daily basis from artists around the world. This week they dished out a plethora of cool music and you can check it out by clicking here.

Free Music is always nice, and you can download mp3’s legally, and safely. This week’s updates include music from: Boo and Boo Too,Jet Black Crayon,The Submarines,Little Dragon,Surkin,The LimesRadio 4,Cassettes Won’t Listen,Adam Kesher,Maximo Park,Old Man River,Carla Bruni,MINK,Trifonic,The Subjects,The Subjects,Subtitle,Orouni,The Spiders,Borko,and The Fashion. Now that’s a lot of free music, so enjoy it! Click here to get free music from this weeks updates on rcrdlbl.com

The Seattle music scene might not be churning out multi-platinum recording artists in sets of two’s and three’s, but the mid 90’s alternative explosion still has some bands playing live and selling records. Pearl Jam is the latest band to be going on tour, and here are the latest dates from the guys that made it big, and survived the crash of the Seattle grunge explosion.

June 11: West Palm Beach, Fla. (Cruzan Amphitheatre)
June 12: Tampa, Fla. (St. Pete Times Forum)
June 13-15: Manchester, Tenn. (Bonnaroo Festival)
June 16: Columbia, S.C. (Colonial Center)
June 17: Virginia Beach, Va. (Verizon Wireless Center)
June 19: Camden, N.J. (Susquehanna Bank Center)
June 22: Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center)
June 24-25: New York (Madison Square Garden)
June 27: Hartford, Conn. (Dodge Music Center)
June 30: Mansfield, Mass. (Tweeter Center)

In light of the latest news that The Raconteurs is going to drop a record without any pre-promotion whatsoever, they have announced a string of tourdates which will be their only form of promotion at this point. This new scheme of things is one way that the bands and labels are trying to save their little industry. It might work, as The Raconteurs do have a multi-million dollar guitar player and member of The White Stripes in the band. Just on his publicity alone, he might be able to garner some recognition. Here are the dates:

April 20 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
April 21 Seattle, WA - Neumo’s
April 22 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom !
April 23 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo’s 365 Club !
April 25 Indio, CA - Coachella
April 26 Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
April 28 Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium
April 29 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre
May 1 Dallas, TX - House of Blues !
May 2 Austin, TX - Stubb’s BBQ
May 3 Austin, TX - Stubb’s BBQ
May 4 New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
June 13 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo