The All-American Rejects, Dashboard Confessional, Devo, Fall Out Boy, Lily Allen, No Doubt, OK Go, The Bravery, Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Yellowcard are among the bands set to appear in Band Hero, the forthcoming more mainstream-focused game from the makers of Guitar Hero. Along with the aforementioned acts, the game will feature Duran Duran, David Bowie, Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, The Airborne Toxic Event, Styx and more.

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Lucero has posted two more in its ongoing series of fan-produced videos for songs from 1372 Overton Park.

The new videos are for “What Are You Willing to Lose?” and “Goodbye Again.”

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The Bravery have posted the new video for the colourfully titled “Hatefuck.” The track comes from their forthcoming album, titled Stir The Blood and due out November 10, 2009.

The clip was directed by the band’s bass player Mike Hindert and stars his sister and brother-in-law. It is not the first single, that is “Slow Poison” and you can find that on their official website.

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P.O.S. has booked a short tour with Eyedea and Abilities before his run with Saosin which kicks off in November.

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The Phenomenauts have booked an October run with support from Go Jimmy Go.

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Death By Stereo have fleshed out their world tour in support of Death Is My Only Friend. The band will cover the US, Canada and Europe on the tour which will see them sharing the stage with Nations Afire, Chaser, Ignite, Walls of Jericho and Evergreen Terrace.

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Hatebreed are streaming their new self-titled full length.

Check it out here.
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Athens, OH-based Skeletonwitch have launched a new preview widget featuring a new song – “Repulsive Salvation” as well as details for their forthcoming album, Breathing The Fire.

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When Hot Water Music disbanded a few years ago, many fans, including myself, were left wondering, “Will rock and roll ever be its honest, rebellious self again?” Well, not only has HWM started playing together again, but its individual members are spreading their sincere, Gainesville love under different monikers. Last winter, the good word was spread further with Chris Wollard and the Ship Thieves – 10 smoky snapshots of Chris’ optimistic, but unsettled world. With a bunch of dates being announced for the fall and winter, including some international shows and an appearance at Gainesville’s Fest 8 in late October, Chris Wollard and the Ship Thieves are ready to spread their nautical tales out to the rest of the world.

Chris sat down with Gen Handley for a frank conversation about tour withdrawal, the serious joys and perils of writing music and why he’s just a ship thief at heart.
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Mission of Burma has announced a free MIT performance, a Fun Fun Fest appearance and a handful of dates. The band is hitting the road to support their third post-reunion full length on Matador Records. The record is titled The Sound The Speed The Light and is due out October 6, 2009.

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Young Livers have posted the first song from their sophomore album. The band had this to say about the record itself:

We have a new record almost ready! We spent two weeks in sunny Ventura, CA with Armand and the residents of the 86 House. We recorded 13 songs from which we selected 11 to be on the record. The new material is different, as we have a different lineup than the first record, with Mike Carter playing bass and contributing some brutal vocals. We spent a lot of time in our practice space working on the material. Mike slept in Dave’s garage for a few months while we were writing, while the rest of us spent little to no time outside of practice or work.

We locked our selves in the studio for two weeks and I think we produced something we are all proud of. Once we get this record out, we are going to get out for some serious touring and reuniting with friends! Also, we’re going to be using some leftover tracks for a split or two. We’ve already begun writing again and are throwing around the idea of recording again soon for something not quite an LP.”

Check out “A Sad State In Affairs” on their MySpace page.
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Thomas Barnett of Strike Anywhere put together a detailed and annotated stream of the band’s new album, Iron Front. Next to previews of each track from the band’s Bridge Nine Records debut, Barnett gave detailed explanations of lyrics and themes.

Check it out via Express Night Out.

Iron Front is due out October 6, 2009.
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Forrester Research is saying that a “radical overhaul” is needed for the music industry to thrive. According to the report, as covered by Ars Technica, users should be allowed to “completely customize and share their music in an extremely open, platform-agnostic manner.”

The report notes:

First and foremost, consumers have the “right” to a unique music experience. This means that they should be able to completely customize what they’re looking at and listening to by having lyrics, on-demand live footage, photos, live chat with other fans, expandable music/video players, and more right at their fingertips.

The music experience changed the minute MP3s started making their way across the Web and people started cherry picking their favorite songs

Check out the analysis here.
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