Kiss 2007 Goodbye

*Fierce Noise wishes everyone a
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

May 2008 bring us health, happiness and good music.

EP's Favorite Albums of 2007

Emotionalpunk.com has uploaded its staff member's lists of 2007's best albums (including mine). Check them all out right here.

This is MySpace's World, We Just Live In It

Since its inception, MySpace has clearly become an anomaly within the music industry: skyrocketing formerly obscure bands to popular demand, while constantly digging up new talent. Checkout Myspace's Year In Music, where Max Bemis of Say Anything and other artists discuss their favorite albums of 2007.

NYE At Hiro Ballroom

Haven't solidified your plans for New Year's Eve yet? There are still a limited amount of tickets left for Radiohead's Official Album Release Party featuring Young Love, 33HZ and VHS or Beta DJs at the Hiro Ballroom in NYC's Maritime Hotel. Click here for tickets and more information.

Hiro Ballroom
371 W 16th St
New York , NY 10011
9:00 pm - 4:00 am

General Admission $60
VIP Table $150
21+ with ID

'Twas The Night Before Christmas..

..and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hope that St. Nicholas soon would be there...

*Fierce Noise wishes a Merry Christmas to all, and to all a goodnight!

JEW To Join Foo

Jimmy Eat World has announced that they'll be accompanying Foo Fighters on a brief run of U.S. tour dates this coming January, before embarking on a 6-week headlining European tour. The band's latest Interscope release, Chase This Light, has garnered quite a few positive reviews from the likes of Harp and Entertainment Weekly.

Tour Dates with Foo Fighters:
1/16 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center
1/17 - Orlando, FL - Amway Arena
1/19 - Birmingham, AL - BJCC Arena
1/20 - Pensacola, FL - Pensacola Civic Center
1/22 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
1/23 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
1/25 - Memphis, TN - FedEx Forum

Buckley's 2007 Picks

SPIN, Rollingstone and Blender have unveiled their lists of the year's top albums, but if you're looking for an alternate opinion (and one that doesn't include M.I.A. or Spoon..) check out Every Time I Die guitarist Jordan Buckley's favorite records of 2007 (besides his own):

10. POISON THE WELL... versions
9. MINUS THE BEAR... planet of ice
8. DOWN... over the under
7. THE HIVES... the black and white album
6. HIGH ON FIRE... death is this communion
5. FOUR YEAR STRONG... rise or die trying
4. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE... era vulgaris
3. DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN... ire works
2. FALLOUT BOY... infinity on high
1. AGAINST ME!... new wave

When The Weather Outside Is Frightful...

Looking for a good read this holiday season? Checkout SPIN's book club, where music artists (Tegan & Sara, Dredg, The Matches etc.) read and discuss a different book each month. This month's book, An Anthropologist On Mars by Oliver Sacks, was chosen by Dessa Darling of Doomtree Records.

H&M Joins Music Artists Against AIDS

The cheap 'n' chic Swedish apparel giant has announced the launch of 'Fashion Against AIDS' - a new project in collaboration with high profile music artists and Designers Against AIDS to raise awareness and alert more young people about the disease. H&M has worked with a plethora of artists (including Good Charlotte, Rufus Wainwright, Chicks On Speed and Scissor Sisters, to name a few) to design a collection of organic cotton tees, hooded jackets and minidresses - which will hit 650 different stores in 27 countries starting January 31st.

Dazed By The Presets

The Presets are on the new cover of DAZED & CONFUSED Australia/New Zealand. Inside you'll find an 8-page spread on the band, loaded with updated on their upcoming Modular release and new music video for "My People."

Band of Horses '08 Tour

Band of Horses will be kicking the new year off with a tour in support of their recent Sub Pop release, Cease To Begin. Cass McCombs and The Middle Class will be along for the ride.

Tour Dates:
1.20 - Charleston, SC (Music Farm)
1.21 - Norfolk, VA (The Norva)
1.22- Philadelphia, PA (The Fillmore at the TLA)
1.23- Boston, MA (Paradise Rock Club)
1.24 - State College, PA (State Theatre)
1.25 - Cleveland, OH (Beachland Ballroom)
1.27 - Newport, KY (Southgate House)
1.29 - Nashville, TN (Exit/In
1.30 - Memphis, TN (Hi Tone Cafe)
1.31 - St. Louis, MO (Gargoyle)
2.01 - Norman, OK (Meacham Auditorium)
2.02 - Dallas, TX (Palladium Ballroom)
2.03 - Austin, TX (La Zona Rosa)
2.04 - Baton Rouge, LA (Spanish Moon)
2.06 - Birmingham, AL (Bottle Tree)
2.07 - Tallahassee, FL (Beta Bar)
2.09 - Orlando, FL (Social)
2.10 - Orlando, FL (Social)
2.12 - Mt. Pleasant, SC (Village Tavern)

Fierce Noise's Top Albums of 2007

1. JUSTICE “†” (Ed Banger)














2. ARCADE FIRE Neon Bible (Merge)














3. KLAXONS Myths of The Near Future (Geffen)














4. IDIOT PILOT Wolves (Reprise/Warner Brothers)















5. TEGAN & SARA The Con (Sire)














6. THE NATIONAL Boxer (Beggars Banquet)














7. COHEED & CAMBRIA No World For Tomorrow (Columbia)














8. SAY ANYTHING In Defense of The Genre (J)














9. STATELESS Self-Titled (!K7)














10. DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Ire Works (Relapse)














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11. NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB Fantastic Playroom (Modular/Interscope)














12. DIGITALISM Idealism (EMI/Astralwerks)














13. BLOC PARTY A Weekend In The City (Vice)














14. PARAMORE Riot! (Fueled By Ramen)














15. MARK RONSON Version (Red Int/Red Ink)

A Punk Rock Holiday

Mark your calendars, because Philly's special holiday edition of the Punk Rock Flea Market (brought to you by the dudes at R5 Productions) has been pushed back a week from the 16th to its new date: Sunday December 23rd, at the recently reopened Starlight Ballroom (460 N. 9th Street) from 10 AM until 5 PM. Food and drinks will be available, along with guest DJs and all sorts of previously owned goodies. Just remember the golden rule of thrift shopping: one man's trash is another man's treasure - and you'll have all of your holiday shopping done in no time (sorry, Mom).

Finding Neïmo In NYC

Neïmo has been taking New York City by storm this past week with their fresh and upbeat blend of dancey glam rock. The cocky Parisian quartet will be rocking the Lower East Side once again tonight - you can catch them at Pianos on Ludlow Street. Keep these guys on your music radar because it's quite possible that they could explode within the new year. Neïmo's remaining dates can be found below - but look for even more to be announced soon!

Dec. 12th- @ Pianos - New York, NY - 7.30PM
Dec. 14th @ Lotus - MAGNUM PR Holiday Party - 1AM
Dec. 15th @ Luna Lounge - Brooklyn, NY - 8.30PM
Dec. 19th- @ Pianos - New York, NY - 7.30PM
Dec. 22th- Tiswas Party @ The Annex - New York, NY
Dec. 29th- @ Midway - New York, NY

Paper Rivals The Day

The Nashville-based melodic rockers of Paper Rival have been getting some good exposure lately - check them out on Spin.com as today's featured Artist of The Day. Paper Rival's debut Photo Finish Records full-length, One Not One, is due to hit stores in early 2008.

Bedouin Soundclash Headline Tour

After touring with Hot Hot Heat earlier this year, Bedouin Soundclash are getting ready to hit the road this January for their first headlining U.S. tour in support of their latest album, Street Gospels. Opening for Bedouin on the tour will be Westbound Train and Beat Union.

Tour Dates:
1/25 Allston, MA - Harper's Ferry
1/27 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
1/29 Ft Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
1/30 Orlando, FL - The Social
2/1 Austin, TX - Emo's Jr
2/2 Dallas, TX - House of Blues Cambridge Room
2/6 Hollywood, CA - Knitting Factory
2/7 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern
2/8 San Luis Obispo, CA - Downtown Brewing Company
2/9 Squaw Valley, CA - The Ski Tour
2/10 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
2/12 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
2/13 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Café
2/16 Ft. Collins, CO - Aggie Theatre
2/17 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
2/19 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre
2/20 Chicago, IL - Subterranean
2/23 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place

DO Something

Hopeless/Sub City Records has announced the lineup for the 2008 Take Action! Tour - featuring headliner Every Time I Die, as well as From First To Last, The Bled, August Burns Red and The Human Abstract. The initial dates have been announced and can be seen in the replies, although more shows will be added in the near future. Click here for official online pre-sale, which begins today at 3:00 PM. The tour, now in its 7th year, will donate funds to Do Something, a non-profit organization aimed at giving young people the opportunity to help chnage the world.

Filter's Live Philly Picks

DECEMBER
12/11 Margot & The Nuclear So and So's, Le Loup @ First Unitarian Church
12/14 Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Budos Band @ The Fillmore
12/15 Mobius Band, Middle Distance Runner, Epochs @ North Star Bar
12/15 The Mobius Band, The Epochs @ North Star Bar
12/20 The Lemonheads, The New Rivals, Raccoon @ The Trocadero
12/21 The Smithereens @ World Café Live
12/31 Datarock @ Electric Factory

JANUARY
1/5 Information Society @ Trocadero
1/10 Wu Tang Clan @ Electric Factory
1/18 Editors, Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV @ Electric Factory
1/22 Band of Horses @ The Fillmore
1/23 The Walkmen, White Rabbits @ Johnny Brenda's
1/24 The Von Bondies. SSM, FREER @ Grape Street
1/25 DJ Shadow + Cut Chemist @ Theatre of the Living Arts
1/26 Super Fury Animals, Holy Fuck @ Starlight Ballroom
1/26 Ani DiFranco @ Electric Factory

Headbanger Video Countdown

The Headbanger's Ball/Revolver Magazine video of the year countdown is once again underway, so let's help Every Time I Die win this thing. Click here to vote for ETID's hilarious "We'rewolf" video.

Filter Magazine's Top 10

Filter Magazine has announced their list of Top 10 Albums of the Year:

1. Radiohead, In Rainbows
2. Band of Horses, Cease To Begin
3. Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
4. The Good, The Bad & The Queen, The Good, The Bad & The Queen
5. Animal Collective, Strawberry Jam
6. Elvis Perkins, Ash Wednesday
7. LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver
8. The National, Boxer
9. Great Northern, Trading Twilight For Daylight
10. Andrew Bird, Armchair Apochrypha

If you visit Filter-mag.com, you can also view the Top 10 lists of different staff members, in addition to members of Interpol, Kings of Leon, Beastie Boys and more. Filter will be posting new Top 10 lists each day through December.

As for me, I'm currently still working my Top 10 List for Emotionalpunk.com - which may turn into Top 20, since I'm a bit indecisive at the moment). EP staff members will be posting their Top lists on December 16th, so check back then!

Josie Outlaw Introduces Red Letter Girl

Josie Outlaw, the bad-ass keyboard playing chic from Philly dance-hall punk rockers, The A.K.A.'s, has just launched her own cosmetics line, called Red Letter Girl. Red Letter Girl's first endeavor is "Chromatose," an eyeshadow collection consisting of nine different eye-popping shades. From the deep indigo of Dark Denim to the vibrant purple of Loud Lilac, these shadows are for girls who aren't afraid of color - or making a statement. Click here to purchase.

The Grammy Nominees

The nominees are finally in for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, which will be held February 10th 2008 in Los Angeles. Some noteworthy artists who've gained mentions include Paramore, Feist and Amy Winehouse for Best New Artist, Justice and Shiny Toy Guns for Best Electronic Dance Album, and Arcade Fire and Lily Allen for Best Alternative Music Album - although technically, I think that judging music by whether it wins a Grammy or not is pretty much a joke. But best of luck to the nominees - you can view all of them here, since there's certainly way too many for me to sift through. They might as well give a Grammy to everyone at this rate!

Wrap Your Head Around This

So it's been about two months since Radiohead surprised us all with their 7th full-length, In Rainbows - available only through digital download, and free of both charge and major label distribution. If you ordered the discbox, (which includes artwork, lyrics, and the album on both CD and 12" vinyl records) you should just finally be receiving it soon.

In addition, Radiohead's new video for their single, "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" has been posted on Youtube, but you can watch it right here:

Even More Love: Hercules & Love Affair

Hercules and Love Affair will be releasing their debut self-titled album in early 2008 on DFA Records. Visit their MySpace to get a taste of the the band's funky retro beats. If you like what you hear, you can download another song, "Hercules' Theme," right here.

MGMT December Dates

MGMT are kicking off a short run of December shows with their buddies Fiery Furnaces in New York this weekend, at the Music Hall Of Williamsburg on Saturday - check out the dates below. Their debut full-length, Oracular Spectacular, has been garnering rave reviews, and they've recently been dubbed one of Rolling Stone's "top ten artists to watch in 2008."

Tour Dates w/ Fiery Furnaces:
12/8 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
12/9 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
12/10 Boston, MA - Great Scott
12/11 Montreal, Quebec - Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour Rire
12/12 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
12/13 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick

Dallas Brings Us Love

Dallas Green of Alexisonfire will be releasing a second album in the upcoming new year, under his moniker, City And Colour. Bring Me Your Love, co-produced by Dan Achen (Junkhouse), will hit stores February 12th via Vagrant Records, for the first time as a non-import release. Dallas has also just posted his version of Neil Young's "Cowgirl In The Sand" on MySpace. The track can be found on Borrowed Tunes II: A Tribute To Neil Young.

Give Idiot Pilot Some Love

Idiot Pilot is currently having a holiday promotion at their online store. If you order Idiot Pilot merch before December 13th, you'll get free shipping and stickers with your order.

The band has also posted part 2 of their Making of "Retina in the Sky," which you can check out right here. And if you haven't ordered Wolves yet, the record is fantastic, so get your ass over to the Warner Bros./Reprise online store. But shame on the label for overlooking this release.

MGMT Is Electric

Check out MGMT's trippy new video for "Electric Feel."

Say Anything On The Radio

For those of you in New York, this Friday at 6:00 PM, tune your radios to 92.3 FM K-Rock to hear an interview with Max Bemis of Say Anything, the defenders of all-things-emo.

Say Anything's new record, In Defense of The Genre, is out now on J Records. Help the band's single, "Baby Girl, I'm A Blur" make it into "Your Fave Five At Nine," by voting here.

New Releases For December 4th

ALOHA Light Works (Polyvinyl)
BONDE DO ROLE Marina Gasolina [EP] (Domino)
CHARLOTTE DOREEN SMALL More Midnite (One)
THE CRASH THAT TOOK ME Orchestrated Kaleidoscopes (Idol)
DAFT PUNK Alive (Virgin)
ISIS Holy Tears (Ipecac)
THE LIBERTINES The Best Of: A Time For Heroes (Rough Trade)
MEMPHIS MAY FIRE Self-Titled (Trustkill)
NEON NEON Raquel [EP] (Lex)
PARIS LUNA City Lights (Independent)
PARKER STREET CINEMA Music, In The Blood (Abandoned Love)
PELICAN After The Ceiling Cracked [CD/DVD] (Hydra Head)
ROISIN MURPHY Overpowered (EMI)
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall (Geffen)
SALIM NOURALLAH Snowing In My Heart (Tapete)
SHIPWRECK Rabbit In The Kitchen With A New Dress On (None)
SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO Hustler [EP] (Interscope)
TENDER FOREVER Wider (Secretly Canadian)
WOELV Tout Seul Dans La Foret En Plein Jour, Avez-Vous Peur? (K)

My American House Show Contest

RecCenter and My American Heart will be giving one lucky fan the chance to win an acoustic performance by the band at their own house. Fill out this form, and one grand prize winner will win 2 My American Heart tickets, in addition to the in-house performance. 8 runner-ups will also win 2 tickets each to see the band play in a city near them. Enter now!

Animal Music

Look Mexico is currently playing some dates this December with Chase Pagan and One Small Step For Landmines. Check the dates below to see if they’ll be rocking a sweaty dive bar or basement show near you. Look Mexico's debut full-length, This Is Animal Music, was released earlier this summer on Lujo Records. Buy the record at Lujo's online store, or pick one up at a show.

Tour Dates:
DEC 02 - Pensacola, FL @ Sluggo’s w/ Chase Pagan
DEC 03 - Houston, TX @ The Mink w/ Papermoons, Chase Pagan
DEC 04 - San Antonio, TX @ Atomix w/ Chase Pagan
DEC 05 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s w/ Chase Pagan
DEC 06 - Claremore, OK @ King of Clubs w/ Chase Pagan
DEC 08 - Little Rock, AR @ Juanita’s w/ Chase Pagan
DEC 09 - Birmingham, AL @ Cave 9 w/ Chase Pagan
DEC 18 - Gainesville, FL @ The Atlantic w/ One Small Step For Landmines, The Grabass Charlestons
DEC 20 - Tampa, FL @ Transitions Art Gallery w/ One Small Step For Landmines
DEC 21 - Sarasota, FL @ Very Heavy Music w/ One Small Step For Landmines
DEC 22 - Brandon, FL @ The Porch w/ One Small Step For Landmines

Dillinger's North American & UK Escapes

In support of their brand new full-length, Ire Works, The Dillinger Escape Plan have just kicked off their first North American tour with A Life Once Lost and their Relapse label mates, Genghis Tron. The Lambgoat.com and Suicidegirls.com sponsored tour dates can be found on their MySpace - but be on the lookout for even more shows to be announced soon.

In addition, the band has announced a slew of dates for their first UK tour in over two years. The UK tour begins February 12th in Sheffield, England with openers Between The Buried And Me and more acts to be announced.

Ire Works is out now on Relapse Records - check out Dillinger's e-card right here.