The following Bad Religion tour dates have been announced:

Aug. 29 – Area 4 Festival – Luedinghausen, Germany
Aug. 30 – Rock Am See – Konstanz, Germany
Sep. 05 – Fortaleza, Brazil – Monophone Arena
Sep. 06 – Jóquei Clube De SP (GAS Festival) – São Paulo, Brazil
Sep. 10 – Regency Grand Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
Sep. 12 – Roseland Theatre – Portland, OR
Sep. 13 – Endfest ’08 (Marymoor Park) – Seattle, WA
Sep. 14 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, Canada
Sep. 17 – Edmonton Events Centre – Edmonton, Canada
Sep. 19 – The Odeon Event Centre – Saskatoon, Canada
Sep. 20 – Burton Cummings Theatre – Winnipeg, Canada
Sep. 22 – Thunder Bay Community Auditorium – Thunder Bay, Canada
Sep. 24 – Sound Academy – Toronto, Canada
Sep. 25 – Elements – Kitchener, Canada

Rise Against have announced the dates of the US tour. Accompanying them will be Alkaline Trio, Thrice and Gaslight Anthem. Dates are as follows:

October 2 Thursday Cleveland, OH Time Warner
October 3 Friday Toronto, ON The Sound Academy
October 6 Monday Worcester, MA Palladium
October 8 Wednesday Wallingford, CT Cheverlot Theatre
October 9 Thursday Albany, NY Washington Avenue Armory
October 11 Saturday Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino
October 12 Sunday Baltimore, MD Ram’s Head Live
October 13 Monday New York, NY Roseland Ballroom
October 16 Thursday Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
October 19 Sunday Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
October 20 Monday Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
October 21 Tuesday Tampa, FL Jannus Landing
October 22 Wednesday Pompano Beach, FL Pompano Beach
October 23 Thursday Orlando, FL House of Blues
October 26 Sunday Austin, TX Austin City Music Hall
October 27 Monday Houston, TXVerizon Wireless Theatre
November 4 Tuesday Las Vegas, NVHouse of Blues
November 8 Saturday Portland, OR Roseland Ballroom
November 9 Sunday Vancouver, BC Thunderbird Arena
November 11 Tuesday Salt Lake City, UT Salt Air
November 12 Wednesday Denver, CO The Fillmore
November 13 Thursday Denver, Co The Fillmore
November 14 Friday Kansas City, MO Uptown Theatre
November 16 Sunday St. Louis, MO The Pageant
November 17 Monday Milwaukee, WI The Rave
November 18 Tuesday Minneapolis, MN The Myth
November 20 Thursday Chicago, I’ll The Congress Theatre
November 22 Saturday Grand Rapids, MI Orbit Room
November 23 Sunday Detroit, MI The Fillmore

Russia’s government is apparently drafting a bill to make emo and goth music illegal. This would have never happened under Lenin.

The Moscow Times says

Emos, according to the bill, are from 12 to 16 years old and wear black and pink clothing. They have black hair with long bangs that “cover half the face,” black fingernails, black belts peppered with studs and pins, and ear and eyebrow piercings, the bill says.

The “negative ideology” of emo culture may push young people toward depression and social withdrawal, and the movement carries a significant risk of suicide, especially for young girls, according to the bill.
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Emo ideology encourages and justifies drug use and sexual relations among minors, according to the bill, which also lumps emos and goths together with skinheads.

Motorhead and the Misfits are hitting the road together this September, supoorted by Airbourne, Valient Thorr and Year Long Disaster. Dates and locations are as follows:
Sep. 02 – Anaheim, CA – House Of Blues (no MISFITS)
Sep. 03 – San Diego, CA – House Of Blues (no MISFITS)
Sep. 04 – Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues
Sep. 06 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore Auditorium
Sep. 07 – N. Kansas City, MO – Harrah’s Voodoo
Sep. 09 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
Sep. 10 – Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre
Sep. 12 – St. Paul, MN – Myth
Sep. 13 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Orbit Room
Sep. 14 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
Sep. 16 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis
Sep. 18 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live!
Sep. 19 – Philadelphia, PA – The Electric Factory
Sep. 20 – New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom
Sep. 21 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Parking Lot

The Kerrang! Awards 2008 will take place at a top-secret location in London, England on August 21.

The nominees for the Kerrang! Awards 2008 are as follows:

Best British Newcomer:

DEAD SWANS
WE ARE THE OCEAN
SLAVES TO GRAVITY
ELLIOT MINOR
GO:AUDIO

Best International Newcomer:

KILL HANNAH
A DAY TO REMEMBER
FOUR YEAR STRONG
BLACK TIDE
ALL TIME LOW

Best British Band:

LOSTPROPHETS
BRING ME THE HORIZON
YOU ME AT SIX
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
BIFFY CLYRO

Best International Band:

30 SECONDS TO MARS
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE
MADINA LAKE
COHEED AND CAMBRIA
AVENGED SEVENFOLD

Best Single:

30 SECONDS TO MARS – From Yesterday
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE – Waking The Demon
SIMPLE PLAN – Your Love Is A Lie
KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES – Give Me What I Want
PENDULUM – Propane Nightmares

Best Video:

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE – Waking The Demon
30 SECONDS TO MARS – A Beautiful Lie
WEEZER – Pork And Beans
COHEED AND CAMBRIA – Feathers
GALLOWS – Starin’ At The Rude Bois

Best Album:

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE – Scream, Aim, Fire
AVENGED SEVENFOLD – Avenged Sevenfold
IN FLAMES – A Sense Of Purpose
MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE – If
CANCER BATS – Hail Destroyer

Best Live Band:

30 SECONDS TO MARS
LOSTPROPHETS
MACHINE HEAD
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN
AVENGED SEVENFOLD

*Our faves are in bold.

Ex-Escape the Fate vocalist Ronnie Radke was arrested early Tuesday morning for violating the terms of his parole.

Ex-Escape The Fate frontman Ronnie Radke is wanted for violating his parole. Radke had been involved in a fight which resulted in the shooting of 18 year old Michael Cook. He left the band earlier this year.

Mindless Self Indulgence have streamed their new album If in it’s entirety on their Myspace page. 24 hours and almost 700,000 plays later, Mindless Self Indulgence is the number one band on MySpace in all genres globally, though the band have never been off the top 10 list for almost 4 years now.
If is released April 29th, and any caveman wanting one of those ye olde shiny discs (CDs?) will have to sacrifice all their street-cred by going to Hot Topic to buy one. Thanks MSI.