Dance Gavin Dance have released a statement confirming that frontman Jonny Craig is still in the band but won't be joining them on their upcoming tour. "As some of you have heard today, Jonny Craig will not be doing the upcoming tour with Dance Gavin Dance. Jonny is very sick right now, and needs to do what he can to get better. Being on the road is no place for someone in his position right now. He needs to focus on fixing himself. He has NOT been kicked out of Dance Gavin Dance, but we cannot tour with him ...

Dance Gavin Dance have released an official statement regarding the departure of Jonny Craig. The band has stated that Craig is not kicked out of the band, but that they cannot tour with him during his current state of mind. Read the full statement below by clicking “Read More.” As some of you have heard today, Jonny Craig will not be doing the upcoming tour with Dance Gavin Dance. Jonny is very sick right now, and needs to do what he can to get better. Being on the road is no place for someone in his position right now. He ...

It's true, in a couple of Saturday's time I'll be back behind the decks at one of Dalston's two favourite late-night trendy/divey party pubs, The Haggerston. Joining me on record selecting duties will be DJ Dapper Dad. Come down for good times guaranteed and be sure to say hi.

*Hit The Lights (http://absolutepunk.net/hitthelights)* will be chatting in this thread (look for the blue names)! Drop into the replies and ask them some questions or just say hi. The band released their latest full length, Invicta, yesterday so make sure you grab a copy.

Hamilton whack-job B.A. Johnston is returning with a new album and tour.  The record, Hi Dudes!  comes out on February 21st. Check out " Truffle Shuffle " featuring Laura Barrett. Here's the track list: Continue reading »

*Lights* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/tags/lights/) will be chatting in this thread at 4pm EST. Drop into the replies and ask her some questions or just say hi! If you'd like to follow along with just her responses to questions, you can see all of those here...

mp3: Thurston Harris - Be Baba Leba In a couple of Friday's time, I'll be helping out behind the decks at a new night with DJ Andy Smith . It's called Jam Up Twist and is to be held in a brand new venue in Stoke Newington, the La Sera Club . I'm extremely thrilled about this as Andy Smith, through his seminal The Document mix CD, was a massive early influence on me as a Deejay. I was introduced to him through the guy who did the show before me when I was doing a blues slot on ...

Listen to *Xiu Xiu* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/xiuxiu)'s new single "Hi" here (http://soundcloud.com/xiu-xiu-music/xiu-xiu-hi). Their new album Always comes out on March 6th via Polyvinyl (http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/).

“If you’re wasting your life, say ‘Hi’ / If you’re alone tonight, say ‘Hi.’” A decade in and Jamie Stewart has only become more adept in his ability to squeeze relatable melodic manna from the most desolate and corporeally vulgar places. His new Xiu Xiu LP is called Always. It has song names like “I [...]

This month brings about exciting news elsewhere in the music blogosphere as our esteemed colleague and friend, Mr. Miner, of the wildly popular Mr. Miner’s Phish Thoughts blog embarks upon his first foray into the world of book publishing. His project, entitled Mr. Miner’s Phish Thoughts: An Anthology By a Fan for the Fans , includes a collection of writings spanning Phish’s comeback era, new essays on the band, full-color high-definition photography and a cover designed by popular poster artist AJ Masthay . [Design by AJ Masthay ] To celebrate the execution of this grand scale vision, we invited Mr ...

You may have heard Martin Vidal and Mr. Knox individually at residencies at Cinespace [DIM MAK Loft], The Standard + The Maya, but one thing is for sure: When Vidal + Knox combine their musical powers to form their new duo Voxmodus  the result is impressive and the DJ’s are quickly winning over the nightclubs and the crowds everywhere they go. It’s pretty safe to say that you will be seeing a lot more of Voxmodus in 2012. You can even be among the first to shake it on their team + catch them this year! And when we say this ...

PropertyOfZack is happy to be bringing you three more 10Of’11 End Of The Year Lists from A Rocket To The Moon, The Ready Set, and Action Item. Check them out below and make sure to check back every day for more! From Mark Shami of Action Item: Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay - Hurts Like Heaven 21- Adele - Set Fire To The Rain Young Love - Mat Kearney - Learning To Love Again Augustana - Augustana - Shot In The Dark Suburbia I’ve Given You All - The Wonder Years - Don’t Let Me Cave In Bon Iver - Bon Iver - Minnesota, WI Little Hell - City & Colour ...

Great bands all night at Gallery5 including the Druthers, Kid Is Qual, Goldrush, the Trillions, Horsehead, Young Adult Fiction and My Old Ways. Saturday, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. I will be celebrating my birthday at this event, so come say hi, buy me a drink and enjoy this great show.

Right, first of all – say hi to yesterday’s winner:  dj & producer Dirty McKenzie from Beirut, Lebanon! Congrats! MB Disco will get in touch with you over at FB to sort your shipping details. And for the rest of you: Here’s another chance to win a double vinyl 12″ copy of Giorgio Moroder E=MC2 / [...]

Moody Brooklyn trio The Antlers are Peter Silberman, Michael Lerner and Darby Cicci. Their impressive album ‘Burst Apart’ was a 2011 highlight. Canadian art-pop quartet Braids are Raphaelle Standell-Preston, Katie Lee, Austin Tufts and Taylor Smith. ‘Native Speaker’ made this year sparkle. Through the medium of Skype, Clash brought the two groups together, at the request of The Antlers. The three Brooklynites began by grilling Katie, before the remaining Braids joined in for a very tongue-in-cheek conversation involving personal chefs and coke-covered steaks... Peter: Where are you? Katie: Kortrijk, Belgium. Where are you guys right now? Peter: We’re in ...