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| Island Records Official Website: http://www.islandrecords.com/ About:
A division of the Universal Music Group, but one with enough of a presence in the punk and indie scene to merit a seperate mention. Island Records was founded in in Jamaica in 1959 by Chris Blackwell. In 1989 the label was acquired by PolyGram. Though built on releases from mainstream acts like U2 and Bob Marley, the label has garnered much attention in the scene due to their signings of punk/hardcore favourites like Thursday and Thrice as well as hardcore progressives Quicksand, pop-punkers Autopilot Off and metal revivalist Andrew W.K..
Artists with releases on this label:
Sum 41, Rival Schools, Quicksand, The Pogues, Autopilot Off, Andrew W.K., CKY, Die Trying, Thrice, Thursday, The Killers, Local H, The Bravery, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Fall Out Boy, Damone, Young Love, U2 Recent ReviewsRecent NewsSum 41: "Always" Popular Canadian punk band Sum 41 have posted a track from their recently announced Greatest Hits record. The disc appears to be a Japan-only release and will feature one new song, "Steering Wheels," as well as seventeen songs and a DVD compiling the band's music videos. You can find "Always"…Sum 41 plans "Greatest Hits" album... for Japan Popular Canadian punk band Sum 41 are apparently planning a new Greatest Hits record. The disc appears to be a Japan-only release and will feature one new song, "Steering Wheels," as well as…Fall Out Boy aims to set record for "most radio interviews" in a day As the band continues the press/hype run for their forthcoming album, Fall Out Boy have announced that they will aim to hit as many stations across the fifty states as possible on Halloween. Their quest will begin at 3:00am PST on October 31, at Premiere Studios in Los Angeles, CA. The current Guinness World Record for the most radio interviews by a pair of two is currently 57 radio stations in 24 hours. The record is titled Folie à Deux and is due out…Fall Out Boy album delayed Fall Out Boy has announced that they will no longer be releasing their new album, Folie à Deux, on November 4, 2008. The band explained: Six months ago we thought it would be a fun idea to release our album on election day but this is not the election to be cute. This is the most important election of our time and, as much as the record is a social commentary and the term "folie a deux" is relevant to the candidates, we felt as though rather than making a commentary we were only riding the wave of the…Elvis Costello to appear on new Fall Out Boy record AbsolutePunk is reporting that legendary singer/songwriter Elvis Costello will make a guest appearance on the upcoming album from popular act Fall Out Boy. The band told the website that "this isn't a typical appearance as…Fall Out Boy details "Folie A Deux" Fall Out Boy have detailed their upcoming full length. The record is titled Folie à Deux and is due out November 4, 2008. It is the follow-up to ****: Live in Phoenix which was released in 2008.…Young Love: "Get Me Up" Young Love, the solo project from Dan Keyes of Recover have posted a new song. In May of 2008, the band had posted an update indicating that a new full length had been completed, but has not made any further announcements about the record. You can find "Get Me Up" on their myspace page. The band released Too Young to Fight It in 2007.…Fall Out Boy: "I Don't Care" Fall Out Boy's new video, "I Don't Care," is now available for streaming. The track comes from their forthcoming album. The record is titled Folie à Deux and is due out November 4, 2008.…Fall Out Boy stream new single "I Don't Care" Fall Out Boy have posted a stream of the first single from their upcoming, fourth full-length record, Folie A Deux. The track "I Don't Care" will be featured in the upcoming comedy film "Sex Drive." You can check out the track at the band's MySpace…Fall Out Boy to release "Folie A Deux" in November Wildly popular mainstream pop rock act Fall Out Boy has announced details on their follow up to 2007's Infinity on High. The band will release a new full length on November 4th in North America (November 3rd overseas) titled Folie A Deux. Some promotional media is online via a downloadable mix tape of Decaydance acts that can be found at citizensforourbetterment.com.… |
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