This past sunday, the 20th of july, tragic news leaked it's way into the media. Craig Owens (lead singer of Chiodos ad Cinematic Sunrise) attempted suicide. The young singer went home and tried to overdose on a perscription medication called Xanox.  After being rushed to the emergency room by an unknown source, stomach pumped by doctors working that night, he was released back to his family. Craig Owens told another source that he was going to check himself into a mental institution to deal with his unstable and self harming behaniour. According to fellow band members of chiodos Craig is an extremely sensitive guy who does not take criticsm well.  Craig Owens suffers from Bi-Polar disorder, manic depression and anxiety attacks and he says that he's been visiting a therapist for nearly a year. Craig assures his fans that he will continue touring and writing music. He thanks all of his fans who have messaged him saying that they support him and send wishes of well being. We love you Craig Owens, so don't give in and be strong.

 The tour that was supposed to happen last year is back on the schedule and we are excited! Rise against, Thrice, The Alkaline Trio, and The Gaslight Anthem are touring North America together. Rise Against's new cd, The Sufferer and The Witness, is the third in their discogrophy. Previous albums Siren Sound Of The Counter Culture, and  Reveloutions Per Minute also released hit songs, however, noe of them compare to the success that The Sufferer and The Witness brought for the band. Finall ready to play their new songs in front of an actual audience Rise Against and fellow bands will hit The Sound Acadmy on October 3rd, 2008.
 It's finally happened and we at Soul Saves Music could not be more ecstatic. All Time Low is coming to Toronto to play a show. Yes, the All Time Low. Having seen them once before at Warped Tour '07, I can honestly tell fans who have not seen them that they should preorder their tickets and get their early is they want a piece of the action. An by action we mean Alex, Jack, Zack, and Rian. Their first debut album, Put Up Or Shut Up, gave the band an underground following of fans. Songs such as Jasey Ray and The Girl's A Straight Up Hustler drew in hordes of teenage girls. However, when their sophmore album So Wrong It's Right was released, their fan base grew to an even more gigantic extent. Songs Remembering Sunday, Vegas, and Dear Maria, Count Me In have taken over the alternative music scene by storm. Playing November 23rd at the Kool Haus in Tronto, it's a show thats going to be so wrong, it's going to me more than just right.
 After four years of waiting endlessly for this god of a band to release a new album, they have finally doen it! And they're changing their masks at the same time. In case you haven't already figured it out, Slipknot. Is. Back. MotherFuckers. The little nine person band from Des Moines, Iowa is releasing their fourth album, All Hope Is Gone on August 26th 2008. Jim Root, one of the guitarists, claims that the new album is about how we as humans have unfortunately disregarded the alert signals that the world has thrown at us and we are in deed about to be attacked with an impending, and inevitable death. On the brighter side of life, he says that Slipknot is taking their music back to 1999 when it was more about the music and less about the maske, and pyro stunts that they put on stage. Back to the other part of this update; new masks! The new masks have a much more horror movie look towards them, and many of the designs look as if they have copied the masks of Hannibal Lector and Pinhead. In their new video, they are burning their masks, calling them "Purgatory Masks". Will new masks mean that that Slipknot is chaning their music and themselves? In the words of Corey Taylor, "Every album we have made is a statement about that space in time. I think this era is the most mature, most beautiful and the most powerful. We have made an album that will show the road behind, the road ahead, and where we are as men. I think it's the best thing I've ever made."
 Have you seen the next two covers of Alternative Press Magazine( A.K.A The Bible)? On the covers( there are two) are beautiful head shots of Craigery Owens( Chiodos) and Anthony Green( Circa Survive). Both have remarkably beautiful blue eyes and the pictures are amazing. On the inside of this issue will be an article about Anthony Green, but more importantly a story about Craig Owens. Finally there will be an article about a musician who has changed the sound of alternative music in a good way. Chiodos has a different sound and Craig Owens is finally getting the respect he deserves. Going back to Anthony Green, i beleive it's an article about him but i can't be too sure. Circa Survive is a good band, i guess. I'm just not a major fan of them. However, you should pick up the next issue if you like Circa Survive or if you love Chiodos. ROCK ON ALTERNATIVE PRESS MAGAZINE!
 Oh My God! Perez Hilton, the celebrity stalker has finally gone to far. Insulting 30 Seconds To Mars frontman Jared Leto based on his clothes is the most immature act that he's done/ Who care how he looks( amazing by the way.) Grow up Perez Hilton and listen to the music thats changed this music journalists( or at least aspiring to be) life. 30 Seconds To Mars is one of the most inspirational bands out there, so put your boyish antics aside, mature a little bit, and listen to the whole point behind Jared Leto; the music. Oh by the way, 30 Seconds To mars won an award at the MTV Asia Awards for something which is nowhere to be mentioned. He did however host it, making him a huge person in the music industry. Suck on that perez!

 

 

Underoath has officially snapped! They have created a website that is dedicated to the growth of facial hair. Up untill September 2nd they are going to post pictures-on a daily basis- relating to the growth of their facial hair. The website is called Septembeard.com. Once someone enters the site, you can read the message which tells the tale of facial hair growth in our society. Since the dawn of time, people have come together to form unions and share similar passions. Our passion is beards. If you share our love of facial hair - or even if you don't, we welcome you to use this website as an impetus to rediscover your primordial self. Visit the website and if you're remotely interested read the instructions on the website and join this...cause?

 Let's start with the biggest of the news today. Weezer is going on tour again and they are hitting up the streets of Toronto. On September 30th, Weezer will be playing the Air Canada Centre venue which means tickets will be sold out soon. Playing with this amazing headliner band will be Tom DeLong's Angels and Airwaves and Tokyo Police Club. 
 Also going on tour this year is the funky energetic band Cobra Starship. Playing across North America they will be playing at the Opera House on November 25. Playing along side Cobra Starship are Forever The Sickest Kids, Hit The Lights, and Sing It Loud.

 

 

     Not even Canada is safe anymore for traveling musicisans. Iggy and the Stooges, and Iggy Pop himself, faced a minor setback in Montreal, Canada this morning. And my minor the damage is thousands of dollars worth of instruments. The band's van was broken into somethime earlier this morning at around 6 30 and 7. The list of stolen items include:

Red road case containing Red Gibson 1963 EB-3 bass (this is mike watt's bass!)
USA
No serial number

Black road case containing Reverend Flying V guitar - Volcano black USA
USA
08001

Black road case containing Reverend Orange guitar
USA
03416 ZSL7

Black fiber case containing Gibson red SG short scale bass
USA
No serial number

Black roadcase containing Marshall Vintage/Modern Amplifier
UK
M-2007-07-0926-2 RoHS

Black roadcase containing Marshall Vintage/Modern Amplifier
UK
M-2007-07-0927-2 RoHS

4x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover)
UK
#1 Slant M-2007-05-0149-0

4x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover)
UK
#2 Straight M-2006-49-0380-0

4x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover)
UK
#3 Slant M-2007-05-0150-0

4x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover)
UK
#4 Straight M-2006-49-0381-0

Orange Calzone road case containing:
Guitar pedal board and pedals USA/Japan No serial number
Assorted leads USA/UK No serial number
2x mic stands Germany No serial number
Assorted strings and spares USA No serial number
plus:
2x Boss TU2 Chromatic Tuner
Boss CH1 Super Chorus
Fulltone OCD Overdrive
Crybaby Wah
Peterson Strobo-Stomp Tuner Pedal
Whirlwind A/B Boxes
Whirlwind Cable Tester
and many many instrument cables
Various tools ( screwdrivers, soldering iron, pliers, etc... )
Tambourine and maracas

Cardboard box containing:
Assorted replacement drumheads
USA
No serial number

Gretsch Silver Sparkle Catalina drum kit
USA No serial number
26" Kick Drum No serial number
13" Rack Tom No serial number
18" Floor Tom No serial number
4x Cymbal Stands No serial number
1x Snare Stand No serial number
1x Hi Hat Stand No serial number
1x Drum Throne No serial number

Eden D810 Bass cabinet
USA
D810RP4 0703E5001

Eden D810 Bass cabinet
USA
D810RP4 0703E5002

Cardboard box containing Eden VT300 Bass amplifier
USA
0601E5115

Cardboard box containg:
Eden VT300 Bass amplifier
USA
0507E5033

Floor Fan
CHINA
No serial number

Floor Fan
CHINA
No serial number

Green clamshell suitcase containing:
Yamaha snare drum JAPAN No serial number
Yahama kick pedal JAPAN No serial number
Zildjian Mega Bell cymbal USA No serial number
Zildjian 15" Hi-Hats USA No serial number
3x Zildjian 18" 19" 20" crash medium cymbals USA No serial number

Brown Epiphone guitar case:
Black Epiphone EB3 short scale bass
KOREA
F300503

There is a website that people can go to where pictures of the stolen goods are being displayed.  

 The war of words has begun; at least for lead singers of PlayRadioPlay and Forever The Sickest Kids. Lead singer Jonathan Cook of FTSK posted a blog entry about Barrack Obama, the democratic representitive fro the upcoming presedential election. He claims that Obama is unpatriotic due to the fact that he removed an american flag off of his jet that he uses for campaigning.

"HOPE AND CHANGE THE ONLY TWO WORDS HE PRMOTES. HOPE FOR WHAT CHANGE OF WHAT? What in the world does this guy stand for besides self promotion? GRRRR sorry I am on a tangent. John McCain 08 FTW!"

Lead singer Dan Hunter of PlayRadioPlay responded to Jonathan Cooks blog by basically telling him to Wake The Fuck Up!

"Jonathan, you are part of the problem with this country. The most important office in the United States of America is at stake, and you, like many media outlets, are dumbing down the important issues in a very important race to ridiculous gossip and propaganda.

I don't give a damn what John McCain wears. I don't give a damn what Barack Obama chooses to pin to his jacket. I don't give a damn what Ralph Nader eats for breakfast. I don't care if Jon McCain has tumors on his face, or the color of Barack Obama's skin, or what kind of shoes Bob Barr's wife wears. THERE ARE IMPORTANT POLICIES AND ISSUES AT STAKE, WAKE THE FUCK UP.

Stop tolerating this stupidity and educate yourself on all the political positions of all the presidential candidates to decide your vote."

No response has been made as of yet but there will inevitably be one. Stay tuned for coverage of this verbal war.

Terrible, Terrible news that can only be told with a sigh and regret. The voice actor who plays Chef-the chef on popular show South Park- has passed away. At the age of 65, Isaac Hayes passed on due to unknown causes. The man was a music pioneer, born in the city of Memphis where other music legends such as Elvis and Three Six Mafia were born. Isaac Hayes could play multiple instruments at the same time and was later on inducted into the Smithsonian Museum of Rock and Soul in downtown Memphis. Isaac Hayes was more known to the children of the 20th and 21st century as Chef, the loveable, kind, and all knowing chef from South park. Hayes left South Park last year due to problems that arose between lawers with Matt Stone and Trey Park over a scientology episode in which they were sued. Nothing new to the daring Duo. Isaac Hayes will forever be missed for his musical genuity and his loveable character that he created on television.

The greatest tour to have ever come out of the music industry(next to the Chili Peppers, Nirvana, and Pearl Jam tour) is happening and it is not coming to Toronto. Chiodos and Silverstein start touring together October 10th and are playing an all american tour. Who else will be playing along with these two tremendous bands? Alternative Press seems to think that Alesana and A Skylit Drive will be the opening bands. Chiodos, Alesana, and Silverstein... Why aren't they coming to Toronto. Here are the dates anyways that are listed for those in the United States.

Fri Oct-10 Detroit, MI Filmore
Sat Oct-11 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Room
Sun Oct-12 Minneapolis Epic
Mon Oct-13 Omaha, NE Sokol
Tue Oct-14 Denver, CO Ogden
Wed Oct-15 Salt Lake City, UT Salt Air
Fri Oct-17 Boise, ID Big Easy
Sat Oct-18 Seattle, WA Showbox SODO
Sun Oct-19 Portland, OR Roseland
Tue Oct-21 San Francisco, CA Grand
Wed Oct-22 Fresno, CA Rainbow Ballroom
Thu Oct-23 LA, CA Wiltern
Fri Oct-24 San Diego, CA Soma
Sat Oct-25 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
Sun Oct-26 Phoenix, AZ Marquee
Tue Oct-28 Tulsa, OK Diamond Ballroom
Wed Oct-29 Dallas, TX HOB
Thu Oct-30 San Antonio, TX Sunset Station
Fri Oct-31 New Orleans, LA HOB
Sat Nov-1 Tampa, FL Jannus Landing
Sun Nov-2 Orlando, FL Hard Rock
Mon Nov-3 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
Wed Nov-5 Norfolk, VA Norva
Thu Nov-6 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
Fri Nov-7 New York, NY Roseland
Sat Nov-8 Worcester, MA Palladium
Sun Nov-9 Baltimore, MD Rams Head
Mon Nov-10 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
Wed Nov-12 Cleveland, OH HOB
Thu Nov-13 Chicago, IL Riviera
Fri Nov-14 Grand Rapids, MI Orbit

 Also going on tour this fall is Gym Class Heroes to promote their new album that comes out September 9th. Guilt is the bands third album and the hit signal "Peace Sign Up/Index Down" has already generated a following from fans and a video has already been made. We predict it's going to be one of the best albums to come out in September. List of the tour dates are as follows:

OCTOBER
3 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live!
4 Norfolk, VA The Norva
5 N. Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
6 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
7 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues
8 Miami, FL The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason
10 Houston, TX Meridian* (w/ Estelle only)
11 Dallas, TX The Palladium Ballroom
12 Austin, TX The Backyard
14 Phoenix, AZ The Marquee
19 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
21 Denver, CO The Fillmore Auditorium
23 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom
24 Chicago, IL Congress Theatre
25 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit
26 Toronto, ONT Sound Academy
28 New York, NY Roseland Ballroom
30 Worcester, MA The Palladium Downstairs
31 Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Park Convention Hall

NOVEMBER
1 Albany, NY Washington Avenue Armory

 From the world of Hollywood, or movies at least, a movie has been made that actually seems promising. The movie is called What We Do Is Secret and is profiling Darby Crash (lead singer of The Germs). Portraying the legendary singer is Shane West who is currently on E.R but is known for his role in A Walk To Remember alongside Manny Moore. The movie was released this previous Friday on the 8th. A fan of the germs. movies about music, or just a fan of Shane West check out this movie at a theatre near you.
 Another amazing tour, another three incredible bands hopping over the small city of Toronto.
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