This is your reminder that the new Number One Gun album, The North Pole Project is in stores today. You should buy it. And they didn’t even pay me to say that, at least not yet. And if you’re wondering what ever happened to that amazingly svelte bass player who used to pwn the stage with NOG, well these days he’s on the road with some lopdick band named Emery, and blogging for this here website. Scroll down about one inch and see for yourself.  

So our friends (or I guess I should say friend) Number One Gun are set to release their third studio joint, The North Pole Project on January 15th. This record was written, performed and produced single-handedly by frontman Jeff Schneeweis, as you can see in the video for the album’s first single “Wake Me Up” posted above (and filmed, BTW in beautiful Chico, CA!). Check the video, then check the e-card for the new record THEN catch the band on their west coast tour with fellow Chico fame stackers Brighten. Dates are below: 

1/15/08-Seattle, WA- El Corazon
1/16/08-Portland, OR-TBA
1/17/08-Bend, OR-The Domino Room
1/18/08-Nampa, ID-Northwest Nazarene University
1/19/08-Salt Lake City, UT- Solid Ground
1/20/08-Las Vegas, NV-TBA
1/21/08-Phoenix, AZ- TBA
1/22/08-Victorville, CA- Club Karma
1/23/08-San Diego, CA- TBA
1/24/08-Anaheim, CA- Chain Reaction
1/25/08-Modesto, CA-The Modesto Underground
1/26/08-Sacramento, CA- Club Retro
1/27/08-Carson City, NV- The Warehouse
1/29/08-Fresno, CA- The Starline
1/30/08-Chico, CA- TBA

DO IT

So for some reason to day a bunch of awesome emo bands decide to lace people up with tracks off of their forthcoming records. ZOMG THNX!

Thrice has posted two tracks off their forthcoming Fire and Water EPs over at AOL’s Spinner. You can check out “Firebreather” (which, as you might have guessed is off of Fire) and “Digital Sea” (off of Water) here. These EPs, especially Fire, are seriously OWNING my stereo right now. If you like Thrice, or shit that’s angrily melodic, you will not be bummed out when these CDs street on October 16th. For more about these EPs, and the two more that are set to follow in spring, check out AlchemyIndex.com.

Our friends ( or I guess I should friend hehehe) Number One Gun have also posted a brand new track off their forthcoming CD, The North Pole Project due out in January 2008. The song is called “Millions” and you can check it out on the band’s Purevolume page, if you so desire. Being fortunate enough to once again have heard this entire record, I can tell you that this CD is definitely not the “safe” move for a band coming off of two well-received, super straightforward melodic rock releases. There is a lot of crazy shit happening in the mad genius mind of head NOGger Jeff Schneeweis and he spend some long days and nights in the studio crafting some ultra epic hooks and some pretty wild loopiness for this CD. There’s some songs on there that are straight aggro, and some songs on there that might make you want to grab your friends sister and make out with her a little bit. Its on some other shit, and I mean that in the good way.

And last but not least, today marks the debut of the third track to be previewed off of Emery’s forthcoming I’m Only a Man. Like the previous two tracks, “After the Devil Beats His Wife” has got people talking. Check it out on the band’s Purevolume page and figure it out for yourself, bro.