by Black Bubblegum

Liskfest, aka the festival in Cali that Gorilla Biscuits was reuniting for, has been cancelled due to "poor ticket sales". Rival Schools were supposed to play the fest too. Check out a new/unreleased track streaming at their myspace...

"Sweet" was on the vinyl version of United By Fate. I'm not sure now why it didn't make the album because I really like it now (hindsight!). It's very poppy and has a New Order-ish feel that is only hinted at on the rest of the record. The lyrics are about hidden relationships, there's a lot of them, lyrics I mean. Anyhoo, while we're getting our new stuff together and gearing up for our US shows thought this might be interesting for the page.

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by Black Bubblegum

The reunited Rival Schools

Rival Schools have reunited, this much we knew. But now, the band is announcing that they will work on a follow-up to United By Fate and plan to play "a few choice autumnal shows". The only announced US show so far is Lisk Fest in Irvine, CA (tickets here). This fest which will see Walter working double time because Gorilla Biscuits are also playing that show. To quote the band, "our stokeage level is high".

*cough*Quicksand*cough*

by Black Bubblegum

Gorilla Biscuits Live in Stockholm 2007 (gilllikespixels)

The mighty Gorilla Biscuits have announced a show at Lisk Fest in Irvine, CA on October 11th. Ticket info is currently unavailable. The current confirmed lineup for Lisk Fest includes Pennywise, Ignite, Death By Stereo, the newly label-less Every Time I Die, Aquabats, Bleeding Through, Dear Hearts, and Dead Sara.

Walter also recently reformed Rival Schools. No NYC GB dates yet. Lisk fest flyer below...

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