Thursday photos

Gaf tapes solves most of life's problems. Duct tape's pricier, prettier (neon colors galore) and more pliable cousin is a coveted item on tour because it can be used for SO MANY THINGS! It's a sidekick cover, it's a cord handler, it allows for extreme organization of bus drawers by being the perfect label. It keeps doors open. It's a canvas for your next masterpiece. It keeps plastic lizards in check. The possibilities are endless.



I hope you're not squeamish about the discussion of bowel movements, because as the "no paper / no poop" rules remains firm on all buses, the …Read More

Thursday took time during the Taste of Chaos tour to sit down with PanasonicYouth and spoke candidly about their status as elder statesmen on the road. They've got a new record, Common Existence, that they're itching to play life and a handful of controversial songs that express their view on divisive issues such as the current War on Terror.

For updates from Buzznet and all the other bands and fans check out the official Taste Of Chaos 2009 Community.

Drawing on the best chapters of their musical history, Thursday’s Common Existence is the record that the band have been trying to make their entire career. It’s an edgy, emotional, and raw album that finds the band’s disparate parts coming together to create a haunting and engaging statement about our common inner lives.

Find out how Thursday's new record sounds...

Thursday have released a video for "In Silence," an instrumental track from their recent split with the Japanese post-hardcore band Envy. Be prepared for a chilling experience, complete with children in cardbox box costumes attacking each other in an underwater, black-and-white alternate universe. Sound bizarre? The widescreen video for "In Silence" is much creepier than words can describe.

While Glassjaw fans wait patiently for the band to start performing together again, you will have the chance to see singer Daryl Palumbo play with his grindcore supergroup, United Nations, as early as January of 2009. Where!?

You won't have to wait until November 4th to hear Thursday's split with Japan's Envy; their four new songs are streaming right here on Buzznet! Combining dense guitar-structures and instrumental tracks, the songs mesh wonderfully with Envy's own brand of post-hardcore. Check it out!!!

Ronen has posted a new podcast in his IssueOriented series and it prominently features two interviews: Andrew and Steve of Thursday speak about their band's role in the music industry and new songs. Cristy Road talks about making art with a message and how to grow as an artist. Check it out!

Epitaph Records is on fire this year, having recently added Bring Me The Horizon, New Found Glory and now Thursday to their official band roster. Details.

It's not often that I make posts about outside organizations or people making an appearance on Buzznet. I'm sure you can say I'm biased in posting about this, but I'd like to introduce the Issue Oriented podcast to Buzznet. Run by the always-articulate Ronen Kauffman, it's a smart and fascinating interview series that addresses important issues as voiced by YOUR favorite bands.

Why should I listen to the Issue Oriented podcast?

The long-awaited split CD/Vinyl between Thursday and Envy will finally see the light of day on November 4 and both the track list and artwork have been revealed. See.

Frank Iero has been keeping busy ever since My Chemical Romance finished touring. In fact, he's about to perform with his own Cure tribute band. No way!

Thursday are doing some quick calendar-shuffling: Geoff Rickly and the gang are replacing Good Charlotte on this weekend's Groezrock Festival in Belgium. Who else is playing?

Geoff sat down with Will and Graham of LoudHawk.com at the Thursday practice space in North Jersey on Tuesday. They discussed almost everything you'd want to know about Thursday, including details on the new Envy split, the eventual new Thursday full-length, major labels, the state of the music industry, their beginnings in the New Jersey scene, their current freedom, TONS of details on United Nations (Geoff's power-violence band), Victory Records and even more! Interviewer Will Angelos is currently the vocalist for the band Autonym, an experimental punk-hardcore band, as well as the bassist for Nick Cave-esque group Hunter …Read More

The band's frontman sets the record straight about his United Nations project and Thursday's split EP with Envy, explains why leaving Island Records was a "godsend," and reveals his desire to make a power-violence Kidz Bop record.

Thursday have been through it all – and then some.

The post-hardcore band – which hails from New Brunswick, New Jersey – got its footing in the late-'90s while playing countless gigs in frontman Geoff Rickly's basement. Those shows became the stuff of legend as Rickly and his mates went from underground heroes to unlikely major-label stars, dishing up two efforts on Island Records. Hit singles followed, as did a video that was banned from MTV, and larger-than-life tours with AFI, Thrice and even The Cure.

Well, now …Read More

Thursday have been hard at work recording new material at Big Blue Meanie studio in Jersey City, New Jersey. The guys are taking some time off for spring break to drink and flash people in Cancun play a few shows on the East Coast. Where abouts?

Enjoy the final part of my interview with Tucker Rule of Thursday. We discuss disposable pop music, homophobia, getting a video banned on MTV, and their still unheard collaboration with Converge.

In our third part of our interview with Thursday, Tucker speaks candidly with us about Victory Records, being on a major label, and the band's opinion on downloading music. Make sure to check out part I and part II first!