March 10, 2009

Lipona post EP for free download

Tallahassee, FL punk outfit Lipona have posted their new five-song EP, Pigeonholed, for free download. You can acquire it at this website. A 12" vinyl version is being planned for a May release and will feature an exclusive sixth song.

Street Dogs support troops with digital single "War After the War"

Street Dogs released a digital single today entitled "War After the War". 100% of all profits from sale of the track will be donated to the organization Home For Our Troops. The non-profit organization gives assistance to the men and women who serve in the military who come home with disabilities and serious injuries. ...

Title Tracks (ex-Q & Not U, ex-Georgie James, ex-the Loved Ones) plan debut 7-inch

Title Tracks, the newest endeavor for three ex-members of Georgie James including John Davis (ex-Q And Not U) and Michael Cotterman (ex-the Loved Ones), have mapped out their debut 7". The two-song Every Little Bit Hurts is set for an early April release on Dischord.

Epitaph signs You Me At Six

Epitaph has signed British pop-rockers You Me At Six. The band’s debut full-length, Take Off Your Colours, is slated for a summer release in the U.S., having come out this past October on Slam Dunk the UK. The band will be on Warped Tour for most of August.

Death Cab For Cutie plan Narrow Stairs B-sides EP

Death Cab For Cutie will release an EP of B-sides from last year's Narrow Stairs. "It's not like they're castoffs or anything; they're part of the Narrow Stairs experience," said bassist Nick Harmer. "They needed to have a proper home, and the EP is it. There's going to be four songs on it, plus the...

Secret Machines

Secret Machines Secret Machines [2.5/5] New York City-based band Secret Machines were presumably reeling from two unfortunate losses when they recorded this, their third full-length. First, the departure of vocalist/guitarist Benjamin Curtis (the brother of singer/bassist/keyboardist Brandon) in early 2007 left a void in the trio’s prog-laden, spacey rock songs that have previously meandered just...

Longwave

Longwave Secrets Are Sinister [3.5/5] Longwave’s 2003 album The Strangest Things, a disc that meshed starry-eyed dreampop with urgent Britpop affectations, is a lost classic of the New York City rock renaissance. The group lost the plot (and eventually their record deal) after the release of 2005’s lackluster There’s A Fire, but on Sinister have...

Facing New York

Facing New York Get Hot [3/5] Facing growing pains while searching for a new voice. After losing two members, Facing New York reach for new sounds with Get Hot, often far outside the confines of their previous prog-emo leanings. Along with more standard rock arrangements, the three-piece blend wild percussion, horns and electric piano with...

Against Me! announce tour with Off With Their Heads

Against Me! have unveiled dates for a headlining tour this spring with Off With Their Heads. The tour kicks off in Against Me’s hometown of Gainesville, Florida, on April 11. Dates are as follows: Apr 11, 2009 – Gainesville, FL @Common Grounds – $10 (18+) Apr 14, 2009 – Greenville, SC @The Handlebar –...
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