Below is a letter from Men, Women & Children about how all of their equipment was stolen. And when I say all, I mean all. If there is anything you can do to help them get back on their feet, please head to their MySpace page and click the donate button; buying merch, or their album and songs on iTunes, will also do wonders for them. Every little bit helps! In upbeat news, though, the band has posted a new song, "Time For The Future," on MySpace....[read more]

Switchfoot have posted two new songs, "Oh Gravity" and "Dirty Second Hands", from their upcoming album Oh, Gravity! on their myspace page. Oh, Gravity! will be available in stores on December 26th, 2006.

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Tim Kinsella (Cap n' Jazz, Joan of Arc, Make Believe) has an interesting article in the most recent Alternative Press in which he criticizes every band featured within Alternative Press' August 2006 issue and the musical culture in general. A transcript can be found below, taken from the AP forums.

Message

Beirut. The Patriot Act. Palestine. Africa. Wal-Mart. Clear Channel. Peak oil. Global devastation. The backward talk of those in power that dominates and...[read more]

Sub Pop Records has decided to go 100% green and "are paying the difference between the cost of renewable energy and that of fossil fuel-generated energy, and in doing that, helping to shift the overall energy mix toward more renewable resources."

Gasoline Heart's EPK for You Know Who You Are can be found right here. This amazing debut record is out on August 1st.

Not only will San Francisco's Karate High School be featured in August's issue of Metal Edge Magazine, but they will also appear on a upcoming Hot Topic Compilation with MxPx, Relient K, and The Matches.

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The new Latterman album is aces. That's all I wanted to say.

Palm Coast, FL's My Getaway are playing the Ernie Ball Stage in Orlando on Warped Tour (June 25th) and are in a contest (the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands) to win ten grand in gear and the opportunity to be on FUSE. Go here to vote for them if you like what you hear. I think they're one of the best unsigned groups out there from South or Central Florida; how about you?

Head to Valencia's MySpace and check out the first song in their player. The track is about Dana, a close friend of the band and Shane's (lead singer) girlfriend, who passed away last week. The song was written on her and Shane's anniversary last year and the band has made it available for your listening pleasure as a memorial to her life. Take the time to listen and keep Shane, Dana, her family and so on in your thoughts and prayers. The band is taking some time off to...[read more]

Scenes From A Movie will be posting a new song called "Save You" on Purevolume at 11:59 tonight. Also, if you can help the band out with booking the following dates please contact them via their Myspace.

Help With These Dates

Jun 7 Atlanta, GA
Jun 19...[read more]

Gasoline Heart have posted the album version of "Paralyze" and have also put up a new song called "Redlight (Hey Baby)" on Myspace. Both songs will appear on the band's debut, You Know Who You Are, which hits stores on August 1st.

You, Me, And Everyone We Know has put up a new demo on their pureVOLUME page titled "Do It Again."

Clips from Casket Salesmen's debut, Sleeping Giants, will be surfacing in the coming weeks. The album is slated for an August 1st release.

Cartel's "Honestly" will be heading to radio for adds this week. Call in and request them if you so desire.

No, the shorts haven't come yet. Mail order sucks!

Wanna have phone sex with Taking Back Sunday? Read below.

Taking Back Sunday Want To Call You

Do you want a personalized message from us on April 25th?
We tried to call everyone who signed up for our "Don't Call Us - We'll Call You" campaign but we got kinda busy getting ready for our new record. So instead, we've decided to call everyone at once.

Just give us your phone number,...[read more]

Melee has updated their Melee Movie Monday column (yes, I'm a day late) and put up an archive of their past movies on their Myspace.com page.

From First To Last is the "band of the day" over at Spin.com.

This Day And Age's new yet-to-be-titled record was pushed back from the previously announced July 25th release date to August 22nd. Be patient, I'm sure the wait will be well worth it.

The REAL Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

Well we passed 60,000 registered members and I didn't even notice! Mini-wave in celebration of us. Haha, thank you everyone!

Gasoline Heart have inked a deal with Mono vs Stereo.

Kid Rock and Scott Stapp have sex tapes.

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theAUDITION has posted a new song titled "Don't Be So Hard" off their debut album, Controversy Loves Company, on their pureVOLUME page.

Ever We Fall has just released the track-list for their upcoming album “We Are But Human” which hits stores February 21, 2006.

1. Youth Like Tigers
2. Late Night Dance Party
3. School Yard Crush
4. No Sleep For Dreaming
5. Bring Em’ In Billy
6. G
7. State Bird The Mosquito
8. No Words To Describe
9. Great Day For An Air Strike
10. Evacuate!
11. My Dog The Senator
12. Welcome To Fhloston Paradise

Two of these tracks may be...[read more]

Fanscape has unveiled 10 new contests.

Franz Ferdinand has already begun work on the follow-up to its latest album. The band only released an album 2 months ago but they are heading back into their practice space to pen new songs. They plan to record a few in January before heading off to support their new album in Australia.

Fellow Long Islanders, Envy on the Coast will be opening for Fred Mascherino's (Taking Back Sunday) solo shows in December and are currently shopping around for labels.

Below is a press release regarding The Barenaked Ladies and a content-packed USB flash memory drive they are selling:

BNL Press Release

Nettwerk Music Group announced today the release of BARENAKED ON A STICK, a USB flash memory drive containing songs, videos, and exclusive content from the BARENAKED LADIES, on sale November 22, 2005 through the holiday season.

Essential for any BNL fan's...[read more]

Whippersnapper's cover of Metallica's "For Whom The Bell Tolls," and an unreleased demo from the year between The Long Walk and Appearances Wear Thin called "The Silence" are up on purevolume for your listening pleasure.

Lots of buzz surrounding the Randy Nichols-managed The Starting Line. As press time, looks like the band will be out of their Geffen deal and become a free agent. We hear label folks are flying to check out the band while they’re on the Nintendo Fusion Tour with Fall Out Boy.

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