Prosthetic Records‘ the Minor Times have quite some goings-on as of late.

Firstly, the band’s recently released Summer of Wolves can now be found streaming in full on an e-card you can find here.

Next, the band has planned a split 7″ with Philadelphia’s Rosetta to be released on Relapse later this year.

Lastly, the band has parted ways with guitarist Lou Millinghausen on good terms. Said the band:

Lou has been playing with us for some time now and was instrumental in the songwriting process for ‘Summer of Wolves.’ We love the guy to death and will miss him a lot. Instead of searching for a replacement, we’ve simply decided that [guitarist] Tim [Leo] will now handle all the guitar duties in the band. We have been practicing with this arrangement for over a month now and feel very comfortable with the idea of presenting it everywhere this entire summer.

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Reflections Records has announced that they will be handling the European release of Cloak/Dagger‘s forthcoming debut full-length, We Are, on August 24th.

The album is still slated for release on domestic shores September 11th via Jade Tree.
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The Loved Ones have announced that guitarist Dave Walsh and bassist Chris Gonzalez will now join the band’s line up as full time members. Both musicians were members of the soon-to-be defunct Explosion and have been playing with the Loved Ones as guests for the past 6 months.

The Loved Ones are now working on the follow up to 2006’s Keep Your Heart. As previously reported the Explosion will bow out with a pair of shows in the late summer.
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Denver emo-indie legends Christie Front Drive is reuniting for the first time since 1998 for a one-off show on Saturday, Sep. 1 at the Marquis Theater in Denver as part of DenverFest III. All four original members–Eric Richter, Kerry McDonald, Ron Marschall and Jason Begin–will be participate.

More information for the fest can be found on MySpace.
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TKO Records has announced the full details for their 10th Anniversary Weekender. A trio of Californian shows from July 20th through the 22nd will celebrate the label’s first decade. The event will bring together bands like the Forgotten, Antiseen, Glass Heroes, Lower Class Brats, Smut Peddlers, the Stitches, Krum Bums, 46 Short, Broken Bottles, Poison Idea, Smogtown, Those Unknown and the Crowd among others.

The label describes the event thusly:

That’s right, we’re celebrating 10 years of losing our hide.Instead of boohooing about downloads, we’re throwing a fiesta ese. Well, a few to be correct. Be prepared to have your blood switched out a few times KEITH RICHARDS style after this blowout.

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Chicago music master Tim Kinsella has taken leave of Make Believe, his newest project with brother Nate. In leaving, Kinsella left this note for fans:

The new record is written and it sounds great to me, I have been very excited about the songs and have put a lot of work into getting my contributions for them together.

However, Kinsella will not be sitting still. First on his plate is his directorial debut at the Chicago Underground Film Festival. Kinsella’s Orchard Vale will make it’s debut on August 15th at the Chopin Theatre and “tells the story of one family’s struggle in the collapsed and anarchic American suburbs of the near future”. The movie was shot on DVCam for under $10,000 and features photographer Chris Strong as the directory of photography and was editing by documentary filmmaker Amy Cargill of Normal Pictures.

The singer is also working on new albums for his Joan Of Arc project. Make Believe’s final show with Tim will be July 1st at Chicago’s Metro with Tortoise.
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Former Indianola Records act Across Five Aprils has announced that they’ve signed to Victory Records.

They will begin recording their label debut in the fall. The new album will be the follow-up to their 2006 release Collapse.
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MxPx has posted the newest from their return to Tooth and Nail Records, Secret Weapon. The video is for the title track and can be seen below.

Secret Weapon is the follow-up to Let’s Rock, a collection of B-Sides and is due out July 17, 2007.

The album was produced by Aaron Sprinkle; the first time the band has worked with him since their 1994 debut album Pokinatcha. Former Superdrag frontman John Davis helps with piano and backing vocals on “Sad Sad Song,” while Bad Religion guitarist Brian Baker also contributes to the album opener and title track.
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Smallman Records has posted the dates for the Never Say Die! Tour featuring Comeback Kid as well as Cancer Bats, Parkway Drive, This Is Hell and The Warriors. The tour, which has the bands crossing Europe, begins in early November.

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TKO Records will be reissuing the full length Letter Bomb from “original beach punks” The Crowd. The record, originally released in 1996 by Flipside, will be repackaged with bonus tracks and other unspecified extras. No release date has been announced yet, but the band indicates that 2001’s Punk Off is next in line. The band’s first CD in 6 years is said to be “taking shape” as well and will include recent live staples “Radio,” “Headless,” and “Stitch Me Up.”

The Crowd formed in 1978, lasting into around late 1982 in their in original run. The band was back together by `87 and has remained active in some capacity ever since.
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War of Ages has released a new track online entitled “My Solitude.” The song comes from their forthcoming release Fire From the Tomb, which is slated to hit stores July 24. The album is a complete re-recording of their self-titled debut along with the addition of a new track “The Awakening.”

You can check out the new song here.
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Vultures United has posted three new demo tracks. Formerly known as Grave For the Fireflies, the rechristened band has posted a cover of the Murder City Devils’ “Dance Hall Music” and two originals on their MySpace page. Expect an EP produced by Paul Miner (Some Girls, Death By Stereo, AFI) this fall.

Albany, NY “anti-ska” act Public Access has completed tracking fuve new songs. The new recordings include four originals plus a cover of Slayer’s “Raining Blood.” The band plans to release the material this fall in various formats, including a split 7″. You can check out some of their past recordings via MySpace.

Gainesville, FL hardcore/punk band Battle! will hit the road this month for a number of dates with Virginia’s Knucklepuck. The band has a number of songs streaming via MySpace from their recent Outlet released full length. Head there for all the latest tour dates as well.
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