As an official sponsor of this year’s Fest 6, we’ve decided to start our own “video countdown” to the festvities, which takes place in Gainesville, FL the last weekend of this coming October. Each week we will bring you a performance from last year’s event, but will showcase the bands returning to this year’s extravaganza.

This week we present Armalite, which is the side project of Adam Goren from Atom and His Package, and and some dude named Dan Yemin who plays in some other bands and is reportedly an expert alligator wrestler.

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Mae have posted a new video from their latest album, Singularity. It is the follow-up to From Toledo to Tokyo DVD which was released in 2005.

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Less than a year after signing to the major label, Copeland has left Columbia Records. The band made the announcement:

There were recently some pretty significant personnel changes at the label and some key people on our team were let go, including our A&R guy. He was the guy that brought us on board and was also our most important contact and voice there. With him gone, as well as a few other important marketing people being let go, there was really no reason for us to be there anymore. At a big label, it’s pretty crucial for a band to have those key team members in place. Otherwise, a smaller band like Copeland can get lost in the shuffle of the Beyonces and John Mayers that we’d be competing with for attention.

So after months of red tape, we’ve been released from our contract and are frankly relieved. We have a lot of freedom right now, which is a great feeling. This freedom has got our heads buzzing with the idea of writing a new record. We’re incredibly excited about a few new songs that we’ve been kicking around. So what’s next for us you ask? Well, we’re going to start getting this b-sides record together. We’re looking to have it out THIS YEAR! (Nov. 27 is the likely date)

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Hey Mercedes has some more details about their upcoming reunion shows. First, the Chicago show at the Metro will now be free, sponsored by Threadless. Chicago locals need to visit the store to get a ticket, and the band has set up an arrangement for those who live outside of the city. (More on that here). Prior to the Chicago show, the band will be in Milwaukee at The Cactus Club on the 13th.

The beloved band split up in January of 2005 after releasing several albums via Vagrant Records. The shows will take place on September 13th and 14th in Milwaukee and Chicago respectively.
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Cloak/Dagger has announced its tour schedule in the month leading up to The Fest. The band is gearing up for the release of their full length debut. The record is titled We Are and is due out September 11, 2007. It is the follow-up to Pinata [7 inch] which was released in 2006.

As an aside, if you’re planning to name your band something, please don’t use slashes. Computers go all crazy when you use slashes. Use a hyphen or something, hell use a tilde. No slashes.

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As they gear up for their upcoming tour, the fine folks in Young Livers, have given us a chance to stream the entirety of their brand new album. The group features members of Glass and Ashes, Fiya and Towers of Hanoi and the record is titled The New Drop Era and is due out September 25, 2007. It will be released through Kiss of Death Records and No Idea.

You can check out the whole thing on their Punknews.org Profile.
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Love metal act HIM and less-love metal band Bleeding Through have announced a tour together set to begin in mid-October.

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Mike Park has posted another new song for our general enjoyment. The song was recorded in Los Angeles and is the next in a series of songs to be released every week this month. Mike released North Hangook Falling in 2005.

The track is titled “London is Only a Short Flight Away” and can be found his MySpace page.
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The Sainte Catherines have announced the recently promised dates The band adds:

[Afterwards we are] aking a well-deserved break from playing and practicing after 8 years of non-stop unpaid work.

They continue to work on their new full length which will include at least two new songs: “Chub-E and HANK III” and “Did You Meet Fat Mike Yet ?” though it remains to be seen if they will actually appear or whether this is just how Quebecers make jokes. Ditto for the album which may or may not be called So Long and Thanks for Nothing. In the interim, the band is promising a release filled with “shitty” songs from their original band, The Soda Machine. The band released Dancing for Decadence in 2006.

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Chicago punk staples Naked Raygun have announced the details and release date for their upcoming CD+DVD retrospective. The set is titled What Poor Gods We Do Make: The Story and Music behind Naked Raygun and is due out November 06, 2007.

According to Riot Fest Records, who will be releasing the package, the series will document both the band’s history and their triumphant return for Riot Fest 2006. It will be the first release from the influential band since their older material was reissued on Touch & Go/Quarterstick Records.

you can check out the artwork from the release on the Release Detail page.
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World Inferno Friendship Society have posted the title track from the upcoming full length. The record is titled Addicted To Bad Ideas and is due out September 11, 2007. It is the follow-up to Red-Eyed Soul which was released in 2006.

You can find “Addicted to Bad Ideas” on their myspace page.
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From Autumn To Ashes has reunited with bassist Mike Pilato. Pilato was the band’s bassist from 2000-2004 and was a part of both Too Bad You’re Beautiful and The Fiction We Live.

The band is gearing up for a tour with Silverstein and Strike Anywhere and continues to support Hold a Wolf by the Ears.
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