Kudos has been coming in from Al Gore fans on his recent Nobel Peace Prize win, the latest from Green Day‘s Billie Joe Armstrong who took the opportunity to congratulate the former Futurama character:

I just heard that Al Gore just won the Nobel Peace prize for his work in the fight against global warming. I think it’s great that this issue is finally getting the recognition it deserves. It’s becoming a part of our everyday lives. People aren’t just talking about it, we’re really starting to live it. And I feel that Al Gore has been very influential in bringing this into the mainstream. Kudos to you, Al Gore.

He also encourages people to get involved with the National Resources Defense Council and contact congress via this form.

Besides winning the Nobel, Al Gore will be returning to Futurama for an appearance in Bender’s Big Score. For reals.
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A few more details on the upcoming In The Red (Mike Hale of Gunmoll) album have surfaced. The album is currently being mastered by Alan Douches and will be featured on colored vinyl and CD. The CD will contain an additional track, promising to be a Leatherface cover.

The label will also be releasing something from Peachfuzz, a UK powerpop outfit, later this year. You can check out some tracks from that at their MySpace page.

The band is also hoping to soon release albums from the Loved Ones, Shorebirds (ex-Latterman, ex-Jawbreaker) and an acoustic Strike Anywhere release.
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Southern Ohio’s Black Tie Bombers have called it quits. Apparently the split happened some time ago:

What a sweet movie….anyway, we broke up awhile ago. Ryan wasn’t really feeling it anymore and the rest of us didn’t feel like doing it without him. Josh got a new job and I suppose is the first one of us to be an adult for once. He’s moving to pa soon. Ryan is in a band called Dead! Serious. they have a myspace. Jon and I are in a band called The Dopamines. we have one too. Sam Banta who left BTB quite awhile ago is still in The Starkweathers and of course they have a myspace.

The band goes on to talk about their “final show that no one really knew was going to be a final show” and say that chances of an “official” one are bleak. The band released Eternal Happiness and Good Health this year as well as their split with the Frankl Project.
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LaGrecia has posted some upcoming shows. The new project from Jason Shevchuk (Kid Dynamite and None More Black) will be making its East Coast debut in Trenton alongside his brother Jeff’s new band Minnesota’s Calling and Bridge & Tunnel.

LaGrecia recently posted their first track.

Minnesota’s Calling also recently posted their debut online, “X’s and L’s.” The band not only features Jeff Shevchuk but also Christopher Pinto alongside Joe Pulito and Joseph Boldizar of Break Away. The band is promising “pure, unfiltered rock ‘n roll” and “alcohol driven, anthem-like choruses.”
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Though the release date – November 06, 2007 – has been known for some time, some other details have surfaced regarding the long-awaited reissue of Operation Ivy‘s Energy which has remained in limbo since Lookout! lost rights to the record.

The new edition will be remastered by Gene Grimaldi (Tiger Army, Transplants, Pennywise, NOFX), the album will released as a digipak with original artwork and will also be available digitally for the first time from all major download services. The track listing has not been changed from the original release.

It is widely considered one of the most significant and influential ska/punk albums of all time.
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After a stressful year, Love Equals Death has posted a new song and explained some of their upcoming plans:

I know there’s been a run of silence around here, but not without reason. We have been busy writing new material and planning our European tour. I know that through the emails that most of you have been very eager to hear some new songs. Since there hasn’t been any commotion around here in a while we at LED thought that we would share at least one of those songs with you all.

The song also represents the debut of Ryan Sinn, formerly of Angels & Airwaves.

You can find “Last Dance” on their myspace page.
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Jack Terricloth, frontman of World Inferno Friendship Society has launched a new advice column through The Syndicate. In the first edition, Jack lays down the law regarding sex tapes, saying:

If we are to believe that great art exults then we must accept that pornography corrupts. Secrets also corrupt. You should ask yourself why this friend of yours wants to spread guilt around like some sort of informational virus.

You can check it out here.
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Scranton’s second most favorite export, the Menzingers, are headed out on tour to the Fest and back and beyond. The band is touring in support of A Lesson in the Abuse of Information Technology, their Go-Kart debut LP.

The band was noticed by G-K after being featured as an Editor’s Pick here at the Org.
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Ambitions has posted a new song from their forthcoming Bridge Nine full-length Stranger.

You can check out “Rapid Succession” on MySpace
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Just days after the announcement that Hot Rod Circuit was splitting up, frontman Andy Jackson has unveiled his new project, Death in the Park. He adds:

I’m finally at the point in my life where I can make my own records, including playing every instrument. I am in the process of writing more songs and I will post them when they are ready. When the time is right I will put a band together including [Hot Rid Circuit bassist] Joe Ballaro and we will melt your faces off.

You can check out the first song on his new myspace page.
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The RIAA is still claiming to speak for labels which have specifically not associated with them. The industry trade organization has frequently listed labels on their roster who either have not become members or have outright philosophical disagreements with the trade group’s tactics.

As early as this incident in 2003, the organization claimed membership from labels like Fat Wreck Chords, Epitaph and Relapse and more recently has included Trustkill in the list of affiliated labels. Though the names had disappeared when contested, with each redesign of riaa.org, the labels reappear with both Fat Wreck Chords, Epitaph and Relapse listed there now.

Most recently, one of our readers contacted Trustkill to look into it and the label has apparently asked to be removed from the site. The organization has become infamous for heavy-handed tactics against music pirates (or music fans, depending on your view) and has spawned sites that encourage fans to avoid RIAA labels. Since fans of these labels tend to be digitally savvy and aware of tactics used, some have argued that this could turn off fans.
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He Is Legend, Far-Less, Josh Moore and Telescreen have announced a tour together this fall. The latter band includes James, Jon, Matt, and Eric from Codeseven with Jared Draughon from Classic Case on vocals.
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The Toasters have announced routing and some venues for their upcoming European tour. The long-running band continues to support their 2007 album, One More Bullet.

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