Despite the overwhelmingly critical response to plans to tie the college aid of all students, not just those caught infringing, the MPAA continues to hold fast on the plan, arguing:

Universities are spending a lot of taxpayers’ money to build digital networks that are being used primarily to allow college students to traffic in infringing content. I think it’s perfectly legitimate for Congress to say, wait a minute, if we’re giving you money, we don’t want it to be used to help college kids infringe copyright.

The bill as it stands would punish the entire university if even one student is caught illegally downloading content. But the justification according to the movie industry trade group is that the Internet (“digital networks”) are only for copyright infringement. I imagine Wikipedia, Google, Amazon, eBay and a few other sites might disagree.

You can find the entire article here.
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Dillinger Escape Plan and Between The Buried And Me will be headed to the UK early next year.

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Dave Allen, bassist of Gang of Four has posted another new demo from what will likely be the band’s next album. However, the band is looking at some slightly different options for the album:

So how about we start the new round of releases with a 4 song digital EP? Probably. The ‘album’ could then be built over time and released eventually as a CD, but in a compelling, high-value package that makes it valuable to our fans. We have those 4 song ideas as I write and they will be burnished and honed over the next 12 weeks or so. It then makes sense to get them into the hands (and ears) of the public as quickly as possible. Digital makes the most sense along with downloadable artwork, a vinyl record with free MP3s and remixes. A

You can check out “Password” and “Second Life.”
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Canadian hardcore quartet Cursed have posted the first song from their upcoming third album. The record, Cursed III: Architects of Troubled Sleep is the follow up to 2005’s acclaimed full length, Two.

You can check out “Magic Fingers” right here.
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The Loved Ones have posted a studio update in video form for their upcoming album Build and Burn. The video includes footage of the band practicing a new song as well as producers Brian and the Pete of the the Bouncing Souls. Oh, and there’s some guy named Bob who’s high.

The video proceeds to take you on a tour of the creation of the album, from Brooklyn to Asbury Park.

You can check out the video below.
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Hey, this is finally up. I reviewed a couple new releases and threw in a few live reviews from the queue, so enjoy.

• Florida’s Copeland has a new B-sides/rarities/etc. collections disc out entitled Dressed Up & in Line
• I saw Tegan and Sara last night in NYC with a friend and it was stupid good
• Chicago’s Plain White T’s follow their recent mainstream explosion with a reissue of their earlier effort Stop
• We don’t post nearly enough Against Me! reviews, so here’s one of them playing live in Birmingham
• More at the reviews page

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Beginning next week, alternative music channel Fuse will launch a series of documentaries examining some of the “videos that changed everything.”

Each video will receive an episode spotlight with archival footage and interviews with the participants. Among the ten videos scheduled are spotlights on Nirvana‘s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” Beastie Boys‘ “Fight For Your Right” and Public Enemy’s “Fight The Power.”

You can find more details here.
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Though only a handful of dates are available, Bad Religion looks to be putting together a few dates in March of 2008. The punk pioneers will be hitting California and Nevada on the confirmed dates, which are either one-off shows or bookends on a longer tour.

A full tour is expected in 2008.

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To celebrate the release of The Anti-Matter Anthology: A 1990s Post-Punk & Hardcore Reader and the imminent book release show/Snapcase Reunion/Callum Robbins benefit, we were going to interview author Norman Brannon who was responsible for the ‘zine from which the book was assembled. But we figured, you’d be less interested in hearing from us, and more into checking out an all-new interview with Norm talking instead to Rob Fish of 108.

The two scene veterans – Norm of Texas is the Reason and Shelter and Rob Fish of 108 look back at the hardcore scene which spawned the book, remembering famous shows and anecdotes and more.

Norm put together a lengthy interview for us so we’re splitting it over two days. Check it out and be sure to visit The Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York this weekend to check out the book, watch Snapcase play and help out Callum and J. Robbins.

Source Continue reading Interviews: Norman Brannon (Texas Is the Reason, Shelter) talks to Rob Fish (108) (Part 1) →

To celebrate the release of The Anti-Matter Anthology: A 1990s Post-Punk & Hardcore Reader and the imminent book release show/Snapcase Reunion/Callum Robbins benefit, we were going to interview author Norman Brannon who was responsible for the ‘zine from which the book was assembled. But we figured, you’d be less interested in hearing from us, and more into checking out an all-new interview with Norm talking instead to Rob Fish of 108.

The two scene veterans – Norm of Texas is the Reason and Shelter and Rob Fish of 108 look back at the hardcore scene which spawned the book, remembering famous shows and anecdotes and more.

Norm put together a lengthy interview for us so we’re splitting it over two days. Check it out and be sure to visit The Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York this weekend to check out the book, watch Snapcase play and help out Callum and J. Robbins.

Source Continue reading Interviews: Norman Brannon talks to Rob Fish (Part 1) →