After a two month break Sound Scene Revolution has awoken from it’s slumber spewing forth another podcast. This episode features Stephen from the Weakerthans and our own Mr. Justin talking with Rich about the new album, Reunion Tour. They also talked about the songwriting process, different crowds in different cities and probably stick their feet in their mouths a few times.
Check it out here.
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Think Tank Productions has posted two new videos from last year’s Riot Fest. You can check out clips of the Effigies playing “Haz-Mat” and the Bollweevils playing “Sundown” . The film company has other footage online from bands like Youth Brigade, 7Seconds, the Blue Meanies, Naked Raygun, Flatfoot56 and Mustard Plug at their MySpace page.
Riot Fest 2007 is next weekend and will feature bands like Naked Raygun, Stiff Little Fingers, 7Seconds, the Queers, the Methadones, Sludgeworth, Shot Baker, the Copyrights, Bad Brains, the Casualties, and Dillinger Four.
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Billboard recently spoke with The Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando about the band’s follow up to 2006’s comeback record The Lemonheads. The new full length is planned for an April release, with recording to commence in January. Plans are not yet finalized, but the record may feature the Lemondheads’ touring musicians Vess Ruhtenberg (bass) and Devon Ashley (drums), along with Descendents members Bill Stevenson, and Karl Alvarez. The veteran punk musicians provided the backing for the 2006 Vagrant released album.
The Lemonheads are also preparing a deluxe reissue of the band’s 1992 record It’s a Shame About Ray. That release will arrive in March via Rhino Records and will include demos, b-sides and a DVD of footage from the era.
As previously announced the band embarks on a tour at the end of the month. it will be the first time that Dando, Stevenson and Alvarez have toured together.
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Recently freed band Copeland has launched a full album stream of their new release featuring two discs of rarities, b-sides, EP tracks, acoustic, and alternate versions. collection of rarities, b-sides, EP tracks, acoustic, and alternate versions. The record is titled Dressed Up and In Line and is due out November 27, 2007.
You can check it out on their myspace page.
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Ferret has signed UK-based Eternal Lord. The band features the former vocalist from I Killed the Prom Queen and will make their debut for the label in March of 2008 with Blessed Be This Nightmare, .
You can check out some music on their myspace page.
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Sub Pop act Band of Horses is the latest band on the label to be offered a lucrative licensing deal from a mega-retailer, and the latest to turn it down. Labelmates The Thermals passed on a licensing deal with Hummer last year.
According to a In-Forum.com piece, the band had originally allowed their single, “The Funeral” to be used in a web ad but when the greater exposure (and revenue) of a potential TV spot came up, Ben Bridwell decided to listen to his fans:
Some fans, they don’t even give a crap. They’re like, ‘Whatever, bands got to get paid.’ But at the same time, I was reluctant to do it in the back of my mind, and some fans reminded me there is a reason to feel that way about it. So once I saw our fans were let down by it, I nixed the TV commercial, and said, ‘You know what, this isn’t for me. Keep your money.’
On the other hand, he hasn’t ruled out future licensing, but notes that the real problem is when bands start writing songs in the hopes of licensing.
With music sales down over the past few years, bands have been experimenting with a variety of ways to allow them to play music full-time. From 360 Deals to donation-only album sales, it’s a strange time to play music or be a music fan.
So here is our question of the day. With many bands struggling to make ends meet, is licensing music OK?
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Billy Talent have detailed their upcoming live DVD+CD, The record is titled 666 and is due out November 27, 2007. The performance features 16 songs from the Canadian band, and features two DVDs as well an audio recording of the show.
Punknews.org interviewed the band in January.
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Steven Juliano of I Am Ghost will be releasing a comic book/graphic novel titled Livers and Kings in 2008. Steven is apparently responsible for both the art and story in the comic, and he has launched a teaser trailer for the book.
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Taking Back Sunday has launched a full album stream of the audio portion of their new DVD+CD package. The set is titled The Louder Now DVD: Parttwo and is due out next week, on November 20, 2007.
You can check it out here.
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Saosin have released a special video from their latest album, Saosin . The song is intended to: “send a message of hope and comfort to our troops and their families in honor of Veteran’s Day and the holiday season. ”
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Suburban Home has announced the signing of On High, the new metal project from Chris Fogal, songwriter of pop-punks The Gamits.
On High features members of Drag the River/Love Me Destroyer/Rocky Votolato, Uphollow/Ian Cooke, Grace Like Gravity/Sleeper Horse, and the sound is not quite what you would expect from the former Gamit’s frontman. On High play metal that has more in common with Black Sabbath or Metallica’s “Master Of Puppets” than anything the Gamits ever did.
You can check out the demo on their myspace page or download the entire thing from the label.
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Carbondale, IL’s The Copyrights have posted the song “Shits Fucked” from their upcoming full length Learn The Hard Way. You can check it out via their MySpace page. The song will appear on the band’s upcoming 2008 full length Learn The Hard Way, which follows up this year’s Make Sound.
The band is set to play this year’s Riot Fest in Chicago. They’ll appear on the Saturday, November 17th date playing alongside the Methadones, Lower Class Brats, the Queers, 7Seconds, Nekromantix, Stiff Little Fingers and Naked Raygun among others.
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Carbondale, IL’s The Copyrights have posted the song “Shits Fucked” from their upcoming full length Learn The Hard Way. You can check it out via their MySpace page. The song will appear on the band’s upcoming 2008 full length Learn The Hard Way, which follows up this year’s Make Sound.
The band is set to play this year’s Riot Fest in Chicago. They’ll appear on the Saturday, November 17th date playing alongside the Methadones, Lower Class Brats, the Queers, 7Seconds, Nekromantix, Stiff Little Fingers and Naked Raygun among others.
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