You’re the lucky reader of the 20th edition of the Punknews.org Vinyl File. This column aims to keep you informed with upcoming releases as well as spotlighting interesting releases, your favorite band’s own collections and labels with an history of vinyl releases worth talking about. As always, Vinyl File is brought to you by Ben Conoley.

Vinyl File continues to be presented in a no-frills fashion until after the holidays. While we may not be posting much in the way of news until then, keep checking back weekly for features. I’ll point you over to the Vinyl Collective message board if you’re looking to talk vinyl with someone, as there’s a whole lot of conversation on the go all the time. However, please do read the full story or your chance to win some very cool stuff from some very cool people.

This week Vinyl File is coming at you with an interview with Kyle Gebhart of Doghouse Records. Doghouse recently released one of their most acclaimed albums, …Is a Real Boy by Say Anything, and we wanted to talk to him about that. We also discussed The Get Up Kids and other Doghouse releases.
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Fat Wreck Chords has unveiled their new Christmas Hanukkah-themed compilation, Hanuk-Comp: From the Dreidel to the Grave.

The free online compilation includes unreleased music from the likes of Anti-Flag, Joey Cape, Dead To Me, Good Riddance, The Loved Ones, NOFX, Only Crime, Rise Against and recent music from Strung Out, The Flatliners and others. The compilation also has a companion podcast featuring “Hasidic head honcho Fat Mike and his secular sidekick, Father Floyd”

You can check out the stream here.
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More complaints have surfaced from yet another Interscope-signed artist. This time, Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age who joins Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead as disenchanted members of the Interscope family.

In the interview, Josh pulled no punches:

Fuck the labels man, they suck. The last thing they’re stripping down is their own expense accounts and shit. I mean, Jimmy Iovine of Interscope records takes a private jet or rides first class to tell a band they don’t get tour support. You know what I mean? Fuck that shit, I’m tired of it. [Our] American label’s fucking us like crazy, so fuck them.

Why should I not say anything, what am I afraid of? I’m not afraid of them. One of the things most notable about us is how we work. You could not like the music, you can do anything you want, but we work and there’s no changing that fact. And all I want to do is what we agreed upon.

The band released Era Vulgaris earlier this year.
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Temporary Residence has lined up quite a few releases from Envy in 2008. Due out first is the band’s new EP. The record is titled Abyssal and is due out January 22, 2008.

On the same day, the band will be releasing All The Footprints You’ve Ever Left And The Fear Expecting Ahead which will also see 400 on coloured vinyl. That will be followed by a CD/2XLP reissue of Compiled Fragments (1997-2003) on February 19, 2008 and followed by A Dead Sinking Story on March 04, 2008.

Finally, the label is promising a North American release for the band’s recent DVD, Transfovista which was released in Japan last month.

You can check out the art for all of the albums by visiting the Envy Punknews.org Profile and clicking “Newest.”
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Sound Scene Revolution has posted a new podcast featuring music and an interview with Joey Cape of the Playing Favorites. As is the usual, Rich talks with the Caper about pretty much everything under the sun. They delve into quite a bit of the history of the band including their origin in Japan.

They’re having a contest sponsored by Suburban Home, which features three prizes of a copy of I Remember When I Was Pretty on CD and vinyl as well as a Suburban Home Records “I Celebrate Their Entire Catalog” shirt.

You can hear the podcast here and stream I Remember When I Was Pretty here.
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Jacob Bannon of Converge, Dwid Hellion of Integrity and artist Stephen Kasner have formed Irons.

The band is described as a “collaborative effort [to] create apocalyptic, non-linear music from a primal fine art based mindset.” They are currently writing/recording/collaborating for a future 2008 release on Deathwish.
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To give you a sense of what to expect on Enter Shikari‘s ongoing West Coast tour, we’ve got an exclusive clip of the band’s live performance at Belgium’s Pukkelpop.

You can check out the tour dates on the band’s Punknews.org Profile.

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The Futureheads have booked a tour set to kick off in mid-January. Along with the dates, the band recently unveiled a new track from their forthcoming album and follow up to 2006’s News and Tributes.

You can check out “Broke Out the Time” on their myspace page and .
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Gallows and Fucked Up will be touring together in the second half of February 2008. The bands will be headed through the UK on the two week tour.

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Mustard Plug have announced their annual set of midwest holiday shows. Once again the ska-punk act will team up with Chicago’s Deal’s Gone Bad for the dates. The shows will also feature a few reunions of local Detroit ska favourites, with The Exceptions playing a pair of shows and Gangster Fun reuniting again for one.

Mustard Plug released their latest full length In Black and White in September.
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