You’re the lucky reader of the 31st 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 bands’ own collections and labels with a history of vinyl releases worth talking about. As always, Vinyl File is brought to you by Ben Conoley.

This week’s Vinyl File features a look at upcoming releases from Cake, Blacklisted and Paint it Black. Don’t forget to come back next Wednesday for a Vinyl File interview with Asbestos Records.
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Richmond, Virgina’s Down To Nothing will be teaming up with Sinking Ships from Seattle for a tour of Japan. The former released The Most last year on Revelation Records, while the latter self-released the Safe 7″ last year as well as Ten 7″ on Revelattion. Sinking Ships has also given an update about a new album in a MySpace blog.

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Look Mexico have launched the new animated video from their 2007 album, This Is Animal Music

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Weezer mastermind Rivers Cuomo has posted an update on their release plans for 2008. The band’s upcoming sixth album is set to drop in June:

We have one song left to mix and then it’s on to mastering. We should be all done very soon. Then we chill for a minute.

The album will be out in June so with any luck you will hear a new Weezer song on the radio soon. I think I know which song is the first single but I’m not sure so I can’t tell you. I’ll give you some hints, though. It’s one word, starts with a T, ends with an R and contains twelve letters. You should be able to figure it out because you’re smart li’l Weezer fans.

The album is meaty, crunchy and melodic like a good Weezer album should be.

The band released Make Believe in 2005.
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MxPx have announced their dates over the next few months. The long-running pop-punk outfit will be hitting Bamboozle Left and Right and the Hoodwink Festival as well as sharing the stage with Protest the Hero, The Color Fred and Chiodos.

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ON, which features members of notable hardcore acts including Go It Alone, Champion and Blue Monday, have posted their debut EP for free stream or download.

The disc is titled Vital Times and will be appearing in physical format as 4-song 7-inch shortly. You can check out or download the EP right here.
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German experimental metal/hardcore outfit The Ocean have announced a North American tour. The bill will feature Kylesa, Withered and Lair of the Minotaur.

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Alive in Wild Paint have posted the entirety of their sophomore Equal Vision Records release. The record is titled Ceilings and is due out March 18, 2008. It is the follow-up to Goodbye Tomorrow which was released in 2006.

You can check out the entire album on their purevolume page.
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