Even though the record has only been out for a few weeks, Panic! At the Disco has apparently begun work on the follow up already. Chief songwriter Ryan Ross spoke to Billboard saying:

We’ve written a bunch of songs since [the release and] we’ve probably got about nine or 10 new songs going right now, so I hope that after our tour and all that, we can do another record. [The new material] is picking up where we left off. Because Pretty. Odd. was a lot different for a lot of reasons, I think we’re kind of finding something we’re drawn to, and the stuff so far definitely sounds harder to place to me. I’m not really exactly sure what it sounds like — I guess sometimes that’s a good thing.

The band is currently promoting their latest album on the Honda Civic Tour.
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Alkaline Trio have begun announcing headlining dates in support of their upcoming Sony/EPIC debut. The record is titled Agony and Irony and is due out July 01, 2008. Their prior studio album, Crimson, was released in 2005.

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Trever Keith, frontman of Face to Face, has posted a stream from his new self-released solo debut, Melancholics Anonymous. Having recently reunited Face to Face for a handful of So Cal shows, kicking off this week April 18 in Iowa City, Trever hits the road for his first solo tour. His solo debut Melancholics Anonymous was recently released as a digital album at treverkeith.com.

You can check out the album here
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Rolling Stone has put together a list of what they’re calling The 125-Plus People, Places and Things Ruling the Rock & Roll Universe. Among their selections are Los Angeles’-based Amoeba Music for best record store, The Mars Volta as “Best Prog Rock Band” earning the following:

But they pulled back from the brink with this year’s The Bedlam in Goliath, focusing on punk riffage and wowing fans with their ability to make complex music accessible.

Also noted are the recent Replacements reissues, this lustworthy turntable and Against Me! who are named “Best Punk Band:”

In the past decade, they’ve transformed from solo acoustic project to underground punk faves to major-label rock contenders whose fans include Bruce Springsteen: They recorded their latest and best album, New Wave, with Nevermind producer Butch Vig. With its plus-size guitars and beyond-punk sounds (including a dance beat on one tune), it’s their London Calling, or at least their Tim.

You can check out the full list here.
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According to a report from Wired, Microsoft is gearing up to release a limited edition Joy Division-themed version of their less-than-ubiquitous MP3 player, The Zune.

The Joy Division Zune will feature an adaptation of the cover art from the band’s 1979 debut, Unknown Pleasures, which artist Peter Saville created using a graph of one hundred pulses from pulsar CP 1919 (apparently the first radio pulsar ever discovered).

Later this month, a new hits collection will be released from the band. The record is titled The Best of Joy Division and is due out April 29, 2008
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Koufax has completed the tracking for its 4th full-length Strugglers. The 11 song release was tracked in Eudora, KS by Nick Day at the Black Lodge and will be mixed by Michael Krassner.

The album will most likely see a summer 2008 release for the United States and Europe.
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UK ska-punk-metal band Random Hand have announced their first dates in the USA, mostly alongside Voodoo Glow Skulls and the Knock-Out with Mustard Plug featuring on some dates.

Both Voodoo Glow Skulls and Random Hand will be supporting their latest albums on the West-Coast tour with VGS releasing Southern Californian Street Music on Victory Records last September and Random Hand supporting their debut full-length Change of Plan last May. The Knock-Up have also announced plans via their MySpace blog to release a full-length via Empire Music in late May, a label set-up by the Voodoo Glow Skulls.

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Buffalo, NY’s Unwelcome Guests has posted a new song on MySpace. The song “Colors Of Fall” was recorded by Jay Sallese of the Buffalo band Love Parade. You can check out the track here.

Epidemics, from Umeå, Sweden, has just finished recording of 11 new songs. THe tracks were recorded at Tonteknik in Umeå and produced by Inge Johansson (tINC, Knugen Faller). You can check out three of the tracks on MySpace.

Getaway Drivers has posted their 2002 record In it For the Crash for download. You can get the whole album here, or check out some studio footage from that time here.
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Prosthetic Records has signed Seattle’s Book of Black Earth.

“We are all very excited to work with Prosthetic Records and the people behind it, we feel like this is a good step for us as a band and a good home,” Joe Axler (drums) said of the signing.

The band is currently in the process of writing material for its second full-length.

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Chicago, IL’s Joan of Arc have announced a release date of May 20 for Boo! Human, their upcoming new record for Polyvinyl Record Co.. In support of said release, the band will be touring extensively through June, starting in Chicago and cavorting through the to the West Coast and down South.

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Underoath has posted their second studio update as they continue work on their followup to 2006’s Define the Great Line. The band’s new album is due out September 2nd, 2008.

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Nerf Herder have launched a full album stream of their upcoming Oglio Records full length. The record is titled IV and is due out April 29, 2008. It is their first new full length since 2002’s American Cheese.

You can check out the album on their myspace page.
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Fresh off their reissue of Broadway Calls‘s self-titled full length, Adeline has announced plans to release a split featuring Broadway Calls and Teenage Bottlerocket.

Broadway Calls was recently interviewed by Buzznet and talked about signing to Billie Joe’s label, the split and other matters. You can check that out here.
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