Blender Magazine has put together a slideshow looking back at the early years of pioneering punk/metal label Sub Pop. Though in recent years, the label has become known for a string of indie rock hits, the label’s early days were almost exclusively led by metal and noise-influenced punk acts like Nirvana, Mudhoney and many others.

The label was a major theme in books like Our Band Could Be Your Life and American Hardcore and the history of the label is shown through press photos, magazines and posters in the photos here.

The slide show comes on the eve of the upcoming Sub Pop SP20 festival in July which celebrates the label’s 20th anniversary.
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Prior to his upcoming Revival Tour with Chuck Ragan and Tim Barry, Ben Nicols and Lucero will be hitting the road for a summer tour. The majority of dates will feature Glossary.

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Austin’s The Sweethearts have posted a half dozen new songs online at MySpace. The new music arrives as the band sets to head out on a West Coast tour with the Copyrights and Kepi Ghoulie. The four piece will follow with a midwest and east coast tour with Moral Crux.

The Sweethearts released their second album Looks Could Kill on Mortville Records in 2005. A third record is in the works and expected later this year.
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Flogging Molly have announced their Fall 2008 touring plans. The band is supporting their new album, Float.

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Big D and the Kids Table are the latest band to sign on for Stay Vocal‘s reusable shopping bag campaign. The band joins Darkest Hour, Mike Park and Strike Anywhere in producing shopping backs in the hopes of encouraging people to avoid environmentally disastrous shopping backs.

The Big D bag is emblazoned with the Big D’s “Try Out Your Voice” logo and you can check it out here.
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The Weakerthans have posted the new video from their acclaimed 2007 album, Reunion Tour.

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Off with Their Heads have announced some of their touring plans for the summer. The shows bookend the upcoming release of their new album. The record is titled From The Bottom and was recently pushed back to a July 22, 2008 release.

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The 13th annual S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival has announced its full 150 band lineup. The St. Catharines, Ontario based event will feature acts such as Cancer Bats, Silverstein, Teenage Head, One Night Band, Arkells, Bionic, The Creepshow, the Junction, and The Reason. Bands will play at 16 stages over 13 venues in the city’s downtown.

As in prior years, the event will feature a mix-tape exchange at the Market Square. The “St. Catharines Event for New Music Entertainment” will take place on Sunday, June 29th.
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Norway’s Armatage Shanks have posted a new song online. You can check out the track “The End ” over at their MySpace page.

Cardiff, UK’s May Contain Nuts will be releasing their new EP Land ho! this Monday, June 16th. This will mark their first release since signing with So You Wanna Play Records at the end of 2007. For more on the release, head over to the band’s MySpace page.

Former The Number 12 Looks Like You bassist “Smoogs” has formed a new hardcore band called To The Fullest. You can listen to their demo at the group’s MySpace page.

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