F**ked Up: “No Epiphany”

Fucked Up have released a new track from their upcoming debut for Matador. The record is titled The Chemistry Of Common Life and is due out October 07, 2008. The track itself will also be released as a 7-inch, and feature two alternate takes of the song. The song features backing vocals by Cassie Ramone, Frankie Rose and Kickball Katy.

You can find “No Epiphany” right here.
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Less Than Jake to broadcast Poughkeepsie show online

Less Than Jake have announced plans to broadcast the entirety of their upcoming Poughkeepsie, NY show at The Chance. The feature will include some pre-show interviews and the full set from the band. The group is currently in the midst of the Shout It Loud II Tour with Goldfinger, Big D and the Kids Table, and Suburban Legends.

The webcast takes place on July 12th at this link.
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The Weakerthans, Stars make the shortlist for 2008 Polaris Prize

Stars After the early leak of the 2008 Polaris Music Prize long list, it has been announced that the Weakerthans and Stars have been shortlisted for the prize.

The full list of nominations includes: The Weakerthans’s Reunion Show, Stars’s In Our Bedroom After the War, Basia Bulat- Oh, My Darling, Shad’s The Old Prince, Plants and Animals’s Parc Avenue, Two Hours Traffic’s Little Jabs, Kathleen Edwards’s Asking for Flowers, Caribou’s Andorra, Black Mountain’s In The Future and Holy Fuck’s LP

The Polaris Music prize is given out yearly and in awarded to a Canadian album strictly for artistic merrit. Record sales are not taken into account. The prize is $20,000 and will awarded in September, 2008 in Toronto. Past winners include Final Fantasy and Patrick Watson.
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