Bad Taste Records has posted the cover art and track listing for Bridge, the new acoustic effort from Lagwagon frontman Joey Cape. . The record hits stores on September 29th of this year. Cape previously commented:

The strange part of all this is, now that it is done, I’m not sure how to feel. It is my first attempt at making a solo record, something I am totally unfamiliar with. I know this, I will never make a record this way again. From now on, no second guessing or obsessing. Ultimately, I am proud of this record. I made something I like and it’s time to move on. I hope most of you will appreciate it. I have decided to call it “Bridge”. I think the musical metaphor is appropriate because it is something new for me and it will lead me to another place as a songwriter, weather it be a better appreciation of my craft or the butt of another songwriter’s joke. Either way, I’m on my way.

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Providence, RI’s Soul Control are headed into the Getaway Group studio with Jay Maas on July 16th to record four new songs. Each song will be released on a one song / one sided 7″ on a different label. The cover art for each of the four records can be combined to form a larger image. The labels involved are Triple B Records, Teenage Disco Bloodbath Records, Hex Records and Dead But Dreaming Records.

The band will tour in support of the 7″ project starting in August and running into September. The band will not be able to make their previously announced European tour which was to kick off later this summer due to financial woes.
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New Haven, Connecticut’s Rogue Set have posted two new songs on online, titled “Don’t worry” and “Sunrise Revamp.” The tracks will be released as part of their new record Shake Those Hands on July 24th. This record is a follow-up to their 2007 release The Elm City Shuffle.

Cleveland, Ohio’s Echoes of Harpers Ferry have posted a new unmastered song from their upcoming full-length Never Forget. The album will arrive this year via Lock and Key Collective. Tour dates can also be found at MySpace.

Kent, Ohio’s No Target Audience released their new 5-song EP Gifts and Returns this past weekend with a gig at the Soggy Dog House in Cleveland. The band has now embarked on a two week tour of the US east coast and midwest in support of it. Dates and sound samples can be found at MySpace.
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Tokyo’s Polysics have unveiled US release plans for their upcoming full length We Ate The Machine. The CD and digital version of the new record hits on September 30th via MySpace Records, with a vinyl version to precede it on August 26th. The vinyl will be a double LP featuring the new record as well as their 2007 full length Karate House.

We Ate The Machine was released in Japan this past April.
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Century Media have launched a 2008-era sampler of music from the label. The set includes artists such as Warrel Dane (Nevermore), Arch Enemy, Zimmers Hole, Suicide Silence, Terror, Stick To Your Guns, and many more. The label is also providing DRM-free downloads of the comp which includes 20 songs from 20 recent releases on the label.

You can grab a copy here.
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Montreal’s Union Label Group has announced the line ups for their annual stages at the Toronto and Montreal stops on the Warped Tour. The stage will play host to an all-Canadian line up including the Planet Smashers, the Flatliners, the Saint Alvia Cartel, the Riptides, the Johnstones, the Creepshow, the One Night Band, Subb, the Real Deal, , Ceremonial Snips and Aleixonfire offshoot Black Lungs.
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Longstanding English punk act The Damned are in the studio recording a new full length. The group, as of 2007, featured a line-up of that included Dave Vanian and Captain Sensible backed by keyboardist Monty Oxy Moron, drummer Pinch, and bassist Stu West. Pinch is documenting the recording process via a studio blog at MySpace. The new record will be the band’s first since 2001’s Nitro released Grave Disorder.
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SideOneDummy Records has announced the dates for the upcoming Revival Tour, featuring Chuck Ragan of Hot Water Music, Tim Barry of Avail and Ben Nichols of Lucero. The tour will feature the three frontmen playing solo sets and collaborating on each other’s material. A number of notable punk frontmen will join the trio on select dates, with appearances planned by Tom Gabel of Against Me!, Chris Wollard of Hot Water Music / The Draft, Kevin Seconds of 7Seconds, John Snodgrass of Drag The River, Jesse Malin of D Generation and Chris McCaughan of the Lawrence Arms.

A number of dates will also feature Austin Lucas, which which Ragan recorded the upcoming album Bristle Ridge. The musicians who participated in that recording will perform the work on a special show in St. Augustine, FL on July 5th. They’ll be supporting the Old Crow Medicine Show at the St. Augustine Amphitheater.
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A number of musicians have contributed music to a new compilation that aims to raise money to fight for Net Neutrality. The subject has been the subject of vigorous debate over the past year or so, with neutrality proponents arguing that all websites on the Internet should receive equal treatment while internet providers argue that they should be able to charge to prioritize traffic, thereby creating a first and second class of websites. One major concern of net neutrality proponents is that this will homogenize the Internet into a cable-style environment where only mainstream content will be able to pay the ISP’s fees while niche websites in music, technology and politics will be sidelined.

You can stream and purchase the album here.
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Red Sparowes have posted a new track from their upcoming EP, Aphorisms. The album is due out August 01, 2008 digitally and a vinyl/CD release will follow later in the Fall.

You can check out the song here.
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Alan McGee, the man responsible for signing two of England’s most popular bands – Oasis and The Libertines – has come out strongly against record labels. McGee, who was also the boss of Creation and Poptones Records spoke to XFM saying:

I’d recommend a band not to go to any record label, I think they’re all fucking rubbish. You’re better off doing it yourself. They’re living in the past, it’s like owning a tram company or something.

You can find the rest of the interview here.

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Funeral For A Friend, Cancer Bats, In Case Of Fire and Attack Attack have booked a UK tour this fall together.

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Dragonforce have posted a new song from their upcoming album. The record is titled Ultra Beatdown and is due out August 26, 2008 (art.)

You can check out the song on their myspace page.

One wonders how long it will take before this track takes over as the “gold standard” for Guitar Hero experts.
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