After an overzealous ISP cut the label off for hosting their own music, Quote Unquote has returned. The label explained:

We are not entirely sure what’s happening (as is our style these days) but we genuinely extend our deepest gratitude to the members of the independent media and press who have reported about our situation which we feel may have effectively saved the music that was contained within the site. We will keep you posted on where we go with our silly intellectual property from here.

To that end, the label has posted a new track from their forthcoming new record from Laura Stevenson. You can check it out here.

In related news, label owner Jeff Rosenstock was interviewed on NPR’s Morning Edition. It was for a piece on YouTube taking down campaign ads because news networks complained about the use of their footage. You can check out the interview here.
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Toronto-based The Artist Life have launched a full album stream of their new full length, Let’s Start a Riot. which is due out next Tuesday.

You can check out the full stream here.
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Maylene and the Sons of Disaster have posted the new video from their 2007 album, II.

You can check it out here.
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Funeral For A Friend have announced January and February dates in North America in support of their forthcoming full length. The record is titled Memory And Humanity and is due out October 28, 2008. Joining the band will be The Sleeping.

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Against Me! drummer Warren Oakes recently spoke to Billboard about their plans for the rest of the year. According to Warren:

I know Tom [Gabel] has been writing this whole time. We’ll probably take a little holiday break, then just get together and start collaborating and start fleshing those songs out and work on writing for most of the early part of next year. We’ll probably do some shows some time in the spring, perhaps, to road test some of those new songs.

We’ll get in the studio when the time is right, when we have a batch of songs that are ready to go. The biggest pressure that’s ever been put on this band has come internally, every step of the way. So we’re just gonna take the time to get it right.

The prolific Gabel is also releasing a new solo EP, Heart Burns, on October 28, 2008.
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After designing t-shirts for Alklaline Trio for the past ten years, there’s a good chance a bulk of you are wearing a design by Heather Gabel. The artist, who recently moved to Gainesville, Florida, has done artwork for a number of bands, including My Chemical Romance, AFI and The Lawrence Arms. She also has an art show opening up in Chicago this Friday. The All Rise Gallery features a number of artists in addition to Gabel. For more information on that, click here.

Meanwhile, in our ongoing effort to bring you interviews with people involved in the punk community through peripheral roles, we’re pleased to bring you a conversation between Gabel and our own Ronnie Raffaniello.

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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones have announced the dates for their 11th annual Hometown Throwdown show. The shows will take place December 26th through 29th at the Middle East Nightclub in Cambridge, MA, and December 31st at Lupo’s in Providence, RI. The band noted:

There will lots of great bands, special guests and surprises along the way. Please check back for more info in the coming weeks. We have made some changes to the ticketing situation in response to the rampant ticket scalping that went on last year: The Middle East shows will have a strict 2 ticket limit and will be Will Call only, paperless shows. In other words, no actual hard tickets will be issued or exchanged. We apologize for any slight inconveniecne this may cause – it’s the only way we can keep the tickets out of the hands of Grinch-like scalpers and ticket services.

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Today, we’ve got another exclusive for you. We are giving away the entirety of one of the new EPs from Louisville, Kentucky’s Mansions. On record, Mansions is Christopher Browder. Live, Andrew MacGregor plays guitar and Salvatore Cassato plays Drums. The band is often described in terms of early 90s emo and previously released Mansions via Doghouse. Our review had this to say about that self-titled EP:

Producer Mike Sapone gives the EP his wonderful, signature finish, with drastic dynamics in distortion and atmosphere — so much to the point that towards the end of “Take It Back” and for much of closer “The Biggest Lie” (full of vague muttering and then a sincere acoustic finish), Mansions noticeably resemble post-Your Favourite Weapon Brand New. That’s hardly a pitiful plane to be put on, colorful company that promises Mansions to write some really incredible songs down the line.

You can download the new EP as a zip file via this link.
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Foo Fighters may be taking a break, but they still have some new releases planned. On November 18, 2008, the band will be releasing Live at Wembley Stadium, which unsurprisingly, will contain a live performance recorded at England’s famed Wembley Stadium. The disc is due out on DVD and Blu-Ray and runs through 18 songs recorded over two nights in London. Along with the band’s official quartet, guest musicians include former Foo’s guitarist (and former Germs guitarist) Pat Smear, as well as members of the Wallflowers and others.

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Agnostic Front will be touring with The Carrier, Outbreak and First Blood next month.

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Today we’re very excited to bring you a full album stream of the new charity-benefiting compilation, All Aboard: A Tribute To Johnny Cash. The compilation features covers performed by The Bouncing Souls, MxPx, The Dresden Dolls w/Franz Nicolay of the Hold Steady, Chuck Ragan(Hot Water Music) and many more. All proceeds from this record will go to the Syrentha Savio Endowment, a non-profit providing assistance to underprivileged breast-cancer patients..

You can check out the album on the Punknews.org Profile.
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We’ve posted some new reviews. You can check them out below:

• Paul Westerberg – 3oclocktreep
• Land of Talk – Some Are Lakes
• NOFX / Dillinger Four / The Flatliners – live in New York
• FemBots – Calling Out
• Wholehearted – Reclaim
• Pictures Paint Words – Sinking Ships and Tallest Towers
• Sleeper Horse / Echoes of Harper’s Ferry – Split [7 inch]
• The Ponys – Turn the Lights Out
• Angel Hair – Pregnant with the Senior Class
• Public Image Ltd. – Public Image

You can check out any of our 7749 reviews right here
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The famed “Punk Rock Karaoke” has announced plans for a new CD+DVD. The “band” features guitarist and MC, Eric Melvin (NOFX), guitarist Greg Hetson (Bad Religion/Circle Jerks/Red Kross) drummer Derek O’Brien (Social Distortion/Adolescents/DI) and bassist Steve Soto (Adolescents/Agent Orange/22 Jacks)

Vocals can be turned off, but recorded vocalists include Dicky Barrett of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio, Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory, Mike Herrera of MXPX, Joey Cape of Lagwagon and many more. The set is due out October 28, 2008.

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