The Braces: “I’m Telling Everyone”

The BracesWe’ve got a feeling a few of you will get stoked for this stream from Thousand Oaks’ The Braces. I’m Telling Everyone is their self-recorded, self-produced, self-released sophomore album. It’s the follow-up to 2007’s Yeah Right! and features some throwback skate-punk that will appeal to fans of The Swellers and Propagandhi

You can check it out at their band profile.

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The Flaming Lips recruit Henry Rollins for Dark Side of the Moon cover album

According to a LA Times report, the The Flaming Lips will be collaborating with Henry Rollins, Peaches and others to record a track-by-track interpretation of Pink Floyd’s psychedelic classic, Dark Side of the Moon. The cover album, which may or may not sync up with the Wizard of Oz, will likely be an iTunes-only release, at least initially.

In related news, the Lips announced that they have resigned with longtime label Warner Music Group.
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The Flaming Lips recruite Henry Rollins for Dark Side of the Moon cover album

According to a LA Times report, the The Flaming Lips will be collaborating with Henry Rollins, Peaches and others to record a track-by-track interpretation of Pink Floyd’s psychedelic classic, Dark Side of the Moon. The cover album, which may or may not sync up with the Wizard of Oz, will likely be an iTunes-only release, at least initially.

In related news, the Lips announced that they have resigned with longtime label Warner Music Group.
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Ice Cream company appropriates “God Save the Queen” artwork, risks lawsuit

A self-described “subversive” ice cream company called Icecreamists has risked a lawsuit and the ire of the Sex Pistols after using the band’s iconic artwork for an advertising campaign.

The ad titled God Save the Cream, uses images from the band’s famous single sleeve featuring the Queen on a union flag background. Among the companies produces is an ice-cream cocktail called the Sex Pistol, which comes with a shot of absinthe. Promotional material by Selfridges describes the company as “More Sid & Nancy than Ben & Jerry.”

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Against Me! title next album

Against Me! have set a title for their second album on Sire. Frontman Tom Gabel announced the name on his blog along with some other details:

Yesterday was our last day in the studio, and today Andrew, James, and George left for Florida. We had a drunken listening party before packing up the gear last night, twelve songs in a little over forty minutes. We’re calling the album “White Crosses.”

The album is the follow up to New Wave from 2008. This year, the band compiled some additional studio material into The Original Cowboy.
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Kudrow: “Lando” (Bomb The Music Industry, Halo Fauna, Long Island)

Our fine comrades at Vinyl Collective have got their hands on the mid-90’s influenced band from Jeff Rosenstock (Bomb the Music Industry!) and Dave Garwacke (Halo Fauna, If You Make It) Mike Campbell (The Brass, Laura Stevenson and the Cans, Latterman). Lando will be available in time for the FEST and features four songs.

Stream it here. Catch them at the FEST this year.
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Kudrow: (Bomb The Music Industry, Halo Fauna, Long Island)

Our fine comrades at Vinyl Collective have got their hands on the mid-90’s influenced band from Jeff Rosenstock (Bomb the Music Industry!) and Dave Garwacke (Halo Fauna, If You Make It) Mike Campbell (The Brass, Laura Stevenson and the Cans, Latterman). Lando will be available in time for the FEST and features four songs.

Stream it here. Catch them at the FEST this year.
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