Deep Elm has posted a request for submissions for the upcoming volume of their resuscitated Emo Diaries series. After calling it quits in 2004, the series was resurrected by the release of Emo Diaries 11: Taking Back What’s Ours in 2007.

The label had this to say:

For nearly 15 years, “The Emo Diaries” has been Deep Elm’s way of documenting an extraordinary and powerful style of music that possesses the ability to stir emotion like no other. “The Emo Diaries” has introduced over 135 incredible bands including Jimmy Eat World, The Appleseed Cast, This Drama, Further Seems Forever (featuring Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional), Planes Mistaken For Stars, The Movielife and many more to fans wordwide. All songs are exclusive and unreleased, making each chapter of “The Emo Diaries” a true compilation, not a sampler of previously released music. Bands are selected to participate based on open, blind submissions of their music. Only the music matters, not who the band is… and that’s the way it should be.

Submission for Chapter 12 is open to any artist, signed or unsigned, throughout the world. There is no cost to participate and selected bands will be informed all details including worldwide promotion, publicity, marketing, distribution and royalties. Submission will close when the label has selected 12 songs for worldwide release.

You can submit music here.
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Panic Records has announced the signing of Boston, MA outfit Late Nite Wars. The label will release the band’s upcoming 7″, It’s Okay or Even Worse, later this spring. Once out, it’ll follow up their 2009 EP for Arrest Records, Every Other Saturday.

Some music can be heard at the band’s MySpace page.
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We’re happy to bring you the initial lineup of this year’s Sound and Fury Festival. The fest is being sponsored by Hellfish Printing, AMP magazine and us, Punknews.org. It’s set for the the weekend of July 23rd and runs until July 25th (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) at the Earl Warren State Fairgrounds in Santa Barbara, CA. We’ve got the first look at the bands who will make up an eventual lineup of more than 50 by the time the festival hits.

Confirmed acts include All Is Fleeting, Alpha & Omega, At Our Heels, Beartrap, Cold World, Creatures, Dead End Path, Donnybrook, Dry Spell, Expire, Fire and Ice, Foundation, Give, Harms Way, Heartsounds, Make Do and Mend, Mother of Mercy, Mourningside AD, Not Sorry, Power Trip, Product of Waste, Rival Mob, Rotting Out, Ruckus, Sick of It All, Strife, Such Gold, Tigers Jaw and Xibalba.

Pre-sale tickets can be purchased here. For a two-week time frame (ending on April 28th) a weekend pass can be bought at a discounted rate and includes entry in a contest to win one grand prize package provided by the vendors of this year’s festival.
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