The Shins, Academy Is, Dashboard Confessional, K-Os and others have signed on to the upcoming 2007 Campus Invasion Tour. The event promises 6 hours of “non-stop action” with 2 stages and festival attractions and plans to hit three cities on April 22nd, April 27th and April 29th.

Headlining the first day will be The Shins with special guests The Academy Is…, Shiny Toy Guns, The Rapture and Ronnie Day. The second will include Fabolous, Rick Ross, Rich Boy, DG Yolla and more. The final show will include Dashboard Confessional with special guests Gym Class Heroes, Augustana, K-os, Kidz In the Hall and Kenna.

As part of mtvU’s Sudan campaign to stop the genocide in Darfur, proceeds from the festival will benefit the Save Darfur Coalition.

Tickets go on sale on March 17th, and you can buy them here.
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Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello and Anti-Flag recently joined forces on stage to perform the entirety of Woody Guthrie’s famous – and often misunderstood – classic folk song, “This Land Is Your Land.” Morello and Anti-Flag previously worked together on their final Fat release, The Terror State.

As Morello explains, the song was originally a fierce protest song that protested class inequality and it was originally written in response to Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America.” Guthrie considered that song unrealistic and complacent.

Morello will soon release his first solo record under the name The Nightwatchman. The record is titled One Man Revolution and is due out April 27, 2007.

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Deep Elm today announced that they are resurrecting their Emo Diaries series after taking the past few years off. The last edition in the compilation series was 2004’s Emo Diaries 10: The Hope I Hide Inside.

The series previously brought attention to a number of acts from Jimmy Eat World, Samiam, The Appleseed Cast, Planes Mistaken For Stars, Penfold, Brandtson, Sweep The Leg Johnny, Jazz June, Further Seems Forever (featuring Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional), The Movielife, Reubens Accomplice, Slow Coming Day, Down To Earth Approach and Free Diamonds.

Like previous editions, the 11th will include previously unreleased material from independent acts and the label is holding open submissions. Interested bands should contact the label and they stress that only unreleased material will be accepted. You can find more info here.
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San Francisco folk/punk group Trainwreck Riders have posted three new songs from their full length debut, Lonely Road Revival. You can check out the songs here.

The band are currently on the road, playing everything from small scale house parties to big festivals like Noise Pop and SXSW.
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Pennsylvania’s Sound the Alarm have announced plans to release their debut full length, Stay Inside, on June 12, 2007 via Geffen Records. The band has posted the track “Suffocating” from the upcoming album online. You can check it out at their MySpace page.

Last year the group released their debut self-titled EP.
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New Hampshire-based indie-rock outfit The MInus Scale have posted mastered versions of their latest demo. The four-song demo was produced by T. Martin and Bryan Russel (Straylight Run, Envy on the Coast, Signal the Escape) and features guest vocals by Matthew Caws of Nada Surf. You an find the songs on their MySpace page

English pop punk trio Pickled Dick have posted a new song. Titled “Dumbfuck” you can find the song on their myspace page.

Brampton, Ontario-based The Imports have signed to London-based Laris Records. The band will be releasing their debut, Rhythm and Madness on May 1st and you can find a new song from the album on their myspace page.
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