Their next full length might not hit stores till July 10, 2007, but Bad Religion has got a little something to tide you over until then. The band will be releasing a digital single of their track, “Honest Goodbye” on May 22nd. The song will be available through all major digital download services.

Co-written by founding members Brett Gurewitz and Greg Graffin, “Honest Goodbye” is inspired by the life and crimes of Perry Smith, the murderer made famous by Truman Capote’s classic novel “In Cold Blood.” “The song questions how a man with seemingly gentle and artistic sensibilities comes to commit brutally heinous crimes,” explains Gurewitz. “It’s an emotional song to me that delves into the humanity of forgiveness and retribution.”
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The Starting Line have announced that they will be releasing their next record via Virgin. The record is titled Directions and is due out July 31, 2007. It is the follow-up to Based On A True Story which was released in 2005.

The album was produced by Gramm nominee Howard Benson, whose icredentials include Relient K, All-American Rejects and My Chemical Romance, among others. Benson first worked with the band on a couple of songs from the band’s previous album.

The title track from the record is currently streaming from their myspace page.
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The North Atlantic have posted a new track online, and in a recent blog, more demos are promised to be posted. Additionally, the group is requesting feedback from listeners:

We’ve been bad to you…and by bad, I don’t mean a real prick, but just a little…inattentive. So, we’ve decided that we’re gonna post new songs that we’ve been demo-ing and working on, for about a week at a time, and see what y’all think of them. The first one doesn’t have a name yet–I’m not promising anything, but send ideas.

You can check out the the untitled demo at the band’s MySpace page.

The group’s last release was 2006’s well-received Wires in the Walls.
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No Use For A Name has provided us with a nice, large version of the artwork for their upcoming retrospective/greatest hits compilation. The record has been titled All The Best Songs and is due out July 10, 2007.

Originally announced in early February, the disc is now set to contain 26 songs including 2 unreleased songs. It will include a 24-page booklet with pictures, and commentary from the band as well as ex-members, mothers, crew members and Fat Mike. The record is expected to compile favorites from all their records up to and including their last album, Keep Them Confused, in 2005.

2007 marks the 20th anniversary of their first released song. The song “Gang Way” appeared on Maximum Rock n’ Roll’s Turn It Around released 20 years ago in 1987.

Any speculation on what songs will appear?

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Ram & Ox, the new band featuring prior members of the recently departed None More Black, have announced their first set of shows.

First, on June 8th and 9th the band will head north across the border to La Ninkasi, Quebec, Canada to open for the last two shows from Fifth Hour Hero. Then, on June 20th at the Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park, NJ as part of Summer Punk Nights at the Lanes with their good friends the Loved Ones.

Additionally, the Ram & Ox demo can still be downloaded for free. You can get it here.
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Sundowner mastermind and Lawrence Arms co-frontman, Chris McCaughan, recently spoke with Bay Area podcast Sound Scene Revolution, in an exclusive phone interview. In the interview Chris addresses specific rumors regarding the future of The Lawrence Arms stating:

“[It’s a] hilarious rumor to me ,you know, to us rather…We are not breaking up and I don’t know what people are talking about.”

The episode can be streamed or downloaded here.

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Band recommendations from other bands are often the best place to find new music. I was floated Tomorrow the Gallows via the guys in Smoke or Fire (in a roundabout way) and I was pretty roundly impressed with the track I heard on their MySpace page. The acoustic duo succumbed to my desire to stream their self-titled debut here at the Org, just for all you folks.

Stream their self-titled record at their band profile.

Always remember to check out our Music Streams page for streaming media from a metric butt-load of bands.
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Funeral For A Friend have launched a full album stream and posted the first video from their brand new record. The record is titled Tales Don’t Tell Themselves and is due out May 15, 2007. It is the follow-up to Hours which was released in 2005.

You can check out the album on their myspace page.

You can check out the first video right here: “Oblivion (Reunion).
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Looks like Ian MacKaye has another job title to add to his already busy CV. The former Minor Threat and Fugazi vocalist was tapped by investigators to assist in an investigation of the Kent State shootings of 1970.

On May 4th, 1970, national guardsmen opened fire on a group of student professors, killing four students and leaving nine others wounded, one of whom suffered permanent paralysis. The students were protesting Richard Nixon’s invasion of Cambodia. Many young people, including college students and teachers, were concerned about being drafted to fight in a war that they strongly opposed.

According to the Ohio.com/Akron Beacon Journal, Ian was involved in enhancing an audio recording of the original event that aimed to shed some light on why the tragedy occurs and who was responsible for processing a 37 year old recording for investigators.

Presented with the new enhanced recording, wounded former student Joseph Lewis said the voice on the recording sounded to him like an order to fire.

This has huge significance for me, because it corroborates that this event was a conspiracy to stop dissent in America.’

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The Projekt Revolution lineup and dates have been announced. The summer tour will feature Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, HIM, Placebo and Julien-K on the Main Stage and Mindless Self Indulgence, Saosin, The Bled, Styles of Beyond and Madina Lake on the Revolution Stage.

The tour is an annual event launched by Linkin Park and previous iterations have included acts like Cypress Hill, Less Than Jake, The Used, Funeral for a Friend and No Warning.

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Looks like Against Me!‘s tour seven inch single, White People for Peace will be widely available after all. The recently announced two song disc is being sold on the band’s ongoing tour with Mastodon and is now available digitally as wel.

The single includes “White People for Peace” from New Wave as well as the B-Side, “Full Sesh” on the flip side. The disc will be priced at $3.00 on vinyl and is now available for $1.98 via iTunes.

You can stream or purchase the songs via iTunes .

The highly anticipated full length, New Wave is due out July 10th.
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A-F has announced he signing of Pittsburg’s Incommunicado. The band will be releasing their debut full length for the label. The record is titled Losing Daylight and is due out June 05, 2007.

The label compares the band to Fugazi, Refused, or Hot Water Music and they previously released a released a five song EP in early 2005.

You can check out three songs on their myspace page.
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Richmond, VA hardcore unit Down to Nothing have posted a new track online. The song “Down on You” comes from the band’s upcoming LP, The Most, which is scheduled for release July 17 via Revelation Records.

You can listen to “Down on You” over at the Down to Nothing MySpace page.
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