The members of Break The Silence have announced plans to take a short break from the band. They stress that this is not a permanent thing but simply that things are “on hold.” In the meantime, the members have opted to form a new project which is currently unnamed, which they explain:

It is just a way for the members of the band to pursue different options in their lives without killing off something we all love so much.

To that end, they are searching for a new singer. The new band has fifteen songs written and is asking interested vocalists to contact them via this email or via their myspace page.
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Outernational has announced one last gig before they enter the studio with Tom Morello to begin work on their next full length. The band received a ton of attention last year when Morello described them as “the next Rage Against the Machine” and will be performing on March 25th at the Knitting Factory in New York City with support from Pistolera.

After that, they plan to head out west to record their new album, and touring is expected to resumje after that.

Punknews.org spoke with the band last year.
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Brandon Roundtree, who’s departure precipitated the end of Ferret act Scarlet has resurfaced in a new band. Roundtree, along with members of Race The Sun, FIAD, Race The Sun, Motion Picture Demise, and Tragedy Letters have formed Conditions.

The band has posted two new recordings from the band, and you can find those on their myspace page.
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The Unseen have announced that their next record will be released this summer. The band is promising that Internal Salvation will be released on June 19th via Hellcat.

The popular Boston street punk act was recently confirmed for the Warped Tour. The new record is the follow up to 2005’s State Of Discontent.
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The Briefs have canceled their appearance on this summer’s Warped Tour. The band provided no explanation, saying only:

The Briefs say “yes” to Warped Tour ’07 then say “no.” Sorry, punk rockers. we owe ya one.

The band released Steal Yer Heart in 2005.
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Big D and the Kids Table have posted two new videos in support of their new album, Strictly Rude. The album is their first for SideOneDummy and the first new studio full length from the band since 2004’s How It Goes.

You can check out: “Noise Complaint” and “Strictly Rude”

Both files are in Quicktime format.

Also, today, the band will be performing live on KUCI 88.9 FM in Irvine, CA from 2-4pm PST on Peace and Unity and Your Mom.. The show will be webcasted at kuci.org and you can also listen locally on 88.9 FM.
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Justin: If, like me, you though that the last New Amsterdams release contained a few too many instruments “plugged in” then I’ve got the cure for you. As musicians get older they tend to spawn, creating smaller, cuddlier versions of themselves. I’ve always assumed that most band members probably write a song or two at some point for their offspring but not much of ever sees the light of day. Matt Pryor (of Get Up Kids fame) has written and recorded a full album of these songs under the moniker of the Terrible Twos, many of them reminding me of the first couple New Amsterdams releases with their simplicity – often times sparse arrangements featuring Pryor and a guitar and possible one other backing instrument. “Grumpy Bug” is such a song, begging his daughter (the Bug in question) to sleep. It’s as desperate as any of the tracks he’s recorded throughout his long career yet still sounds so sweet and tender. I guess as musicians get older, they find new things to write about (thankfully) so we continue to get to hear new material that has the same passion as the songs written when they were 21 and in love for the first time.

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Beth Ditto, the frontwoman of punk/soul act The Gossip, recently opted to cancel in-store appearances at popular UK retail chain Topshop.

Ditto argues that it is because the chain doesn’t cater to girls her size. She says she wouldn’t mind designing a plus-size range for the chain: “Give me the job. I want to design. I want you to make clothes for big girls – big boys. I want you to make big sizes.”

The entire situation has provoked a emotional debate about “natural” weight and you can check out the discussion here.

The Gossip recently signed to Columbia Records imprint, Music With A Twist. The imprint was announced last January and is geared towards GLBT recording artists.
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Our pals over at Pastepunk have brought us up to speed on the latest addition to this year’s Bamboozle festival. Rapper/dancer/Nationwide insurance spokesperson MC Hammer has been added to this year’s diverse lineup, joining the likes of Saves the Day, Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, My Chemical Romance, the Blood Brothers, Linkin Park, Andrew WK “Pep Rally 2007”, Rx Bandits, Brand New and gaggle of others. MC Hammer, or “Hammer” as he became to be known as, is widely credited for helping to bring hip-hop the mainstream success it has come to know over the past 15 years. His mega-hit single, “You Can’t Touch This”, adorned many slap bracelets, wallets, bootleg t-shirts and other cheap merchandise throughout the early 1990’s.
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Detroit’s Downtown Brown is heading out on tour this April in support of their new album I Love Burgers.
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Vedera has posted the dates for a US tour beginning early next month. The band continues to tour in support of 2005’s The Weight Of An Empty Room.

The band is currently at work on a new album.
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No Use For A Name has set a release date for their upcoming retrospective/greatest hits record. The band is promising the new album on July 10th.

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 RocknRoll’s Turn It Around released 20 years ago in 1987.
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Slightly Stoopid have announced a few tour dates. They band will be hitting up some West Coast cities before heading over to Europe. The tour starts in April and lasts until May. Slightly Stoopid’s 5th studio album is set for release this summer and they plan to have a “huge world wide tour” in support of it.

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