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Protest The Hero Pre-Order

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Protest The Hero are gearing up for the release of Fortress on January 29th. A special pre-order for the album is now on the Vagrant Online Store — you can pre-order Fortress for $6.99 or you can pre-order Fortress with the band’s previous album, Kezia, for only $15.00. Orders will be shipped before street date to ensure that you get your CD before or by the 1/29 street date.

Tonight On DJ Rossstar 1-9-08

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DJ Rossstar’s Punk Rock Show returns tonight, Wednesday, January 9th 2008! The Morning Of will be calling in to premiere a new song from their upcoming album. Course Of Nature will be in studio to answer all your interesting/embarassing questions and talk about their upcoming album. The show airs from 7-8pm PST / 10-11pm EST and you can tune in at www.idobiradio.com. Send us questions, comments, viruses by IMing the screen name: staridobi

Underoath To Record In March

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Underoath will be heading to the studio in mid March to record their new record. You can get an update from the band below.

Happy New Year to everyone. So we have just begun the ole getting back together and figuring it out thing that we like to do after a little holiday break. We got some new jams a brewing in the underoath stew pot that is our new record. Tim and Aaron just got done with the drums for our demoing needs and it is sounding cool. Over the next few months we will be finishing songs and recording it all starting mid march. Nothing too cool outside of that. Were going to try and keep you all updated and what not, but lets be honest we always say that and fail miserably (just saying). Peace out! 

Less Than Jake Start Record Label

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Less Than Jake has announced Sleep It Off, their own record label where they will re-release their back catalog and new album. You can read a message from the band below.

“When you are in a pop punk band in your 16th year, sometimes you don’t fit in the modern music industry,” drummer Vinnie Fiorello says. “You need to be a shiny new penny. We didn’t feel like the rest of our years as a band should fit in that narrow parameter.”

The first new release on Sleep It Off will be Less Than Jake’s ninth studio album to date, which the band will start recording in March.

“To be honest, I don’t really know what to expect,” Fiorello says. “All I do know is that we’re writing songs now and they seem to have the spirit of a tempo in mind, all very speedy but once we hit the record button they may be slower.” He admits that personally he’s looking to combine third wave ska and pop punk in each song, but that he’ll be “as surprised as everyone” when the album is complete.

Holiday Parade Announce More Tour Dates

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On January 14th, Holiday Parade will be playing a free acoustic show at the Glamour Kills store in upstate New York. For more details, check out the flyer right here. You can check out their remaining tour dates below.

Tour Dates

Jan 9 – Jammin Java – Vienna, VA
Jan 10 – The Vibe Lounge – Rockville Centre, NY
Jan 11 -Knitting Factory – New York, NY
Jan 12 – Trackside Teen Center – Wilton, CT
Jan 13 – Water Street Music Hall – Rochester, NY
Jan 16 – Fletcher’s – Baltimore, MD
Jan 17 – Vintage 21 – Raleigh, NC
Jan 18 – Jacksonville USO – Jacksonville, NC
Jan 19 – Apex – Statesboro, GA
Feb 2 – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA
Feb 15 – The Foundry – Joplin, MO
Feb 17 – The Rutledge – Nashville, TN
Feb 19 – Juanitas – Little Rock, AR
Feb 20 – Bricktown Brewery – Oklahoma City, OK
Feb 21 – Crush Lounge – Tulsa, OK
Feb 22 – The OneSixNine – Wichita Falls, TX
Feb 23 – White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX

Finch Recording New Song

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Finch will be recording a new song soon and will be releasing it on their MySpace page. The bands upcoming tour dates can be seen below.

Tour Dates

13 Jan 2008 Slim’s San Francisco
14 Jan 2008 Club Underground Reno, Nevada
15 Jan 2008 The Boardwalk Sacramento
17 Jan 2008 El Corazon Seattle
18 Jan 2008 Hawthorne Theatre Portland
19 Jan 2008 The Venue Boise, Idaho
21 Jan 2008 Avalon Theater Salt Lake City
22 Jan 2008 Jillians Las Vegas, Nevada
23 Jan 2008 Marquee Theatre Tempe, Arizona
24 Jan 2008 Soma San Diego, California
6 Feb 2008 Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, Minnesota
7 Feb 2008 Reggie’s Live Chicago, Illinois
8 Feb 2008 Grog Shop Cleveland, Ohio
9 Feb 2008 St. Andrews Hall Detroit, Michigan
10 Feb 2008 Xtreme Wheelz Buffalo, New York
12 Feb 2008 Revolution Hall Troy, New York
13 Feb 2008 Paradise Rock Club Boston
15 Feb 2008 Trocadero Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
16 Feb 2008 Recher Theatre Towson, Maryland
17 Feb 2008 The Crazy Donkey Farmingdale, New York

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The Maine – The Way We Talk

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The Maine

Artist: The Maine
Album: The Way We Talk
Label: Fearless Records
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: December 11th, 2007

Overall: 9.0
Music: 9.0
Lyrics: 8.0
Production: 8.5

The phrase “immediately catchy” is often thrown around these days when referring to new music. However The Maine brings upon new meaning to those words with their debut effort, The Way We Talk. The Arizona based quintet is sure to make waves in the upcoming year. Their swaying pop/rock melodies are well beyond their years, as showcased with the opener, “If I Only Had the Heart” and each of the accompanying tracks. All I can say is that Fearless Records has locked in another winner, and will undoubtedly produce more great music in 2008. I greatly anticipate a full length release from The Maine, this band creates fantastic music and has the chops to make that music something exciting and special.

Recommended if you like: Cute Is What We Aim For, Plain White T’s

Standout Track
The Way We Talk

Track Listing
1. If I Only Had the Heart
2. The Way We Talk
3. Give Me Anything
4. We Change, We Wait
5. The Town’s Been Talkin’