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MxPx Back on Tooth & Nail, Reissue Let It Happen

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MxPx has gone back to their root label, Tooth & Nail, and will be doing a re-release of their 1998 rarities compilation Let It Happen, which includes three previously unreleased demos and a bonus DVD with all 12 of the bands music videos from their entire career. Check out the tracklisting for the re-release below.

Let It Happen
1 Role Remodeling
2 Prozac
3 Your Turn
4 Never Learn
5 Begin To Start
6 Swing Set Girl
7 Sick Boy
8 Oh Donna
9 Small Town Minds
10 First Class Mail
11 Can’t See Not Saying
12 GSF
13 Thoughts And Ideas
14 Easier Said Than Done
15 Rock & Roll Girl
16 Important
17 Elvis Is Dead
18 Lifetime Enlightenment
19 Let It Happen
20 Hot And Cold
21 So Kill Me
22 Suggestion Box
23 Creation
24 Want Ad (Alternative Version)
25 Honest Answers
26 Late Last Night
27 Biased Bigotry
28 Circumstance
29 Do Your Feet Hurt (Critter Version)
30 Twisted Words (Original Demo)
31 Suggestion Box (Original Demo)
32 Too Much Thinking (Original Demo)

DVD Tracklisting:
1 Money Tree
2 Doing Time
3 Move To Bremerton
4 Chick Magnet
5 Punk Rawk Show
6 Want Ad
7 Teenage Politics
8 Responsibility
9 I’m Ok, You’re OK
10 Heard That Sound
11 Wrecking Hotel Rooms
12 Grey Skies Turn Blue

Victory Signs Cleveland’s Driver Side Impact

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Victory Records has announced the signing of Clevelandâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s Driver Side Impact. You can read the press release below.

â┚¬Ã…”I am thrilled and extremely excited that Driver Side Impact finally decided to join the Victory family. We have seen the band develop over several months which makes their signing even more rewarding,â┚¬? said Victory owner Tony Brummel. â┚¬Ã…”DSI has a unique stage presence that is representative of their danceable, ambient and infectiously harmonic songs. When I listen to their music I feel something fresh and vibrant happening. I think of it as â┚¬Ã‹Å“kinetically radiant rockâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢. So many artists right now are desperately posturing to the mainstream to achieve short term success. DSI is doing something different and uncompromising. I believe that people will naturally gravitate to and embrace the music they are creating.â┚¬?

All six members of the band are from Northeast Ohio and consider Cleveland their hometown. Jack and Teddy started jamming one day and through word of mouth in the local music scene the band came together. According to singer Branden Langhals, â┚¬Ã…”Anyone can understand and relate to our music. We have a left of center sound that we feel touches a lot of different people. We want people to be able to relate not only to our music but also the lyrics. Some people have called us experimental pop. I feel our songs are like a movie and anyone can be a part of the script.â┚¬?

Of music in general Brummel says, â┚¬Ã…”We are always trying to find artists that are doing something that is artistically different and ahead of the pack. Historically, new music and important artists have always come from risk taking. Independent labels like Victory can take risks. Risky music is exciting and creates change.â┚¬? Branden chimes in with, â┚¬Ã…”Victory has the best track record for promoting their acts and Tony and the staff have a vision that nobody else has in the music industry. They are mavericks, like us.â┚¬?

Victory will release Driver Side Impactâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s debut album in early 2007.

Tonight On DJ Rossstar

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Casket Salesmen will be the in studio guests, this Wednesday, November 8th 2006 7-8pm PST on DJ Rossstar’s Punk Rock Show.Ԛ  Monty Are I will be calling in for a live phone interview as well.Ԛ  Tune in live, worldwide, at www.idobiradio.comԚ  Send all questions to the screen name: Staridobi.Ԛ  For more information, add www.myspace.com/djrossstar

Tooth and Nail Podcast

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The third Tooth & Nail podcast now online! The new podcast features the world premiere of The Almost (Aaron Gillespie from Underoath’s new project), brand new music from MxPx and much more! To download the free podcast now you need to subscribe to the Tooth & Nail Podcast here.

A SANTA CAUSE II

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Immortal Records announces the release of A SANTA CAUSE II. Due out November 21, this compilation will be sold exclusively through MySpace. A portion of the proceeds will go directly to Cure Autism Now, an organization of parents, clinicians and scientists dedicated to accelerating the pace of scientific research to prevent, treat and cure autism–for individuals and families today, and for future generations.