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City Sleeps – Not An Angle

September 9, 2007 By Kortney Ehrhart 4 Comments

City Sleeps

Artist: City Sleeps
Album: Not An Angle
Label: Trustkill
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: October 9, 2007

Overall: 9.0
Music: 9.0
Lyrics: 8.5
Production: 9.5

Note: This album was originally set for release in 2006. The original post date for this review was July 25, 2006.

I was a little put off when I first popped this CD in to play. However, I didn’t know what to expect from City Sleeps because I had never heard them before. “Hotel” is the bands first studio album which was originally set to be released on April 4th, 2006 on Maverick/Warner Records. “Check In” threw me off a bit but when twisted into “Prototype” I was pleasantly pleased. One thing I enjoyed most about the CD was the fact that all the songs flowed very well from one another. That got me thinking about how well a slower song would transform but they had no problem with doing that from “Walkers Ridge” to “Ordinary High” as well as from “I Can’t Make You Love Me” to “Andrea.” Somewhat pop with dashes of rock thrown in and a few screams here and there but nothing to be discouraged about. After listening over a few times it’s become a favorite of mine. Once you listen, you won’t be able to stop until it’s through. And, even then you’ll be lucky if you don’t start all over again.

Track Listing
1. Hotel
2. Prototype
3. Just Another Day
4. Not An Angel
5. Walker’s Ridge
6. Ordinary High
7. I Can’t Make You Love Me
8. Andrea
9. Bones
10. Be A Man
11. Sleep With Me
12. Check Out

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New Found Glory Tour Commercial

September 8, 2007 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

Check out the commercial for New Found Glory‘s upcoming tour with Senses Fail.

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Mustard Plug – In Black and White

September 8, 2007 By A. Renteria Leave a Comment

Mustard Plug

Artist: Mustard Plug
Album: In Black and White
Label: Hopeless Records
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: September 11, 2007

Overall: 9.0
Music: 9.0
Lyrics: 9.0
Production: 9.0

They’re one of ska favorites and with 14 years under their belt you can’t doubt them now. After releasing their greatest hit cd in 2005 Mustard Plug picks up where they left off from Yellow #5, and continues to push the boundaries for punk-ska music. Favorite among ska listeners, Mustard Plug have been creating a buzz with this album since they announced they were in the recording studio and “Hit Me! Hit Me!” and “Over the Edge” got out. If you never heard of Mustard Plug, you should get acquainted. Their new album In Black and White highlights years of playing and hard work making it an album that pulls all of their influences and inspirations and displaying their signature punk-ska sound. Hooray for third wave ska.

Track Listing
1. Who Benefits?
2. Over the Edge
3. Hit Me! Hit Me!
4. Time To Wake Up
5. Something New
6. You Can’t Go Back
7. Life is Too Short
8. Copasetic
9. On and On
10. Tell Me
11. Puddle of Blood
12. Real Rat Bastard
13. What You Say

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The Spill Canvas Set Release Date, Album Art

September 7, 2007 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

The Spill Canvas have set October 2nd as the release date for their new album, No Really, I’m Fine. The album art for the album can be seen below. The band will be touring this fall all over the country, check out the dates below.

The Spill Canvas

Tour Dates

10/04 The Rock – Papillion, NE
10/05 Gothic Theatre – Englewood, CO
10/06 Club NVO – Logan, UT
10/07 Neonopolis at Jillians – Las Vegas, NV
10/08 The Brickhouse – Phoenix, AZ
10/09 Soma – San Diego, CA
10/11 The Glass House – Pomona, CA
10/12 Avalon – Los Angeles, CA
10/13 The Underground – Roseville, CA
10/14 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA
10/16 Hawthorne – Portland, OR
10/17 Chop Suey – Seattle, WA
10/18 Croatian Cultural Centre – Vancouver, BC
10/20 Starlight Room – Edmonton, AB
10/21 The Warehouse – Calgary, AB
10/22 The Distrikt – Regina, SK
10/23 The Garrick – Winnipeg, MB
10/24 Station 4 – St. Paul, MN
10/26 The Loft – Madison, WI
10/27 The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
10/28 Metro – Chicago, IL
10/29 Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH
10/30 Club Infinity – Buffalo, NY
11/01 Call The Office – London, ON
11/02 Phoenix – Toronto, ON
11/03 Babylon – Ottawa, ON
11/05 Middle East – Boston, MA
11/06 Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
11/07 Recher Theatre – Towson, MD
11/09 Highline Ballroom – NY, NY
11/10 Stone Pony – Asbury Park, NJ
11/11 Mr. Smalls – Pittsburgh, PA
11/12 Mad Hatter – Cincinnati, OH
11/13 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
11/15 The State Theatre – St. Petersburg, FL
11/16 The Club at Firestone – Orlando, FL
11/17 Jack Rabbits – Jacksonville, FL
11/18 The Parrish – New Orleans, LA
11/20 Emo’s Alternative Lounging – Austin, TX
11/21 The Door – Dallas, TX
11/23 Juanita’s – Little Rock, AR
11/24 Skatepark of Memphis – Memphis, TN
11/25 Foundry – Joplin, MO
11/26 Bottleneck – Lawrence, KS
11/27 Creepy Crawl – St. Louis, MO
11/29 St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI

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Saves The Day Post New Song

September 7, 2007 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

Saves The Day have posted a new song titled “Get Fucked Up” on their MySpace page. Saves The Day will release their new album, Under The Boards, on October 30th.

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Motion City Soundtrack Post New Song

September 7, 2007 By Bryce Jacobson 2 Comments

Motion City Soundtrack have posted “Calling All Cops” a new track from their upcoming album, Even if It Kills Me, due out September 18th.

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Crime In Stereo Post New Song, E-Card

September 7, 2007 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

Crime In Stereo have posted a new song titled “…But You Are Vast” on their MySpace page. The song appears on the bands new album, Crime In Stereo Is Dead, due out October 23rd. Check out the e-card for the album here.

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Thursday Announces Tour

September 7, 2007 By Bryce Jacobson 1 Comment

Thursday is set for a Oct. 30th launch of their forthcoming CD/DVD, Kill The House Lights — Live and Unreleased, a celebration of their history as a band. Compiled from hours of footage showing a young and hungry New Jersey band, fans will be inundated between the various live footage, unreleased gems, interviews, videos, 3 brand new songs, B-sides, photo galleries and more in a documentary format sure to take you back in time.

The band will head out on an intimate club tour with a surprise mystery guest accompanying Thursday as main support, as will progressive punk band Circle Takes The Square. Pre-sale for shows begins today at 3 pm local time. Pre-sale tickets can be purchase here. Pre-sales for LA, Chicago, Philly and Pomona are sold out!!

All shows go on sale to the public on Sept. 14 — check your local listings for more information

Kill The House Lights Tour

Thu/Nov-01 Worcester, MA Palladium Upstairs
Fri/Nov-02 Baltimore Ottobar
Sat/Nov-03 Albany, NY Revolution Hall
Sun/Nov-04 Philadelphia The Fillmore at the TLA
Tue/Nov-06 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
Wed/Nov-07 Chicago Metro
Fri/Nov-09 Lawrence, KS Bottleneck
Sat/Nov-10 Denver, CO Bluebird Theatre
Mon/Nov-12 San Francisco Slim’s
Tue/Nov-13 Pomona, CA Glasshouse
Wed/Nov-14 TBA TBA
Thu/Nov-15 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Thursday

Angels & Airwaves Set New Release Date

September 7, 2007 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

Angels & Airwaves have set November 6th as the new release date for their upcoming album I-EMPIRE.

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New Mike Park Song Posted

September 6, 2007 By A. Renteria Leave a Comment

Mike Park has posted “London is Only a Short Flight Away” one of many songs that will be posted on his Myspace each week this month.

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