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Introducing the Independent Label Collective

Tim Karan on 6/11/09 @ 5:38 PM

Asian Man Records and Red Scare Industries are just two of a long list of record labels who have signed to new distribution company, the Independent Label Collective. A press release for the distro says that the ILC is "a collaborative effort between a number of independent music's greatest labels and musicians that aims to combine resources and experience to deliver new and DIY-minded solutions to distribution, merchandising, marketing, licensing and PR, with sights set high for greater market expansion in the future."

ILC will be distributing upcoming releases from the likes of Ben Weasel, the Bouncing Souls, Bomb The Music Industry! and more.

ILC's current label roster:
Asian Man Records
Beer City Records
Cavity Records
Chunksaah Records
CI Records
Corrosive Recordings
Crash and Bang
Dr. Strange Records
Frontier Records
Gilead Media
Gravity Records
Hawthorne Street Records
Init Records
Magic Bullet Record Co.
The Mylene Sheath
Red Scare Industries
Second Nature Recordings
Six Weeks Records
Sympathy For The Record Industry
Tribunal Records

Anyone interested in working with the ILC can e-mail info@ilcdistro.com for more information.

Jack's Mannequin release internet version of their upcoming "Swim" video

Enola Garland on 6/11/09 @ 12:44 PM

Anxious to see Jack's Mannequin's upcoming video for "Swim"? It's not due out for a few more weeks, but to calm your nerves the pop powerhouse has released an internet-exclusive version of the video compiled of clips from their previous tour.

The track is lifted off of their sophomore effort, The Glass Passenger, and an official video containing fan-created artwork is still on the way.

Check out the internet version of "Swim" below!

Originally submitted by Laila Hanson

Nightmare Of You post tour dates

Laila Hanson on 6/11/09 @ 11:38 AM

Nightmare Of You have announced a slew of tour dates for this summer in support of their upcoming release, Infomaniac, which hits stores July 21. Check them out below.

June 19 @ Rock and Roll Hotel, Washington, DC
June 21 @ North Star Bar, Philadelphia, PA
June 22 @ CBR's, Columbus, OH
June 23 @ Mac's Bar, Lansing, MI
June 24 @ Reggie's Rock Club, Chicago, IL
June 27 @ Sokol Underground, Omaha, NE
June 28 @ Firebird, St. Louis, MO
June 30 @ The Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS
July 1 @ Marquis Theatre, Denver, CO
July 2 @ SHO, Salt Lake City, UT
July 3 @ Art, Music, and More, Spokane, WA
July 5 @ Chop Suey, Seattle, WA
July 6 @ Satyricon, Portland, OR
July 8 @ Café du Nord, San Francisco, CA
July 11 @ Knitting Factory, Los Angeles, CA
July 12 @ Epicentre, San Diego, CA
July 13 @ Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ
July 14 @ Telos, Albuquerque, NM
July 15 @ Rock Bottom, San Antonio, TX
July 16 @ Emo's, Austin, TX
July 17 @ Art Ambush, Waco, TX
July 18 @ The Door, Dallas, TX
July 19 @ 516 Soundstage, Shreveport, LA
July 20 @ Vinyl, Atlanta, GA
July 22 @ Backbooth, Orlando, FL
July 23 @ Crowbar, Tampa, FL
July 26 @ The Milestone, Charlotte, NC
July 27 @ The Brewery, Raleigh, NC
July 28 @ The Boot, Norfolk, VA
July 29 @ Hangar 84, Vineland, NJ
July 30 @ Harpers Ferry, Allston, MA
July 31 @ Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
August 1 @ The Crazy Donkey, Farmingdale, NY
August 2 @ Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ

Cedric Bixler-Zavala hints at At The Drive-In reunion

Rachel Lux on 6/11/09 @ 11:35 AM

In a recent interview, the Mars Volta's Cedric Bixler-Zavala said an At The Drive-In reunion "might happen." Here's the full quote:

"We've been making amends with a lot of the members and having some really good talks with them. And we've been trying to get our financial business in order because a lot of people have been ripping off that band really badly ... as far as the business side goes. I wouldn't mind it. You know, it might happen. We just have to iron out a lot of personal things. A lot of it we've dealt with already and I've apologized for a lot of things I've said and the way it ended. We'll see what happens."

At The Drive-In broke up in 2001, with its respective members going on to form the Mars Volta and Sparta.

Billy Talent get creative with special edition

Laila Hanson on 6/11/09 @ 11:26 AM

Canada's Billy Talent want to make the deluxe edition of their upcoming album, Billy Talent III extra special. With the "Guitar Villan" edition of the album, fans can listen to a guitar-less version of the CD so they can play along. Posters with the tabs to all the songs will be included. Never fear, though, the regular album will also be included, as well as demo versions of some of the songs.

Set Your Goals post lyrics to "This Will Be The Death Of Us"

Laila Hanson on 6/11/09 @ 11:20 AM

If you have yet to check out the new song from Set Your Goals, which features Vinnie Caruana (The Movielife/I Am The Avalanche), we suggest you go do it now. Then, check out the lyrics right here and tell us what you think.