Melbourne, Australia's Cut Copy have announced a co-headlining tour with Sydney's Presets. The two electronic duo's plan to tour North America in mid-September, beginning in Mexico and weaving its way across the States and up into Canada. The band is currently finishing up some summer tour dates and European festival apperances in support of last year's In Ghost Colours.

Prescott, Arizona based Partners In 818 have released a new song from their upcoming EP A Well Lit Place For Shady People. Expect a release later this year on Satiated Records. Partners In 818 recently released a split 7" with folk-punk duo Andrew Jackson Jihad. You can check out the music at MySpace.

Rutland, Vermont's Strike Orange has announced that they will play an upcoming rally for presidential candidate Barak Obama. The band got the campaign's interest through their preformace at last month's Peace, Punk and Metal Festival 2008 to raise money for Darfur. More details can be found on their MySpace page. The band, formerly known as Orange Juice, boasts six albums worth of material despite it's members only having a median age of 20 years old.