Babylon Party Machine, Mass Panic Kid, Madison Bloodbath

Babylon Party Machine (alternate solo project of ska-punk musician Matt Wixson) has uploaded a new song, a drum-n-bass-meets-ska version of the Toasters' song "Don't Let The Bastards Grind You Down". The song can be heard here.

Mass Panic Kid which includes Andrew Black of Georgie James and Sam Cave of The Trouble have posted some new music from their upcoming debut album. You can check out the entire thing on their Virb profile.

Madison Bloodbath has posted two news songs. The songs are from their debut full-length, Gittin' Loose With Madison Bloodbath on A.D.D. Records. You can check out the punk rock band on their myspace page.

Highlife, Hark The Herald, Kirkland, Alphabet Star

Denton, Texas' Highlife were recently in the studio finishing up recording their Drink Yourself to Freedom 7". The band still needs to track the vocals and mix. The record features 6 songs in under four minutes, and will arrive this fall on Cowabunga Records. The band will also soon record songs for a split 7" with Spazm 151.

Louisville, KY's Hark The Herald and Dixon, IL's Kirkland are heading out together on the Branchout Tour from September 19th through October 17th. You can find dates and details on Hark The Herald's website

Cincinnati by way of Nashville act Alphabet Star has released some new material. The man behind the band, Casey Weissbuch, also plays in Cincinnati's Till Plains and the Pinstripes. Casey is planning on soon releasing an EP of between 5 to 7 songs of new material. Three of those songs can be heard at MySpace.

Cripple Bastards, The Saddest Landscape, Only Thunder

Italian grindcore band Cripple Bastards have embarked on a tour with Brutal Truth. The band is supporting their fourth fulll length album Variante alla Morte to be released on Shane Embury's FETO Records. The album will hav ea CD release and limited LP during the tour while a worldwide release is planned for October 15th. Dates can be found at the band's MySpace page or website.

Colorado's Only Thunder has set an October 28th release date for their forthcoming LP Lower Bounds. Bermuda Mohawk Productions will put out the record, limited to 500 copies (333 on orange/black/grey splatter, 167 on black) that will include a free CD. A record release show will take place on Saturday, October 25th in Denver, CO. The band, which features ex-members of the Blackout Pact and Ghost Buffalo, are playing this weekend at the The Gothic Theatre in Englewood, CO playing alongside Hot Water Music.

Hudson, Florida based label Coptercrash Records is gearing up to release the new 2xLP from The Saddest Landscape titled All is Apologized For. The set will come with a digital download card and bonus 7" for pre-orders. You can find more details at the label's website.

Reviver, Mindset, Straightaway

Maryland straight edge hardcore band Mindset will release a new EP in November titled R E A L P O W E R via React! Records. The release will be a one time pressing of 1000 copies, not to be repressed. You can sample some of the music via the MySpace pages of React! Records and Mindset.

Parisian skate punk's Straightaway have released their debut full-length Democracy of Spreading Poverty, originally released in 2007, as a free download. It can be found here. The album was originally released by a variety of labels across the world.

Salt Lake City's Reviver has embarked on a three week tour of the US northwest in support of their new full length Versificator. Dates and sound samples can be found at the band's MySpace page.

Life's Great Tragedy, Rat City Riot, The Mean Jeans

Glendora, California's Lifes Great Tragedy has posted two new tracks online from their recent EP The Spectre. You can find the songs over at MySpace.

San Diego's Rat City Riot have a new album on the way on September 13th. The band will celebrate with a show at the Che Cafe in La Jolla, featuring Northern Towns and Dead City Dregs. The record will be release din Europe by People Like You Records.

Portland, Ontario's The Mean Jeans have a new video online for the song "Stoned 2 The Bone." You can check it out on YouTube. The band will release a 7" soon via Dirtnap affiliated Green Nose Records.

While we're not encouraging people to send us want ads we do have word that a fairly established US band (who wishes to remain quasi-anonymous) is looking for a new drummer and second guitarist / back up vocalist. The band is getting ready to hit the road in October and is looking to fill those spots as soon as possible. The group's been around since 2002 and has performed with bands like Midtown, the Movie Life and A Static Lullaby among others. You can find contact info and more on the band at CraigsList.

Strange Corner, Los Di Maggios vs. Teenage Gluesniffers, Ask The Ice

Bordeaux, France's Los Di Maggios and Milano, Italy's Teenage Gluesniffers have released a new split 7". The record, which features two new songs from each band, is being released by a number of labels across the world, including Knowhere Records (USA), Making Believe Records (Italy), Virtual Loser Records (Italy), No Breaks Records (USA), Waterslide Records (Japan) and Rockin Days Webzine (Italy). You can find music from the record on both band's MySpace pages.

After three years of delays due to difficulties in finding a label, Italian hardcore band Strange Corner has finally signed with England's Casket Music to released their new album, Human Society.

Charles Young and Brendan Dickhaut, the songwriting team from Orange Island have returned with a new project titled Ask The Ice. The two piece features Dickhaut on gitars and vocals with Young on drums and songwriting. You can find music online at MySpace.

Iceberg, Dead City Dregs, The Lawyer Beaters

Buffalo, NY's Iceberg has returned to One Mic Studios to begin recording their new full length Signals. The record will follow up their 2007 self-titled debut. Samples of the band's past work and upcoming fall tour dates can be found at MySpace.

St. Louis, Missouri street punk act Dead City Dregs have announced dates for a west coast tour next month. The band is supporting their debut EP Landmine, released in the spring of this year on B.T.T.P Records. You can find tour dates and music from the EP at MySpace.

Piacenza, Italy's Lawyer Beaters will release their first full length in the US through Knowhere Records and Motherbox Records. The record is titled Waited Enough. Daniele Mandelli from Elfo Studios in Italy (Retarded's Goes Louder) produced. You can preview music from the album at the band's MySpace page.

A Lull, The Singularity, My Doll

Chicago, IL's A Lull, which features former members of the Evaluation, Ateriavia, and the Skies We Built, have just released their debut single titled "Skinny Fingers/ Little Echoes." The band has that and another song available as a free download online at their MySpace page.

California's The Singularity are recording a cover of Crimpshrine's "Another Day" for a tribute album to be released by Brotherhood Of The Snake. The tribute will also feature contributions from Off With Their Heads and the Blank Heads among others. The Singularity is currently hard at work on their upcoming full length. Hit MySpace for more details.

Squirrely Records has signed Phoenix Arizona's My Doll. The band joins a roster that features Josh Hollow and New York Taxi. You can preview some of the punk band's music at MySpace.

Holy Hounds, Roam Alone, Heisai Yasokawa's Empty Orchestra

Battle Creek, Michigan's Holy Hounds have released a companion video for their song "Hymn No. 1" off their EP Murder City Limits. You can check the video out at YouTube. The EP was released as a free digital offering on July 29th. The band has also tapped award-winning director Stephen Richmond to direct a proper video for their song "Courthouse Blues."

Georgia's Roam Alone has just finished a new 4 song collection titled the Desolate EP. Two of the songs from the release, "Desolate" and "Maverick," are online for preview at MySpace. The band has their previous 4 song demo online as a free download at MediaFire.

Heisai Yasokawa's Empty Orchestra has added Mad Mike, formerly of Weapons Grade, as their new drummer. The Boston based band is working on a new demo with he and new bass player Chris Fittante. You can find some of the band's past work online at MySpace.

ALLorNOTHING, A Kid Named Thompson, Voodoo Youth

Hollister, CA's ALLorNOTHING has signed with Ethos Records. The band is working on a new full length titled A City Built On Its Dead.

San Antonio, TX's A Kid Named Thompson has returned from a week at Black Lodge Recording and have finished recording a new 4 song EP. The band worked with David Chutka and producer Ed Rose (Get Up Kids, Motion City Soundtrack, Limbeck). Ed is currently mixing the album. The band will be self-releasing the new EP on CD, vinyl and digitall at some point in the fall.

Two members of now defunct Chicago act The Skies We Built have returned with a new band dubbed Voodoo Youth. The band has two songs online at MySpace and are currently booking tour dates.

Rotary, Agar Agar, The Darlings

Boston MA's Rotary have posted three songs from their upcoming EP Not if the Robots Get Drunk and Start Killing People! online. You can check out the songs "Moist Robots", "Hate This", and "Young Guns" over at MySpace.

Indianapolis 3 piece hardcore/punk act Agar Agar has posted their self recorded demo on their own donation based label Decaying Youth Records. The album can be downloaded here along with lyrics and printable demo slips. Agar Agar features former members of the Five Second Cummings, who released Stuck in my Brain in the summer of 2007.

Californian punk act The Darlings have announced a show supporting the Street Dogs and Time Again at the Hollywood House of Blues on October 18th. The band has a number of songs online at MySpace.

9:18, Jerk City, Ends Like This

New Jersey's hardcore punk act 9:18 have posted the entirety of their new EP for free download. The set, A Collection of Essays follows the Deep Dish EP and both were released by Stufend Records.. You can grab it here.

Melodic hardcore act Jerk City have posted some new music from their first demo. The band includes former members of Shattered Realm and play Kid Dynamite-influenced hardcore. You can check out the songs on their myspace page.

Swedish skate-punk act Ends Like This have posted some new music from their upcoming album, The Evil Record of Doom …From Hell. You can find the songs on their freshly redesigned myspace page.