Mindhook, Have Nots, Feels Like July

St. Charles, Missouri's one-man folk/punk band Mindhook (aka Brett Flinch) has released his record Growing Up Is… as a free download. The album was released by Flinch's label Blessed Milk Records. You can download the release from Mediafire.

Boston ska/punk act Have Nots are in the studio working on their first record. The group, which features members of Stray Bullets and Chicago Typewriter, has a number of studio journal entries on their MySpace page detailing the hijinks. Tour dates commence next week and those can be found at the `space as well.

Topshelf Records has signed Boston's Feels Like July, which they compare to the likes of Circa Survive, the Juliana Theory, At The Drive In and As Tall As Lions. The label will re-release the bands debut full length In The Company Of Wolves on August 5th. You can check the band out with some streaming music at MySpace.

Anchor Arms, Modern Crimes, 12 Summers Old

Gainesville, FL's punk band Anchor Arms will release their new full length on local label Fail Safe Records. You can check out music from the band's recent Milligrams EP on their MySpace page.

Drummondville/Granby, Quebec's Modern Crimes has posted a new song titled "Life I Take." The track features Bo Thompson of Lone Wolf / Donnybrook / Snake Eyes and will appear on the band's upcoming self-titled album on July 15th.

Belleville, Illinois' 12 Summers OId will release their new full length This Could Get Dangerous on Milwaukee's Snapdragon Records soon. For release info and music samples hit up their MySpace page.

Making Waves, The Little Millionaires, Rain Over Battle

Winnipeg's Making Waves (Sick City, ex-The New Aesthetic) have posted a new track off their upcoming EP Never Come Out Alive The band worked with producer John Paul Peters (Comeback Kid, Means) on the project. A release date and other details are forthcoming via their MySpace page.

Toronto's The Little Millionaires have posted a new song titled "I really hope Chi Pig dies soon." We have no comment from the targeted SNFU frontman. You can check the track out over at MySpace.

The members of Virginia Beach's Rain Over Battle may still be in high school but the band has opened for the likes of Tim Barry, the Gaslight Anthem, and the Loved Ones. The band has shows coming up with the Riot Before and the Sex Slaves and some recordings online at their MySpace page.

Armatage Shanks, May Contain Nuts, To The Fullest

Norway's Armatage Shanks have posted a new song online. You can check out the track "The End " over at their MySpace page.

Cardiff, UK's May Contain Nuts will be releasing their new EP Land ho! this Monday, June 16th. This will mark their first release since signing with So You Wanna Play Records at the end of 2007. For more on the release, head over to the band's MySpace page.

Former The Number 12 Looks Like You bassist "Smoogs" has formed a new hardcore band called To The Fullest. You can listen to their demo at the group's MySpace page.

The Singularity, New York Taxi, Young Hearts

Brooklyn's Young Hearts have posted a three song demo online at their website. The band also has their The Fight EP online. The music is available for free, with donations appreciated. The band is currently working on new songs for an upcoming full length.

San Francisco's The Singularity have booked a rare tour dubbed the "There May Not Be A Next Time Tour." The band will play shows with bands like Ready The Jet and Western Front. You can find dates at the band's MySpace page.

Milwaukee based indie / folk / punk act New York Taxi will be recording their debut EP with producer Sam Winters of ShutDemDown Records. News on the eventual release is to come.

Friday, June 6, 2008

Another batch of new reviews posted today as we do every Tuesday and Friday.

• Weezer's new one, The Red Album
• Atreyu's second release of their major label debut, Lead Sails Paper Anchor 2.0
• A new 7 inch from Trapped Under Ice
• Retrospective comps from Fahrenheit 451 and The Pietasters

You can check out all the reviews here.

No Revolution, Catch-it Kebabs

Raleigh, North Carolina's No Revolution are currently putting the finishing touches on their latest studio effort. the as of yet untitled EP will feature six new songs. A few of the tracks have been posted to the band's MySpace page.

Yorkshire, England's Catch-it Kebabs will be making their new single available for free approximately one month before the official release date through a registration system on their website. If you don't feel like running through the rigmarole, you can listen to the song on their MySpace page.

Working Class Heroes, Rotary, Iron Chic

Cardiff, UK's Working Class Heroes have finished their debut EP and posted a few new songs to their MySpace page. The group has plans to release the EP in June.

Boston, MA's Rotary, featuring ex-members of Making it Right, have posted new music online. You can check out "Electricity Sounds" and "Young Guns" over at the band's MySpace page.

Long Island, NY's Iron Chic has made their demo available for download through their website. The band features Latterman alums Phil Douglas and Brian Crozier as well current members of Small Arms Dealer and The Agent. The five song demo was recorded by Phil.

The Two Funerals, Red Tape Parade, Attracted to Miss

Blacksburg, Virginia's The Two Funerals have posted a new song titled "Grey Skies" online. The track is from their forthcoming Tell Yr Story seven inch which will be available in August via The Cottage Records and come with a digital download. You can hear the track on their MySpace page.

Regensburg/Würzburg/ Zwiesel, Bayern Germany's Red Tape Parade have posted the song "Towns" from their split with End of a Year which will come out in June on the German label Cobra X Records. You can check the song out on their MySpace page

Newtown, Pennsylvania's Attracted To Miss, featuring members of Valencia, Procession Came Opposite, and Among Criminals have posted three new songs on their MySpace page. This is the first release of new music from the band since the PumpkinEater Records Compilation Volume One: Envision in 2003.

Unwelcome Guests, Last Laugh, Action Audio

Buffalo, NY's Unwelcome Guests from have just posted two new songs on their Unwelcome Guests. The fist song, "I'm Just Here To Say Goodbye," will be released as part of the Art of The Underground Single Series and the second, "Put Down Your Gun," will be part of an upcoming EP.

Stuart, FL's Last Laugh have posted a new song on their MySpace page. The song is titled "Call This Home" and is part of their upcoming third full length, You're Welcome, due out this fall.

Lockport, IL's Action Audio have posted their deubt EP to their MySpace page. The five songs represent three years of band difficulties and line up changes, but things have seemed to solidify for the group.

New York Taxi, Blue Skies for Black Hearts, Young Hearts

Milwaukee, WI's indie/folk act New York Taxi have posted two new songs on their MySpace account, titled "Hello 8's" and "CanIGetAnotherShotofSolitude."

Portland, OR's Blue Skies For Black Hearts has released their first video their single "Siouxsie Please Come Home" off their recent release Serenades and Hand Grenades. You can watch the video here

Brooklyn, NY's Young Hearts will be heading out on a tour with some dates Bridge and Tunnel and Nakitomi Plaza. The band has also released a digital EP titled The Fight, and have made it available to download for free or with a donation here.

Pendleton, Making Waves, Forty Lashes

Manchester, UK's Pendleton have updated their MySpace with some videos in the studio with John Naclario (My Chemical Romance, Brand New, Bayside). The band's album has been completed and should be released soon.

Winnipeg, MB's Making Waves have finished recording a five song EP with John Paul (Comeback Kid). The have posted a new song on their Making Waves.

Detroit, MI's Forty Lashes have posted a new song "Secrets in Double Meanings" on their MySpace page. The song is the first new track off of the band's first (independently released) full-length Lets Get This Done Before We Die available June 6th.