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NEW BANDS / NEW MUSIC:
Devil Sold His Soul, but bought big amplifier.
Link: myspace.com/devilsoldhissoul
Will Haven are back, and they've even brought an ecard with them.
Link: bielerbros.com/media/will_haven/ecard/WillHaven-Ecard-UK.html
LadybiRdS throw around pop, electronics and capital letters like it's 1983.
Link: riotactmedia.com/ladybirds.htm
As Tall As Lions have much more love to give than the average band.
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=iTtw1FqPI6
Priestess are Canadian and partial to stoner rock.
Link: myspace.com/priestessband
Maps & Atlases are all mathy and lovely sounding.
Link: riotactmedia.com/maps.htm
Mannequin Men are for fans of Hot Snakes, Hold Steady, Black Lips, and Steady Snake Lips.
Link: myspace.com/mannequinmen
The Graduate play live and acoustic in your living room. Or close enough.
Link: purevolume.com/videos/thegraduate/pvsessionssitsink
This month's most appropriately named band award goes to: Australia's Beasts Of Bourbon.
Link: myspace.com/beastsofbourbon
Moros Eros have been linked with Modest Mouse, The White Stripes, plus some greek gods.
Link: myspace.com/moroseros
:( ...not only the height of conveying internet emotion, but also a nintendo-pop foursome from Aberdeen.
Link: myspace.com/colonopenbracket
...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead ...and by the new song they've leaked.
Link: wasted state of mind stream
Look Mexico are Florida's self-proclaimed yacht rockers, and can't actually see Mexico from where they live.
Link: myspace.com/lookmexico
Del Rey's Pyramid: a cosmic opus with Middle Eastern, South Asian, and Afro-Cuban influences. Or rock.
Link: myspace.com/delrey
Saosin means "small heart" in Chinese. It also means "emo band" in California.
Link: saosin ecard
Scarlett Johansson stars in a new short film set to Bob Dylan’s song “When the Deal Goes Down.”.
Link: deal goes down video
18 year old Ronnie Day has 78,000 myspace friends, and can name the favourite colour of every single one.
Link: outside video
Some Action are the band that sucked the life out of rock n' roll and killed itself in the process.
Link: myspace.com/someaction
Depeche Mode are releasing a best of cd/dvd, featuring brand new song "Martyr".
Link: martyr stream
Chicago's Spitalfield are back with a third album of fearsome death metal. Alright it's catchy emo rock.
Link: myspace.com/spitalfield
The Mars Volta have made their new single "Viscera Eyes" available for preview. Bet you it's prog.
Link: myspace.com/themarsvolta
Want a free Protest The Hero sampler? Just email your postal address to vagrantuk@vagrant.com.
Link: vagrantuk@vagrant.com
Totimoshi take listeners on a "pseudo-psychedelic journey through space and time." A bit like Dr.Who, then
Link: myspace.com/totimoshi
Rhode Island's Daughters have a new load of insane grind noise to scare... well, everyone.
Link: hellsongsfromdaughters.com
The 101 - a band with emotive drive. Yes that's right, emotive drive.
Link: myspace.com/theother10
Gay For Johnny Depp? Well you're not the only one...
Link: captainsof.com/downloads
Latterman are still alive! And they even have a new record...
Link: deepelm.com/454/
Detroit-area prog-punks Alucard have posted a bunch of stuff on their purevolume site.
Link: purevolume.com/alucard
New Sidecho signings Blinded Black like heavy synthesizers and power-rock. But then, who doesn't?
Link: myspace.com/blindedblack
You can stream the new Helmet record Monochrome at the link below.
Link: monochrome link
Boys Like Girls like videos and like you to watch their videos.
Link: myspace.com/boyslikegirls
A new Billy Talent e-card where you can also win a camera, weirdly enough.
Link: atlanticrecords.liquidbuilder.com/billytalent2
Luis Dubuc is pop, electronic, and indie. He's also The Secret Handshake.
Link: myspace.com/thesecrethandshake
Ad Astra Per Aspera are arty types, if you hadn't guessed from the name.
Link: myspace.com/adastraperaspera
Eulogy Records have signed pop-punkers The Spotlight, check 'em out below.
Link: purevolume.com/thespotlight
ActionReaction have posted another new song from their upcoming album.
Link: myspace.com/actionreaction
Fear Before The March Of Flames have posted some new stuff just for you.
Link: myspace.com/marchofflames
Valient Thorr have a rockin' name, a rockin' sound, and an even rockin-er logo.
Link: myspace.com/valientthorr
The Sound Of Animals Fighting is apparently something a little like this.
Link: purevolume.com/thesoundofanimalsfighting
Park have posted the new track "Who Is Aliandra?". Answers on a postcard please.
Link: purevolume.com/park
Yndi Halda means "enjoy eternal bliss". So now you know.
Link: myspace.com/yndihalda
Sleepaway have launched a promo-site in support of their self-titled debut.
Link: evilhasanewsound.com
Monty Are I are in this month's "Sounds of SuicideGirls" contest. So they must be good.
Link: egacyreal.aspx (real player) legacywin.aspx (windows media)
Drummer Tommy Guindon says Halifax are "bringing the rock, so everyone get ready!". George Bush says: "Bring it on!"
Link: fanscape.com/halifax/redirects/2920.aspx
Adair have apparently gone for "vintage VHS camera" look on their latest video. Cheapskates.
Link: warconent.com/Video/ADR_DiamondRing.mov
Another day, another video. Daphne Loves Derby are at it now...
Link: music.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music
Check out a new Slowride video for the track "Morals And Dogma".
Link: deepelm.com/slowride
Deep Elm have released an alternate version of the Fightstar video, due to broadcasters' concern over school violence content. Censoring gone crazy? Make up your own mind:
Link: deepelm.com/paint-your-target (the original) deepelm.com/paint-your-target-alt (the alternate)
Bit late, but here's some links to the Thursday video "Counting 5-4-3-2-1".
Link: real player hi / real player lo / windows media hi / windows media lo
Eulogy have setup an ecard with 2 new Set Your Goals tracks.
Link: eulogyrecordings.com/media.php?type=ecards
Sidecho records' 1090 Club have posted some sample tracks on myspace.
Link: myspace.com/1090club
Tom DeLonge has a new band called Blink 183. Oh okay they're called Angels and Airwaves.
Link: fanscape.com/angelsandairwaves/redirects/adventurewinplayer.aspx
Spacey weirdness with ex-Beta Band frontman Steve Mason. It's King Biscuit Time!
Link: kingbiscuittime.co.uk/video/Kwangchowfinal.wmv
No Trigger's debut record Canyoneer is an anagram of Crayon Ear. It is too.
Link: nitrorecords.com/files/31/ecard
Oh man. It's a Man Man video. Man.
Link: wearemanman.com/bwood.html
Murder By Death have posted a brand new track on their brand new website.
Link: murderbydeath.com
Taking Back Sunday are taking back all mesh caps sold between 2003-06. They also have a new video.
Link: fanscape.com/takingbacksunday/redirects/2885.aspx
Undergroove new boys Sika Redem like their rock epic and avant-garde. But then, who doesn't?
Link: myspace.com/sikaredem
Jade Tree have signed a band called Fucked Up, just to upset their mothers.
Link: myspace.com/tragedyrecords
Crime In Stereo have an ecard, courtesy of their new record buddies Nitro.
Link: nitrorecords.com/ecards/cis/ecard-splash_index.htm
Hand of Hope have signed the beatdown bastards known as On A Warpath.
Link: myspace.com/onawarpath
Canadian, ethereal and proud - yup, it's A Northern Chorus video.
Link: sonicunyon.com/anc/index2.html#Video
Is it a plane? No! Is it a bird? Err.. Yes. It's An Albatross!
Link: acefu.com/WMAP/preview.htm
Hear some songs and see some videos on Mogwai's magnificent eflyer machine.
Link: mrbeast.info
The Finals are catchier than a big fat hook covered in glue. And honey. And synths.
Link: finals.immortalrecords.net
That funny guy from that blink band podcasting like crazy with We Are The Fury.
Link: justforthefofit.com/himynameismark
Straight outta the ice age, give it up for Sacramento's The Aboninable Iron Sloth!
Link: myspace.com/theironsloth
New Equal Vision signings You In Series. Yes, the name is confusing.
Link: myspace.com/youinseries
Versus The Mirror post a song from their upcoming album, Home.
Link: myspace.com/versusthemirror
Matisyahu: 'reggae Hassidic'!
Link: mtvu.com/music/artists/matisyahu/youth_leak
Check out new Ludes site / bounce to new Ludes music! Oh yeah!
Link: ludesmusic.com
Those emo rascals Taking Back Sunday are back with a new single, "MakeDamnSure".
Link: windows media / quicktime
With Blood Comes Cleansing are, unsuprisingly, of the hardcore ilk.
Link: myspace.com/withbloodcomescleansing
Millionaire: trashy and melodic, heavy yet danceable, rough but sweet. It's a rock video, baby!
Link: windows media / quicktime
Ryan's Hope have released a song from their upcoming Dan Precision-produced album.
Link: purevolume.com/ryanshope
Gates Called Beautiful want more friends, go say hello!
Link: myspace.com/gatescalledbeautiful
Gentleman Homicide: Texan metallic hardcore...
Link: myspace.com/tgh
Eulogy's Set Your Goals are officially "in" with the e-card crowd.
Link: eulogyrecordings.com/media.php?type=ecards
Love That Kills... metalcore... death metal... loud.
Link: myspace.com/lovethatkills
Cartel and The Rocket Summer debut brand spanking new videos.
Link: cartel / the rocket summer
Against Me! get the remix treatment courtesy of Adrock (Beastie Boys).
Link: aabland.com/condoblog/energizer.mov
Lovely folk stuff from a guy called Imaad Wasif (ex- alaska!, New Folk Implosion).
Link: myspace.com/imaadw
5 new songs from Matisyahu on their super new media-player thingy.
Link: fanscape.com/matisyahu/mediaplayer.aspx
See what Indianola Record's Glory Of This get up to in the studio with their daily video diaries.
Link: myspace.com/gloryofthis
The Killing Moon have made their entire EP available for streaming.
Link: purevolume.com/thekillingmoon
SoTheySay have posted the title track from their new album Antidote For Irony.
Link: purevolume.com/sotheysay
Alcohol, dancing women, and a giant pig suit. Yep, it's an All Parallels video!
Link: lousy reasons video
Check out Action Reaction, who feature a former Further Seems Forever vocalist... no, not that one.
Link: myspace.com/actionreaction
What? Folly? New song? Ska-metalcore? Get outta town! Whaddya mean no?
Link: purevolume.com/folly
Nitro new boys Much The Same rock the melodic punk. Yes they do.
Link: myspace.com/muchthesame
It turns out death metallers Suicide Silence are in fact quite loud.
Link: myspace.com/suicidesilence
Cue The Doves have dropped some live footage and a new song for our enjoyment.
Link: myspace.com/cuethedoves
New Militia Group signings The Holy Fire have blessed us with some new tracks.
Link: myspace.com/theholyfire
Copeland, Cartel, The Starting Line, Gatsby's American Dream. Tour!
Link: myspace.com/screamingisforbabiestour
Ever We Fall have posted 4 new songs from their upcoming Hopeless Records album We Are But Human.
Link: purevolume.com/everwefall
Boysetsfire have posted a new song from their upcoming album The Misery Index...
Link: myspace.com/boysetsfire
Fall Out Boy's video for new single "Sugar, We're Goin Down". Pop-punk as sweet as, err, sugar.
Link: sugar we're goin down video
In a whacky mood? Stream the entire Neon Blonde album (Blood Brothers members side-project).
Link: dimmak.com/neonblonde/player/index.htm
Check out a new Escape The Fate song on Epitaph.
Link: epitaph.com/photos/viewer/15
New Atreyu and Aiden tracks from the Underworld Evolution soundtrack.
Link: myspace.com/underworldevolution
Campaign For Real Time - representing Boston in "funky-electro-pop-dancey-core". Oo-er.
Link: myspace.com/thecampaignforrealtime
Good ol' fast melodic punk from San Fran's Set Your Goals.
Link: myspace.com/setyourgoals
Armor For Sleep have posted a brand new demo song called "The Way Out Is Broken".
Link: purevolume.com/armorforsleep
We Are The Fury have posted new track "Parody at the Masquerade" from their upcoming Infinite Jest EP.
Link: purevolume.com/wearethefury
Check out the new Evans Blue media player.
Link: hyfntrak.com/evansblue/AFF21883/
Worcester rockers B Movie Heroes will record their debut album for Undergroove Records early 2006.
Link: myspace.com/bmovieheroes
New Fearless Records signings The Killing Moon have posted two songs from their self-titled EP.
Link: myspace.com/thekillingmoonrock
Check out new Deep Elm addition, Long Island punkers Small Arms Dealer.
Link: mywire.org/smallarmsdealer
Tourmaline are debuting a brand new unheard song on purevolume.
Link: purevolume.com/tourmaline
Single Frame have made their 12" remixes (featuring Nick Zinner, Creepy Kid, and J-MPRINT) available.
Link: myspace.com/singleframe
Piano-rockers Paperface are currently streaming their new LP, The Legend Of Harley Knowles, in its entirety.
Link: purevolume.com/paperface
Download an mp3 from Classic Case's full length debut (Help / Fiddler Records).
Link: purevolume.com/classiccase
Check out new Deep Elm signings, England's Free Diamonds.
Link: mywire.org/freediamond