Bad Religion has posted the acoustic version of their classic hit “Sorrow” on their Myspace page. The acoustic version is featured on their acoustic EP as part of the Deluxe Edition of New Maps of Hell, in-stores July 8th.

This looks like it will be a sick CD. It includes the original 16 songs along with seven new acoustic tracks! Three of the acoustic songs are new, written specifically for this release, and the other four tracks are new acoustic versions of Bad Religion classics such as “Sorrow” and the perennial favorite “Skyscraper.”

Better yet, this deluxe edition even includes a DVD with an hour-long live performance that has never been seen before, along with music videos for “Honest Goodbye” and “New Dark Ages,” behind-the-scenes footage of Brett and Greg during the recording of the acoustic EP, and more.

Add an actual booklet with lyrics, panoramic photos, and posters, this is surely worth checking out!

www.myspace.com/badreligion

P.S. Check out this interview with Brett Gurewitz at RollingStone.com too.

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Hit The Lights Return With “Skip School, Start Fights” In Stores This Tuesday July 8th!

Lima, Ohio pop punkers HIT THE LIGHTS will release their sophomore record Skip School, Start Fights July 8th on Triple Crown Records. Skip School, Start Fights is the follow up to 2006’s buzzworthy This Is A Stickup… Don’t Make It A Murder which put Hit The Lights on the map and saw them tour with New Found Glory, Paramore, Cute Is What We Aim For, Cartel, and Boys Like Girls.

Skip School, Start Fights was produced by Rob Freeman (Hidden In Plain View) at Pilot Studios in New Jersey and mixed by Zach Odom and Kenneth Mount (Mayday Parade, All Time Low, Cartel.)

Hit The Lights went through a lineup shuffle before they recorded Skip School, Start Fights. When former lead singer Colin Ross left the band last summer to pursue the quiet life, HTL decided it was time to unleash their secret weapon… it was time for their guitar player, Nick Thompson, to step into the limelight as lead singer.

So how do they sound now that Nick’s leading the charge? Better than ever. Obviously. Hit The Lights are now a four piece consisting of Nick Thompson (Vocals), Omar Zehery (Guitar), Nate Van Dame (Drums) and Dave Bermusk (Bass.)

Head over to Myspace now for the exclusive album premiere of Hit The Lights’ Skip School, Start Fights!

www.myspace.com/hitthelights

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Connecticut pop-rockers A Coastline Ending have posted three new songs on their MySpace page (www.myspace.com/acoastlineending) from their debut full-length album, “In The Name Of Progression.”

The disc, produced by Chris Badami (Midtown, The Early November, The Starting Line,) will be out July 15 on Not Alone Records.

To support the release, A Coastline Ending will hold a CD release party on June 20th at the Webster Underground in Hartford, CT and will be touring alongside A Farewell Rescue this summer.

7/14/08 update: The album is out tomorrow! To check it out before you buy, you can actually stream the entire album on the A Coastline Ending Purevolume page!

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Against Me! is rocking the vote after stopping and taking time to think. Check out their video for Rock The Vote below:

And if you like the song, check out the whole video for “Stop.” It even has karaoke-style lyrics!

Then head over to RockTheVote.com to learn more.

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Earlier this year we posted that one of our favorite bands, Sing It Loud, were recording a full-length album.

Now we have more great news! Sing It Loud just signed with Epitaph Records.

Congrats guys!

Source: Sing It Loud Signs to Epitaph Records!

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MusiciansFriend.com, one of our favorite retailers, is running a special promotion where you can get up to $40 off your order! If you have been planning a big purchase, this is the week to do it.

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Great news for all Sing It Loud fans - they are in the studio right now and recording a full-length album! (With none other than Josh Cain of Motion City Soundtrack.)

Check out Sing It Loud’s latest video which takes you inside Flowers Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota:

And be sure to subscribe to Sing It Loud on Youtube for more of their great videos.

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Earlier today Guitar World launched a new section of their website filled with free (and legal) guitar tabs that you can view online and/or print out. Well, some are free. And some you can download. But some you can only view online in their special flash player, and downloads can cost 99 cents or more. (Think iTunes for guitar tabs.)

Whether you are looking for the premium tabs or guitar lessons that you have to pay for, or just some text-based tabs submitted by fellow members, this could be the place for you.

(Of course, Ultimate Guitar could also be the place for you, as they seem to have established a large guitar tab collection already.)

[Via Mashable]

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The latest word on the street is that Universal is banning full-length tracks from being used on Myspace. All Universal artists are now required to switch to 90 second song samples instead.

The news came from a message sent by Colbie Caillat to her fans:

Hey everyone…bad news. Due to circumstances beyond my control I have to swap the songs out on my page for 90 second versions instead of full length versions. In fact some of the songs have already been swapped as I write this.

Every artist signed to a Universal label has to comply immediately.

You can listen to full versions of some of my songs on my personal webpage www.colbiecaillatmusic.com. I will make sure that the songs that were available here are available there as soon as possible.

I apologize to everyone for the inconvenience especially those that use my songs for personal profiles. Hopefully the politics involved here gets worked out soon and we can return to full length songs as soon as possible. Thank you everyone for your continued support!!

Now I understand copyright policies and illegal downloads, but we’re talking a few songs in a streaming player on Myspace. Streaming full songs brings in more visitors, and the average Myspace user won’t be illegally downloading these songs off of Myspace’s servers. (Although it’s certainly possible.) So what’s the big deal?

I’m betting the “politics involved here” deal with some disagreement between Universal and News Corp over some corporate crap.

But if not, could this be the beginning of the end for Universal? Or worse, the end of free music on Myspace?

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It looks like Science Records is kicking off their website launch by offering a free 10-song digital download. Artists include Blessthefall, The Confession, Covette, Greeley Estates, and The Dear and Departed.

To get a copy for yourself, just click here and then click on the “Click here to download” link.

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