It’s almost a shame that NO WARNING aren’t a more popular band at this stage in their musical careers, because otherwise, the band’s jump from uber-indie, Bridge 9 to LINKIN’ PARK’s new imprint “Machine Shop” would have garnered the same kind notoreity that HATEBREED faced when moving forward from Victory, and in less open-minded times, [...]

From New York Newsday:

As several hundred enthusiastic supporters rallied in Washington Square Park to keep CBGB’s open, the landlord of the venerable punk club announced Wednesday that the lease on the 32-year-old landmark will not be renewed.

The Bowery Residents’ Committee, landlord of the building on the Bowery, “”believes it is in the best interest of our clients — the homeless and neediest New Yorkers — to sever this relationship,”" BRC executive director Muzzy Rosenblatt said.

The existing lease was to expire at midnight Wednesday. The statement from Rosenblatt called for CBGB’s to “”vacate the premises both voluntarily and expeditiously”" — a scenario that appeared unlikely, given the promises of Little Steven Van Zandt and others to wage a battle to the end on behalf of the bar that launched punk rock.

“”We’re not going without a fight,”" said Van Zandt, who was joined at the rally by “”Sopranos”" co-stars Tony Sirico and Joe Pantoliano. “”If the eviction proceedings start tomorrow, which I hope it doesn’t, we’ll fight it in the courts.”"

Read the entire article here…

From the inbox:

On the eve of Turmoil’s upcoming two-disc discography’s release date, titled Staring Back and set to be released Sept. 20th, the band is gearing up for some shows to rock for fans that haven’t seen the band in several years. The upcoming discography also showcases three all new songs recently recorded for the release so be prepared to hear some new jams at these shows as the band plays alongside some hot new acts such as The Warriors, Set Your Goals and more!

TURMOIL

(w/ the Warriors, Set Your Goals, and Wait in Vain)

08/31 Tijuana, MX – The Voodoo House

09/01 South Gate, CA – The Allen Theatre w/ With Or Without You

09/02 Lancaster, CA – El Dorado w/ With Or Without You

09/03 Corona, CA – Showcase Theatre w/ With Or Without You

09/04 North Hollywood, CA – Studio S

09/05 Santa Cruz, CA – VFW Hall w/ At Risk

09/06 Sacramento, CA – The Boardwalk w/ With Or Without You

09/08 San Francisco, CA – The Pound w/ With Or Without You

09/09 Vancouver, WA – The Signal w/ The Dead Unknown

09/10 Olympia, WA – Midnight Sun

- Honestly, this is how a great hardcore tour should be done. A perfect mix of the ‘old guard’ playing with some of the best upstarts around. These shows should be amazing.

From the inbox:

“”If you think you can run a record label better than the clowns that are currently doing it, this is your chance. Sign up now at getintothebiz.com. The online reality show sign-ups are ending soon. Some bands that were interviewed at Warped for the show: Funeral for a Friend, Fall Out Boy, Paramore, The Kinison, Avenged Sevenfold, Gratitude, and Kevin Lyman of Warped Tour renown.”"

- This spectacle is being run by Warner Music Group and AOL… should be at least mildly entertaining.

This afternoon, from 3-7pm, download.com will be providing a high-quality stream of the CBGB Benefit Event, hosted at Washington Square Park, in NYC. Bands slated to perform include the BOUNCING SOULS, BLONDIE, INSTITUTE, THE CHARMS, CHESTERFIELD KINGS, and more! Check out the above link for further details.

Oakland, California’s TIME FOR LIVING have three brand new, high-quality demo tracks posted on their myspace page. Fans of TERROR, DONNYBROOK, and MADBALL take note.

From their bio:

While alot of bands base themselves on a certain message, TIME FOR LIVING has based themselves on just plain fun for the sake of those purely involved in hardcore. Never taking themselves too seriously, they hope to show the world there is room for everyone. Even the underdog. Since the beginning, the stage has been shared with the likes of: Champion, Madball, Terror, First Blood, The Warriors, Desperate Measures, Mental, HOODS, Ringworm, Death Before Dishonor, Cast Aside, Internal Affairs, Donnybrook, Powerhouse, Comeback Kid, and many more…

TIME FOR LIVING released a ten song disc on Rivalry Records titled The Cheat Is Not Dead. Two mp3s from the release can be found here. Hooray for Homestar Runner references!

The compilation is titled “”Protect: A Benefit For The National Association To Protect Child,”" and it will feature a total of 26 songs, 15 of which are unreleased. The tracklisting is below, and is expected to hit stores on October 18th.

01 Matt Skiba – Demons Away

Coming from the War Is Hell Redux is a brand new WARRIORS song called “Vital Eyes.” You can check out this monstrous slab of crunchy hardcore right here.