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Brooklyn-based punk/hardcore/indie radio show Generic Insight Radio is gearing up for the release of a low-priced 23 song compilation. The release will be out on Eternal Hope Records (likely in May). Here’s the track listing:

1. Up For Nothing – “Only Time Will Tell”

2. Anxious Arms – “Congratulations, Japan”

3. The Gaslight Anthem – “I’da Called You Woody, Joe”

4. Thieves and Assassins – “Substance Abuse”

5. Earth Stood Still – “28 Days”

6. Dear Tonight – “Dead Boys”

7. The Ghost Armada – “The Ghost Armada”

8. Safari So Good – “A Pirate’s Life For Me”

9. One Win Choice – “New Rome”

10. Young Hearts – “I Went To A Party”

11. Dead Set On Destruction – “The Joust”

12. Captives – “Struggle”

13. The New Dress – “Where Our Failures Are”

14. In Times Of War – “The Impending Holocaust”

15. Racing Exit 13 – “Willy B.”

16. Jena Berlin – “Crossed Arms”

17. Call It Fire – “2+2 = You’re Pissing Me Off!”

18. No Reason To Live – “As This City Burns”

19. Dealin’ With It – “Haunted”

20. The Arsons – “iMods”

21. OnGuard – “It’s Like Blaming Cupcakes”

22. Capital – “Wolverines”

23. Murdock – “By Dawn’s Early Light”

Generic Insight Radio is on every Wednesday from 10pm to midnight. You can listen to it at: freewebs.com/genericinsightradio

- Apparently INVADE was supposedly be on this compilation as well, but word has it that the band has broken up. Bummer.

From the inbox:

Escapist Records is pleased to announce the signing of Bay Area pop-punk act THIS TIME NEXT YEAR. The band was a featured artist on Pastepunk.com (Hey! That’s Us! -Ed.) and Scenepointblank.com described the band as “an excellent display of high-energy catchy pop-punk.” THIS TIME NEXT YEAR enters Nu-Tone Studios (Samiam, Dillinger Four, Broadway Calls) with producer William Samuels today to begin recording their debut effort, A Place for You, which is slated for an June release. THIS TIME NEXT YEAR will be taking to the road to support their debut on their first full U.S. tour in June, which will be immediately followed by a South and West Coast tour in July and August. Dates will be announced shortly. You can preview songs from the band’s demo online here.

- STOKED!

Florida’s FAKE PROBLEMS have been gaining steam like a 90s boy-band over the past year and the anticipation for How Far Our Bodies Go, the band’s debut full-length is more than palpable. But the Sabot Records band is worthy of the hype, and their punk-n-alt-country sing-along anthems sound fresh and honest, and almost make you forget about that other Florida band that has a similar sound going on. You can now stream How Far Our Bodies Go on the group’s Punknews.org Profile.

WEATHERBOX – American Art (Doghouse)

- It only took me one listen to realize this disc was great! Check out an e-card here.

My question: Where will I go for huge sing alongs and a band 300 times better live than on record?

AMBER PACIFIC recently uploaded a six-song sampler to their MySpace account. The six snippets come from songs slated to appear on their second full-length, Truth In Sincerity, due out May 22 on Hopeless. Also available at their MySpace is the full version of the album’s eighth track, “Fall Back Into My Life.