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EPISODE 21 – Host Ronen Kauffman talks to TRUSTKILL RECORDS founder and president JOSH GRABELLE about music, business, and the music business; and to DJ ROSSSTAR (DJ Rossstar’s Punk rock Show) about dreaming big and the future of radio.

link: myspace.com/issueoriented

Rutgers University magazine Focus has a very interesting story posted about former MINOR THREAT guitarist Lyle Preslar, and his career path towards earning a law degree at age 43. You can check out the article here.

Out of the same Atlanta underground that brought COPELAND to life comes another chill indie rock band called JIL STATION. Not quite as poppy as Copeland, the guys in Jil Station opt for a more relaxed, piano-driven indie sound on their debut album Still Love. Lead by the baritone vocals of Kyle Dreaden, Jil Station [...]

The fall mega-tour featuring BRAND NEW, THRICE, and MEWITHOUTYOU will hopefully be coming to a city near you sometime in the coming months. The initial lineup has been announced and according to their pre-sale site, “If you do not see your city listed above please be patient, more dates will be announced soon!”

Pre-sale starts Friday, June 29th at 1pm local time at http://brandnew.ducatking.com/. Set your alarms and get your parents credit card ready because these tickets will probably sell out five seconds ago!

Oct 18 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit

Oct 19 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit

Oct 21 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant

Oct 23 – Maplewood, MN @ Myth

Oct 25 – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre

Oct 26 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium

Oct 27 – Magna, UT @ The Great Salt Air

Oct 29 – Seattle, WA @ Fenix Underground

Oct 30 – Seattle, WA @ Fenix Underground

Oct 31 – Portland, OR @ Salem Armory

Nov 2 – San Jose, CA @ San Jose Event Center

Nov 3 – Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre

Nov 4 – Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre

Nov 5 – Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre

Nov 9 – Las Vegas, NV @ Pearl Concert Theatre

Nov 10 – Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theatre

Nov 12 – Tulsa, OK @ Cains Ballroom

Nov 14 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues

Nov 15 – San Antonio, TX @ Sunset Station

Nov 16 – Austin, TX @ Stubbs BBQ

Nov 17 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live

Nov 18 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live

Nov 20 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues

STRAYLIGHT RUN – The Needles The Space

FAR FROM FINISHED – Living In The Fallout

THE CASUAL LEAN – Swears

108 – A New Beat From A Dead Heart

THE SOUND OF ANIMALS FIGHTING – Tiger And The Duke Re-issue

- Also of personal note: bummed about the demise of VAUX, glad to see new life from our staff here today, and extremely tired but stoked to listen to the above releases soon.

Via MySpace:

“Yes it is true. Saturday July 28th, 2007 in Denver, Colorado, United States of America at the Bluebird Theater will be the last VAUX show ever. Ryder will be re-joining us for the finale. Don’t miss this show. We will be releasing a final 5 song EP in the months to come. It is over 30 minutes long. We truly appreciate the support from our fans, friends, and families over the last 9 years.

Chris, Adam, Greg, Joe, Quentin, Ryder – VAUX”

- D’oh! I don’t think it’s entirely fair to say that signing to a major was the cause of VAUX’s demise, but the band’s ill-fated tryst on Atlantic was a total momentum killer. I did an interview with them at a Warped Tour stop in 2004 (which never made it to the site), and they seemed to truly be on a cusp of becoming a massively popular and influential band. It pains me to see them wind things down without reaching their potential.

1. NEW MEXICAN DISASTER SQUAD – Peace With Nothing EP

2. GIVING CHASE – A Cheap Print of a Masterpiece

3. THE SWELLERS – My Everest

4. TIM ARMSTRONG – A Poet’s Life

5. JUSTICE – Escapades

Agnostic Front “Liberty And Justice”

Cro-Mags “Best Wishes”

Ben Weasel “These Ones Are Bitter”

The Lost Patrol Band “Automatic”

No Escape “Just Accept It”