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After announcing their break-up in 2003 FACE TO FACE has revealed plans to reunite for upcoming live shows. ‚ÄúWe miss playing these songs live. That’s the only reason. We don’t plan on writing any new material or releasing new records as FACE TO FACE, but we are looking forward to getting out there and playing for people. The live shows have always been the best part of this band so why not continue to do something we love to do,‚Äù says lead singer/founder Trever Keith.

The band will consist of Keith, Scott Shiflett, Chad Yaro and Pete Parada. There are no immediate plans for a full scale tour. The band will be playing select festival dates in the U.S. and internationally. The first of which will be The Bamboozle Left in Southern California on April 5th.

Meanwhile, Trever Keith has completed a solo album under his own name which he plans on releasing digitally through his own website treverkeith.com in the coming weeks. The album, entitled Melancholics Anonymous, according to Keith ‚Äúpicks up where Ignorance is Bliss left off.” Ignorance is Bliss was one of the six albums released by FACE TO FACE during their 13 year career and marked a departure from their signature pop punk sound. Keith will embark on a series of solo dates performing new material from Melancholics Anonymous beginning March 8th in Los Angeles.

- This is as good a time as any to recommend again the band’s posthumously released retrospective Shoot The Moon, a 21 song collection that features the band’s best pop-punk tracks. You can pick it up from Interpunk or from a variety of digital retailers.

Indiana’s melodic metal/rock group KINGSTON FALLS have posted a brand new song on their MySpace page, titled “Too Hot For Cold Feet.” The tune is from their upcoming full-length Armada on Mercury, which will see a release on Facedown Records on March 18th.

Finland’s finest CHILDREN OF BODOM have posted a new song from their forthcoming album Blooddrunk. Head over to the band’s MySpace page to check out “Banned From Heaven.”

Link: CHILDREN OF BODOM – Banned From Heaven

Straight from the inbox:

“Internationally acclaimed Gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello return to North America in March for the “Forces of Victory Tour 2008.” It has also been announced that Gogol Bordello will play Coachella for the second year in a row on April 27. In addition, front man Eugene Hutz will attend the worldwide premiere of Madonna’s directorial debut “Filth & Wisdom” at the Berlin Film Festival February 13. Hutz is also the inspiration behind Gucci designer Frida Giannini’s Fall 08/09 collection.”

03/01/2008 Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA

03/02/2008 Sound Academy Toronto, ON

03/03/2008 Royal Oak Detroit, MI

03/04/2008 Riviera Chicago, IL

03/06/2008 Beaumont Kansas City, MO

03/07/2008 Fillmore Denver, CO

03/08/2008 Paladium Salt Lake City, UT

03/09/2008 Big Easy Boise, ID

03/10/2008 Showbox SoDo Seattle, WA

03/12/2008 Roseland Portland, OR

03/13/2008 Warfield San Francisco, CA

03/14/2008 Grand Sierra Reno, NV

03/15/2008 Canyon Club Las Vegas, NV

03/17/2008 Stubb’s Austin, TX

03/18/2007 Meredian Houston, TX

03/19/2008 Granada Dallas, TX

04/27/2008 Coachella Indio, CA – Coachella

Much like the comic book industry’s “Comic Book Day,” the struggling independent record industry plans to hold a national day of retail awareness to draw attention to the slow (or sadly, quick) death that many stores are facing. No word on the specific details of the plan, but you should probably keep Saturday April 19, 2008 open. Check out more info about the campaign at their website.

I think this is a really cool idea and will hopefully do something to help out smaller stores who have really been drastically affected in the past couple of years.

For many bands that have a hard time writing an album’s worth of diverse tunes, an EP is a reliable solution. Think about this: how many times have you loved a five-song EP from a band only to get bored to death when said band’s full-length shows up a year later? While there are definitely [...]

Track listing:

1. Scream – Ameri-dub

2. Ignition – Anger Means

3. Soulside – Name in Mind

4. Broken Siren – No You Cannot Go

5. Christ on a Crutch – Off Target

6. King Face – Dirty Wings

7. Rain – Worlds At War

8. 3 – Swann Street

9. Marginal Man – Stones of a Wall

10. One Last Wish – Burning in the Undertow

11. Fugazi – In Defense of Humans

12. Thorns – Responsibility

13. Fire Party – Pilate

14. Fidelity Jones – Blood Stone Burn

15. Red Emma – Candle

16. Shudder to Think – Let It Ring

Dischord Records

New Brunswick, New Jersey’s HELLHOLE are a straight-forward hardcore band with a soon-to-be-out new 7″ on Don Giovanni Records. The band has added the new song “I” to their MySpace. The EP is titled Uppers/Downers and should be available in February. Notably, Don Giovanni Records released the vinyl of FOR SCIENCE’s outstanding Tomorrow’s Just Another Day.