7/8/2007
Please Enjoy Banzai!
Jesse, Mike, Max and Jon - The Brooklynites otherwise known as Banzai recently finished recording their upcoming EP titled "PLEASE ENJOY." They'll be mixing and mastering until it's release early next year - Perfectionists!

Care Bears on Fire Stealin' Animals.
"I Stole Your Animal," is the title of Care Bears on Fire's first full length CD is scheduled for release this October.

Check their Myspace page for info on the release party and a couple live dates they have coming up.

Lot 40 Can't Sing
Because they're looking for a new lead vocalist. So if you can sing and you live near Mandurah, Western Australia give them a call.

According to their Myspace page their EP "City Light and Sirens" will be released soon.

7/4/2007
Tiny Masters go Mute!
August 6 is the release date of Tiny Masters of Today's new album "Bang Bang Boom Cake" on Mute Records. Sorry U.S. it's a UK release.

Check out our show's page for a slew of UK show dates for those Tiny Masters.

Ragbots and ShiSho Rock the Cornerstone Festival
We're back from The Cornerstone Festival in Illinois where we (ShiSho) made a lot of new friends and performed two kickin' sets. One set we got to warm up the crowd for a band called The Ragbots. Their webpage isn't working so we don't have the specs... but it's a brothers/dad band - 8 year-old on keys, 11 year-old on drums and 13 year-old on guitar and lead vox and dad on bass. They're a super nice family from Springfield, Missouri with a great punk rock sound.

Hysterics CD Available, Baby
Available on CD Baby - Click Here

They're also planning a US tour SOON!

6/14/2007
Blast Wagon to Go Genghis on YOU
Max Schramm and his one-man-band Blast Wagon have finished recording their (his?) new EP, titled Genghis. Available sooooon.

Dirty Spanglish 45
Landen, Shaun, Kris and Happy(?), the boys of Dirty Spanglish are working on a 45 split with The In-Denials - more soon.

Forestry Fighters Wanna Make Some Noise
Elk Grove, California's Forestry Fighters are looking for gigs - "We'll play anything. Birthday parties, graduation parties, pool parties, war veteran reunions... anything." Well, then!

Causing us to question if Forestry Fighters plays a show and nobody's there to listen. Do they make a sound?

6/5/2007
Magnetic Bunny Goes Live!!!
Hello, This is Vivian from Magnetic Bunny! We are so excited for the start of this. We hope you enjoy looking around.

Our seven biggest goals are:
1. To get more 18&< bands recognized
2. To make new friends
3. To put out more compilations
4. To find out about more 18&< bands
5. To help people like Callum and support music education
6. To make some money for us and others
7. To someday sign bands to this label

6/3/2007
L.E.G.S. Split
Bad pun aside, Last night Magnetic Bunny got an email from band member, Lucian Buscemi stating. "OK so L.E.G.S. officially broke up. We'll definitely still be on the compilation..."

You can hear the artists formerly known as "L.E.G.S." song "List for the Psychiatrist" on the Magnetic Bunny Seaside Compilation.
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ShiSho / Hyperbubble Split EP is Released
ShiSho has been so preoccupied with the debut of Magnetic Bunny that their split EP release snuck up on them. It's a Hot Pink vinyl EP with with Texas electronic duo Hyperbubble and available now at Filthy Little Angels Website. It contains two original ShiSho tunes "Courtney Sat on a Rock" and "Rocks and Penalties". And it contains songs "Supermarket Casanova", "(she's so) Technical", and "Pop Star" by Hyperbubble.

ShiSho recently completed recording a cover of New Order's 1987 hit "True Faith" for an upcoming compiliation - more soon.

6/1/2007
Erica Ahlin Exits the Playdead Movement
Playdead Movement has announced that vocalist and bassist, Erika Ahlin has made the decision to leave the band. The band says, "We respect her decision, we support her in anything she chooses to do. We have very great memories together and we will never forget them."

Regan has moved to bass and the Playdead Movement will perform this summer as a three piece. They are currently looking for a new guitar player, If you are interested let them know.

The Playdead Movement have finished recording a new CD EP and plan to release it first at their upcoming show with the Aggrolites (Hell-Cat Records) June 8th at The Venue. And at Street Dogs on August 7th.

They have two tours are in the works. One in July for a few shows, and the end of September with the WillKills.

5/27/2007
God Loves Fiasco
But says Lucian needs a haircut
Fiasco's New Album titled, God Loves Fiasco will be released in June
Read about Fiasco's recent show
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Lil' Ash
Congratulations to Lil’ Ash who graduated from modeling school on May 20th from John Casablanca’s Modeling and Career Center.
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Magnolia
Magnolia has been in the studio since January and recently finished recording their new album. More news to be released soon!
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Modrocket
Check out ModRocket’s feature on Vice TV's Practice Space and see how many Oreos they can shove in their mouth.
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Kara Hopkins and L.E.G.S. Seek Drummers
L.E.G.S. is looking for a drummer in NYC. Kara Hopkins is looking for a drummer in the Richlands/Jacksonville area of North Carolina
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ShiSho - Gets Hyperbubbled
UK label Filthy Little Angels is set to release a split single featuring Ohio Indie Kid-Rockers' ShiSho with the Texas electro duo Hyperbubble early in July. The single features two original ShiSho tunes, "Courtney Sat on a Rock" and "Rocks and Penalties." Check Filthy Little Angels website for more info.

ShiSho was recently featured at Kids Camp website.

5/26/2007
Hysterics
Hysterics are so so so so so close to finishing their album it's like a joke. Final overdubs on Potato Famine, What Swallows a Rainbow and Xerxes and nowww it's all mastering at the end of May.

According to the band, "It's gonna be one bammer lammer jammer." Now to find a label to release it.
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Care Bears on Fire
Care Bears on Fire upcoming album is being mastered as you read this!

Check out Care Bears on Fire related stories in The Guardian and The Telegraph UK
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Still Pending - Wins Third Place in the Lake Oswego Battle of the Bands!
Still Pending was honored to have been selected as one of only 5 bands out of over 35 local bands to take part in the Lake Oswego Java Jam Battle of the Bands competition on May 19th. The band says it was an amazing evening of music which included these great bands: Deadbeat Radio, Light Burns Clear, Still Pending, The Hugs and Nickel Arcade.

Still Pending was also recently featured in MastanMusic's podcast.
Episode 22 Pt 1 focuses on bands, concerts and music camps available for kids in Oregon this spring and summer.

5/25/2007
Camp Jam Blog
The Weekly Kidcore Find:
Magnetic Bunny Records

As I mentioned last week in the post about ShiSho, today I'm gonna talk about the side project that sisters Vivian and Midge are working on right now. Self described as the "Home for Future Child-Star Tragedies", Magnetic Bunny Records is their effort at providing an outlet for bands whose members are 18 years-old or less, those who would otherwise not get a lot of label attention no matter how talented (with the notable exception of Hanson back in the day). From the looks of the site, the label will mainly be focused on downloads, and to that end they already have an online compilation "Seaside Summer" that will be available in June. Acts confirmed for the compilation are Artillery Road, Banzai, Dirty Spanglish, Empty State, Fiasco, the Flairz, Kara Hopkins, L.E.G.S., Lot 40, Magnolia, Mod Rocket, ShiSho and Jew on Jew. Action! more
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3/27/2007
pitchforkmedia.com
Callum Robbins Benefit Comp

Finally, even folks closer to Callum's age group have pledged to help the little guy. The adolescent members of Ohio pop act ShiSho are inviting other bands featuring at least one member aged 18 or under to contribute to their downloadable Callum benefit compilation, The Magnetic Bunny Seaside Summer Compilation. It's due to arrive June 6 via ShiSho's own Magnetic Bunny imprint. Interested participants can contact the band via the Magnetic Bunny MySpace, and confirmed contributors include Artillery Road, Banzai, Dirty Spanglish, Empty State, Fiasco, the Flairz, Kara Hopkins, L.E.G.S., Lot 40, Magnolia, Mod Rocket, ShiSho, and, um, a band called Jew on Jew. Action! that apparently consists of a preschooler. Kids give their bands the darndest names!

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