Alexisonfire has decided to donate the proceeds from all online sales to the Haiti Relief Effort. Support them in this, and help do what you are able to help our brothers and sisters in their time of need. More information.

The Fitzpatrick Incident have made a confident and positive name change to Uplift and are writing a full length hopefully for later this year. They'll also be playing in Windsor at the Blind Dog on March 19th. Finally, there's also a video interview posted with vocalist James.

It Prevails has announced that they plan on doing a complete U.S tour starting in July. They've also filmed a music video for their "Defenses Down" from their most recent full length, Capture And Embrace.

Misery Signals side project Burning Empires has finished recording their newest EP which is due out in "early 2010".

Continuance will be playing with Take It Back! and Ambush! in Howell, Michigan, on February 24th. Also, Take It Back!'s new album, Atrocities is available through facedownrecords.

xFinal Fightx have brought back the OHSHIT hoodies, to much praise. Get one while you can.

Title Fight are playing with Four Year Strong, Strike Anywhere, and This Time Next Year at the Magic Stick in Detroit on February 8th. Check it.

Miles Away have posted that they are writing and are set to hit the studio for a mid 2010 release followed by a big'n of a tour where they will "hit the road harder than ever before and visit some new places!". Nice.

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Brand New has announced that The Devil and God will be released on vinyl in March of 2010, which you can pre-order here.

Crime In Stereo has a February LP release scheduled for the 23rd for their album entitled I Was Trying To Describe You To Someone. Side's that, they also have a show at the Magic Stick in Detroit on March 6th with The Wonder Years. Yoila.

mewithoutYou posted some live videos of a few of the guys covering some Weezer material at a house party. Silly stuff.

Fucked Up has released a singles album comprised of 25 singles and unreleased tracks from 2002-2009 out on Matador Records called Couple Tracks, which is available on January 26th.

Bound By None are expecting to release their as yet unnamed full length in May of 2010. Info.

The Flatliners have a new 7", Cynics, out on Fat WreckChords. They are going on tour with The Snips starting in February, and will be in Windsor on the 28th of Feb at the Blind Dog.

Scenepointblank has did a review of Signs Of Hope's Choices Made a while back and it is some quality stuff. Also check out the review on Bane's Boston and Dublin7"s. Bam.

Why I Hate have announced that both they and Why I Hope are expecting to simultaneously release 7"s in February.

Funeral For A Friend have been writing new material and have told us to expect video blogs on their progress in the near future.

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City And Colour will be playing the Fillmore in Detroit with Lessie on January 16th. There's also a new live release entitled Live At The Verge available through iTunes with some pretty interesting tracks. City And Colour.

Against Me! are touring solid for the next few months, and will be in Ontario near the end of March. 'Sides that, they have some humorous videos up on their myspace.

Rocky Votolato will be performing both in Lansing, MI, and in Toronto in April, on the 3rd and 5th, respectively. These will be CD release shows for Rocky's new album True Devotion.

Underoath has some left over tour merch from their fall deal with August Burns Red. Details.

Story Of The Year have a new full length, The Constant, on the way for February 16th. You can pre-order here, if that's your thing.

Stick To Your Guns will be on the Atticus Metal Tour II, which stops in Detroit at the Magic Stick on March 27th. Here's the site for more information.

Misery Signals' side project Burning Empires has an EP due out early this year. Here's the blog.

Alexisonfire's George Pettit is apparently on twitter now. Cool?

BIG NEWS from Bane. Direct quote:
Hi everyone!!! THIS IS IMPORTANT! PETER CHILTON, our bass player, has entered a short film making contest with Nikon and has made it all the way to the finals!!! So now it's all about peoples outside votes. Pete needs as many people to view, comment and rate the video with 5 stars as he can get to win. The video is Amazing and it is worth your time.

The link is http://bit.ly/58tem4 so pleassseee get on the Nikon site and give him the votes he needs to win.

If he wins BANE will throw a huge party and we'll even beat up Have Heart into playing the party (sorry HH, you'll have to now). We love you, Pete loves you, so vote and love him back. thanks everyone! -BANE-
WOW.

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Every Time I Die are set to play Warped Tour this year, and have posted the complete band listings for the whole tour here. They also have tour posters left over from their Europe '09 tour, and are selling off the rest ici.

Speaking of the Warped Tour, Polar Bear Club will be joining ETID and will be appearing in Toronto on July 9th, as well as a whole bunch of other dates. Voila.

BTBAM have released a new album in late 2009 entitled The Great Misdirect and have a CD/DVD combo out as well. Besides that, they will be at the Magic Stick in Detroit on January 23 and are selling tickets directly from their site.

Four Year Strong has an album set to release March 9th called End Of The World. Don't forget about their February 8th show in Detroit with Strike Anywhere and Title Fight.

Radio Adelaide are planning to release their next album, Pulling Teeth, in "late 2010". The name comes from the loss of 3 members and their replacements, as well as the new direction the band is going in. Here's the post.

Living With Lions has announced that they are writing for their next full length. No names or dates so far, though.

Death Before Dishonor have a new album to release in July of this year named Better Ways To Die. Info.