Black Tide have played Jimmy Kimmel, been heralded in Spin, Revolver, Rolling Stone, and won a prestigious Kerrang! award. They now introduce the track, “Shout.” Already a crowd favorite on the road and in the UK, “Shout” boasts lyrics filled with youthful angst, raucous riffs and unstoppable energy. Head to Black Tide’s imeem page to hear “Shout.”

Plain White T’s have just released the first single off their forthcoming album Big Bad World. The track, “Natural Disaster” can be previewed on the band’s MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/plainwhitets.

Plain White T’s have also just announced they will take part in the first ever Rockband Live Tour with Panic At The Disco, Dashboard Confessional and The Cab. Check out www.rockbandlivetour.com for more information and tour dates.

Big Bad World hits stores September 23rd.

SafetySuit have just unveiled another song off their forthcoming album, Life Left to Go, on their Myspace. Head over to www.myspace.com/safetysuit to check out “Something I Said,” yet another track that has radio hit written all over it from the Nashville-based group.

Life Left to Go is due out 5/13.

Atreyu have released their new single, “Falling Down,” off Lead Sails Paper Anchor. “Falling Down” is already getting airplay across the country and climbing the rock charts. Atreyu is currently preparing for the Taste of Chaos tour where they will hit the road with Avenged Sevenfold and Bullet For My Valentine. The tour kicks off on February 29th. Atreyu will also the launch of their new CDVU extended version of Lead Sails Paper Anchor with tons of extra content. Click here to listen to “Falling Down.”

A new ecard for Stonerider’s (ex-Fight Paris) forthcoming Trustkill debut “Three Legs Of Trouble” can be found online here. The effort will see a January 29th release date.

Paulson have posted their cover of Oasis‘ “Wonderwall” online here. The song comes from the groups forthcoming iTunes only digital single for their track “Calling On You“, which in addition to the title track, will also feature a handful of remixes and covers. It will see a release on Christmas Day, December 25th, with a new track from it to be posted every few days for a limited period of time on their Myspace site leading up to its release.

Protest The Hero have posted a new song on their myspace entitled Sequoia Throne. The song comes from the bands forthcoming album Fortress which is scheduled for January 29, 2008.

GlassJAw has posted another song on their MySpace entitled “Last Lisp” which can be found here. This is the second teaser of sorts in the last few days. We’re not sure what the band has in store, but any activity in the GlassJAw camp is always good news.

One of the most pleasant surprises of my grueling trip to South By Southwest in Austin last month was seeing the Portland, OR group To Live And Die In L.A. Although they had been on my radar for a while, seeing them live was what really sold me.

Check out “What We Have Is Now” for some insight into the melodic brilliance of this band. If you like what you hear, jaunt over to their Myspace to hear one of my favorite songs, “Leave The Light On.”