Volume 39 and 40 are They Copyrights and Cheap Girls! If you subscribe to the Art of the Underground Single Series right now, you will begin your subscription with both of these singles shipping out to you immediately.

Both records are limited to 350 copies on black

You can now purchase the Cheap Girls / Failures Union 7 inch split released on Art of the Underground and co-released with Bermuda Mohawk, an awesome label from Michigan. You can check out both bands by going to their My Space pages:

www.myspace.com/cheapgirls
www.myspace.com/failuresunion

First pressing is 500 copies on black

Over 100 titles were added to the distro today, please check them out!

Debut full length album from a Montreal based singer songwriter who's songs sound like Nebraska-era Bruces Springsteen mixed with The Weakerthans and Billy Bragg. Please check him out here, you won't be disappointed: www.myspace.com/malcolmbauld

The United Kingdom brings a great pop punk group with catchy hooks that will remind of you of bands like The Violent Femmes stretching to The Buzzcocks. It's hard to describe this band, but they are excellent, so please check them out here: www.myspace.com/gordonganosarmy

Four new songs from this great new band who has been releasing a slew of 7" records of the past year. Replacements meets Uncle Tupelo!
www.myspace.com/unwelcomeguests

Featuring a great line-up with members of The Ergs! (Mikey), Bent Outta Shape (Jamie), The Modern Machines (Nato) and Ringers (Justin). So you can imagine what this album might sound like if you mix those ingredients. 525 pressed on black vinyl.

Cheap Girls / The Failures' Union 7" split!

More details coming soon

Art of the Underground Single Series Year 4 Boxset Limited to 250 copies.

12 limited and out of print singles collected in one box including volumes 25 through 36:
Delay
The Closet Fairies
The Steinways
The Apers
Cheeky
Unwelcome Guests
Chinese Telephones
Tin Armor
Alex Kerns
The Jetty Boys
Scream Hello
The Manges

Also, toss in a AOTU Subscription while you're at it. If you're a new subscriber, you'll begin fresh at the beginning of YEAR 5 and your first two singles will ship out with your boxset. If you're already a subscriber, I'll tack the subscription you purchase onto the end of your current standing subscription.

Up next in the series: Kepi Ghoulie, The Measure (SA), The Copyrights, and Cheap Girls.

Thank you for your patience.

Malcolm Bauld from Montreal will be releasing his debut full length album on Art of the Underground after self releasing two EPs. Check out his upcoming spring tourdates here: www.myspace.com/malcolmbauld

You might remember Malcolm from the excellent, but unfortunately deceased punk band, The Frenetics.

Coming soon on Art of the Underground! We are happy to be releasing the vinyl version of this split album. The CD version is now available on Plan-it-X. 8 songs from each band! This will be released in late November.

Attention all subscribers to the Single Series. There has been a delay in the shipment of the singles because of a bad test pressing i received from the plant. Volumes 19 and 20 will be shipping out in a week. Featuring: Andrew Jackson Jihad and The Potential Johns.

EFA from Buffalo, NY has released their sophomore EP on Art of the Underground. Early Husker Du influenced guitar work with Black Flag-esque energy! They just returned from playing The Fest 6 in Gainesville, FL and currently have ambitions of touring Puerto Rico and Europe.

Now Available for order! This is the first pressing of 500 copies on Brown/Creme mixed vinyl. Very beautiful! It also contains an additional track entitled "Dear Rosie" now closing the album, which is exclusive to the vinyl version of the album.

i just added over 100 new titles to the distro!

Ringers
The Monikers (ex-Discount)
Young Offenders
The Unlovables (members of The Ergs)
Potboiler
The Methadones (ex-screeching weasel)
Drunken Cholos (original line-up of The Queers)
Modern Machines
Giant Haystacks
North Lincoln

You can pre-order this now for $6 postage paid! paypal: artoftheunderground@hotmail.com don't miss it, limited to 250 copies!!! or just subscribe to the series for $28 postage paid! Lemuria is heading for tour with Potboiler (ex-Frame) this October and November. Check out their tour dates here: www.myspace.com/lemuria they have recovered their old my space page which was recently hacked.

Volume 9 of the Art of the Underground Single Series is coming out soon featuring Off With Their Heads. Paddy of Dillinger 4 played bass on this record and also took part in the songwriting. Off With Their Heads and D4 will be touring together soon, and both will be playing The Fest in Gainesville, October 27th - 29th.

If you're not familiar with the Art of the Underground Single Series, it's a series that has been releasing very limited single 7"'s every other month. Each single as of right now limited to 250 copies and will NEVER be repressed. Only later will it be available in a record set format (record sets also limited to 250). You can subscribe to the series for $28 postage paid, paypal to: artoftheunderground@hotmail.com and receive the next 6 singles in the series.

Lemuria (www.myspace.com/lemuriapop - new page, old one was recently deleted) has just confirmed that they will be featured as Volume 10 in the series.

If you missed the first year of singles, you have one more chance to get the records in a record set as well.

The Art of the Underground distro will now be open every Saturday from 12 - 6. This means you can come by, hang out, and buy some records!

Mapquest 99 Custer St for directions.

Hope to see you there!

Here are some upcoming releases for the fall!
The Only Children "Change of Living" Gatefold LP
Modern Machines "Single Series" 7"
Ringers "Single Series" 7"
Kind of Like Spitting "Single Series" 7"

and plenty more, keep your eyes peeled, and don't miss out on the singles before they're gone. SUBSCRIBE!

The band is having a release show today in Albany, NY for their first full length album! Art of the Underground will have copies available of this new album next week! They'll also be touring throughout August, so check out their tourdates!

Join the Message Board and Private Message "artoftheunderground" and you will receive a free $5 gift certificate off of the Art of the Underground distro. This is a coupon for $5 off of any purchase over $20

We'll be updating this new site as we go. Above you see the media player, which will have AOTU artists songs available to listen to for free. Those will be up by the end of the weekend. As of right now the default songs are still up there. Distro items will be added everyday! Keep coming back, and check out the new message board!

Hey everybody, here is the new website! please sign up on the message board to express your opinions on the new site, and give constructive criticism. Also, post some bands, labels, authors, etc that you'd like to see available!

We also have a new consignment system. If you're an artist who would like to sell through AOTU, Private Message "artoftheunderground" on the message board.

Check out the new Lemuria / Kind of Like Spitting LP/CD just released! Both bands will be touring all fall 2006!

Lemuria: www.myspace.com/lemuria
KOLS: www.myspace.com/wehaveacrushonamygoodman

thanks!
alex