Maryland straight edge hardcore band Mindset will release a new EP in November titled R E A L P O W E R via React! Records. The release will be a one time pressing of 1000 copies, not to be repressed. You can sample some of the music via the MySpace pages of React! Records and Mindset.

Parisian skate punk's Straightaway have released their debut full-length Democracy of Spreading Poverty, originally released in 2007, as a free download. It can be found here. The album was originally released by a variety of labels across the world.

Salt Lake City's Reviver has embarked on a three week tour of the US northwest in support of their new full length Versificator. Dates and sound samples can be found at the band's MySpace page.