First off, a big thanks to our friends over at DyingScene for covering the latest updates in this story!  As we have already announced, the new Streetlight Manifesto album 99 Songs Of Revolution: Volume 1 is set to be released tomorrow, but there have been some interesting developments unfolding.

It all started when the band announced on their OFFICIAL WEBSITE:

“If you want to support Streetlight Manifesto by buying a CD, shirt, hoodie, poster, etc etc, PLEASE do not buy anything from Victory Records or their website. Use our online store or come out to a show and support the band by buying merch there. We cannot condone or agree with the actions or ethics of our record label, nor do we want to support them financially through revenue made under the guise of helping Streetlight. Hey douchebag lawyers: This is not libel or slander. We’re just letting our fans know how best to support the band if they should choose to do so by buying stuff. That is all.”

Then, the band followed that news post up with an update:

“As a bonus, let’s play “GUESS THAT QUOTE”!!!1! Here it is:

‘I absolutely believe that allowing people to cherry-pick the tracks they want from each album cannibalizes full-length album sales and is ultimately detrimental to the artists who created the music. It is important for people to experience the entire album. Not just a track(s).’

You probably guessed it, so we’ll just go ahead and give you your prize:
Another full, high quality mp3 from our new record! Apparently, Victory chose this as our first single for us, which we found out by seeing it iTunes. Awesome! Thanks guys!~”

This feud is nothing new to any who has followed Streetlight Manifesto over the years.  The band’s last album Somewhere In The Between was released in 2007 on Victory Records and when the band attempted to create a music video for the song “We Will Fall Together,” they once again butted heads with the label:

“So a while back our video for “We Will Fall Together” was taken off of YouTube by the powers that be (ha) because of ‘Copyright Infringement’, or whatever, you can only imagine the real reason…Anyway, the good folks at HD Fest have put our vid, in a much higher resolution, up on their site. Go watch it again or something, while we prepare video number two“

The band followed up that music video with an animated video for the song “Would You Be Impressed?” that featured animals being violently mistreated and abused who then turn on the humans and exact a brutal revenge.  The video was a satire to how Victory mistreated the band.  Naturally, Victory did not want a second music video made for the album.  This led to the following post on the band’s website:

“The creation of this video was funded entirely by the band, after our label refused to help us make a second video for our record. Our record label forced YouTube to remove our last music video from our account by claiming that using our own recorded music was a ‘copyright violation’. If this video disappears from our account, we just want everyone to understand why. If you dig our band, or any band for that matter, make sure your support goes straight to the band and not to the companies that often times reap the benefits of the band’s success without actually ever helping the band. Thanks.”

Victory Records is no stranger to controversy, as they have also had issues with bands like Hawthorne Heights, Atreyu, Thursday, and Taking Back Sunday.  A lot these incidents are listed on the label’s wikipedia page.

Our friends over at Alternative Press have posted their review of the new Streetlight Manifesto album 99 Songs Of Revolution: Volume 1.  The album, comprised of all cover songs,  is due out on Victory Records on March 16.

You can read the full review HERE

Popular ska-punk group Streetlight Manifesto have posted their cover of “Hell” by the Squirrel Nut Zippers to be downloaded for FREE.  The song is one of many covers the band plans to release for their album series 99 Songs Of Revolution.  The first album in the series will be released on March 16, 2010 on Victory Records and will feature the band covering artists like Paul Simon, NOFX, Bad Religion, The Postal Service and many more.

In my personal opinion, it’s hard to find a better horn-driven song than “Hell.”  It has been one of my favorite songs since the mid-90′s, so it’s only natural that this band, with its many horns, is able to knock it out of the park.  You can download the song HERE.

The new album from Streetlight Manifesto is almost here!  The first volume of the 99 Songs Of Revolution cover series will be released on March 16th, 2010 on Victory Records.  Over at Amazon.com, they have 30 second preview clips for streaming of all 11 songs on the record:

I’m incredibly excited for this album or anything these guys release.  Of course, I’m a sucker for a band with an enormous horn section!

It seems that we might finally see the new Streetlight Manifesto album we’ve heard so much about.  According to Punknews.org, the band’s label Victory Records has set a release date of March 16th, 2010 for the much anticipated new record 99 Songs of A Revolution: Vol 1.  This is will be the first of 8 albums of the ambitious cover-song project that they announced in 2008.  The project will also involve other Streetlight-related bands, like Bandits Of The Acoustic Revolution and other unnamed artists.  The project will be the follow up to the ska-punk band’s 2007 release Somewhere in the Between.

According to Punknews.org: Voodoo Glow Skulls have announced the departure of founding drummer Jerry O’Neill, who has left the band for undisclosed personal reasons. His spot behind the kit will be filled by Chris Dalley, who most recently played in Death By Stereo. The band is hard at work on their follow up to 2007′s Southern California Street Music, a record which they will release independently. The band’s relationship with longtime label Victory Records appears to have ended:

We have been working on our latest and newest musical project for over a year now, and in between tours. Once again, it is being recorded at our very own Dog Run Studios, and with our guitarist, Eddie. We’re putting the finishing touches on the new album now, and we anticipate the new release in mid-March of 2010. There’s no title yet, and the album will be self-released on our very own record label, California Street Music.

We are no longer on Victory Records, and we’re going to release it ourselves in true D.I.Y. fashion! The new album will be available digitally online directly through our website, and for a minimum donation. It will also be available at all the usual online retail outlets. And limited pressings of Vinyl & Cd’s will be available directly through the band both online, and at the shows only.

The band is in the process of announcing tour dates via its MySpace page. A co-headlining tour with Guttermouth is planned for the southwestern US in April.