Sooooo, still waiting on your GTM/Praise/Damages order? Well, if you ordered just GTM or/and Praise records then rest assured that your package is in the mail and you’ll soon be rocking out to sweet jams. But, all orders that included Damages records have been delayed because the universe hates an honest core label. Some absurd weirdness happened with the Damages record in which the test presses were fine, but the actual records skip like crazy…. but only on some record players. I know weird right? Well imagine how much my brain has been exploding over the past 6 weeks about this and then hopefully you’ll forgive the delay.

The bad side of this has been some pretty massive delays in the whole process of getting this record out, but the good side (kinda?) is that some of you people now have some pretty crazy rare REACT! rarities. How you ask? Well, two things have happened: 1) We sent back ALL the messed up copies back to the plant, but some of them were sold at the Showcase and in box sets. So, if you currently have a Damages “Unrequited” EP you have one of the 100 or so rejected press copies that are in circulation. 2) The plant ran out of CLEAR vinyl and wont have any in the foreseeable future, so we had to switch the vinyl color from 300 on CLEAR to 300 on BLUE. So, anyone out there if you have a CLEAR copy of the Damages EP you own an ultra rare copy of which we believe less than 20 exist.

The replacement records have finally shipped from the plant and we will be going into overdrive to get your orders out to you. Our apologies about the wait, and one love to all of you who have been so understanding. Also, anyone still waiting on Common Cause and Effort orders, they’re starting to pump out now so just sit tight, and remember that we love you.

Seattle Edgemen Not Sorry are currently wrapping up the recording for their new EP entitled “Our Choices” which will be released later this summer on REACT! I had a chance to preview the tracks and read over the lyrics and I can say that this 5-song EP is easily going to rank as one of the best records to come out in 2010. Musically NxS have truly outdone themselves with some seriously powerful song writing. Lyrically J25 has tackled some pretty big topics and I’m inspired by his commitment to communication and change, and he’s definitely delivered his best vocal performance to date on this EP. We’ll be announcing pre-order information once everything is shipped off to the plant and the art is in production, but until then you can check out their demo which has received the vinyl treatment by our friends Joe at Lifeline Records in the US and David at Salad Days records in Europe.

Not Sorry will also be playing a Northwest run of shows with friends Police & Thieves (Youngblood Records), and will also appear on this year’s Sound & Fury festival. They wont have the new EP for these dates, but they will be bringing limited edition moshing, sing-alongs, and stage dives (stage permitting) so you need to log onto that shit. Check out their MySpace page for info on those shows and also for some additional dates they are playing:

http://www.myspace.com/notsorryxxx

The REACT! Crew will be in full effect at both this year’s Sound & Fury and This Is Hardcore fests. Not Sorry, GIVE, and Mindset will be appearing at Sound & Fury this July and I’m of the opinion that they’ll be awesome. Maybe you disagree, but if so what the hell is wrong with you? Mindset will also be playing TIHC in August where Joe HC is expected to be on stage for all the bands, smiling ear-to-ear, and keeping all the pit animals in line. Will his daughter do another stage dive? Be there to find out! REACT! will have a table at both fests so stop by and say hello and bring us refreshing non-alcoholic drinks. Huge thanks to both fests for all their hard work and for inviting the bands to play!

http://www.myspace.com/soundandfuryfestival

http://www.myspace.com/thisishardcorefest