img src= http://www.chromewaves.net/images/interface/20070724sixBySeven.jpg title= 6x7 class= blogPhoto Nottingham's A href= http://www.sixbyseven.co.uk/ target= new title= 6x7 Six By Seven /a , officially back from the dead and with original guitarist Sam Hempton back in the fold. Their new studio album, A href= http://www.sixbyseven.co.uk/albums.html target= new title= If Symptoms Persists, Kill Your Doctor i If Symptoms Persists, Kill Your Doctor /i /a (such cheerful lads) is available via the band's website and will be in UK stores October 1. The fact that it's limited to 1000 copies - presumably including both the online and retail sales - gives you the impression that the band isn't necessarily expecting this release to burn up the charts. br / br / Their last few releases - the bass-less, three-piece i Artists Cannibals Poet Thieves /i and the closet-cleaning i Peveril Hotel /i records - were passable but were weighed down by the uncertainty that plagued the band's situation, namely is the band broken up and if not, who's in it? But it was only a few years ago that they released the quite excellent i :04 /i , which only just got an American release earlier this year via a href= http://www.tftrecords.com/catalog/index.php target= new title= TFT The First Time Records /A , so with Hempton back on board I'm optimistic they've got more great records in them. They better - this new one just cost me USD30! br / br / I offered a lengthy write-up on the band A href= http://www.chromewaves.net/index.php?itemid=1562 title= Chromewaves vs 6x7 when i :04 /i was first released /a and a href= http://www.chromewaves.net/index.php?itemid=1828 title= Chromewaves vs 6x7 a brief obituary /a when they announced their dissolution in 2005 and am happy to welcome them back now. Cheers to a band that deserves to be recognized for far more than just a href= http://www.chromewaves.net/images/interface/20070724blocParty.jpg target= new title= Eat Junk Become Junk inspiring Bloc Party's wardrobe /a or a href= http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/ci_6358528?source=most_viewed target= new title= Harry Potter vs 6x7 soundtracking Harry Potter's real-life first kiss /a . br / br / Listen to Bochum , off of i :04 /i below, and tell me it's not one of the best things you've heard in ages. And for the completist, A href= http://www.emusic.com/artist/Six-By-Seven-MP3-Download/11533807.html target= new title= 6x7 @ EMusic eMusic /a has the band's entire catalog available, including singles and EPs, all the way through to last year's i Artists /i . I just blew this month's downloads on b-sides. br / br / strong MP3: /strong A href= http://www.monsoonpr.com/newsletter/1-22-07/sixbyseven.mp3 title= Bochum Six By Seven - Bochum (You Light Up My Life) /a br / strong Video: /strong A href= http://youtube.com/watch?v=95lZmWSDv8I title= Ready For You Now Six By Seven - Ready For You Now (YouTube) /a br / strong Video: /strong A href= http://youtube.com/watch?v=R0a_b6riBmc title= Nowhere To Go But Home Six By Seven - Nowhere To Go But Home (YouTube) /a br / strong MySpace: /strong A href= http://www.myspace.com/sixbysevenmusic target= new title= Six By Seven Six By Seven /a br / br / Also in the welcome back department, a href= http://angryape.com/news/2007/07/dot-allison-return-with-exaltation-of-larks-album target= new title= Angry Ape vs Dot Allison Angry Ape /a reports that A href= http://www.dotallison.com target= new title= Dot Allison Dot Allison /a will finally release her third album, i Exaltation Of Larks /i , on September 10 in the UK. She's been streaming samples from the A href= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Kramer target= new title= Kramer @ Wiki Kramer /a -produced album on her a href= http://www.myspace.com/dotallison target= new title= Dot Allison MySpace MySpace /a for ages, it'll be nice to finally hear the finished product. br / br / A href= http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=280244 target= new title= National Nine News vs Long Blondes National Nine News /a talks to A href= http://www.thelongblondes.co.uk target= new title= The Long Blondes The Long Blondes' /a Kate Jackson about the influence their hometown of Sheffield has had on their career. br / br / a href= http://www.underbyen.dk target= new title= Under Byen Under Byen's /a Nils Grondahl chats with A href= http://www.straight.com/article-97174/under-byen-remains-determinedly-foreign target= new title= Straight vs UB i The Georgia Straight /i /a , Morten Svenstrup with A href= http://www.ocweekly.com/music/music/northern-light-junkyard-music/27369/ target= new title= OC WEekly vs Under Byen i OC Weekly /i /a . br / br / Doug Martsch of a href= http://www.builttospill.com target= new title= BTS Built To Spill /a chats with A href= http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_6407859 target= new title= Denver Post vs BTS i The Denver Post /i /a . I find it fascinating that Warner Bros wants to release every Built To Spill record on vinyl to celebrate the band's tenth anniversary with the label (and that it's the little indie labels that are holding it up). On one hand, it seems like a terrible business decision that speaks to why the major labels are losing money hand over fist. On the other, it's incredibly cool. br / br / A href= http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-adams21jul21,0,5923608.story?coll=la-headlines-calendar target= new title= LA Times vs Ryan Adams i The Los Angeles Times /i /a considers the kinder, gentler A href= http://www.ryan-adams.com target= new title= Ryan Adams Ryan Adams /a . Also taking advantage of the less volatile interview subject are a href= http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070723.ADAMS23/TPStory/TPEntertainment/Music/ target= new title= TGAM vs Ryan Adams i The Globe Mail /i /a and A href= http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/44328-interview-ryan-adams target= new title= PF vs Ryan Adams Pitchfork /a . a href= http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/22/PKJCR2RNM3.DTL type=music target= new title= SF Chronicle vs Ryan Adams i The San Francisco Chronicle /i /a settles for asking him about his watch. br / br / a href= http://www.wilcoworld.net target= new title= Wilco Jeff Tweedy /a plays record critic for the A href= http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/22/arts/music/22play.html?ref=arts target= new title= NYTimes vs Wilco i New York Times /i /a and reviews some of the records he's been listening to lately. br / br / Some bills filling out for October 5 - A href= http://www.oakleyhall.net target= new title= Oakley Hall Oakley Hall /a will be playing with a href= http://www.thewaxmuseum.bc.ca/jwab/ target= new title= Black Mountain Black Mountain /a at The Horseshoe on and Chicago's a href= http://www.reachoffice.net/ target= new title= OFFICE OFFICE /a - caps mandatory - are playing with A href= http://www.earlimartmusic.com/ target= new title= Earlimart Earlimart /A at the El Mocambo. br / br / A href= http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2217082 target= new title= DiS vs YYY Drowned In Sound /a talks to a href= http://www.yeahyeahyeahs.com target= new title= YYY The Yeah Yeah Yeahs /a . Their new EP a href= http://search.insound.com/search/showrelease.jsp?from=90804 p=INS36430 target= new title= Is Is i Is Is /i /a is out today, and you can stream it below: br / br / strong Stream: /strong A href= http://spinner.aol.com/artists/new-releases-full-cds?defaultTab=2 target= new title= Is Is The Yeah Yeah Yeahs / i Is Is /i /a br / br / I'm not sure if I missed the memo on this, but a couple months ago, A href= http://www.adultswim.com target= new title= Adult Swim Adult Swim /a made available a free, downloadable compilation called a href= http://www.adultswim.com/williams/music/warmandscratchy/ target= new title= Warm And Scratchy i Warm Scratchy /i /a featuring mostly new tracks from the likes of a href= http://www.tvontheradio.com target= new title= tVOTR TV On The Radio /a , a href= http://www.arts-crafts.ca/bss target= new title= BSS Broken Social Scene /a , a href= http://www.asobiseksu.com target= new title= Asobi Seksu Asobi Seksu /a and a href= http://www.thebrotherkite.com target= new title= TBK The Brother Kite /a . Not necessarily a-side stuff from everyone but come on - it's free. br / br / And also free is this a href= http://www.insound.com/getdigital2/ target= new Title= Get Digital 2 i Get Digital 2 /i /a from a href= http://www.insound.com Target= new title= Insound Insound /a , pulling together tracks from various Summer albums including those from a href= http://www.editorsofficial.com target= new title= Editors Editors /a and a href= http://www.okkervilriver.com target= new title= OR Okkervil River /a . Swedish pop factory A href= http://www.labrador.se target= new title= Labrador Labrador /a are also feeling generous with a massive a href= http://www.labrador.se/news.php3?lab=070719.080323 target= new title= Labrador Summer Sampler 68-song Summer Sampler /a available for freesies (via a href= http://mligon08.blogspot.com target= new title= FTR For The Records /a ). And a reminder that A href= http://www.zunior.com/product_info.php?osCsid=4b7055e16e73a58f9c1c27499b3875de products_id=1288 target= new title= Zunior Zunior /a offers up a free downloadable compilation every month - this month's set will introduce you to A href= http://www.loscamepsinos.com target= new title= Los Campesinos! Los Campesinos! /a and a href= http://www.russianfuturists.com/ target= new title= Russian Futurists The Russian Futurists /a , amongst others. br / br / A href= http://harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=5947 target= new title= Harp vs Guilt By Association i Harp /i /a looks at the forthcoming a href= http://www.myspace.com/guiltbyassociation target= new title= GBA i Guilt By Association /i /a compilation, out August 7. a href= http://harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=5946 target= new title= Harp vs Covers They also talk /a to A href= http://www.yolatengo.com target= new title= YLT Yo La Tengo /a and A href= http://www.sonvolt.net target= new title= Son Volt Son Volt /a , amongst others, about the art of cover selection and execution. And finally, A href= http://www.nypost.com/seven/07182007/entertainment/music/they_ve_got_it_covered_music_mary_huhn_and_maxine_shen.htm?page=0 target= new title= NYPost vs covers i The New York Post /i /a lists off their 100 greatest covers of all time. br / br / Every new photo from the set of the i Iron Man /i film always seems to go over gangbusters, so head over to A href= http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20047473,00.html target= new title= EW vs Iron Man i Entertainment Weekly /i /a to see Robert Downey Jr wondering if anyone still says, Talk to the hand . Or maybe Smell the glove . ...read full story