Downstate emo men Braid are getting a deluxe reissue this week, courtesy of their longtime label Polyvinyl. Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five and The Age of Octeen, both out of print for the last decade, are coming out on 180-gram white and blue vinyl in a limited edition of 700; both were remastered by John Golden. Movie Music Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, which compile their singles and compilation tracks respectively, are also being rereleased on limited-edition vinyl; Vol. 2 includes five previously unreleased tracks. Front man Bob Nanna tells Gossip Wolf that the band discussed the possibility of reuniting for some summer festivals or the Warped tour (Braid drummer Damon Atkinson is Warped’s director of operations), but nothing quite came together. Nanna and guitarist Chris Broach now DJ Wednesdays at Bar DeVille, which is “the closest we’ll get to a reunion . . . at least this year :),” Nanna e-mailed.
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Lawyers for Jonah Matranga (Far, Onelinedrawing) issued a cease and desist letter to Jennifer Lopez earlier this month, charging that the new logo conceived for her Love? album, which appeared on her drummer’s kick during her February Saturday Night Live appearance, looks like a rip of the symbol Matranga has been using for a decade in his solo work.
