It’s Sunday February 25th, 2007. Now, some may call it lazy to just take the squid from last week’s article and Photoshop in something blatantly obvious, but I’ll have you know it was the result of intense debate and scrutiny over here. Well… it was the result of my girlfriend and I sitting on the couch and watching TV. That’s sort of the same thing.

The people must have something good to read on a Sunday

Rise Against has lost yet another guitarist as Chris Chasse has left the popular Chicago punk band. Replacing him is Zach Blair of Only Crime. So Rage Against The Machine‘s one-off reunion is set to last a little bit longer, as the group is set to play three shows with Wu-Tang Clan. Speaking of reunions, albeit little bit lower profile reunions, Inquisition has added a second show. We had a report from the road that Reggie and the Full Effect‘s James DeWees is performing with pop stars My Chemical Romance on their current tour. All these tours better be careful at the 49th, as the Canada-US border is posing more trouble for bands on the road.

On the subject of tours, we’ve got dates for NOFX‘s April Asian tour and even more Warped Tour confirmations. Look for bands like Flogging Molly, the Briefs and Hawthorne Heights this year. One show that’s got everyone buzzing is an upcoming Naked Raygun gig with Dillinger Four and the Bollweevils. On the media front this week brought a Fall Out Boy remix by Kanye West, a new Against Me! track debuted via a live video, and news of an upcoming Pulley DVD

We brought you a couple of new streams this week, including the new full length from Smoke Or Fire and the split between Boston ska act Big D & The Kids Table and Beijing punks Brain Failure. Our MP3 Of The Week featured music from Chicago’s the Ponys and inblackandwhite.

Click Read More to see this week’s streaming music, contests and other highlights.
Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/22419. Continue reading February 25th, 2007 →

Southern California ska/punk/reggae outfit Slightly Stupid has started recording on their new album. It’s the first studio album since 2005’s Closer to the Sun and first release since their Acoustic Roots Live & Direct.
Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/22418. Continue reading Slightly Stoopid recording new album →

Parkersburg, WV is playing host to the upcoming 8th installment of the Don’t Break Anything Fest on April 20th. The festivities will take place at the Parkersburg American Legion Hall and will feature local acts like Love & Squalor, Its Birds, Holden Caulfield and more alongside touring acts like Lemuria, Delay and Some Kind of Sleeping Giant.
Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/22417. Continue reading Don’t Break Anything Fest 8 details →

Connecticut’s Call It Arson have announced upcoming tour dates beginning later this week. The Kill Normal Records act will be joining a number of acts including Kiss Kiss (Eyeball Records), The Quiet Life, and Limbeck (Doghouse Records).

They most recently released The Animal Strings..

Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/22416. Continue reading Tours: Call It Arson →

Mustard Plug is still truckin’ along and we have another new update from the boys in yellow. The band has announced some more blocks of dates, with a tour of the midwest featuring The Methadones, Toasters, and Briggs followed by a West coast tour with Buck-O-Nine and Satori.
Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/22415. Continue reading Tours: Mustard Plug →

Hot Cross have posted the dates for a brief UK tour in June.

The band will be touring in support of Risk Revival.
Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/22414. Continue reading Tours: Hot Cross (UK) →

Hewhocorrupts, Inc has officially added Chicago, IL’s Plague Bringer to its roster. The band is described as: “an ever-changing metal duo whose mission to bridge the gap between TOOL and NAPALM DEATH is as prevalent as its necessity to puncture and pulvarize headbangers across vast musical spectrums.”

An upcoming release, titled Life Songs in a Land of Death, is currently in the works and is scheduled for a Summer 2007 release via Hewhocorrupts, Inc.

You can find more information and listen to some music at the band’s MySpace page.
Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/22413. Continue reading Plague Bringer signs with Hewhocorrupts Inc →

The Swellers have posted a live acoustic cover of the Foo Fighters track, “My Hero.”

The band recently wrapped up a tour. They released their last album, Beginning of the End Again, in 2005.

Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/22412. Continue reading The Swellers post acoustic Foo Fighters cover →

Vancouver’s By A Thread have announced plans to release their long-awaited second full length this summer. The band issued their last album, The Last of the Daydreams, in 1999.

The album was produced by Theo and Tom from the punk rock outfit Gob. A title as well as a final release date are expected shortly.

Some music is available on the band’s myspace page.
Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/22411. Continue reading By A Thread to release new record →