Dinosaur Jr has fleshed out their previously announced tour with a number of shows in Europe and Japan. The band is touring in support of their album, The Beyond. The album is their first since they reunited last year, and the first to feature previously estranged bassist Lou Barlow since he left the band in 1989. The band released their previous full length, Hand It Over in 1997.

The record was recorded with engineer John Agnello and was released May 1 on Fat Possum. The band was originally signed to SST before joining Sire in the 90s. Reissues of their albums have been produced by both Rhino and Merge.

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Daniel Hess, singer of ska act Ready Steady Go! and co-owner of Rude in DC Productions has passed away. His friend Michelle had this to say:

He had been battling Hodgkin’s disease for the past year and a half. It had been a long battle with some really rough times, but there were some really good times as well. He was really strong through it all.

We’ve appreciated everyone’s support through the tough times. Thanks to everyone who’s come out to the shows. Dan’s favorite thing was to be on stage, entertaining and making sure everyone had a great time.

Michelle has invited friends to attend the service which will take place at the Garden of Remembrance in Clarksburg, MD and is also urging that people donate to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society or the Humane Society in lieu of flowers.

Our deepest condolences to all of Dan’s friends and family. Dan made many, many friends and we’d all love to have you come to the funeral services to celebrate his life. The services are on the burial grounds on Friday, May 18th at 11am at the Garden of Remembrance.
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Grind/crust innovators Extreme Noise Terror have announced a US tour set to kick off later this month. The band has enlisted support from Phobia and Strong Intension and various dates will include Toxic Narcotic and Mouth Sewn Shut.

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Forth Worth, Texas-based Sky Eats Airplane has debuted some music online.The band recently changed their lineup from a duo to a quartet. The new tracks are the first fruits of the new setup. You can check out the music on their myspace page

Nijmegen-based punk band Antillectual has material available online.The band recently recorded demos in preparation of a new full-length album. Producer Nico van Montfort (Face Tomorrow, Malkovich, Instil) has recorded the three new songs, the first studio time with new drummer Riekus. These are preparations for the second full-length album that will be recorded in Die Tonmeisterei in Oldenburg, Germany in August 2007. You can check out the music on their myspace page

Chicago’s The Elation has material available online.The band will be releasing their sophomore album Purpose And Meaning on June 12th via Delphine Records. The album will be available in select stores across the country as well as on Smartpunk.com and Interpunk.com. You can check out the music on their myspace page

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Bad Religion fan site bad-religion.net has managed to aquire another new track from the band’s upcoming studio full length. The song, “Heroes and Martyrs” will appear on the record, titled New Maps of Hell which is due out July 10, 2007.

In a related note, the band’s first single “Honest Goodbye” was recently analyzed over at Soundthesirens.com. The site compiled some of the less favorable comments from our announcement earlier this week. You can check out this perfectly meta moment right here.

You can stream or download the song here: “Heroes and Martyrs. ”

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Pelican has launched a full album stream of their highly anticipated new full length. The record is titled City of Echoes and is due out May 22, 2007. It It is the follow-up to their breakthrough album, The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw which was released in 2005.

You can check out the whole record right here.
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Pelican has launched a full album stream of their highly anticipated new full length. The record is titled City of Echoes and is due out May 22, 2007. It It is the follow-up to their breakthrough album, The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw which was released in 2005.

You can check out the whole record right here.
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Southern California hardcore act the Warriors have posted the track-listing for their Victory Records debut Genuine Sense of Outrage. The album was produced by Cameron Webb (Social Distortion, Motorhead, Ignite, Silverstein) and features guest vocals by Lemmy Kilminster (Motorhead) and Andrew Neufeld (Comeback Kid). You can click Read More to check out the track-listing.

Genuine Sense of Outrage will be the follow-up to the band’s 2006 Eulogy Records release Beyond the Noise.
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NJ-based label Chunksahh Records has announced the lineup for their weekly shows during Punk Nite at Asbury Lanes this summer. Aside from weekly food specials, all shows will feature $1 off admission with a donation to the Monmouth County SPCA. Featured bands include the Loved Ones, the Draft, the Pietasters and hometown boys the Gaslight Anthem. Also promised are special events for those weeks with no planned show.

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Interpol has outlined a summer worth of tour dates as they gear up for their major label debut. The record is titled Our Love To Admire and is due out July 10, 2007. It is the follow-up to Antics which was released in 2004. The band has also released the cover art for the record and you can find that on the album’s release detail page.

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Richmond hardcore act Down To Nothing has posted another new song entitled “My Disguise” online. “My Disguise” and the recently posted “Down on You” will both appear on the band’s forthcoming Revelation Records debut full-length The Most, which is scheduled for a July 17 release.

You can check out the new music on MySpace.
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Elvis Costello, not only the king of America but also the king of reissues. The influential songwriter is again giving his catalogue a spit shine, reissuing deluxe versions of his classics via Universal. We’ve got four to give away to a lucky Punknews reader, including the new versions of 1979’s Armed Forces, `80’s Get Happy!!, 81’s Almost Blue and the 2007 compilation Rock & Roll Music.
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