Montreal sextet the One Night Band are headed out on a cross Canada tour this summer. The band is supporting their 2006 Stomp Records full length Way Back Home. The band will head out from Quebec at the end of the month and will hop back and forth across the country playing shows in BC, Alberta, PEI and Ontario, with a few dips south into the United States.
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Billings, Montana’s Noise Noise Noise have released their debut full length Blazing Hot Title Track on Tummyrock Records. The band has a number of songs, including the, um, blazing hot title track online via MySpace.

Yuma, Arizona based Pride Before the Fall have new demo recordings online via their MySpace site. The three piece was recently in the studio with plans to release a demo EP in July.

Ann Arbor / Detroit based ska-punk band We Are The Union have independently released their new full length Who We Are. Two songs from the record “War On Everything” and “I’m Like John Cusack In The Way That I Am Holding A Boombox Outside Your Window Telling You To Fuck Off” have been posted via MySpace.
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It’s Sunday June 24th, 2007. Now I know that in their statement the Punk Planet editors mused that the internet was possibly a factor in their downfall, but as a representative of the internet I have to say that everyone in our organization is going to miss you. Unlike us, you couldn’t rush back and re-edit your articles when the snarky comment kids started pointing out your errors. We have nothing but respect for that, as fear would paralyze us from giving up our precious edit button.

The people must have something good to read on a Sunday

This week we bid farewell to Punk Planet, the influential and respected magazine, founded in 1994, ceased production with its 80th issue. More details were unveiled on the Weakerthans upcoming fourth album Reunion Tour. We got a peek at the cover art and track listing for the September-arriving record. Now it was probably just for fun, but we had reports from a few sources that members of the Sex Pistols were in the studio “having a laugh.” While we’re not expecting a new record don’t be surprised to see some shows this December. Speaking of the studio, that’s where Saves The Day is, promising new albums this year and next. New music arrived this week from Whole Wheat Bread, who previewed their upcoming record, and Social Distortion, who unleashed the new track from their greatest hits album. Angels and Airwaves is up to something or other, probably promoting an upcoming album, but they that’s far less epic than they want it to sound.

The disco before the breakdown? Against Me posted a dance remix of their single “White People for Peace.” The band’s press machine didn’t stop there, as we had news of a limited edition pre-order 7″, and a second “making of” video. Andrew WK, having left us here in North America starving for the party, will finally release some new material domestically. White Stripes frontman Jack White spoke about that radio leak and the appropriateness of his response. Finally this week we had news of a tribute to Leatherface featuring music from Hot Water Music and the Sainte Catherines and the soundtrack to Transformers, which will feature Armor For Seep and Taking Back Sunday. Oh, and an MSNBC columnist decided that all your favourite bands are overrated, but we’re not really sure what his point is.

Our Video Of The Week featured pop-punk/melodic-hardcore hybrid Set Your Goals. We interviewed South Dakota’s The Spill Canvas (interview) We streamed music from Ben Weasel‘s new solo record, Philadelphia melodic hardcore band Giving Chase, the The Story Changes‘ upcoming full length, and the new full length from legendary hardcore pioneers Bad Brains.

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Richmond, VA melodic-hardcore group Inquisition have posted four live songs from their recent reunion shows. Footage and audio from the shows will be released on a DVD/live CD via No Idea Records later this year.

You can check out the live versions of “Fuse”, “Greta Brinkman VS. The City”, and “Idle Kids” here.
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The Spill Canvas will appear on internet radio show The Gunz Show tonight at 8 PM EST. You can hear an interview with the band along with chats with Kiss Kiss and Forever the Sickest Kids via idobi.com.

Punknews also recently spoke with the South Dakota based band. You can check out the interview here. The band is currently working on their next full length and follow up to the Denial Feels So Good EP.
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Rainer, Oregon’s Broadway Calls will hit the road this summer to support their forthcoming self-titled LP. The record is due on July 10th via State Of Mind in the US and Smallman in Canada.

The band is following up 2006’s Call the Medic…. You can preview the record by downloading the song Call It Off.
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