Boston’s A Global Threat will hit the road in July with labelmates Wednesday Night Heroes and PunkCore act Monster Squad.

AGT released Where the Sun Never Sets last year. Recent months have seen Monster Squad release Fire the Faith and the Edmonton based Heroes unleash Guilty Pleasures.
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Orange County pop-ska act Suburban Legends is hitting the road this summer on their “Summer Crush” tour. The band will join Zolof The Rock and Roll Destroyer, Patent Pending and Jet Lag Gemini on the trek. Things kick off on July 16th in Wilkes-Barre, PA with the bands crisscrossing the US and hitting both coasts before arriving back in Philadelphia by late August.
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Springman Records has launched a new imprint called Silver Sprocket, promising new releases this summer from the River City Rebels, Tera Melos and Secretions, exclusive vinyl from the Phenomenauts and Big D And The Kids Table as well as assorted projects featuring the The New Trust, Pteradon, and Hanalei.

In addition to music, the new label has plans to release clothing, artwork and toys.

Springman proper will go on hiatus while the staff focuses on the new project. Mail order will still be filled but no new signings or releases are expected on Springman for the forseeable future.
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Influential hardcore act Gorilla Biscuits will play a trio of shows in Italy this September. The band will appaer in Roncade at the New Age Club on the 20th, in Rome at Alpheus on the 21st and in Rimini at Velvet on the 22nd.

Formed in the 1980s, the band helped define upbeat melodic hardcore and has been cited as a singular influence by a generation of hardcore bands. Guitarist Walter Schreifels’ went on to form a succession of respected acts including Quicksand, Rival Schools, and Walking Concert. Frontman Anthony “Civ” Civorelli formed CIV, and drummer Sammy Siegler performed with a number of acts including Glassjaw and Nightmare of You.

Late last year, the band released a limited edition, remastered version of their classic album Start Today.
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Ramones drummer Marky Ramone will make a rare visit to Taiwan for a show this September. Marky’s Ramones tribute show will visit The Wall venue in Taipei on September 14th in what’s being billed as one of the last chances to see a Ramones member perform in Asia. The Queers and Consider The Meek will support.

Marky will spend the remainder of the month in the UK playing DJ sets at select clubs. In the summer he’ll bring the tribute act to continental Europe and will be on the road into August.
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Lovedrug‘s van and trailer were stolen this past Friday night from the Motel 6 where they were staying at in Southgate, MI. The band is in the midst of a tour supporting their new Militia Group release Everything Starts Where It Ends, and despite the lack of equipment there doesn’t seem to be any cancellations listed yet. The band is asking that anyone with information to contact Molly at Bradstreet Entertainment.
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Birmingham’s based band The Fall, The Rise have posted a video for their song “Bite Your Tongue and Walk Away.” The track comes from their debut full length Interlopers’, due out on Black Records soon. The video was directed by Adam Powell.

San Diego’s Counterfit have posted a new song titled “The Short Weekend Begins With Longing” from their posthumous DVD/CD Managing the Details of an Undertakin. The record hit stores in late May via One Bad Landing.

Los Angeles’ Broken Needle have posted three songs online from their new self titled LP on Lengua Armada Records.
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The fifth annual Robot Mosh Fest will be held in Hartland, WI (Milwaukee) on June 29th and June 30th. The event features bands like the Black Dahlia Murder, Dead to Fall, Fordirelifesake, the Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza, Ion Dissonance, Russian Circles, A Life Once Lost and many other metal and hardcore acts.
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There’s a new act on Hydra Head and once you fight through the bizarre available info you’ll find some familiar faces. Pet Genius is a three piece featuring Cave In‘s Steve Brodsky (credited as “StoveTop Bredsky”), Johnny Coolbreeze of Clouds, Hydronaut, and the Octave Museum and “JR John Junior ” (who we’re pretty sure is Cave In’s John Robert Conners). They played their first show on June 6th in Somerville, Massachusetts and two songs can be streamed via MySpace. We assume there are plans for a future release, but no further details are available yet.
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While he may have a new Foo Fighters record due soon and a European tour with Me First and The Gimme Gimmes kicking off today, Chris Shiflett is nothing if not busy. His other project, Jackson United has wrapped up work on a brand new full length set for release early next year.

The record is title Harmony and Dissidence and follows up the last record from the trio, Western Ballads. Chris lined up an impressive array of guests for the record though we can’t talk about those just yet.

In the meantime, you can check out “Damn You” and “Lose Ends” on their myspace page.
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Bob Mould, solo artist and frontman of the legendary Hüsker Dü and Sugar, has announced that he will be releasing his next solo full length in January of next year. His last record was 2005’s critically acclaimed Body Of Song.

Mould previewed the new song “Again and Again” this past Friday the Henry Rollins Show. The show’s website has a video of the performance and an interview.
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The Agony Scene has posted the song “Barn Burner” from their upcoming full length Get Damned. You can check it out on MySpace. The new album, the band’s third, was produced by Andreas Magnusson (Black Dahlia Murder, Scarlet).

The band previously released The Darkest Red on Roadrunner and The Agony Scene released on Solid State.
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X frontman John Doe is on the road now supporting his new album A Year in the Wilderness. The record was released last week by Yep Roc. Among the dates are a few in store signings and an appearance at this year’s Hootennay alongside bands like Social Distortion, Nekromantix, the Supersuckers and the Angel City Outcasts.

A Year in the Wilderness follows up 2005’s Forever Hasn’t Happened Yet.
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