The documentary Punk’s Not Dead has announced a series of screenings throughout the United States.

As previously reported, the documentary focuses on the past 30 years in punk rock, with the social impact it has shown on everything from the orginal counter-culture, through its marketable image of today. The cast consists of a wide variety of bands, labels and personalities; providing both interviews and performances. Current stars like Green Day, Good Charlotte and Sum 41; punk staples such as Bad Religion, Pennywise, Rancid and the Casualties; and pioneers like the Ramones, Minor Threat and the Dead Kennedys are just some of groups featured in the presentation.
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BEDlight For BlueEYES have posted a new track from their latest album, Life On Life’s Terms, which was released on July 10, 2007.

You can check out “Ms. Shapes” on their myspace page.
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Riverside, CA’s Voodoo Glow Skulls have posted a new song from their upcoming full-length on Victory Records.

The band recently announced they were looking for an additional tenor saxophone player.

You can check out “The Ballad of Froggy” on the band’s myspace page.
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The Format has announced a series of tour dates kicking off next week. The band will be supporting their Elektra debut, Interventions & Lullabies, on the tour which will also feature labelmates The Honorary Title, Limbeck, Steel Train and Ollie Jason.

The Honorary Title will be touring in support of their upcoming major label debut. The record is titled Scream and Light Up the Sky and is due out August 28, 2007.

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It’s critically acclaimed, impossible to find and people get pretty enthusiastic about it. Of course, we’re talking about the Nintendo Wii. You can wait in line and drop $250.00 on one, or you can simply fill out a form and win one, courtesy of Punknews.org and everyone’s favorite music television network, Fuse.

Along the Wii, runner ups will win CD prize packages from Warped Tour acts including Family Force 5, The Starting Line, Amber Pacific, Kaddisfly, The Human Abstract, and All Time Low.

You can drop you entry into the virtual ballot box right here.
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The Weakerthans have announced some more dates this summer and fall as they prepare for the release of their next full length. The record is titled Reunion Tour and is due out September 25, 2007. It is the follow-up to Reconstruction Site which was released in 2003.

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Whoops, haven’t done this in a while.

You’ll also notice the reviews update is about 14 hours “late.” Well, we never said anything about it being posted at midnight — just on Tuesdays and Fridays. We like to lull you into a false sense of security and then BAM!, suddenly you’re lost, confused, and in desperate need of your blankie.

Actually, I came back home at 2 in the morning from raging hard at Have Heart, Sinking Ships and Soul Control in Brooklyn and was not planning on anything else but inhaling leftover penne á la fettucini and hitting the hay.

• New Orgcore bros Silverstein released their third full-length a few weeks ago entitled Arrivals & Departures (it’s our 6500th review by the way, whooooo!)
• Hardcore street punk vets the Unseen unleashed their God-knows-what-number LP, Internal Salvation, this past week
• Hydra Head reissued the “other” Botch full-length, American Nervoso (you know, the one that isn’t getting ripped off every couple months)
• NC’s metalcore sons Knives Exchanging Hands released Hiatus this past week, so I made sure to make a stupid pun in the comments
• Briefs power-pop side project Steve E. Nix and the Cute Lepers debuted with the Terminal Boredom 7″.
• Several more over at the Punknews Review page
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AOL is hosting a ton of streams of new and recent releases. Among the records available for preview are new albums from streams from Yellowcard, Rooney, MxPx, Sound The Alarm, Editors, The Cribs, Meat Puppets, The Icarus Line, Against Me! and many more.

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Pelican has announced a four-show run in Japan this fall in support of their latest full length, City of Echoes. For the tour, the band has enlisted kindred spirits in Envy who will support Insomniac Doze. Some dates will also include KTL, the new ambient project from members of SUNNO))) and PITA.

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The Used have announced a headlining tour set to kick off September. The popular band will support their latest new full length, Lies For The Liars. They have enlisted The Bled, Army Of Me, and The Josephine Collective

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Strung Out has announced dates for the second leg of their North American tour supporting Blackhawks Over Los Angeles. The band will hit the road with Evergreen Terrace and I Am Ghost playing a number of dates in the US and Canada,

The band is currently in Europe and will kick off their North American dates on August 3rd in California.

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Jade Tree Records is streaming the upcoming Cloak/Dagger full-length debut We Are. You can check it out now. The record will be released on September 11, 2007 and follows up the band’s previous digital EP Piñata Breaks, Demo Takes. Reflections Records will release the record in Europe in late August as well.

Cloak/Dagger features current and former members of Count Me Out, American Nightmare, Barfight, Time Flies, Striking Distance, Trial By Fire and Renee Heartfelt.
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Chunksaah has announced some details and posted some new material from The Low Budgets. The record is titled Leave Us A Loan and is due out August 21, 2007. (artwork)

The band features Joe Jack Talcum of The Dead Milkmen and will be celebrating the release with some record release shows alongside friends in the Bouncing Souls and the Ratchets. A new track from the album can be found on the player on Chunksaah‘s newly relaunched website.

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