It’s Sunday August 19th, 2007. Nothing much happened this week. See you next Sunday!

The people must have something good to read on a Sunday

Alright, alright. I’ll concede that a few things of note were announced, primarily tours. The hearts of the Punknews audience continue to beat irregularly as the thought of the Lawrence Arms upcoming tour with American Steel and Larry Arms offshoots the Falcon and Sundowner. The first slate of dates for the trek were announced this week. Squat punks Leftover Crack are touring as well, talking along with them a motley crew of bands that includes Toxic Narcotic, I Object and Introp5pect. Silverstein, From Autumn To Ashes and Strike Anywhere have their own tour in the works, set to kick off this October. Bad Religion and UK labelmates Gallows will support their respective recent records with a tour alongside the Briggs. Tiger Army‘s got that same thing in mind, teaming up with the Street Dogs for a jaunt of their own.

John Reis of Rocket From The Crypt and Drive Like Jehu fame will return to the stage and studio soon with his new act Speedo. He’s teaming up with bandmates from Hot Snakes and Swami act CPC Gangbangs this time out. The Loved Ones are in the studio as well, set to record under the loving direction of Pete and Bryan of those Jersey moochers the Bouncing Souls. We had details on a number of upcoming releases this week. This includes the title and recording details on NOFX‘s live record They’ve Actually Gotten Worse, a release date for Angels and Airwaves‘ I-Empire, and track listings for both the Dropkick Murphys‘ The Meanest of Times and Coheed & Cambria‘s next album for which I refuse to memorize the title. Epitaph announced their first signing in a while, with the addition of New Hampshire’s Our Last Night to their roster. Aiden posted a full album stream of their new record Conviction, and you can thank me for not re-posting their nightmare inducing press photo here again. Finally this week we celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the compact disc by spinning a Screeching Weasel tune on the subject. That’s it.

Oh… wait… there was also a minor incident in a coffee shop. Tom Gabel of Against Me! may or may not have been involved. Something about a cruller.

Our Video of the Week featured live footage of Colorado’s Signal To Noise, the third part of our feature from our recent Gaslight Anthem tag along. We talked to MU330 frontman and solo artist Dan Potthast this week as well (interview) The fourth edition of Vinyl File was a doozy. We chatted with Billy Hamilton of Silverstein about his Hot Water Music collection, and dude — it’s epic. We also streamed new music from Philadelphia’s the Low Budgets, featuring Joe Jack Talcum of the Dead Milkmen, a new track from third wave ska mainstays Mustard Plug, the new full length from Philadelphia’s Jena Berlin, and the new record from Toronto’s reggae-influenced three piece Bedouin Soundclash.

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Bad Religion will hit the road this fall in support of New Maps of Hell. They’ll tour alongside UK-based Epitaph labelmates Gallows and LA street punks the Briggs.

Bad Religion released New Maps of Hell, their fourteenth overall full length, this past July. On that same day Gallows brought their acclaimed Orchestra of Wolves over to North America.
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Boston’s Piebald is calling it quits. The band posted the following announcement on their website:

Friends, friends, friends…we have not posted anything anywhere in quite some time and our word on the street is that this is our last tour. All the preceding words are true and we have decided to put Piebald to rest. The past fifteen years or so have been nothing short of extremely incredible. We have met lots of people, been to lots of places and experienced a whole lot of life. In 1994 we started making music, screenprinting our own seven inch covers and borrowing our parents cars to get to shows. Since then, we have traveled the globe, released many records, and played thousands of shows; pedaling the righteous name of piebald to all whose paths we crossed. In celebration of the many years of good times and incredible accomplishments, we have decided to dedicate this tour to us; Piebald. Thanks to all who have helped in any and every way…families, friends, girlfriends, vans, bands, fans, promoters, labels, booking agent, lawyer, clubs, engineers, producers, and those who we forgot to mention. Now, this is not a teary eyed time, people. This is a time of new beginnings, positive vibes, and a congratulatory nod to the past. There has been talk of a few shows to give the band an official sendoff, but as of yet, those shows are not booked and unknown. Thanks for all the undying support. We love you.

Piebald last released Accidental Gentlemen in 2007. The band’s final tour is ongoing and features the Format, Steel Train, Limbeck and Reubens Accomplice.
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German psychobilly six piece Mad Sin are headed to Australia this October, playing shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and wrapping up in Perth. They’ll be joined on the tour with Australian act Zombie Ghost Train. That band is touring in support of their recent release Dealing The Death Card.
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New York City ska instutution The Toasters are set to hit the road in September to support their new record One More Bullet. The band has has a number of US shows scheduled for the first few weeks of September, including an appearance at Las Vegas’ International Ska Circus. Following those shows they’ll hop the border to British Columbia and commence a Canadian tour with the Flatliners, the Saint Alvia Cartel and the Peacocks.

following the North American dates the band will head to Europe. Dates are not yet finalized, buy the band will tour in the UK with Fandangle and the Catch it Kebabs and in continental Europe with the Hub City Stompers. In winter of 2008 the band will be back in the US for a comprehensive US tour kicking off at the “Three Floors of Ska” event at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood on January 25th.

Onre More Bullet follows up 2003’s collection In Retrospect and celebrate the band’s 25th year together.
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Toms River, New Jersey based five piece One Win Choice has announced details on their upcoming debut full length for Jump Start Records. The Nick Rotundo produced record, titled, Never Suspend Disbelief, is set to arrive on October 23rd. You can check out tentative tour dates, the cover art, and the song “One More Fight” via the melodic hardcore band’s MySpace page.
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