The Weakerthans has posted a new track online entitled “Sun in an Empty Room.” The song will appear on the band’s September 25 release Reunion Tour.

You can check out the track on MySpace.

We previously announced the band’s supporting tour dates for the next few months.
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Another Machine Head/Throwdown show has apparently be rerouted due to Disney pressuring a promoter. According to the headliner, The Walt Disney Company have once again pressured promoter Live Nation into canceling the performance at a House of Blues venue on Disney property, this time in Orlando, a mere four days after the band’s previous announcement called out the corporation

According to the band’s statement, sources close to events have suggested that once again, vague threats of liability, and now threats on job security may have been levied, successfully resulting in the show being moved off of Disney property. As a result, the September 17 show has now been relocated to Club Firestone in Orlando , FL.

In the earlier report, a previous show was cancelled due to concerns about “violent imagery, undesirable fans and inflammatory lyrics.”
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Fall Out Boy have released the latest video from their 2007 full length, Infinity on High.

The video is notable since it was shot during the band’s recent trip to Uganda in partnership with non-profit organization Invisible Children. The band visited the country to bring awareness to the plight of displaced children in the Central African nation, which for more than two decades has been suffering from a bloody civil war. The video itself includes clips of the band interspersed with images and statements from locals.

You can check out the video for “I’m Like a Lawyer With The Way I’m Always Trying To Get You Off (Me & You)” right here.
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Underoath has posted the video for “A Moment Suspended in Time,” a track featured on their 2006 release Define the Great Line.

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After Mastodon‘s performance at the 2007 MTV Video Music Award, vocalist/guitarist Brent Hind was in a fight and hospitalized in a Las Vegas hospital where he remains.

The latest reports coming from local police say that Hinds was inebriated at the time of the assault. Security camera footage captured of the incident point to Hinds as the instigator; police said he’d removed his shirt and began hitting his assailant with it before he was knocked to the ground. Hinds’ nose was also broken, and he sustained two black eyes.

According to the band’s manager,Nick John:

Thankfully, it seems he’s going to [make a full recovery], All I know is he had a bad head injury, broken nose and blacked-out eyes. He doesn’t recall much.

The band released the critically acclaimed Blood Mountain last year
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After Mastodon‘s performance at the 2007 MTV Video Music Award, vocalist/guitarist Brent Hind was in a fight and hospitalized in a Las Vegas hospital where he remains.

The latest reports coming from local police say that inds was inebriated at the time of the assault. Security camera footage captured of the incident point to Hinds as the instigator; police said he’d removed his shirt and began hitting his assailant with it before he was knocked to the ground. Hinds’ nose was also broken, and he sustained two black eyes.

According to the band’s manager,Nick John:

Thankfully, it seems he’s going to [make a full recovery], All I know is he had a bad head injury, broken nose and blacked-out eyes. He doesn’t recall much.

The band released the critically acclaimed Blood Mountain last year
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Capital has revealed information about their upcoming debut for Revelation. The record is titled Homefront and is due out October 30, 2007. It is the follow-up to Signal Corps which was released in 2006 via Iron Pier.

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The White Stripes have cancelled several dates on their tour due to “acute anxiety.” The band, who continue to support Icky Thump, will not be appearing on shows scheduled from September 13 through October 10th.

The band’s upcoming UK tour is set to go on as scheduled.
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Newmarket, Ontario ska act The Expos have shed their horn section, leaving the act a four piece. The band has begun writing and has a new full length on the way. Demos recordings are planned for next month.

The Expos released Old Friends in 2006 via Stomp Records.
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You’re the lucky reader of the eighth edition of the Punknews.org Vinyl File. This column aims to keep you informed with upcoming releases as well as spotlighting interesting releases, your favorite band’s own collections and labels with an history of vinyl releases worth talking about. As always, Vinyl File is brought to you by Ben Conoley.

This week’s Vinyl File Spotlight features a look at one of punk rock’s most famous slabs of vinyl, the Sex Pistols ultra rare A&M released 1977 single for “God Save the Queen.” Also below you’ll find a list of some great upcoming vinyl releases from bands like Every Time I Die, Norma Jean, Hot Water Music, Maritime, Heavens and more.

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