Blink-182 and Plus 44 drummer Travis Barker has reportedly filed suit against Rockstar Beverages and their product, Rockstar Energy Drink.

According to the suit, the Rockstar Web site published a photo of Barker “holding a can of one of Rockstar’s beverages, and identifying him and his endorsement by name” without his consent. The lawsuit claims invasion of privacy, unfair competition and misappropriating his likeness to promote the product. Barker is “a prominent figure in the rock music world,” according to the lawsuit, which seeks unspecified punitive and statutory damages.

Rockstar has been busy with a number of projects including sponsoring events like the Warped Tour and Kevin Lyman’s upcoming Rockstar Mayhem tour.
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Vagrant Records act Dr. Manhattan has set a release date for their upcoming debut for the label. The record is titled Dr. Manhattan and is due out March 11, 2008. The band has also been confirmed for the 2008 edition of the Warped Tour.

The band has also posted the first song from the album, titled “Big Chomper, Big Chomper” on their myspace page.

The band formed in 2005, signed with Vagrant last summer, and has already toured with Say Anything, Saves The Day, Hellogoodbye, and New Found Glory. The band will be playing a handful of local area shows in the coming weeks and will be announcing their spring tour plans soon. That should give us ample excuse to post as many Watchmen pictures as humanly possible.

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In Flames has announced that they will be releasing their next full length through Koch Records. The record is titled A Sense of Purpose and is due out April 1, 2008.

The label is also home to Horse the Band and so we humbly propose the a co-headlining tour that will confuse and terrify everyone.
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While the punk rockers in the Nothing Nice to Say gang continue to count down 2007’s best releases, creator Mitch Clem has unveiled his new online comic strip project dubbed My Stupid Life. Mitch promises that the strip will put him square on the “autobiographical comic bandwagon” and accordingly, the first episode includes a fellow indeed named Mitch.

Along with the two strips, Mitch has been busy putting together album covers, tour posters and more and you can get a glimpse into those and into his brain on his live journal.
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Bad Brains have announced plans to release a new seven-inch vinyl box set. The release is expected in the early spring and follows the band’s post-reunion full length, Build a Nation.

Last year, the band also saw the release of their Omega Sessions on vinyl. No word on who will be issuing the box set but some signs point towards a release either through or in concert with Victory Records.
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Some concerning news coming in today. Apparently, Ben Wu, the band booker at Webster Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut has gone missing while attending an event in the British Virgin Islands. While you may not be familiar with Ben directly, you’ve almost certainly seen his contributions to our music scene with the venue hosting tours from a variety of bands from Every Time I Die, Bayside, Rx Bandits, Modern Life is War and hundreds more.

Though police do not suspect foul play, his friends and family are deeply concerned about his whereabouts and safety. Punknews.org hopes that Ben will be found swiftly and safely.
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The increasingly popular Dropkick Murphys have run into some problems with their annual and beloved St.Patrick’s Day shows. The band explained:

We appreciate your patience while we continue working on our plans to make more tickets available for the Boston St Patrick’s Day shows. The obvious solution to this problem would be to add another show. Unfortunately that is not as simple as it sounds. There are problems with securing venues in the Boston area for multiple reasons; hockey playoffs, red tape with getting permits from the City and finding an available venue that has a general admission floor or a big enough capacity to accommodate everyone.

The band is also suggesting fans avoid scalpers until the ticketing/venue situation has been resolved. The beloved Bostonians released The Meanest of Times last year.
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This Is Hell has unveiled the first block of dates for their upcoming headlining tour. The jaunt is in support of their upcoming album Misfortunes and is due out February 19, 2008.

The run will be supported by Ruiner, Soldiers and Elysia.

More dates are expected.
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MC Lars has posted a new video podcast featuring his new video, “Hipster Girl.”

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The legendary Pogues have scheduled tour dates for March in the United States.

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