Said Radio frontman Eric Ozenne has posted an update on the band’s status, which is starting to look a lot more rosy than it did a month ago:

hello friends…sorry if anyone went-a-lookin’-for-us….we are now officially back together….as we have changed our direction abit….see you soon….new album in 2008.

The band was previously on an indefinite hiatus that followed a summer of touring in support of their debut release Tidal Waves and Teeth. The Mankind Records act will return to action on Sunday, February 17th at 924 Gilman in Berkeley, California. At the show they’ll play alongside Comradre, Shook Ones, Nothington and Hour of the Wolf.
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Vancouver’s Lawyhawk have set a March 4th release date for their new full length Shots. It follows up 2006’s self-titled debut effort and 2007’s Fight for Anarchy EP. Jagjaguwar is again handling the release. You can check out the song “I Don’t Always Know What You’re Saying” over at The Fader.

In support of the album the band has a Canadian tour scheduled for March. The band will tour alongside Immaculate Machine (Kathryn Calder of the New Pornographers) followed by a stint supporting Black Mountain.
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Raleigh, North Carolina’s No Revolution, featuring members of Cheap Sex, Lower Class Brats and Destroyed Tradition, have posted a demo online at MySpace. The band is looking for some feedback and has plans to hit the road in the near future.

Long Island punk act Agent has posted a new song online titled “I Am No One.” The song will be part of a future 7″ that the band has in the works.

Indianapolis band Lockstep has posted a clip video for their new song “Circle City.” The track featured will appear on the band’s new album, out next month. Lockstep will playa few Californian shows soon including a Hellcat Records night at the Knitting Factory. Check their A href=”http://www.myspace.com/lockstepgotsoul”>MySpace page for details.
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It’s Sunday, January 13th, 2008. Welcome to Navel Gazing, your look back at this week in Punknews. Last week we had big Jawbreaker news, this week the Clash. 2008’s batting 1000 so far.

It’s rare, but ladies and gentlemen this week has news on the Clash. Drummer Topper Headon and guitarist Mick Jones reunited on stage at a recent Carbon/Silicon gig and we have the footage to prove it. Less Than Jake broke the silence on their post-Warner plans, forming their own label dubbed Sleep It Off and announcing plans for a new record. Speaking of new records, we had plans from a number of high profile acts. Death Cab For Cutie is promising a louder, abrasive and more dissonant new album. Weezer has finished their sixth record and they’re feeling really good about it. Hatebreed is planning a covers record and a number of other projects like a coffee table book. Propagandhi also titillated their fanbase by announcing their tentative 2008 roadmap. There was some harrowing news for fans of the Shins this week, as keyboardist Marty Crandall was arrested for domestic assault, only to have the charges dropped soon after. Also on the lawsuit front, Billy Bean from No Trigger has filled suit against the Orlando PD based on an incident from the most recent Fest.

Anti-Flag has announced Australian shows with Rage Against The Machine and European tour dates. Smoke Or Fire and Fake Problems will soon hit the road together. Civet will tour soon, sharing the stage with bands like Guttermouth and the Unseen. Dillinger Four is playing a free show at the University of Wisconsin Union. There was a recent free show in Toronto featuring Strung Out and the Flatliners. Lagwagon was supposed to be there but couldn’t make it past the border. Against Me! has also announced plans for additional Harvest of Hope benefits The Loved Ones posted the new song “Sarah’s Game” while the Alkaline Trio posted a live version of “Nose Over Tail.”

The twenty fourth edition of Vinyl File featured a chat with a massive Against Me! collector and looked at some upcoming releases. Our Editors’ Picks of the week featured music from Rochester’s Sakes Alive!!! and horror punk outfit the Epidemic. We featured new music this week from Lemuria, streaming their full LP Get Better at the band’s Punknews.org Profile.
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