Memphis’ Jay Reatard has detailed the first single in his upcoming series for Matador Records. “See Saw” backed with “Screaming Hand” will arrive on April 8th. The new material was recorded at Shattered Studios this past January.

In the coming months Jay will appear at SXSW and tour alongside the Black Keys and later Cheap Time.
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Rancid will stick around in Japan for a handful of shows following their two days headlining the Punk Springs 2008 festival.

The popular act will release their new Brett Gurewitz produced full length this June, following up 2003’s Indestructible. A b-sides collection appropriately titled B Sides and C Sides was released earlier this year.
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Rumored to be Green Day members Foxboro Hot Tubs have released a song titled “Mother Mary” available for free downloading at Jingetown Records. The song was previously available for streaming at the band’s MySpace page. A 7″ featuring the song is expected soon.

The band is thought to be a front for members of Green Day, much like The Network.
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Boston, Massachusetts based November 5, 1955 (featuring members of The Carrier, Sluts, Ex-Piecemeal, Ex-Pictures of Gabriel) have inked a deal with Ironclad/Metalblade Records. Their full length, Bears of the Sea, is scheduled to hit stores Tuesday, February 19th. This album was recorded by producer/guitarist Jay Maas (Shipwreck, Living Hell, etc) and will be ten tracks long.

You can check out a few tracks from thew new album at their MySpace page.
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The Anti-Nowhere League has confirmed a 10 date tour through the Untied States in April, their first trek across the US since 2003. The long running UK punk act will be joined on select dates by bands like Blanks 77, Angel City Outcasts, Flatfoot 56, Everybody Out!, and the Hollowpoints.

The band is supporting their new record Road to Rampton, release last year on Nowhere Records.
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Slackers guitarist Jayson “Agent Jay” Nugent has posted an update on his side project Crazy Baldhead. Jay posted:

For over 3 years I’ve been working on the most significant project I’ve ever organized. CRAZY BALDHEAD-THE SOUND OF ’69 is a collection of classic songs from 1969 covered in a skinhead reggae and rocksteady style. The band includes the top ska/reggae players from the New York scene. The best known ska frontmen from around the world have graced this project with their vocals.

As this album nears completion, so too does the latest chapter in my life come to an end. During the production I’ve learned a tremendous amount about music and myself. These last years have been the best of my life. Recently I’ve seen some of the best things in my life vanish before my eyes. I’ve heard you can never really be an artist without pain. I now know that to be true. Just as this album reflects on the past, I must now look to the future and wonder what it will bring for me… …and for all of us.

The Sound of `69 will feature covers of songs by the Beatles, James Brown, Johnny Cash and the Stooges among others. Vocalists featured on the release include the Pietasters‘ Steve Jackson, the Slackers’ Vic Ruggiero, Hepcat‘s Alex Desert and Bucket from the Toasters. The band features Jay along with Eddie Ocampo, Victor Rice and Vic Ruggiero, with Dave Hillyard and Glen Pine making up the horn section. Recording and mixing were done in New York, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Chicago, Sao Paolo and Valencia with Jay and Victor Rice producing. Expect the full length sometime this year.
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New Market, Ontario’s Tokyo Police Club have a release date set on their debut full length album. It’s due out on April 22nd on Saddle Creek Records. Their debut EP, A Lesson In Crime, garnered critical acclaim, as did last year’s Smith EP.

The band has also added more dates for their tour later this spring, heading back into Canada after covering most of the foreign nation known only to Canadians as “The Mighty USA.” The band has also added dates for California and New York.

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On April 18th and 19th, Danbury, Connecticut will be home to Not Brooklyn Fest, a concert that does not take place in Brooklyn. The fest features Cursive, Dead Meadow, Neil Hamburger, and many more. For a full line up, you can find information on the Manic Productions website.

If you don’t live near Danbury, Connecticut, you can catch Dead Meadow on tour through most of the US or you could spend your time watching this recent Cursive video.
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Los Angeles’ Helmet will be heading out on tour later this spring. They will be playing some dates around the West Coast before jumping on a steamer and heading down to the land down under, Australia. The band has posted a new song on their MySpace page. The track was featured in the movie Tatua.

The band previously released Monochrome in 2006 and Size Matters in 2004.
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Red Tape Parde ask their listeners to choose the songs from their demo (which is available for free on their homepage) they want to hear re-recorded on their upcoming debut album.

Southern California group The Feisty Piranhas will perform live at a benefit concert to raise funds for the new Arts Building at Crespi Carmelite High School, 5031 Alonzo Ave., Encino, on Friday, March 7. Crespi High is the alma-matter of Slash, not that you needed to know that.

Providence, RI’s She Rides have posted songs from their upcoming EP on City of Hell Records on their MySpace page. The EP is available through said MySpace page, and will be available on iTunes in March.

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Hello everybody and welcome to Navel Gazing: your look back at the week in Punknews. I’m Adam White and I’ll be your guide through some of the most popular, notable, and otherwise attention getting stories of the past seven days. Each and every Punknews story is built from tips contributed by you fine folks, and here’s what got the community talking…

We couldn’t hope to sneak an Alkaline Trio story by, as even a brief mention that a new album is in the works whipped their fans into a frenzy of album ranking and hand wringing. Albuquerque’s Scared Of Chaka will reunite along with the Gain at an upcoming Sticker Guy anniversary weekend. Mike McColgan’s Street Dogs completed a circle of sorts and signed to his old home at Hellcat Records. Jawbreaker has unveiled more information on their upcoming reissue of Unfun. Pennywise previewed a new song and the track listing to their upcoming and freely-downloadable LP Reason to Believe. Whole Wheat Bread is finally whole again with the addition of their new bassist. They discussed their new full length as well. Actress Scarlett Johansson’s Tom Waits cover album is taking shape. With the announcement of a Bowie guest appearance this may become the definitive cultural document of our time. On the same note, Good Charlotte star Joel Madden announced a number of TV and movie roles of his own. Our best wishes go out to Bob Nanna as the Braid / Hey Mercedes frontman is again fighting lymphoma. Bob’s current act The City On Film will be playing the final show of Punknews Records act Somerset.

There were plenty of tour announcements this past week. The Asian Man Records Tour, featuring the Queers, Lemuria and others, kicks off soon. We had confirmation on the first handful of dates. The second leg of the Fat Wreck Chords Tour was announced. It’ll feature American Steel joining NOFX and No Use For A Name. Fellow Fat act Dead To Me has dates scheduled in the US and Europe. Look for Teenage Bottlerocket and the Copyrights on the road as well. This week saw an acoustic, live video of Against Me!‘s “The Ocean,” a track from Paint It Black‘s new record and a cover of Dillinger Four from Leatherface frontman Frankie Stubbs.

So, anyone see the Simpsons do Sid & Nancy tonight?

This week one of our contributors sat down for a chat with vocalist Rody Walker of Ontario’s Protest The Hero (interview). The twenty ninth edition of Vinyl File featured a look at some of the vinyl highlights from ska-punk mainstays Less Than Jake.
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