Foxboro Hot Tubs, the 50s-style garage band made up (alledgedly) by members of Green Day have a release date for a physical copy of their previously downloadable debut album, Stop Drop And Roll. The record is set for release on April 29, 2008.

The band seems to be following the trajectory of previous “secret” Green Day side project, The Network, which first released their album independently before being “upstreamed” to Green Day’s major label home. Though no details have been made available about the record itself, it looks to be priced as a full length despite the band’s free release being only a six-song EP.

You can still stream three songs from the EP on their myspace page.
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After revealing very little in a post addressing their recent tour cancellation, popular act Paramore have directly addressed the wealth of rumours which sprang from the incident. In an MTV interview, the band explained:

We’ve been posting blogs to our LiveJournal and talking to our fans that way for years now, and it’s always been something that’s been really fun for us. But now it’s crazy, because I’ll post something, and it’s all over the place. It’s really funny how things have escalated, and how people make a huge deal out of the tiniest things. We were coming home, we canceled a week of shows, and then the next thing you know, I’m pregnant.

We tried to be as honest as we could with it, without giving our life stories, and it definitely did come back to bite us, but in the end, it was the best thing for us to do, to communicate with our fans that we needed time. We needed time to come home and catch our breath. It’s been a long year, ever since Riot! came out, it’s just been nonstop. And that’s not to say that it hasn’t also been the time of our lives, but there comes a time when you really have to do something for yourself for once. And that’s what we had to do. We didn’t like canceling shows, but that’s what it took; to go home and kind of start over again.

You can find the rest of the interview here.
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A new remix of The Mars Volta‘s track “Goliath” is now available online. The song was reworked by noted producer EL-P. The original version of the track appears on the band’s 2008 album, The Bedlam in Goliath.

You can check out “Goliath (EL-P Remix)” on this myspace page.
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Shai Hulud has set a release date and posted the track listing for their upcoming album. The record is titled Misanthropy Pure and is due out May 27, 2008. It is the follow-up to A Comprehensive Retrospective which was released in 2005.

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Blacklisted is currently streaming their forthcoming release Heavier Than Heaven, Lonelier Than God online. You can check out the album on MySpace.

The band released Peace on Earth, War on Stage [7 inch] last year via Deathwish Inc.
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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…

Nine Inch Nails recent self-distributed and freely available release has been a resounding success, netting more than $1.5 million for the band and making quite the case for their label-free venture. Probably less successful will be the self-destructing “free record” coming from Iron Maiden. Black Flag‘s Henry Rollins spoke out on a number of issues this week, talking upcoming books, specials, the election. The Star Fucking Hipsters, featuring Sturgeon of Leftover Crack, has been recording with Fat Mike of NOFX. Richmond up and comers the Riot Before are now less a guitarist.

A number of acts updated us on their next releases. The Bronx have two in the pipe, one apparently a mariachi record. The Methadones and Copyrights will launch their new label project with a split full length. Weezer will return from the wilderness with a June release. Goldfinger detailed their upcoming Hello Destiny with cover art that plays the nostalgia card for old fans. On the streaming front we had a live set from Berlin featuring the Weakerthans, a new song from Anti-Flag (“Spit in the Face”), Pennywise‘s “The Western World” and two live cuts from Good Riddance. Minus The Bear launched a video this week for the song “Throwin’ Shapes.” Pop-punk act Mest are returning for a one-off show in April. In other touring news look for the Bouncing Souls and Dead to Me to tour with Static Radio, the Gaslight Anthem and Tim Barry. Hatebreed is headed out on the Jagermeister tour. Also hitting the road: MxPx, Chiodos, Protest the Hero and The Color Fred.

This week we spoke with D.O.A. frontman Joey Keithley about the band’s long history, politics and more (interview. Our Video of the Week featured part one of an interview / performance from the Gaslight Anthem. The thirty first edition of Vinyl File featured a look at a number of upcoming releases. This week also brought new Streaming Music from Polar Bear Club, previewing their new full length Sometimes Things Just Disappear.
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John Doe, of seminal proto-punks X, is in a new film called Man Maid. According to IMDB, the plotline is as follows:

A second-generation male maid fights to save the girl he loves and their historic hotel from the clutches of a hostile developer.

The trailer can be seen below.
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Solo ska musician Matt Wixson has posted new songs. Included in the four is a dub/reggae cover of “House Of The Rising Sun.” You can check them out at his MySpace page.
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Nashville punk / blues duo the Black Diamond Heavies are headed out on a spring tour of the US this April in support of their 2007 full length Every Damn Time. A European tour will follow in late May.

The band’s follow up full length has also been completed. The record, titled A Touch of Someone Else’s Class, was recorded by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys. It will hit stores on May 27th via Alive Records.
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The River City Rebels have finished recording their sixth full length, due out this summer on Springman Records imprint Silver Sprocket. The album is currently untitled. A 70 page booklet of journals written by organ player Brandon Rainer will accompany the release.

Two tracks from the full length, “Little Bit Longer” and “Hey Sweet Thing” are now streaming online at the band’s MySpace page.

The group has also shuffled their lineup in recent weeks. Following the completion of the record bassist Tascar Wise and drummer Kevin both quit the band. The group is looking for replacements but in the meantime giutarist Chris Macie is covering drums and vocalist Dan O’Day’s brother Josh is playing bass. Dan now both singing and playing guitar.
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Insubordination Records has unveiled even more of the 40 band roster to play this year’s Insubordination Fest. Look for Ann Beretta and Lemuria to join previously announced bands like the Queers, the Ergs, the Riptides, Teenage Rehab, Moral Crux and Sloppy Seconds among others. While not yet confirmed by official sources, Copenhagen pop punk act the 20belows are also reporting that they’ll play the fest.

The show will take place on June 27th and 28th at the Sonar in Baltimore, Maryland. A pre-show will likely take place the night before. Tickets will go on sale in early April for those individuals who have pre-ordered. They’ll will be available afterwards via Interpunk and Ticketmaster.

The weekend will notably feature reunions of Sludgeworth, Danny Vapid’s band between the first and second incarnation of Screeching Weasel, and 80s-era Lookout! act Sweet Baby.
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The latest issue of Exclaim TV! features an interview and performance clips from Hugo Mudie, vocalist of the Sainte Catherines and their country off-shoot, Yesterday’s Ring. The last few weeks of the show have also featured interviews and live clips from Strike Anywhere and Cancer Bats.

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