The Matches have posted the entirety of their new full length A Band in Hope for your streaming pleasure over at MySpace. The full length is due out on March 18th. It follows up 2006’s Decomposer.

Like the previous album, the record includes contributions from a myriad of producers including Tim Armstrong (Rancid), Nick Hexum, Mark Hoppus (Blink-182), John Feldmann (Goldfinger), the Wizard Miles Hurwitz, Matt Radosevich, Mike Green, Paul Ruxton, John Paulsen and more.
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Greeley Estates has posted the video for their track “Blue Morning.”

“Blue Morning” will be featured on the band’s forthcoming, May 6 release Go West Young Man, Let the Evil Go East.
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Moneen has announced via a MySpace blog posting that long-time drummer Peter Krpan has left the band. Krpan will continue with his current outfit, Ontario-based folk act From the Bridge, as well as his solo project, One Grand Canyon.

Replacing Krpan will be Steve Nunnaro, formerly of One More Dream and Thunderhawk.

Additionally, the band has provided an update on the progress of the followup to 2006’s acclaimed The Red Tree. The band is nine songs into writing the record and “have never been so excited.”
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Hanalei, the brainchild of Brian Moss (ex-the Ghost, the Wunder Years), has made a collection of home recordings available for free download at the band’s MySpace page.

The material includes two songs from a split 7″ that never came to fruition, a raw demo and an Archers of Loaf cover.

Moss’ newest band, Olehole, will release their debut full-length in the U.S. on Underground Communiqué this coming summer and in Europe via Go Kart in Autumn.

Hanalei last released Parts and Accessories in 2006 via THICK.
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A new song has been unveiled from Tokyo Police Club‘s forthcoming album, Elephant Shell. And believe it or not, we don’t have to link you to Rupert Murdoch’s Whore Palace in order for you to hear it.

The song is titled “In a Cave” and is available in a vintage format called MP3 right here.

Elephant Shell is due out April 22 via Saddle Creek.
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One Win Choice embarks today on tour with the Campaign 1984 in support of their 2007 full-length, the Jump Start-released Never Suspend Disbelief. The band will follow it up with a tour with Astpai.

We’re still streaming Never Suspend Disbelief in full at the band’s Punknews.org profile page. The Campaign 1984 last released Blood for Nashville in 2006, while Astpai released Corruption Concealed that same year.
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Negative Progression has set up their entire back catalog for free streaming at their website.

Over the past 10 years, NPR has made an effort to put out quality releases by some of the best small bands in America and we are even told that many of these releases got people through some tough times and had a large impact on their lives. That being said, the music created by these bands deserves to live on and not fall into obscurity so please take the time to listen to a couple songs, after all, it’s free.

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Anti-Flag have posted another new track from their upcoming full length and second album for RCA Records. The record is titled The Bright Lights of America and is due out April 01, 2008. The album was recorded with producer Tony Visconti (T Rex, David Bowie, Morrisse

The track, along with a new “webisode” can be found by clicking Read More.
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The fine folks in Nothington have passed an update to us a bit early concerning staffing changes and their upcoming plans. An excerpt of the email tells the tale:

We are now writing new stuff for the next record that we’re really stoked on already, and anyone coming to west coast dates will probably hear some of it thrown into our set. Hopefully, we will be able to record by early summer and get it out there for ya. So as mentioned, we are probably only playing the left coast for the next few months. We are also getting ready to record a song for the much awaited BYO box set. As for the guys in the rhythm section, who a lot of you had the misfortune of meeting on our last tour, we have Tony Teixiera (Mike decided to hang up his spikes) on bass and Luke Ray who will be our touring drummer (congratulations to Gabe and his Wife who are awaiting their first child.)

The band is preparing for the follow-up to All In with some West Coast dates with Dead To Me and Teenage Bottlerocket, the Gaslight Anthem, Comadre and more. You can see the whole statement below.

According to Mr. Northington we can expect one or possibly two new songs to be debuted at the Teenage Bottlerocket and Dead To Me show at Bottom of the Hill on March 21st. Texts don’t lie.
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The previously reported film Let it Be featuring Black Lips as fictional group The Renegades has posted a trailer on the film’s website. The movie plans to take a look at a punk-pop group coming up in the mid-80s while examining the D.I.Y. ethics and attitude presented, according to the website.

Frontman from the Black Lips previously announced a new project with the frontman from Deerhunter. The group also recently released a digital live EP.
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A little late, but hey, it’s up.

• Bob Mould played in some bands, but now he’s doin’ the solo thing. His newest is ridin’ the District Line
• The newest from pop-rock vet Joe Jackson: Rain. C’mon, Goldfinger covered him; that automatically makes him punx
• Speaking of punx, it’s three o’clock at the Triple Ro–er, the Myth, with NOFX and No Use for a Name
• Folky Austin Lucas’s new effort, Putting the Hammer Down
• More at the reviews page

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The upcoming film, Endless Bummer has announced a free screening set to take place in Los Angeles and hosted by Warped Tour mastermind and producer, Kevin Lyman.

Lyman serves as executive producer/co-writer of the movie, The flick is based on the real-life experiences of screenwriter John “J.D.” Drury and the early 1980s-era story follows a group of Ventura, Calif., beach buddies who are in search of a stolen surfboard.

According to Lyman, the main attraction of the film was that the movie will be heavy on early 80s punk music. New music from Bad Religion, the Action Design, the Vandals, the Dollyrots and the Robbery U.S.A. (members of Rancid, Street Drum Corps, S.T.U.N. and Bathroom Murders) will also appear on the soundtrack.

The show will take place at The Majestic Crest Theater on March 20th.
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Hit The Lights have wrapped up work on the follow up to 2006’s This Is a Stick-Up…Don’t Make It a Murder. Guitarist/vocalist Nick Thompson made the announcement via the band’s recording blog, and talked about the lineup changes and various hickups the band has faced in the lead up to the new record.

You can check out the entirety of his announcement here.
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