You’re the lucky reader of the 33rd edition of the Punknews.org Vinyl File. This column aims to keep you informed with upcoming releases as well as spotlighting interesting releases, your favorite bands’ own collections and labels with a history of vinyl releases worth talking about.

This week we’re way stoked to be offering one reader a chance to own a very special test pressing of Hot Water Music‘s latest collection, Til the Wheels Fall Off, which is out now on No Idea Records. It has a special red version of the tour pressing cover and is limited 1 of 20. Not only that, it also comes with a poster signed by the band.

As always, Vinyl File is brought to you by Ben Conoley.
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Brooklyn, NY-based webcast Generic Insight Radio is set to air their 100th episode live tonight at 10:00 P.M. EST.

The program will feature some archived interviews, a special theme of sorts and a contest. Host/DJ Barrie Cohn explains:

In honor of this event, GIR will be running a contest where they air some of the best parts of three classic interviews, but, won’t be telling the listeners who the bands are right away. Before the airing of each interview clip(s), they will be going to air songs that relate to each band in some way, only one song being a song by the actual artist that the interview is of. You, as the listener, will have to guess who the artist is in question. If you guess correctly you’ll be able to win a bunch of prizes.

Also tonight on the show will be a short call-in interview with Chris Borrelli, owner of Eternal Hope Records.

You can tune in via this link, and send an instant message to GenInsightRadio on AOL Instant Messenger for requests and contest inquiries.

Generic Insight Radio released their first compilation last year through the aforementioned Eternal Hope. Volume 2 is expected to be released later this year.
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Paint It Black have announced their upcoming April and May tour dates. The veteran hardcore band will be supporting their new abum, New Lexicon, and have booked shows with the legendary Leatherface, Ceremony, New Mexican Disaster Squad, Sabertooth Zombie, Cloak/Dagger and many more.

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Buzznet recently spoke with all four members of Angels & Airwaves about their video shoots, the Descendents and NOFX at the Warped Tour and how Atom Willard is set to be immortalized on a hand-stitched quilt.

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Foxboro Hot Tubs, the 50s-style garage band made up (alledgedly) by members of Green Day have posted a new song from full length version of their debut album, Stop Drop And Roll. The record is set for release on April 29, 2008.

You can find “The Pedestrian” on their myspace page.

Speaking of Green Day, any doubt that the vocalist is Billie Joe will almost certainly be erased by this particular track. That, or Warner has cloned him like that bit at the end of Resident Evil 3.
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In Flames have a full album stream of their upcoming Koch/Nuclear Blast release. The record is titled A Sense of Purpose and is due out April 04, 2008. It is the follow-up to Come Clarity which was released in 2006.

You can check it out on their myspace page.
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Set Your Goals have posted the latest video from their 2006 album, Mutiny!.

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Sound Scene Revolution has a new podcast up featuring Brawltimore’s rising hardcore stars Ruiner. The guys talk about the music, the kids and all that. Check it out here and be on the lookout for an upcoming interview with Teenage Bottlerocket featuring Punknews.org editor Justin.
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Fall Out Boy‘s recently announced trip to Antarctica has been cancelled due to the effects of global warming. According to reports, Antarctica’s Wilkins Ice Shelf, a slab of ice reported to be seven times the size of Manhattan, collapsed. The band’s unofficial spokesman commented:

Someone sent (the story) to me and they’re like ‘Oh now you guys are going and this ice shelf fell that wasn’t supposed to fall for another 15 years.” And I’m like, ‘We didn’t even land there so that wasn’t even our fault. Basically it’s more evidence of global warming. Essentially our runway just fell off.

You can check out the report here.
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