According to a report from the Matador blog, Jade Tree hardcore act Fucked Up recently caused a near riot at SUNY University.

So the band launches into “Baiting The Public,” and it’s total mayhem. […] Damian is shirtless of course, pants falling down, cops are on stage and in front of the stage. […] So Damian knocks down the wooden barricades so that he’s not separated from the audience, and the band plays “Manqueller Man.” The cops demanded that the sound guy cut the PA and then pulled the plug.

Damian tells me the guy is a sergeant in the state police, and told the band to get off the campus immediately or they would be arrested for incitement to riot. According to the cops, the other big mistake on Damian’s part was to turn over those wooden sawhorses… he told the police that he thought they were there to protect *him* from the audience, not the other way around, so that it would be OK to remove them. The cop replied (and I am not making this up) that when Damian tipped them over, “you could have squished some kids to death” – that’s the actual phrase he used.

Paradoxically, the police were simultaneously blaming the band for inciting the kids to riot and for attempting to injure them… are the authorities scared of the kids or overprotective of them? Typical conflicted societal attitude toward youth these days.

You can find the full story here.
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Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Bruce Springsteen recently performed Springsteen’s song, “The Ghost of Tom Joad” at his performance in Anaheim, CA.

The track was previously covered by Rage for their final album, Renegades. Along with providing lead guitar and backing vocals for the track, Morello adds a little of his trademark guitar sound to the classic song.

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Open Hand has had some lineup changes as well as a label change. The news comes on the heels of the announcement that the band has begun work on the follow up to 2005’s You And Me. The record is due out on Anodyne Records.

Their lineup now consists of Paul Malinowski on bass and Jason Gerkin on drums (both formerly of late-era Shiner). The band is recording with Matt Talbot (Hum) who also contributes vocals to a new song from the band.

You can check out the new song on their myspace page.
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Heatseeker, the new band from Cave In bassist Caleb Scofield has posted a new track from his “face-melting” new band. Featuring drummer Aaron Harris of Isis as well, the record is due out this summer on Hydra Head.

You can check out “Heavy with Shadows” right here.
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John Crerar, drummer from the Fucking Wrath and former frontman of the Missing 23rd, has a new three piece project called Get Gone. The Ventura, California based band features folk punk Deepakalypse and John W. of the Whitewall Slicks playing stand up bass. You can hear their new demo at MySpace.

Scranton, PA’s Captain, We’re Sinking have posted their new music video for the song “Breaking the Fourth Wall.” The track appears on their first full length The Animals Are Out. You can watch the video at YouTube.

Massachusetts hardcore act Rampant Decay has completed the recording, mixing and mastering of their debut release Anti-Social Death March with producer Eric Braunschweiger. The release should be available in time for the summer from Obscenity Cult Records. Brian Livoti, vocalist for the now defunct Watchmaker, will be doing all the artwork for the album. Check the band’s MySpace page for tour dates and song samples.
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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…

This week saw the 7th anniversary of the death of Ramones frontman Joey Ramone, and we took pause to remember the legend. Garage rocker Jay Reatard reported on a chaotic show in Toronto. As per usual Against Me! was all over the news, producing a “Rock the Vote!” PSA and gaining “Best Punk” accolades from Rolling Stone. Jimmy Gestapo of Murphy’s Law is hosting a punk/hardcore radio station to be featured in the next addition of the Grand Theft Auto video game series. Blink-192 / Plus 44 drummer Travis Barker has settled his suit with Rockstar Beverages. Indianapolis metalcore act Gwen Stacy were robbed in Los Angeles. It looks like the Riot Fest will return this year, look for the Chicago event next October.

We heard a little bit about upcoming releases this week. AFI detailed their next EP. Panic At The Disco is already at work on the follow up to the recent Pretty. Odd. Gearing up to support their next album, the Alkaline Trio have announced tour dates. We heard the first single from Weezer‘s new full length. Goldfinger streamed their new record Hello Destiny. We were also witness to the conceptual crime against humanity known as known as Punk Goes Crunk. On the video front we saw the premiere of NOFX‘s Backstage Passport TV show. Fugazi‘s Ian Mackeye, the Minutemen‘s Mike Watt and Punk Magazine co-founder Legs McNeil appeared in the “I Need That Record” documentary. We saw a live cut of Paint It Black performing at the Sailor Jerry Store as well as a preview of Fall Out Boy‘s upcoming DVD release.

This week we spoke with former Gunmoll principle Mike Hale, now performing as part of In the Red (interview). To top it off this week we were streaming the new full length from In The Red for your previewing pleasure.
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This Time Next Year has posted a preview clip of their upcoming EP, The Longest Way Home, online here. The album features two brand new songs, a Kid Dynamite cover and an acoustic version of the song “Sweetest Air” from last year’s A Place for You.

The new EP is due out July 22, 2008 via Run For Cover Records.
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In a new video interview and blog entry, John Joseph of the Cro-Mags discusses a number of issues, including government corruption:

I just want to know one thing… What the hell happened to the revolutionary attitude in music? You can’t find it anywhere. I know. I looked. Is it just a coincidence that bands that talk about it have been silenced from the mainstream? I think not. Where’s the next Bob Marley, Public Enemy, KRS-ONE, Bad Brains, Dead Kennedys or Cro-Mags?

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Minneapolis, MN based Gloria has posted a new song online. The track will appear on their currently untitled release, due out this year via Uprising Records.

You can check out the song on MySpace.
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Four Star Alarm have posted a blog update concerning their recent goings-on. The Chicago quartet are preparing to enter the studio where they plan to record the follow-up to their 2006 self-titled Thick Records EP. They also discuss touring plans, possibly working with J. Robbins and contributing to a Seaweed tribute.

In addition to their EP, Four Star Alarm released a two-song 7″ on Underground Communique Records last fall which featured their cover of “Tilted” from a limited Russian released Sugar tribute album.

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The new John Reis band, dubbed the The Night Marchers have launched a full album stream of their debut full length. As previously reported the group will feature Reis (of Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes, Rocket From the Crypt of course) along with guitarist Gar Wood (Hot Snakes, Beehive and the Barracudas), drummer Jason Kourkounis (Hot Snakes, Mule, Delta 72), and bassist Tommy Kitsos (CPC Gangbangs).

The debut record is titled See You In Magic and is due out April 22, 2008 It will arrive via Swami and Vagrant Records.

You can find the stream on their myspace page.
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