New Found Glory, Set Your Goals, Crime in Stereo and Four Year Strong will be headed to the UK this fall.

Update: Crime in Stereo will also be supporting the run.
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New Found Glory, Set Your Goals and Four Year Strong will be headed to the UK this fall.

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The Living End have posted a stream as well as a free download of their new track “How Do We Know.” The song comes from their upcoming album, White Noise which is due out July 19, 2008 in Australia.

Frontman Chris Cheney commented:

[We] thought it would be cool to connect with people quicker – without all the lead up time and let people hear something immediately I know what it’s like to wait around for a record to come out and it sucks! Fear not, it’s almost done, and in the mean time check this out. By the way, it’s not the single, it’s more like an entree.

You can find the free download, courtesy of Triple J Radio, right here. A streaming version can be found on their myspace page.
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80s and 90s-era pop-punk outfit Big Drill Car have announced an apparently one-off reunion set to take place at Fitzgerald’s Pub in Huntington Beach, CA on August 13th.

Bassist Bob Thomson made the announcement:

Bob from BDC here, and I am extremely happy to tell you, if you don’t already know, we will be playing a show at Fitzgerald’s in Huntington Beach on August the 13th. this is a warm up show for a couple other things to follow, this show being the most intimate in my opinion. Can’t tell how stoked I am that this is actually happening, in fact we all seem to be pretty stoked to rock again.

As the presence of Thomson indicates, the show will feature the band’s original 1987-1992 lineup. Tickets can be purchased here.

Big Drill Car released an EP, Small Block, in 1988 before being signed to Cruz Records (owned by former Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn) and releasing two studio albums. The band eventually parted ways with that label and signed to Headhunter Records, who released No Worse for the Wear, the band’s final album.

Big Drill Car broke up in 1995
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According to a report from Hypebeast, The Supreme Skateshop in New York City and the legendary Bad Brains have launched a new signature line of apparel and retro skate shoes.

The collection includes a three-pack of Vans SK8-Hi’s, two t-shirts and a Harrington jacket. The merch rolled out late last month in Los Angeles and California and also in Japan.

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The Boston Phoenix has an exclusive story on Jello biafra’s response to radio pundit Michael Savage’s recent rant about Ted Kennedy which made extensive use of “California Uber Alles” by Bifra’s former band, Dead Kennedys Quoth Jello:

“I haven’t read the details yet, but I’m aware of what Michael Savage did. Obviously he took my song way the hell out of context and did it deliberately. But the bigger issue is Savage himself and how the hell he gets away with stuff like saying this, and saying that people with AIDS should be put in concentration camps. And then when people protest at the station, he calls on his own listeners to come down and beat them up . . . .”

You can read the full interview here .
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After playing a variety of dangerous and scary countries from around the world, NOFX will be headed to the most dangerous and scary country of all, Canada, to join the lineup of the upcoming Quebec City Music Festival.

The city celebrates their 400th anniversary this year, and the list of artists. The 10-day event, taking place from July 3-13, will feature performances by Fergie, Yes, Linkin Park, Feist, Stone Temple Pilots, Dweezil Zappa, Wyclef Jean, Akon, and others.

You can find the full lineup here.
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Anchors For Arms have posted an update on the progress towards their upcoming Lobster release, Remember Why You Came This Far:

We just wanted to let you all know we are in fact still alive. With the current state of our economy, things are changing. Bands like us can’t afford to tour as much as we used to. What is real disheartening is that its only going to get worse before it gets better. We have been spending this down time working on our new record which is near completion. We’re stoked. We’ve spent the last few weeks demoing and will continue to do so before we head into Nada Studios with John Naclerio.

As of now, the record is slated to be released under Lobster Records but both parties are putting maximum effort to do otherwise. Interested?

The band released Listen. React last year.
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Band of Horses have posted the latest video from their 2007 album, Cease to Begin.

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Only Thunder, which includes members of The Blackout Pact and Ghost Buffalo, have announced plans to self-release their debut full length, Lower Bounds. The album will be made available on vinyl and digital format this summer

You can check out two songs from their record on their myspace page.
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Boone/Winston Salem’s Columns has posted a new song on their MySpace page. The song is titled “(Pt. I) Dance in His Name” and comes off their upcoming yet to be titled EP.

Los Angeles’ Katsumoto have posted the song “When Arms Form Wings” off their debut album Burn Em’ Down, Wipe Em’ Out! to their MySpace page. The album will be digitally released June 17th via Uprising Records. The group has also posted two other songs to their page previously.

Las Vegas’ Anthems have signed to Cavity Records and will be releasing their new record this fall through the label. The band has self-released an EP earlier this year, and has made it available through their MySpace page.
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You’re the lucky reader of the 38th 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’s Vinyl File features an interview with Damian Abraham, who sings for Fucked Up. We featured a Fucked Up discography a few weeks ago and have been busy readying this interview ever since. In addition to the interview, we’re giving away a very special Fucked Up prize pack which includes their split 7″ with Hardskin, a copy of the Two Snakes 7″ and a copy of the Litany 7″ with a special one-of-a-kind custom cover. Sick? I know. Keep reading to find out how to win as well as the winner of last week’s Format winner.

As always, Vinyl File is brought to you by Ben Conoley.
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Fresh out of their 2-week recording session with producer Ted Hutt, The Gaslight Anthem have announced the pre-sale of a limited 7″ single of two tracks from their forthcoming SideOneDummy debut, The 59′ Sound. The first 500 will be pressed on clear gold vinyl, 300 will be available from the SideOneDummy online store, and the other 200 will be available in Europe via Green Hell mail order. You can order here. The single will include the tracks “The ’59 Sound” and “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues”.

The band will be joining this year’s Warped Tour for select dates. The 59′ SoundLP is set for release on August 19th.
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