Minneapolis’ up and coming punk act Banner Pilot recently released their new full length Resignation Day via Go-Kart Records. With influences from bands like the Lawrence Arms, Jawbreaker and the Alkaline Trio the group couldn’t have found a better place to stream the new record. So what are you waiting for? Head over to Banner Pilot’s Punknews.org profile and check out Resignation Day.

The new record follows up 2006’s LP Pass the Poison and a split 7″ last year with Monikers.
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Underoath have announced a fall headlining tour in support of their new album. The record is titled Lost In The Sound Of Separation and is due out September 02, 2008.

The band will be joined by The Devil Wears Prada, Saosin, P.O.S.

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Spin has posted a number of live videos of performances from the recent Virgin Mobile Festival. The recordings come from the two day fest in Baltimore earlier this month. The bill included Chuck Berry, The Offspring, Gogol Bordello, Black Keys, Paramore, Bloc Party, Foo Fighters, Stone Temple Pilots, Shudder to Think and more.

You can check out the performances at these links: Stone Temple Pilots, The Black Keys, She and Him, Taking Back Sunday, Paramore, Bloc Party and Foo Fighters.

Some backstage interview footage is also available at these links: Chromeo, Paramore and Shudder to Think.
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It’s been fun, but now I take your leave. Brian will be in for Friday’s update. Today’s reviews are promised to excited, titillate, and cause hyperventilation. Dont’ believe me? Check for yourself.

• After some time away, Finch returns with, well, Finch
• Chuck Ragan & Nagel have taken a Snapshot [7inch] of what it’s like to put out another 7inch
• Though they may be From The Bottom, Off With Their Heads receive some top marks
• The Ready Aim Fire! may just be Strong Enough
• More at the reviews page

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Senses Fail have announced a headlining tour in support of their upcoming album. The record is titled Life is Not a Waiting Room and is due out October 07, 2008.

The band will be joined by Dance Gavin Dance, The Number Twelve Looks Like You and Foxy Shazam.

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Fueled By Ramen have announced two new signings. First up is Virginia-based Friday Night Boys who have some music streaming on their myspace page. The second is Braintree, Massachusetts’ A Rocket to the Moon. The one-man project has some demos on myspace.
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Liskfest will take place this year on October 11th at Oak Canyon Ranch in Irvine, California. The event will feature bands like Pennywise, Gorilla Biscuits, the Aquabats, Strung Out, the Vandals, Ignite, Death By Stereo, Strife, Every Time I Die, Rival Schools, H20, Bleeding Through, Throwdown, Revolution Mother, Set Your Goals, Dear Hearts, Ill Patriot and Dead Sara. You can find details on tickets and other info on listfest.com.
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Vinnie Stigma, guitarist of NYHC legends Agnostic Front has posted a “campaign commercial” explaining his stance on a number of key political issues and what kind of president he would be.

The band most recently released Warriors.
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Russ Rankin, vocalist for Only Crime and formerly Good Riddance, has posted a cover version of the Swingin’ Utters‘ song “Beached Sailor.” You can stream the song from his website.

It’s unclear if the track will end up on some future Utters tribute or is part of Rankin’s future solo project. Good Riddance called it a career in 2007.
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Atlanta’s ambient / garage-punk act Deerhunter are gearing up for the physical release of their third album Microcastle on October 28th via Kranky. The record, recorded in Brooklyn in just a week’s time, features a cameo appearance from the Black Lips‘ Cole Alexander. Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox and the Black Lips frontman earlier this year collaborated on a project dubbed Ghetto Cross.

Following a set of shows opening for Nine Inch Nails the band will embark on an extensive fall North American tour.
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Filmmaker Colin Brunton has announced that the historic 1978 Canadian punk documentary short The Last Pogo will finally see a DVD release on October 18th. The show documents a December 1st, 1978 show at Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern. Billed as “the last punk show in Toronto,” it featuring first wave Canuck punk bands such as Teenage Head, the Viletones, the Ugly, the Cardboard Brains, the Secrets, the Scenics and the Mods. Brunton was on hand to film the performances, the crowd reaction and the police and firefighters who arrived on hand to put a stop to the riotious show and remove people from the premises. Aside from bootlegs and a screening at 2008’s NXNE, the film has not been available in nearly 30 years.

The documentary is augmented with footage of a 1978 show by the Scenics, commentary by Chris Haight of the Secrets, and a photo slideshow by Edie Steiner.

Colin Brunton served as a producer on films Roadkill and Highway 61, as an executive producer of Cube, directed Duality Of Self and is currently producing hit Canadian TV comedy Little Mosque On The Prairie. He’s currently working on The Last Pogo Jumps Again, a retrospective that tracks down everyone from that night from the bands to the audience to the police. It’s set for a March 2009 release.
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New Jersey’s hardcore punk act 9:18 have posted the entirety of their new EP for free download. The set, A Collection of Essays follows the Deep Dish EP and both were released by Stufend Records.. You can grab it here.

Melodic hardcore act Jerk City have posted some new music from their first demo. The band includes former members of Shattered Realm and play Kid Dynamite-influenced hardcore. You can check out the songs on their myspace page.

Swedish skate-punk act Ends Like This have posted some new music from their upcoming album, The Evil Record of Doom …From Hell. You can find the songs on their freshly redesigned myspace page.
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Gaslight Anthem has posted a full album stream of their new full length. The record is titled The ’59 Sound and is due out August 19, 2008. It is the follow-up to Señor and the Queen which was released in 2008.

You can check it out here.
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