The original lineup of Florida pop punk act Yellowcard will be performing together this September under the name Where We Stand. The band, named after Yellowcard’s 1999 released sophomore album of the same name, previously got together this May for a performance that celebrated the reissue of their debut full length Midget Tossing. The band’s line up features Ben Harper, Warren Cooke, Todd Clary, Longineu Parsons and Ben Dobson.

The modern day incarnation of Yellowcard is on an indefinite hiatus. They released Paper Walls in 2007.
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Paramore recently spoke to Billboard about their forthcoming full length and follow up to their breakthrough album, Riot!. According to songwriter and guitarist Josh Farro:

[We have] anywhere from seven to 10 songs … they’re not complete, but they’re really good ideas I think we have a good chance of using. It’s mainly just music that I’ve written and Hayley (Williams, Paramore’s singer) has some lyrics and melodies. She’s kind of just waiting on me to finish my musical ideas before I can give them to her. It’s a slow process”

Farro says he expects the group to start recording its third album in the studio by January and have the album out by mid-2009
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Canadian punk legends SNFU has been resurrected, after a fashion. The band now consists of vocalist Mr. Chi Pig with guitarist Ken “Goonie” Flemming (the Unwanted / Econonline Crush / Dog Eat Dogma / one time SNFU bassist in the 90s), bassist Just Denis (Dog Eat Dogma / Smoked Oysters / Fake it Big Time) and drummer Chad Mareels (Black Donnellys / Nasty On / Dog Eat Dogma).

The band’s previous incarnation called it quits in 2005. Chi however wasn’t quite ready to let things go and performed a number of shows under the name “asSNFU.” While the band is back using the proper SNFU name, it doesn’t look like founding guitarists Brent and Marc Belke have anything to do with the new run.

Tour dates have been announced starting this September. They will see the band hopping north for a couple of dates in the Yukon, followed by performances from Vancouver through Quebec.

SNFU (originally an acronym for Society’s No Fucking Use) formed in Edmonton, Alberta in 1982. The band was initially comprised of vocalist Mr. Chi Pig, guitarists Brent and Marc Belke, bassist Warren Bidlock and drummer Evan “Tadpole” Jones. Over the next decade their rhythm section shifted from album to album, with over 17 people having played in the band at one time or another.The band released albums on BYO, Cargo, Epitaph, Alternative Tentacles and their own label Rake Records.
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Far From Finished will hit the road with Longway in August for some West Coast dates, as well as a free, acoustic show in Massachusetts.

The band released Living in the Fallout in 2007.
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Menomena will be hitting the road this month in continued support of their acclaimed Barsuk full length, Friend and Foe.

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Leathermouth, the rock’n’roll/hardcore project from My Chemical Romance‘s Frank Iero, will be the road next month. In related news, the band recently confirmed that they would be releasing their full length debut in the fall:

The Leathermouth record will absolutely see the light of day this fall. I don’t have a release date just yet, however I can say that we’ve met with labels and are in the process of signing with the one we are very very happy with, I won’t say who just yet because I don’t want to count our chicken eggs before they crack open and give birth to reptiles.

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Popular indie act Vampire Weekend have signed on to collaborate with composer Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo on the soundtrack to Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. The film stars Michael Cera (Arrested Development, Superbad) and Kat Dennings (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Charlie Bartlett.)

According to a Pitchfork report, the Motherbaugh recorded the exclusive Vampire Weekend track and also supervised the entire soundtrack. The soundtrack is expected at retail on September 30th.

The disc will also include tracks by the Dead 60s, Takka Takka, Band of Horses and more.
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Gainesville, Florida’s As Friends Rust have confirmed the rest of their European shows this month. Along with dates in the UK, Germany, Austria and Belgium the band will be playing one hometown show in Gainesville on August 15th.

The band’s prior run ended with the 2002 release of A Young Trophy Band in the Parlance of Our Times. The remnants of the group evolved into Salem, which only lasted until 2005. Since then members have played in a number of projects including Damien Done, Moments In Grace, Bread Riot, Goodnight at the End of the Tunnel, Feathers, ROM, Currents, J. Page, the Drake, GATORS! and How Dare You.

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Punknews.org is happy to team up with Phillyist.com and Columbia Records to offer a few lucky Valencia fans tickets to see an upcoming Philadelphia Phillies game with Valencia on August 19th vs. The Washington Nationals. For those of you who do not reside in the tri-state area there are other prizes as well. You can see below for complete details.

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Dillinger Escape Plan, Suicide Silence, Emmure, Beneath The Massacre and Architects will be hitting the road together this fall.

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Today we’ve got two new songs from Nashville, TN’s Cactus’s. The band takes influence from bands like XTC, Converge, Fugazi and noticeably, At the Drive-In and just released their debut full length, Tropical Terror.

You can check out two songs on their Punknews.org Profile.
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Boys Night Out have posted two previously unreleased demo/rarities for streaming. The tracks, “Hints of Acquiescence” and “Anatomy of the Journey” can be found on their myspace page.

The Burlington-based band released Fifty Million People Can’t Be Wrong last year.
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Barring an image mixup this morning, I haven’t quite broken the website doing the new reviews updates yet. Here’s hoping! With Brian still out, it was a harrowing journey this week to bring you the best in new reviews.

• My Morning Jacket‘s Evil Urges stumps readers with a “peanut butter pudding surprise”
• The Hold Steady remind everone to Stay Positive, much like the tone of this week’s review
• The Real McKenzies are no longer leashed, apparently
• Me First and the Gimme Gimmes decided that after ten years, it was time to Have Another Ball
• More at the reviews page

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