Toronto-based Billy Talent have begun work on their forthcoming full length. The popular Canadian band explained:

The summer is half over and things with Billy Talent are as busy as ever. We just got home from a two and a half week tour through Europe. We played Moscow and Warsaw, which was a first for us and we were blown away from the response. The tour ended with us doing the massive Hurricane/Southside festivals and then a show in Prague with our friends in Anti-Flag. Right after that we headed to Quebec and P.E.I. to officially end touring of II. We ended up flying on 12 planes in 18 days!!

We took about a week off and now we’re fully into writing mode. We’re having a blast with our new creations and looking forward to getting into the studio to begin recording. I guess all of you would have heard “Turn Your Back” which we played everyday on the last tour. It was up on YouTube about 24 hours after we first played it live.

The band’s last studio album, Billy Talent II, dropped in 2006.
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Joan Of Arc has posted the Christopher Perkowitz-Colvard- directed video for “A Tell-Tale Penis” online.

“A Tell-Tale Penis” appeared on the band’s May Polyvinyl release Boo Human.
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Sum 41 have posted an update on their plans for the remainder of the summer:

Hello everyone. Just wanted to update everyone on whats been going on with us. We finished our Underclass Hero Tour a few months ago and we have just been taking some time off and relaxing trying to get back into home life. Everyone is doing good. We want to thank all our fans for coming to the shows, buying Underclass Hero and supporting this band, you made the last 14 months a real good time for us. What are we doing now?

Well you can catch Steve on the Warped Tour from Aug. 6th-17th drumming for The Vandals, I (Cone) am going to start recording the next Operation MD album soon. You can go to www.myspace.com/theoperationmd for info. on that and Deryck, well since he writes the songs in Sum 41 he will be a busy guy for the next little while. We haven’t planned when the next Sum 41 will come out but you guys will be the first know when stuff starts happening.

The band released Underclass Hero this year.
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Founding Dead Kennedys bassist has announced his departure from the legendary punk pioneers after more than thirty years. Due to a reoccurring medical condition, Klaus Flouride has decided that the rigors of touring and the demands of the band were the determining factors in making this difficult decision.

Flouride will continue to perform regionally with bands like The American Professionals, The Go Going Gone Girls Band and The Legendary Stardust Cowboy among others but full touring is no longer possible.

Flouride said:

Over the past thirty years, I have had the great fortune to have been a founding member of Dead Kennedys, It’s been tough at times but particularly rewarding working and collaborating with men like Biafra, 6025, D.H., Brandon, Jeff, Ted, Dave, Steve, Skip and especially Ray. However a recurring medical condition called Angioedema has caused me to make the difficult decision to begin withdraw from the road and as a touring member of Dead Kennedys. Thus I have taken my leave as a performing member of the band for the foreseeable future.

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Against Me!, Ted Leo And The Pharmacists and Future of the Left (ex-Mclusky) will be hitting the road together this fall.

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The Higher have announced plans to record their next album, the band explained:

It seems that the time has finally come. Were leaving in just 5 short days for Los Angeles to begin recording our new record! We decided the title of the record will be It’s Only Natural, and will contain some of the hottest tracks you’ll ever hear this side of the Mississippi. We’ve also selected 5 cover songs were going to record for shits and giggles some of which may be on a digital EP were hoping to release later this year. All and all, your going to be getting alot of new music from us very very soon, so keep your eyes peeled and enjoy the rest of your summer!

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Fearless has announced the signing of Dallas, Texas-based Artist vs.Poet. The band commented:

Hey guys we are very proud to announce that we have just joined the Fearless (Records) family, we are very stoked about this and hope you guys are too! These next few months are going to be crazy so keep on the watch for constant video updates! We just wrapped up recording our new EP, look for that before the years end!

You can find some music on their myspace page.
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As previously reported Good Luck are heading out West with Paul Baribeau. Confirmed shows are scarce, but they’ll be starting in the midwest and continuing out to California. Check out the dates below and look for a review of their debut Into Lake Griffy in the near future.
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Congratulations! You’re the lucky reader of the 4tth edition of the Punknews.org Vinyl File. This column aims to keep you informed of upcoming releases as well as spotlighting interesting releases, your favorite bands’ own collections and labels with a history of vinyl releases worth talking about. As always, Vinyl File is brought to you by Ben Conoley.

This week, we’ve got a fairly light load news-wise, but we have two contest winners to announce as well as new one to get started. This week we want to give away a test pressing of Army of Ponch and Young Livers’ contribution to the Live at the Atlantic series. The album, released on Sound Study Recordings, was printed on white (/200 only available at release show), dark royal blue (/31 exclusive to Vinyl Collective), aqua blue (/369), grey marble (/303) and black swirl (/97 exclusive to No Idea). However, we’re giving away the most exclusive version around. Not only is it a test press, but it also comes in an exclusive screened cover.

load of stuff in store for you. First of all, we’ve got a winner of last week’s Off with Their Heads contest. We also have two brand new contests lined up for this week, in which one winner will be receiving a test pressing of the new LP from Landmines and another will get one from The Methadones, who we also interviewed for this week. Madness.
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Last month, we caught up with recently reunited Hot Water Music in the city of bro-therly love. The band has been playing a string of shows since reforming last year.

In the first installment of this feature, the band discusses song selection for the shows from a catalog of 100+ to choose from, their first practice in three years, and guitarist/vocalist Chuck Ragan‘s thoughts on rejoining the other members that had been playing together in The Draft together since HWM’s separation in 2005. Additionally, we’d like to give special thanks to Rob Huddleston, frontman for Ann Beretta and Foundation (along with bass duties for Inquisition) for playing the role of interviewer.

You can check out the video below
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Los Angeles-based hardcore outfit Terror are currently on a huge US tour in support of their third full-length release, The Damned, The Shamed, which just hit stores via Century Media. We were able to get Scott Vogel to start keeping a tour journal which we will be publishing here on Punknews.org.

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Civet recently shot a video interview with Buzznet in support of their new album. The record is titled Hell Hath No Fury and is due out September 09, 2008. The band determines their appeal to emo kids, being compared to the Suicide Girls and Paramore and more.

You can check it out here.
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Blacklisted has released the dates for their forthcoming European tour alongside Belgium’s Rhythm to the Madness. The tour kicks off in Germany September 5.

The band is touring in support of Heavier Than Heaven, Lonelier Than God.
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