With their new album, Captain Love, out this week, Mock Orange has put together a little prize package for one lucky Punknews.org reader.

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This month Static Radio NJ released their new full length, An Evening of Bad Decisions…... To celebrate, the label has put together some sweet prize packages for us to give away.

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Look Mexico has posted a new song from their new EP, Gasp Asp. The EP is the follow up to the critically acclaimed 2007 full length, This Is Animal Music, which appeared on more than one “Best of 2007” chart here on Punknews.org.

The EP is available digitally through iTunes via this link, and will also be available on CD and 7-inch on their forthcoming tour dates.

You can check out “You’re Not Afraid of the Dark” on their myspace page.
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State of Mind has announced plans to release the debut CD/EP from Texas-based hardcore act Decades. The record is titled Numbered and is due out October 07, 2008.

The band has also posted a new song on their myspace titled, “Cigarette Burns”, that is planned for an upcoming a split 7″ with Houston’s Fight Pretty.

You can check out the song on their myspace page.
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On the heels of their recent breakup announcement, Internal Affairs have booked their final tour set to kick off in January 2009. The jaunt will feature Alpha & Omega on all dates.

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Brendan Kelly of Lawrence Arms and The Falcon fame is apparently mulling over a new solo seven-inch series. He made the announcement via his blog saying:

I’ve been writing new songs with the intention of doing a seven inch series, which is a good way, I think, to get some output going without having to live in a studio or a van.

Kelly would not be the first Lawrence Arms member to go that route, with his bandmate and co-vocalist Chris McCaughan releasing music under the name Sundowner. Drummer Neil Hennessy has moonlighted in Smoking Popes, as well as co-writing the Rise Against hit “Swing Life Away” all the while working as a studio engineer.
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According to a report from Cleveland Scene, there were apparently plans underway for a proper reunion between the Misfits and their estranged singer-songwriter, Glenn Danzig. However, according to an interview with former Misfits guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein:

We were actually going to do a Misfits reunion with Glenn. But Jerry put a fuckin’ monkey wrench in it. [In] 2002, we had meetings … And [Jerry] kind of fucked it up, him and his manager. We were going to do a record, do a tour and everything. So let all the Misfits fans put that in their pipe and smoke it.

Over the years since 2002, rumors have always emerged that Danzig would reunite with his former bandmates, but the singer always vigorously denied them. In fact, during the lead up to the singer’s 2005 Blackest of the Black tour, Glenn noted: “It’s the closest thing to a Misfits reunion anyone is ever going to see!“
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2K Sports has announced that the soundtrack to their upcoming NHL 2K9 game will feature Operation Ivy, Pennywise, Bad Religion, NOFX, Ramones, Genghis Tron, Mastodon, The Night Marchers and more.

The game’s official site also has streaming versions of many of the featured tracks (including NOFX’s “Linoleum”) and they can be heard here.
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Ben Folds has released the second video from his upcoming solo album. The record is titled Way to Normal and is due out September 30, 2008. It is the follow-up to Supersunnyspeedgraphic: The LP which was released in 2006.

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Deathwish has signed San Diego, CA-based Lewd Acts. The band is influenced by pre-1988 punk and hardcore and most recently released a Split with Hour of the Wolf

Lewd Acts will release a new 7″EP for their upcoming winter tour featuring a new recording of “Play Me Something That I Know”, along with two new songs. They are currently writing their new album to be released on Deathwish later in 2009.

You can find some music along with upcoming tour dates on their myspace page.
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Trap Them have set a release date for their forthcoming full length. The record is titled Seizures in Barren Praise and is due out November 11, 2008. It is the follow-up to Seance Prime which was released in 2007.

Some music from the album can be streamed here.

The band has also booked some tour dates this fall.
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Jubilee (ex-The Icarus Line, ex-Nine Inch Nails) have posted a new song for streaming/download. The track, “Fuzz Are Down” is one of the exclusive b-sides from their recent single, Rebel Hiss. You can also find some other tracks on the band’s myspace page.

You can check out “Fuzz Are Down” right here.
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Swedish skate-punk legends No Fun at All have announced the release of their first full-length in eight years. The album titled Low Rider is due to be released November 14, 2008 (November 21, 2008 in Europe) on the band’s own label Beat ‘Em Down Records. The first single from it Reckless (I Don’t Wanna) can be heard on the band’s website and will be released as a single on November 1st.

The band’s final release State of Flow was released on Burning Heart Records in 2000, however, the band broke-up the following year, though has been doing more and more reunion shows in recent years.
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