Electric Frankenstein have been tapped to support The Damned on their forthcoming East Coast tour. The band will be supporting the punk pioneers from December 29th through January 4th on this tour schedule. Electric Frankenstein released 4 Those About to Rock in 2007 and their last studio album, Burn Bright, Burn Fast! in 2005.

The Damned has been busy in support o their new album, So, Who’s Paranoid which was released digitally on October 28, 2008. The digital release was followed by a physical release on November 17th in the UK and the 12th of December in the US.

The record follow 2001’s Grave Disorder which was released on Nitro Records.
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According to a report from the Daily Chorus, Kevin Lyman of the Warped Tour announced the first batch of confirmed bands at the 12th Annual Ernie Ball / Vans Warped Tour Battle of the Bands Showcase.

To date, main stage acts confirmed for the bill include NOFX, The Devil Wears Prada, Flogging Molly and Bad Religion. The latter band was confirmed by bassist Jay Bentley in a recent interview.
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After more than two decades, director Alex Cox is set to produce an official film sequel to his 1984 anarchic punk film, Repo Man. According to this report, filming will begin next month on Repo Chick, which will unfold against the background of the credit crunch and the subprime mortgage crisis in the US, where repossessions of homes, cars and other forms of property is at a new high.

The original 1984 film told the story of Otto, a repossession man who goes in search for a mysterious Chevy Malibu carrying a high value package which was taken from a government lab and has strange effects on anyone who views it. Along with a nihilistic world view throughout the film, the movie was beloved for it’s soundtrack, which many thought of as a definitive cross-section of LA punk rock at the time.

Songs on the soundtrack included favorites by Iggy Pop, Suicidal Tendencies, Black Flag, The Plugz Circle Jerks. No word on who will make up the new soundtrack.
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Rock Band 2 has announced that the December 9th update will feature 13 songs from ska/punk/pop outfit No Doubt. Songs set to appear include “Just a Girl” “It’s My Life,” “Hey Baby,” “Bathwater,” “Sunday Morning,” “Hella Good,” “Underneath It All,” “Excuse Me Mr.,” “Running,” “Spiderwebs,” “Simple Kind of Life,” “Don’t Speak” and “Ex-Girlfriend.”

After a lengthy period of inactivity, the band recently announced plans to tour and record again in 2009.
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