Chart is reporting that a deluxe UK edition of 2008’s Cancer Bats record Hail Destroyer will feature covers of Tegan and Sara‘s “So Jealous,” Murder City Devils “I Want A Lot (So Come On)” and the Faint‘s “Agenda Suicide.” The set will also include a new song from that album’s sessions titled Engine Skull.” The CD will be packaged with a DVD collecting live footage from the band’s recent tours.

Those four new songs will also be available as a separate four song EP at upcoming shows.

In addition the Toronto based hardcore band will release a limited-edition split7″ on April 27th with Rolo Tomassi. It will feature aforementioned Faint cover and Rolo Tomassi’s “Jealous Bones.”
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NOFX and The Flatliners have confirmed the rest of the dates for their European tour. beginning later this month.

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Senator Charles E. Schumer has introduced legislation to specifically target ticket scalping as well as ticket resellers like TicketNow. The bill would require a two-day waiting period from when tickets go on sale before a ticket reseller can buy those tickets to put on the secondary market,

The purpose of the bill is to enable fans to get tickets at face value before ticket resellers (like the Ticketmaster-owned TicketsNow) can set up auctions to increase the price of those tickets. The issue was brought to the forefront by Bruce Springsteen and U2 but many bands have seen tickets selling for very significant amounts. When the Mighty Mighty Bosstones reunited in 2007, the band saw tickets for their shows selling for as much as $1250.00.
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Capital has announced a new seven-inch. The band, which includes members of Silent Majority, Blood Red and Thieves and Assassins, will be releasing Blind Faith.

The record comes on three varieties of limited color vinyl and includes a free mp3 download coupon. The record will also be available on iTunes and other places soon.

You can stream the record here.
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Hostage Calm has posted a stream their 2008 album, Lens (minus the instrumental intro) on their myspace page.

The band is slated to record a follow up LP for a late 2009 release.
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Music instruction site Playthisriff.com has produced some new guitar and bass lessons feature punk legends Mike Watt of Minutemen and Ron Emory of T.S.O.L..

Check out Mike’s first lesson here and Ron’s first here.
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Beastie Boys have posted some special features to coincide with the release of the deluxe version of their 1992 classic, Check Your Head. Due out today, multiple configurations ranging from a high quality DRM-free digital download of the album (including its numerous and classic b-sides and bonus tracks) to an ultra-deluxe 4 LP 180HQ vinyl version packaged in a fabric-wrapped hardcover coffee table book case and limited to 2000 copies. The retail release date of all physical editions other than the 4xLP version will be April 7, with the ultra deluxe following close behind.

The album was particularly notable as it was the first to feature the trio performing live instrumentation since their early hardcore days prior to Licensed to Ill.

The band has posted a audio commentary, nine music videos, a Flash-game, trading cards as well as a “remixer” for the song “Gratitude.”

The features all all available here.
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According to a Buzznet report, Blink-182 has asked Weezer to act as primary support on their forthcoming summer reunion tour. The news confirms that Blink-182 will be headlining rather than supporting Green Day as some had speculated due to some comments from the band.

The band reunited in February.
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In a recent interview with thepunksite.com, Geoff Rickly of Thursday and United Nations shed some light about his side project and his new label, Collect Records.

Geoff notes that Collect will be vinyl only:

Collect is only going to be vinyl. It’s just vinyl, no CDs, no nothing else. And yeah, we did the United Nations record and now we’re doing the Touche Amore vinyl. We might do this Japanese artist called World’s End Girlfriend who did a collaboration with Mono which was really, really awesome.

He had this to say about the legal problems faced by United Nations:

It is totally annoying. I think the thing is, people just need to calm down and have a sense of humor. I mean, it’s obviously parody. Nobody’s buying our records thinking they’re getting the United Nations. You don’t buy a record and go “Oh, this is like twenty countries” – you know what I mean? “I don’t even need to go to New York anymore to see the building because I have the record!” *laughs* So I just think it’s sort of silly

On top of explanaing the band’s legal tactics in face of numerous lawsuits, he also mentioned that after this current tour they will be going into the studio to record a new seven inch which will be released through Deathwish.
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Compton, California’s Pour Habit have set a release date for their upcoming reissue on Fat Wreck Chords. The label will be re-releasing their 2007 debut, Suiticide, on May 26, 2009.

The band’s new Fat bio also mentions that they have a collection of new songs written and will be entering the studio this summer to record a new album. They band will be touring Canada in May before heading to Europe with NOFX.
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Mark Rose, formerly of Spitalfield, has posted a stream of his new solo EP, The Greatest Lakes.

Check it out on his myspace page.
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Ex-Fugazi member Joe Lally has announced a headlining tour over the next few months. The musician will be performing his solo material live with backing by Ricardo Lagomasino and Elisa Abela. The run will feature supporting act Gory Tellers.

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Berkeley, CA’s Rancid have made the first single from their new album available online. “Last One To Die” is from Let the Dominoes Fall, due out June 2nd through Epitaph Records. Details were previously announced here, and the LA Times has a preliminary album preview here.

You can check out the song by visiting the band’s MySpace page. The band released Indestructible in 2003.
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