Brighton-based hardcore act Ghost of a Thousand have posted a free download of a track from their forthcoming Epitaph Europe debut. The record is titled New Hopes, New Demonstrations and is due out June 1, 2009.
You can find the free download here.
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Split Lip / Chamberlain have announced plans to reunite. The band originally formed as the emotional hardcore outfit Split Lip before changing their name to Chamberlain in 1996.
The band will be reissuing their album, Fate’s Got a Driver on April 21st, The album has long been out of print, and will be made available on limited color vinyl with fully redesigned artwork. In addition to the 8 original tracks are 5 previously unreleased and rare tracks. In addition, each LP will include a download code including all the songs on the LP plus additional b-sides and bonus videos.
The band has also announced some reunion shows, all with the original band lineup and more shows are expected.
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The Bamboozle spinoff Hoodwink have announced three additions to the 2009 edition. The event features bands performing cover sets of bands that influenced them. The three additions are Anti-Flag who will cover The Clash, The Ataris who will cover The Misfits and Cartel who will cover New Found Glory.
They join the previously announced lineup wherein Bayside will be tackling NOFX, New Found Glory will be covering Green Day, Set Your Goals will cover Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana), We the Kings will cover Jimmy Eat World and others.
You can find more details and lineups here.
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Mashup artists The Hood Internet have posted their latest remix online. The track features Matt & Kim combined with Beastie Boys
Check out the song here: “Good Ol’ Fashion Rump Shaker.”
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San Diego, CA’s Fight Fair have posted their video for the song “Pop Rocks” online. The band recently signed to Triple Crown Records.
You can watch the video at their Purevolume page.
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Panic Records has announced the signing of Boston-based Lions Lions. The band formed last year and supported their 2008 debut EP, Direction with more than 100 shows last year.
The band includes former members of Vanna, Therefore I Am and A Loss For Words. They will be entering Webster Lake Studios in MA (Four Year Strong, Energy, Therefore I Am) with Chris Curran to lay down 10 new tracks that will be produced by Dan O’Conner and Alan Day (Four Year Strong) for their debut full length, From What We Believe.
Check out some music on their myspace page.
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The Duane Peters Gunfight have announced tour dates in support of their new album, Checkmate released via Indian Recordings.
Austin, TX’s And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead have posted the new video from their sixth full length release. The album, Century of Self was issued on their newly formed Richter Scale imprint of Justice Records.
There are few bands out there that I’ll listen to regardless of how I’m feeling. Whether I’m down, in a rush, or restless, I’m always in the mood for some Marked Men. Their last album Fix My Brain, with a perfect mix of melody and head-bobbing goodness, turned many heads and made everyone wonder where their new favorite band had been all along. The much anticipated follow-up Ghosts, although a step back sonically for the band, is a definite step in the right direction; it continues where Fix My Brain left off, but adds the rough elements of their previous recordings. Also gone are many of the slowdowns, leaving us with an album that the band thinks is much more what they envisioned the Marked Men would sound like. Whatever the case, Ghosts is the perfect Marked Men album, and is sure to make many Top-ten lists again this year. Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy.
Ghosts is now streaming at Punknews.org, and our own Ollie Mikse had a chance to speak to Mark Ryan (Guitar/Vocals) and Joe Ayoub (Bass) individually about their new release, their move back to Dirtnap Records, and the music scene in Texas.
Joey Cape of Lagwagon and Jon Snodgrass of Armchair Martian/Drag the River recently embarked on a worldwide tour together. The duo were kind enough to send us some updates from the road and we’ve got some words and video for you to check out.
Earth Crisis have posted a new song from their upcoming post-reunion full length. The record is titled To The Death and is due out April 21, 2009. It is their first new full length since 2001’s Slither.
Check out “Against The Current” on their myspace page.
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Shook Ones have revealed the details for their upcoming Paper and Plastick debut. The record is titled The Unquotable .
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Bad Brains have collaborated with artists Shepard Fairey and Glen E. Friedman to produce a limited edition print. The 18×24 screen print is limited to 425 copies and signed by the artists as well as the original members of the Bad Brains. The run sold out as soon as it was announced.
Shepard Fairy comments:
Bad Brains are one of my favorite punk/hardcore groups of all time. If you don’t have their self titled debut, “Rock For Light”, “I Agaist I”, or “Quickness”, they are all essential.
[They] were almost all iconically shot at various times by photographer Glen E. Friedman. Glen shot a lot of great photos of Bad Brains and a few different shots were spliced together as the reference for this poster illustration. This poster is signed by Glen, me, and all the original members of Bad Brains. Keep that PMA.
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