Bongo Beat Books has announced plans to release Treat Me Like Dirt: An Oral History of Punk in Toronto. Written by Liz Worth and due out in September, the book follows seminal southern Ontario bands including The Viletones, Diodes, Teenage Head, The Forgotten Rebels and more.
The book will include a bonus DVD and you can find more details here.
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Reign Supreme is hardcore band from Philadelphia, PA. The band most recently released Testing the Limits of Infinite on Deathwish, Inc. and will be embarking on a US tour with Shai Hulud and The Carrier starting July 18 in Haverill, MA. They will be making their second appearance at Sound and Fury, which runs from July 31-August 2. This interview is between Scott Brown and Reigh Supreme vocalist, Jay Pepito.
Blink 182 has unveiled a new, limited edition toy bunny figure which will be available on the band’s upcoming tour. The bunny is 3 inches tall and “full of fury.” There will also be a 40cm tall version to follow, limited to only 250 pieces.
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Minneapolis’ own Dillinger Four will be journeying across the Atlantic ocean later this year for their first tour of the UK since 2001. The band are set to play a string of dates in December, with shows featuring Leatherface and Hard Skin. The band continue to tour in support of their critically acclaimed fourth album C I V I L W A R, released in 2008 via Fat Wreck Chords.
Next week, Canadian pop-punk act Living with Lions will be releasing their album titled Make Your Mark via Adeline Records. To celebrate, the label has put together a contest featuring the band and some cool prizes.
Beastie Boys have announced some scattered dates over the next few months. The band also recently unveiled the art for their forthcoming album. The record is titled Hot Sauce Commitee and is due out September 15, 2009. Click here for the art.
In a new Guardian piece, Nick Cave reads from his forthcoming second novel, The Death of Bunny Munro.
September 1, 2009, the novel has been described as “Cormac McCarthy, Franz Kafka, and Benny Hill together in a Brighton seaside guesthouse” and is due via Faber & Faber.
Check out the video here.
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The Slackers have posted an update on their plans for the next little while. The band wrote:
[We] are just starting a 2 month “break” from gigs. [We] will be doing much recording, mixing, and songwriting between now and September!
The veteran band released Self Medication in 2008.
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Japandroids have announced their tour schedule for the next few months. The Canadian band will support their 2009 album, Post-Nothing, with a run along with Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band and another with The Coathangers.
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Naked Raygun has announced plans to enter the studio to record a new 7-inch series. The band will be headed into Transient Sound Studios in Chicago, Illinois to lay down tracks that will eventually be pressed on a series of 7-inch records and represent the first new material from the band since 1992.
The band broke up in 1992 and save for a one-off reunion in 1997 to celebrate the release of the Last of the Demohicans collection, stayed inactive while band members tended to family business and occasionally other musical projects such as The Bomb and Pegboy.
In the fall of 2006 drummer Eric Spicer began to get the itch to play the old songs again and gathered the guys together again to reunite for Riot Fest in Chicago. The overwhelming response from the sold out crowd of four thousand prompted Naked Raygun to re-form permanently with their final lineup of Spicer, Bill Stephens on guitar, Pierre Kezdy on bass and Jeff Pezzati on vocals. The reunion also spawned the release of What Poor Gods We Do Make: Story and Music Behind Naked Raygun DVD.
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Newly signed to Epitaph Records, Frank Turner has posted his new single, “The Road.” The song will appear on Poetry of the Dead which is due out September 7, 2009.
Check out the song on his myspace page.
Frank has also posted the third part of his video blog. Check that out via NME.
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In a move that returns the labels to its roots, Equal Vision Records has launched a new imprint, Mantralogy. The imprint is a collaboration with film/music producers Gaura Vani and Rasa Acharya that promises a “edgy punk rock attitude and underground ethos with the ancient uplifting philosophies and culture of conscious living and music. ” and connects to the label’s history as an outlet for Krishna-conscious musicians.
Mantralogy’s first artist, Gaura Vani, blends western instrumentation, rhythms and harmonies with traditional chants and melodies, citing influences like Beck, Bjork and Peter Gabriel. He and his band, As Kindred Spirits, often perform in traditional venues like yoga studios and temples, as well as more mainstream spaces like NPR, CBS, Lollapalooza, Burning Man, and countless grassroots get-togethers on every continent.
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Fake Problems has rescheduled the previous shows that the band cancelled due to a death in the family of one of their members. The band will be playing four Florida dates and one show in Alabama and the bill will feature support from Ninja Gun.
Shortly after wrapping up these dates, the band will be headed to Europe for shows through till October.
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