Bedouin Soundclash have posted a mash up with legendary punk / reggae act Bad Brains. “Stay Close To Me @ 12:59” combines “Stay Close To Me” from Bad Brains’ classic 1982 self titled debut with Bedouin’s recent single “12:59 (Lullaby).” You can stream it at MySpace.
Bad Brains bassist Darryl Jenifer produced Bedouin Soundclash’s latest full length Street Gospels.
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Recent Epitaph signee Frank Turner is documenting his travels for English music website NME as he supports The Offspring on their current tour. The dispatches contain both written accounts and video blogs of the happenings on the tour, and Parts One and Two can be found here and here, respectively.
Turner’s new album, Poetry of the Deed, is due out September 7, 2009.
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Manchester Orchestra have posted the new video from their album, Mean Everything to Nothing. According to the band, the video is the 10th in an 11-part series directed by Clay Lipsky and Jason Bognacki.
Check it out here.
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Canada’s Moneen have revealed the track listing for their forthcoming album. The record is titled The World I Want to Leave Behind and is due out September 15, 2009. The Brampton-based quartet recorded the twelve tracks in January at Rattlebox Studios in Toronto with Brian Moncarz and Grammy award-winning David Bottrill (Tool, Silverchair, Placebo, Muse) at the producer’s helm.
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AC4, the new hardcore project from frequent collaborators Dennis Lyxzén and David Sandström of Refused, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, The Lost Patrol and TEXT, have announced a debut release.
Due out via Ny Våg Records, the record will feature 15 new songs.
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Beastie Boys continue their string of remastered, deluxe reissues with 1994’s Ill Communication. The wildly successful record features “Sabotage” with it’s influential Spike Jonze-filmed video (which can be seen here)
Though retail is officially set for July 14, 2009, the record is available now in digital formats and pre-orders have been launched for a deluxe 3 LP 180HQ vinyl version packaged with a lenticular hardcover coffee table book case and limited to 1500 copies.
More details, including a stream, can be found here.
In related news, the trio have set a September 15, 2009 release date for their next studio album, Hot Sauce Committee.
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Carry the Torch packs a walloping 39 tracks paying tribute to one of the most influential and beloved melodic hardcore bands of all time: Kid Dynamite. Released this past week on compact disc by Get Outta Town and last week on double-vinyl by Black Numbers, the latter has teamed up with Punknews.org to give collectors a serious prize package.
One grand-prize winner will receive the album in three different colors, though runners-up get a little something as well.
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Four Year Strong have posted their cover of Third Eye Blind‘s 90s hit, “Semi-Charmed Life.” The song is one of the 90s covers on their upcoming album, Explains It All, due out July 21, 2009.
Check it out on their myspace page.
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The title and release date for Brand New‘s highly anticipated album has been unveiled. The record is called And One Head Can Never Die and will be released September 22 on Interscope.
The band, who kicked off their current U.S. tour last night in Chicago, recently unveiled a new song live and talked about the album with Kerrang!.
They last released The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me in 2006.
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No Idea has announced the signing of Charlottesville/Richmond, VA quartet Worn in Red. The band’s as-yet-untitled debut for their new label is tentatively scheduled for a fall release. A song from the debut, “When People Have Something To Say” can be streamed at the band’s myspace page, and downloaded from No Idea here.
The band last released a split 7″ with Benard on Alaska/No Breaks Records in 2008.
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Native has announced more details about their upcoming debut full-length. Wrestling Moves is scheduled for a fall release through Sargent House and will follow up 2008’s We Delete; Erase EP. The band recently announced some tour dates and posted a new song, “Ponyboy”.
Check out the cover art here, and
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Drummer Chris Dalley has left Death By Stereo. Dalley, who joined the band three years ago, recorded the drums for the band’s forthcoming album, Death Is My Only Friend and is also the drummer for Ten Foot Pole and also joined Zebrahead on a recent tour.
The band has announced that they have joined the 10 for $10 tour, and will be performing on the July 25th and July 26th shows. Filling Chris’ vacant drummer position will be original drummer Jarod Alexander.
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Above This Fire have posted the video for the track “Flash Floods” from their recent album, “Last Ones.”
