Bridge Nine Records have announced plans to reissue some of Agnostic Front‘s earliest material. The label will be releasing a single CD featuring United Blood and Victim in Pain, both of which were released in the early 80s. The label is also planning to reissue those in their original formats with United Blood due as a 7-inch and Victim in Pain on a new 12-inch LP.

Bridge Nine owner Chris Wrenn commented:

Agnostic Front’s debut EP and LP – United Blood and Victim In Pain, are seminal New York Hardcore recordings. To have the opportunity to bring them back to life and make them available again to a new generation of hardcore fans is an incredible honor for Bridge Nine Records. We’re excited to do these re-issues justice and look forward to helping Agnostic Front celebrate the 25 years since the original release of Victim In Pain.”

The band most recently released Warriors.
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Rise Records has announced that they have signed The Bled. The band previously released Found In The Flood and Silent Treatment via Vagrant Records. The band is currently in their home state of Arizona recording their new album which will be released in early 2010. Regarding the new album, the label had this to say:

With this new album, the band is going back to their roots. Having a sound reminiscent of their debut album Pass the Flask, but with a modern twist and far superior musicianship.

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Equal Vision Records has signed The Dear & Departed. The band recently wrapped up recording with New Found Glory guitarist, Chad Gilbert (H2O, Fireworks), and will release the new material as a digital EP and 7″ later this year and tour to support. The band’s vocalist, Dan Smith, contributed vocals to AFI‘s Decemberunderground, while drummer James Walsh also spends time in Shook Ones.

The band released Something Quite Peculiar in May 2007, produced by Chris Vrenna, whose production resume includes U2 and Smashing Pumpkins in addition to his work as drummer/programmer for Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson and Gnarls Barkley, with additional production from AFI’s Jade Puget.

Check out some music on their myspace page.
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Star Fucking Hipsters have posted the first song from their second album. The record is titled Never Rest in Peace and is due out October 20, 2009. The band had this to say:

This record will be released on Alternative Tentacles on October 20th according to Jesse & Jello. We want to also stress the fact that we are not leaving Fat, we’ve had future projects in the works since May & plan on releasing more new S.F.H. tunes with them this year as well, with a strong possability of it being a collaberation with N.Y.C.’s Slackers.

I think this new record is our best sounding since Choking Victim’s “No Gods/ No Managers”, now, of course 10 years later the content might not be exactly similar, but we did hi-jack Dick & Jasper (subhumans/citizen fish) for a couple of our better tune.

Check out the new song on their myspace page.
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Alternative Press has announced the lineup and tour dates for their AP Fall Ball Tour . The shows kick off on September 24th in Pittsburgh and wrap up on November 14th in the magazine’s home base of Cleveland. Look for The Academy Is…, Mayday Parade, Set Your Goals, the Secret Handshake and You Me At Six to perform.
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Rochester, NY’s Sakes Alive!! recently completed on their new 7″ Act II for Cavity Records. It’s the second in a three part series being released on different labels (the first part, Act I, arrived last year on Barrett). The band took a video camera into their makeshift studio and documented their recording progress. We’ve been bringing you some of the highlights from their sessions.

Click Read More to watch the third and final Episode. Make sure you check out Episode 2, Episode 1 and the intro as well.
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Crime in Stereo, Sybris and the Builders and the Butchers have been tapped as the additional support acts for Brand New‘s forthcoming headlining venture. That tour also features Manchester Orchestra, Thrice and Glassjaw rotating spots.

Sybris will appear on the October 1st through the 7th dates. The Builders and the Butchers will take their place from the 8th through the 30th. Crime in Stereo will take that slot November 3rd through the 28th. We posted the tour schedule back here.
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Third Eye Blind have launched a stream of their new album and first in more than six years. The record is titled Ursa Major and is due out August 18, 2009.

Check it out on their myspace page.
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Jesse Lacey of Brand New spoke to Spin about their new album, Daisy. The record is due out September 22, 2009 and is the first since The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me which was released in 2006

Jesse talks about how much of the album was written by guitarist Vincent Accardi, subject matter and the future. It’s the band’s first interview with an American publication in about three years. Check it out here.
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The legendary guitarist and inventor Les Paul has died at the age of 94. According to the Washington Post he died at White Plains Hospital in New York from pneumonia. The innovator was responsible for several creations in music – “the Log” electric guitar in the 30’s, his signature Les Paul guitar, multitrack recording, and more.

Les Paul was also an accomplished recorded musician and radio host, his hits including “It’s Been A Long, Long Time” with Bing Crosby and “How High the Moon”, “Bye Bye Blues”, “The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise”, and “Vaya Con Dios” with his wife Mary Ford.

The staff at Punknews.org sends our condolences to Les Paul’s loved ones and our thanks to this musical legend for his impact on the musical world.
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This weekend New Brunswick, NJ will play host to the Hub City Hardcore Fest. The three day fest will feature The Measure (SA), Static Radio, The Degenerics, Detournement, Fanshen, The State, Torchbearer, Kamikaze and more. More information can be found on MySpace.

The fest is a benefit for Rich Cunningham. Rich Cunningham formed Happy Days Records in 1995, releasing debut records by Hot Water Music and Ink & Dagger. He later started New Labor, an alternative model of worker organization that combines new and existing strategies to improve working conditions and provide a voice for low-wage, young, immigrant workers in central New Jersey. In 2005 Rich was diagnosed with cancer and recently his battle has taken a turn for the worse.

Tickets are available through Chunksaah Records and the full lineup can be seen by clicking Read More.
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Evan Dando’s Lemonheads have announced a tour of the UK and Ireland. They’ll kick things off in Glasgow on September 10th and will wrap up in London on the 19th. The band will also appear at Brighton’s Whiteair.co.uk festival on September 18th. The band is supporting this year’s cover record Varshons, which saw the band taking on songs by groups like Wire and GG Allin.

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In a recent interview Boris The Sprinkler vocalist Rev. Nørb (who we all of course also know and love from his columns in Maximum Rocknroll and Razorcake), Norb was asked about future recording plans. He responded:

From Boris, i dunno, probably not. The phones aren’t exactly ringing off the hook with lucrative reunion album offers, which is fine, we’re not a band, we don’t really care. From me, i suppose i should release something else, but i deem CDs a dead format, and would like to release whatever it is i release as a vinyl/digital download type dealie, and for that i probably should have a website and i ain’t got time for that so who knows. I did recently purchase a set of bongo drums so the world should be properly fearful.

Boris The Sprinkler reunited for Insubordination Fest earlier this year. You can check out the full interview at the Lucky Stars Radio Blog.
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