Geffen has announced plans to release a new CD+DVD from Nirvana. Set for November 3, 2009, the DVD features remastered footage of the performance, and the original film has also been color-corrected, making the picture pristine. Only two of the 25 performances on the disc have ever been released officially prior to this.

The show features almost all the songs from Nevermind, three from In Utero and tracks from Bleach.

The label has produced a posthumous release every year since 2002 with Nirvana, With the Lights Out, Sliver: The Best of the Box, Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!, Unplugged and others coming each year around October/November.

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Pop-punk outfit Man Overboard have posted a new track, “They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To.” The band recently wrapped up a tour with Transit and Balance & Composure. They are currently planning a new run with I Call Fives, Balance & Composure and I Am Alaska.

Check out the dates and the new song on their MySpace page.
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The Casting Out, which includes Nathan Gray of Boy Sets Fire, recently appeared on Germany´s biggest soap opera, Gute Zeiten,Schlechte Zeiten (Good Times,Bad Times) with their song “These Alterations” from their debut, Go Crazy! Throw Fireworks!.

The show is one of the longest running programs on German television and reaches around 4 million viewers daily. The “concert” was filmed July 2009 at Babelsberg Filmstudios in Berlin during their European Tour with Red Tape Parade who were hired as extras and can be seen dancing in the crowd.

Check out a clip and interview here.
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One of vocalist Jim Lindberg’s last recordings with Pennywise has been posted online. The band recorded a cover of the 7 Seconds classic, “We’re Gonna Fight,” for the BYO Records documentary/box set Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records.

The song, originally from 7 Seconds 1984 album, Walk Together, Rock Together is one of 31 BYO covers in the box set. The set is due out September 22nd.

Check out the song here.
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In a new interview, Rivers Cuomo described the writing of one of Weezer‘s most beloved songs, “Undone (The Sweater Song).” He explained:

‘The Sweater Song’ was the first Weezer song I ever wrote, back in 1991. I was trying to write a Velvet Underground-type song because I was super into them, and I came up with that guitar riff. I just picked up that acoustic guitar and the first thing I played was that riff. And it just feels so classic to me, even now when the band starts to play it, it just takes over the energy in the room and you’re just transported into the world of Weezer. It wasn’t until years after I wrote it that I realized it’s almost a complete rip-off of ‘Sanitarium’ by Metallica. It just perfectly encapsulates Weezer to me – you’re trying to be cool like Velvet Underground but your metal roots just pump through unconsciously.”

Weezer’s next record, Raditude, is due out October 27, 2009.
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In a new interview, Rise Against discussed their plans for their upcoming album. According to the story, the band is planning to complete a European tour from October to November 2009 and an Australian tour from January to February 2010.

The band also confirms that the remain contractually connected to Geffen and will remain on the label for the forseeable future.
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Henry Rollins recently spoke to Monsters and Critics about his role on the FX program, Sons of Anarchy. The veteran musician and spoken word artist plays AJ Weston, the ” liaison between the Aryan Brotherhood and the suits of white hate.”

Check out the interview here.

The new season kicks off tonight on FX.
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The Johnstones are streaming the first 10 songs from their upcoming album, Can’t Be Trusted. The album was released today.

Check out the songs on their MySpace page.
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We’ve posted some new reviews. You can check them out below:

• Polar Bear Club – Chasing Hamburg
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• True Colors – Rush of Hope
• Iron Age – The Sleeping Eye
• Iron Cross / Keyside Strike – Split Series Vol. 5 7″ EP
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Portland based rock act Portugal. The Man recently released their fourth full length album, The Satanic Satanist on Equal Vision Records. The band is currently on a club and festival tour in support of the album and recently wrapped up stints at the Bonaroo Festival in Manchester, TN and Lollapalooza in Chicago, IL. Punknews contributor Matt Pagirsky caught up with lead singer/guitarist John Gourley and bassist Zachary Carothers at the tour kick off show on August 4th at Union Pool in Brooklyn. They discussed the new album, their thoughts on how to prevent early leaks, how art and money are intertwined, as well as plans for another new album and a live DVD set for tentative release this coming winter.

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John Lydon has announced plans to reform his influentail post-punk act Public Image Limited this December for five live dates in the UK. The shows, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the full length Metal Box, will be the group’s first in 17 years. Lydon will be joined on stage by former guitarist Lu Edmonds and drummer Bruce Smith, with new bassist Scott Firth. A new website has been launched by the band at pilofficial.com.

Lydon formed Public Image Limited in 1978 following the implosion of the Sex Pistols. The original line up included one-time The Clash guitarist Keith Levene, bassist Jah Wobble and drummer Jim Walker. The group ran with various lineups and guest stars through 1993, in that run releasing eight full-lengths.
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Jake Brockman, keyboard player for English post-punk group Echo and the Bunnymen, has died. The 53 year old musician succumbed to injuries from a motorcycle accident on the Isle Of Man this past Tuesday. He reportedly collided with a converted ambulance near Kirk Michael and died in hospital shortly thereafter.

Brockman toured with the Liverpool-based band in the 80s and performed on their 1987 album. He joined the group as a full time member in 1989. His final work with the group will appear on the new album The Fountain next month. The keyboardist was also a member of the dance group BOM with Spiritualized’s Damon Reece.

Our deepest condolences go out to to Jake’s family and friends.
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In early August frontman Billy Hopeless commented on the future of Vancouver’s The Black Halos. He explains that while he could go out and rebuild the band with new players (he mentions SNFU, Social Distortion and D.O.A. as examples) he’d rather start anew. Hopeless comments “At the best the Halos was always a band that I would have loved to go see and hear at worst it was everything that I despise and I battled to keep it exciting as hard as I could… I believe with the line up I’m gathering that we will be able to achieve the same if not greater admiration from myself and hopefully all of you.”

Billy’s new band is The Bonitos featuring members of Cristol Pistol, Saddle Sores, the Daggers, and Black Diamond. The group doesn’t have any music online yet, but they’re promising a New York Dolls, Dead Boys and The Stooges inspired glam-punk sound.
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