After the acrimonious departure of his backing band earlier this month, Jay Reatard has found a new band just two weeks later. The new group features Anders Thode (bass) and Jacob Elving (drums), both from Danish punk outfit, the Cola Freaks.

The new lineup comes on the heels of the announcement that Reatard has been tapped to support the legendary Pixies on their Doolittle tour. The Memphis garage punk musician is supporting his recent Matador Records release Watch Me Fall.
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Sub Pop Records has post a free download of Nirvana‘s live performance of “Scoff” from the upcoming Bleach reissue. You can download it here.

As previously reported, the band’s 1989 debut will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a deluxe reissue on November 3rd. The live records included with the release are from a February 9th, 1990 show at the Pine Street Theatre in Portland, Oregon. Along with “Scoff” show also features performances of songs like “Love Buzz,” “About a Girl” and a cover of the Vaselines’ “Molly’s Lips.” It has been re-mixed from the original tapes by Jack Endino.

The reissue hits stores on November 3rd.
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U.K. melodic hardcore act Four Letter Word are gearing up to release their fourth full length onOctober 26th through Boss Tuneage and Newest Indüstry. The 10 song Follow as the Crow Flies was recorded and mastered by Frankie Stubbs of Leatherface, who has was behind the boards on the band’s previous work as well.

The songs “Unfinished Symphonies,” “Kid Against The Wall,” and “Unconditional” are now streaming on the band’s MySpace page.

The new full length follows up 2007’s Staring Down The Barrel EP and One For The Road split with Off With Their Heads, both of which were released through No Idea in North America.
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Los Angeles punk quartet Orange have posted their new video for the song “Standing Still.” The track appears on their recent third Hellcat Records full length, Phoenix.

You can check it out at Hellcat.
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PA’s Captain, We’re Sinking have released their new EP, It’s a Trap! through donation based label Death to False Hope. The record comes in time for their performance at the Fest.

“It’s a Trap!” can be downloaded here.
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We’ve posted some new reviews. You can check them out below:

• Lightning Bolt – Earthly Delights
• Gaslight Anthem / Murder by Death – live in Brooklyn
• Protest the Hero – Gallop Meets the Earth [CD/DVD]
• A Wilhelm Scream / Living with Lions – live in Seattle
• David Bazan – Curse Your Branches
• Candiria – Kiss the Lie [12 inch]
• So Long Forgotten – Things We Can See & Things We Cannot
• Friends of Friends – Deep Search
• Esprit de Corps – Under Constant Influence
• Siouxsie and The Banshees – Juju

You can check out any of our 8750 reviews right here
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Punknews’ Darren McLeod caught up with Dave Hause of the Loved Ones before the Vancouver stop of their tour with Murder By Death, Frank Turner, and The Gaslight Anthem. They chatted about Dave’s upcoming solo album, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the new Pearl Jam album and the difference between Dave Hause and Dave House. Darren also tried to talk about hockey, but that failed miserably.

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Longtime drummer Chris Arredondo has left the Briggs due to a longtime injury. He explained:

After years of chronic pain in my left wrist and years of doctors telling me it’s just tendonitis, i finally found out that i have had a broken wrist for (what they can tell) 10 years. Recently the pain has been so bad that i can’t even sleep. After consulting different doctors about what i can do for this, we’ve come to the conclusion that i need to remove the fractured bone and fuse the remaining 4 carples (wrist bones) together making one big wrist bone.

This will make the pain and swelling go away but will also make me loose 50% in my range of motion. Unfortunately the healing time will be anywhere from 8 months to a year. That means that I can not play drums for anywhere from 8 months to a year. […] To be fair to myself and to the rest of the band, leaving was really my only option.

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Spanish Gamble (formerly Dirty Money) have posted the title track from their upcoming debut full length on Paper and Plastick. The record, It’s All Coming Down is scheduled to be released early December via the band’s new home.

Check out the song here.
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Banner Pilot have announced a run of shows to bookend their upcoming appearance at The Fest.

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Epitaph Records has unveiled plans for a reissue series featuring four albums from The Blood Brothers. On November 17, 2009, the label will reissue expanded versions of Young Machetes, Crimes, Burn Piano Island, Burn and March on Electric Children.

The CD and digital re-issues will include rare previously unavailable live tracks and videos, music videos and B-sides for the ultimate collectors’ edition. The only album from the band not set for reissue is 2000’s This Adultery Is Ripe from Second Nature Recordings. The Burn Piano Island, Burn will also feature the entirety of the band’s DVD, Jungle Rules Live DVD.

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Our stream today comes from Brooklyn, NY-based Laura Stevenson and the Cans. The quartet features Laura Stevenson from Bomb the Music Industry! and follows her last solo album, Laura Stevenson: A Record.

We’ve got a stream of the band’s new 7-inch, Holy Ghost.

You can check it out on their Punknews.org Profile
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This Time Next Year have unveiled a “pay what you want” for their Equal Vision Records album, Road Maps and Heart Attacks. The label and band explained:

As the music industry is adapting to new technologies, it seems as though everyone has forgotten why we’re all here: the music. Equal Vision Records & This Time Next Year have introduced a new system to give music to anyone who is willing to listen. Fans can “choose your own price” – from $0 to $1,000,000 it is it up to the fan to decide what to pay for the music.

Fans also have options in what types of files to download – mp3, AAC, FLAC, or Apple Lossless – for those who are concerned about the quality, unlike other music download options.

Check out the stream/download here.
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