the English Beat have confirmed the third month of summer touring in the United States, this time with Bad Manners and Chris Murray in tow. The long-running ska band toured with Fishbone in the spring and then kicked off their ongoing tour with Squeeze. The new shows kick off August 10th.

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This week’s video features Minnesota’s Off With Their Heads. The band has been touring in support of their new LP In Desolation.

You can check out footage of two songs from the album by clicking Read More.
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Pete Wentz has made a statement about his new project, Black Cards, which was unveiled last week. The former Fall Out Boy bassist explained the project:

I’ve got a new band called Black Cards. When [Fall Out Boy] went on hiatus, I wasn’t really sure what to do with myself. I Know I wanted to keep travelling the world with my family. We had been to Jamaica recently. I spent a lot of time hanging around the beaches and I started to get inspired again by songs like “Two Sevens Clash” and “Warriors.” I’d never heard any of these songs but could imagine them having an everlasting imprint, like people would dance to this stuff forever. I could feel that these songs really meant something. Not just in Jamaica but globally, crossing through culture and language. I started collaborating via email with my friend Sam, who I know from working on “As Cruel as Schoolchildren.” He had been listening to a lot of old British stuff and we mashed that with the island vibe in the studio. I wanted to try a female vocalist because I couldn’t imagine trying to replace Patrick.

Pete posted two clips from the collaboration: “Club Called Heaven” and “Beating in My Chest.” You can find both here.

Wentz’ bandmates from Fall Out Boy remain active in a variety of projects, including hardcore act Burning Empires, metal project The Damned Things and even performing with Earth Crisis.
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Drummer Yuri Ruley has announced that he will be retiring from MxPx after eighteen years in the band. He explained in a press release:

With MxPx being a touring band and constantly on the road 9 months out of the year, I knew at some point it would have to come to an end, but the reality of it is a lot harder than I thought it would be. MxPx has been my second family for nearly two decades, but I need to step away to focus on raising my family.

With Ruley’s departure, MxPx will be scaling back a bit to focus on the completion of their new live DVD/photo book and new EP. Vocalist and bassist Mike Herrera will lean his focus to Tumbledown’s sophomore release and guitarist Tom Wisniewski will continue with MxPx in conjunction with his new full-time job.

The band will be performing in Las Vegas on July 18th as a farewell to Ruley and celebration of their most celebrated release to date by performing the entirety of third LP, Life In General.
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Fat Wreck Chords has announced the lineup for their 2010 CMJ showcase. The label will be hosting a party featuring Me First and The Gimme Gimmes, None More Black, Teenage Bottlerocket, Smoke or Fire, Dead To Me, The Flatliners and Cobra Skulls.

The label adds: “Unfortunately, we weren’t able to secure an all ages venue so you’ll need to be 18 to enter or be crafty and steal an ID, we won’t mind. ”

If you fancy yourself a boat cruise with Me First & The Gimme Gimmes around NYC harbor, you can do that by clicking here. That ship sails October 22nd! Joining them will be Teenage Bottlerocket and Cobra Skulls.
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Trophy Scars will be releasing two new EP’s in the coming months. The first in the series, entitled Darkness, Oh Hell, will see a late summer/early fall release and will be self-released by the band on CD and digital formats. A possible release on vinyl is in the works as well. The 6-track EP was recorded in the winter of 2010 by longtime collaborator / producer Chris Badami (Dillinger Escape Plan, The Starting Line).

The EP series represents the first new material from the band since Bad Luck in 2009. The band has posted a new song from the first EP, “Trazodone,” and you can find it on their Facebook Profile.

The band also has some tour dates planned this month. Find those here.
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Calculator have hit the road in support of their recently released compilation LP, These Roots Grow Deep.

The band will be playing with the likes of Gods and Queens, Daniel Striped Tiger, Capsule, the Effort and My Heart to Joy at select shows.

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Eels will be completing the three album trilogy begun in 2009 with Hombre Loco next month. The project will release Tomorrow Morning on August 24, 2010. It will be the follow up to 2008’s End Times.

The first song from the album is streaming online, you can check out “Spectacular Girl” here.
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Grinderman, the acclaimed garage rock band formed by Nick Cave (vocals, electric guitar, organ, piano), Warren Ellis (electric bouzouki, Fendocastor, violin, viola, acoustic guitar, backing vocals), Martyn P. Casey (bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals) and Jim Sclavunos (drums, percussion, backing vocals, have announced the details for their sophomore album. The band, which shares all its members with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, will be releasing Grinderman 2 on September 14, 2010 via Anti-.

It was recorded in 2009 at London’s State of The Ark and Assault and Battery studios. Co-produced by Grinderman and Nick Launay, the nine-track album was mixed by Launay at London’s British Grove in August 2009 and Los Angeles’ Seedy Underbelly in April 2010. The first single. “Heathen Child,” is due out August 31st.

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