It’s time for everyone’s favorite Wednesday night leisurely activity: the surely-by-now world-renowned Punknews podcast! This week on the show, interviews editor Rich Verducci plopped into the moderator’s chair where he, news editor Adam White and I discussed such popular stories as the mysterious Sound and Fury motorcyclist, Fat’s decision to reissue Banner Pilot’s Resignation Day and the larger question of the viability of reissues in general, Rancid’s Lars Fredriksen lending his name to and taking appointments at a Tokyo tattoo parlour, speculation on the sonic direction and label affiliation of Brendan Kelly’s solo album, and the many questions raised by Oh, Sleeper guitarist Shane Blay’s article laying out the income and expenses of touring for a ‘mid-level band.’

In addition to the roundtable, we’ve also got brand spankin’ new music this week from VRGNS (née Virgins) and The Estranged, as well as a head-to-head review of new releases from La Otracina and La Gritona from copy editor Jesse Raub.

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The lineup has been announced for the 2010 edition of Fun Fun Fun Fest. The organizers have confirmed more than 80 acts including: Appleseed Cast, Ariel Pink, Bad Religion, Deerhunter, Devo, Dirty Projectors, Dum Dum Girls, Floor, GWAR, High on Fire, Jeff The Brotherhood, Junius, Kaki King, Kylesa, Man Man, Mastodon, MGMT, Monotonix, Municipal Waste, OFF!, Polvo, Ringworm, Snapcase, Strike Anywhere, Suicidal Tendencies, The Briggs, The Bronx, Dwarves, P.O.S., Hold Steady, The Vandals, Valient Thorr and WAVVES.

The event will be held November 5 – 7, 2010 at Waterloo Park in Austin, TX. Tickets are available at http://funfunfunfest.com/.
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More sad news today as we’ve learned that Makh Daniels, vocalist for Bay Area metal outfit Early Graves, was killed in a van accident in Oregon earlier this week. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the driver of the van was 24 year-old Justin Garcia of The Funeral Pyre, the band with which Early Graves was touring. According to the article, Garcia fell asleep and allowed the van to drift off the right shoulder of the freeway as the bands were heading south on Interstate 5 near Medford, OR, en route to Reno, NV after playing a show last weekend in Eugene, OR.

Our deepest condolences go out to Daniels’s friends, family and fans.
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Our stream today comes from Lowell, MA’s The Fake Boys. We’ve got a stream of the band’s new full -length, This Is Where Our Songs Live, which is slated for an LP release via Arrest Records very soon.

You can check it out on their Punknews.org page.
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As part of the relaunching of their webstore, Don Giovanni Records has begun posting some of their older albums for free download.

The label has posted two releases from For Science, Way Out of Control and Revenge for Hire, as well as the Dustheads compilation Collected Sounds and those can be found here.
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Orlando, FL’s Nightlights have unveiled a video for “Ghost Town.” The song comes from the band’s recently released EP for Anchorless Records, Long Way Home.

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Boston’s Have Nots have posted a video update from the studio. The band is currently holed up in Drastic Sounds in Nashville, TN working on the follow-up to 2009’s Serf City USA, which is still available for free download from Paper and Plastick.

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Big D and the Kids Table have digitally released two new songs. The download is called 2 Songs 1 Download and is made up of the band’s side of their split 7″ with Brunt of it for the Ska is Dead 7″ series. The songs can be previewed here.

Big D frontman David McWane recently stated in an interview with ThePunkSite.com that their next full-length will be “more balls to the wall” than their 2009 effort, Fluent In Stroll.
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Small Brown Bike have entered the studio today with producer J Robbins to begin work on a new album for No Idea Records. The band has also launched a blog where they’ll be offering updates from the studio. More information is expected soon.

The Michigan quartet have released a pair of 7-inches through the venerable Gainesville label, with Composite, Volume One arriving in 2009 and Composite, Volume Two following it earlier this year. The band’s last full-length, The River Bed, was issued in 2003 via Lookout!.
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Since news of a fan’s death at the Bonner Springs, KS stop of Vans Warped Tour broke yesterday, a few more details have emerged. While the cause of the man’s death is still not known, the tour has released a statement:

“As the Vans Warped Tour awaits a complete report from the Bonner Springs law enforcement and medical examiner on the passing of a concertgoer at yesterday’s (August 2) show in Bonner Springs, KS, the tour would like to offer their thoughts and prayers to the young man’s family and friends. Tour organizers are working closely with Capitol Federal Park @ Sandstone staff and local officials to determine the actual facts surrounding this tragic incident and will make further details known as they become available.”

The venue in Bonner Springs, the Sandstone Amphitheater, has identified the man as Curtis Alan DeForest, 26 and of Wichita, KS. They offered a statement of their own:

“Curtis Alan DeForest, age 26 of Wichita, Kansas, a patron attending yesterday’s Van’s Warped Tour at the amphitheater was transported to Providence Medical Center where he later passed away. An investigation by the Bonner Springs Police Department and the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office is ongoing. The cause of death has yet to be determined and the venue is working closely with authorities to aid in their investigation.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Mr. DeForest.”

We’ll keep you updated as more details surface.
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