Influential political hip hop group Public Enemy have completed the fundraising round begun earlier this year. The band aimed to raise $75,000 (€59,100) via Sellaband.com. Frontman Chuck D. posted this notice:

We just received word that our fund raising campaign has completed. This is truly a great moment for us and we owe it all to our [fans] on SellaBand – our true ‘Believers.’ As the title of this entry suggests, it has been a long and winding road. We’ve had explosive starts, media attention, corporate troubles, media criticism, recalculations and finally resurgence. When its all said and done, the bottom line is that we never lost faith in ourselves, our fams and the future of fan funding as a model.

The band had different offers for contributors including a copy of the album, a download and a revenue share along with more elaborate packages like a studio visit for €7,880.00 ($11069) The as yet untitled album will follow 2007’s How You Sell Soul To A Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul?. The band has already promised collaborations with Rise Against and Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine.
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Jimmy Eat World have posted their cover of Superchunk‘s “Precision Auto.” The song comes from Superchunk’s 1992 album, On the Mouth, which was produced by John Reis of Rocket From the Crypt. The song has previously been covered by Les Savy Fav and Fucked Up recorded a live version of the song at Matador 21 this past summer.

Check out the cover via Purevolume.

If you’d like to compare it to the original, the video and song are available via YouTube.
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Paramore have posted a studio recorded cover of the 1966 Loretta Lynn song, “You Ain’t Woman Enough. (To Take My Man)”

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The Decemberists have posted a new song from their upcoming album. The record is titled The King is Dead and is due out January 18, 2011. Find the new song on their official website.

The band has also revealed the track listing for the record, which follows The Hazards of Love from 2009.

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Mockingbird Wish Me Luck have launched a stream of their new 7-inch, Branches. The 7-inch follows the band’s album, Goodbye Debris, released in 2009. They will be supporting the new 7-inch on a Canadian tour with The Menzingers, Flatliners and Fake Problems.

Check out the stream here.
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Hellogoodbye have launched a stream of their new album, Would It Kill You?, due out on Rocket Science Ventures and Wasted Summer Records. The entire album was self-funded by the band.

Find the stream on their MySpace page.
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Volumes have signed to Mediaskare Records. The band will make their debut with a new EP, The Concept Of Dreaming, on November 16, 2010.

Check out some music on their MySpace page.
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Sheffield, England’s While She Sleeps have launched their new video for “Crows.” It comes from their recently announced debut for Good Fight Entertainment, The North Stands for Nothing.

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Our second Fest 9 video comes to us from those scamps in Dear Landlord, who opened day two of the Fest-ivities at 8 Seconds in rousing fashion, all while donning Juggalo costumes. The band performed “Lake Ontario,” “Doormat” and “High Fives” from their 2009 debut Dream Homes, and we shot it.

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Reggie and the Full Effect have announced a one-off reunion on New Year’s Eve. The band features James Dewees of The Get Up Kids and the show will take place at the Theatre of Living Arts in Philadelphia, along with special surprise guests. The band’s final tour was in August and September of 2008. That was the same year they released their final album, Last Stop: Crappy Town.

Tickets go on-sale on Thursday at noon here.
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