The Almost have released the first track from their debut album Southern Weather which will be released through a joint venture between Tooth & Nail and Virgin Records. The band began as the solo project of Underoath drummer Aaron Gillespie and features collaborations with Sunny Day Real Estate singer Jeremy Enigk as well as The Starting Line’s Kenny Vasoli.

The band will also be supporting the album on this summers Warped Tour.

You can check out “Say This Sooner” in Windows Media or Real formats.

Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/22112. Continue reading First new song from The Almost (Underoath, Sunny Day Real Estate) →

Detroit, MI’s Hifi Handgrenades, who feature Ryan Vandeberghe, formerly of the Suicide Machines, as well as (ex-)members of Hoarse, the Grand Nationals and Hey Sailor, have posted a song and announced info for their first show. The band attests to playing “melodic punk in the tradition of Descendents, Dag Nasty, Bad Religion, the Replacements and Hüsker Dü.”

The tune, entitled “Carry On,” is available for streaming on the band’s newly unveiled MySpace page. The show will take place Friday, March 9, at Small’s.

The Suicide Machines broke up in May 2006.
Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/22111. Continue reading Hifi Handgrenades (ex-Suicide Machines) debuts song, first show info →

Love Equals Death has announced some March dates supporting AFI and co-headlining with labelmates Smoke Or Fire. The AFI dates will also feature Viva Hate while the Smoke or Fire dates will include both the Shook Ones and Love Me Destroyer.

The band continues to support their 2006 Fat Wreck Chords debut, Nightmerica.

Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/22110. Continue reading Tours: Love Equals Death with AFI, Smoke or Fire →

Lifetime‘s Dan Yemin has posted the latest update from the band to their Myspace page. In it, Dan discusses the band’s touring plans, touring mates and also mentions his other project, Paint It Black.

You can click Read More to check it out.

Lifetime released Lifetime this week. It is their first new studio record since 1997’s Jersey’s Best Dancers

Editor’s note from Chris: I will also be interviewing Dan and Lifetime later this week, so if you have something that you’re dying for Mr. Yemin to answer, clarify or explain, post away below.
Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/22109. Continue reading More updates from Lifetime’s Dan Yemin →

Warped has announced the latest additions to the tour this year. First, is long-running pop-punk outfit, New Found Glory and the second is UK-based post punk outfit The Automatic.

The former is touring in support of their latest full length, Coming Home and you can find two songs from the album on their Punknews.org Profile.

The latter will be appearing from late June through Jule 24th. They are a critically acclaimed act which has drawn comparisons to Fugazi, Bloc Party, Interpol and the Blood Brothers. Some music is available on their myspace page.
Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/22108. Continue reading New Found Glory and the Automatic added to Warped Tour →

Alkaline Trio has released the first video from their recent rarities compilation, Remains. The track originally appeared on Rock Against Bush Vol 1.

Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/22107. Continue reading Alkaline Trio: “Warbrain” video →

Beloved Epitaph act Bouncing Souls have announced plans to take their latest album, The Gold Record to Canada in April.

For the tour, the band has enlisted Strike Anywhere, The Loved Ones and Static Radio.

Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/22106. Continue reading Tours: Bouncing Souls / Strike Anywhere / The Loved Ones / Static Radio (Canada) →

No Idea has posted the tracklisting and artwork for the upcoming J Church record, The Horror Of Life. This will be the band’s follow up full-length to 2004’s Society Is A Carnivorous Flower. The record will be released March 13th on No Idea Records.

To hear the first track off the record, “Vampire Girl Prefers Me Alive,” click here.

Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/22105. Continue reading J Church post new track, details on “The Horror Of Life” →

An Angle have announced a March tour in support of their upcoming album, The Truth Is That You Are Alive. The band recorded at The Hangar in Sacramento, CA and are aiming for a May release.

The band released their last album, We Can Breathe Under Alcohol in 2005, as well as the 5 Days, 5 Songs EP in 2006.

Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/22104. Continue reading Tours: An Angle →

Casey Jones have posted the dates for a tour beginning next month. The band will be joined by Death Before Dishonor and Hour of the Wolf for the trek.

The band is touring in support of their 2006 release The Messenger.
Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/22103. Continue reading Tours: Casey Jones / Death Before Dishonor / Hour of the Wolf →

The organizers behind the 2007 edition of Ozzfest have announced that this summer’s tour will be free. The long-running tour will be selling no tickets and instead is planning to enlist sponsors to fund the tour.

The news is even more surprising as the event is the top-grossing festival tour of all time, and second only to the Warped Tour for longevity. Sharon Osbourne explained:

We’re reaching the same point we did years ago when kids no longer wanted to pay for overpriced CDs. As a result, they found alternative ways of getting music. That’s what’s happening with summer touring in this country, it’s out-pricing itself. We started this and we want to keep it and we want to make it bigger and bigger each year by getting bigger sponsors to be involved with the festival and underwriting the festival. That’s what it’s about.

The plan is for interested showgoers to visit to special sponsor sites where tickets can be secured. More details regarding the process are forthcoming.
Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/22102. Continue reading Ozzfest to be free this summer →

In a surprising open letter today, Apple CEO Steve Jobs posted a detailed essay explaining why Apple sells copy-protected music and more importantly, the benefits of removing the digital locks from purchased music. The revelation is particularly surprising since Apple’s iTunes store currently dominates the digital download market and sells more than a billion DRM-protected songs a year.

Jobs explains that the only reason for DRM is to appease the big four music companies and Apple would embrace a DRM-free future “in a heartbeat.” Apple even urges European countries to pressure the “two and a half” major labels headquartered in Europe (Universal/Vivendi, EMI and half of Sony BMG) to license their music to Apple and others without the digital locks that all major label’s seem to require.

While many have publically questioned the value proposition of restricted music, no company as high profile as Apple have ever made statements like this against DRM.

You can check out the article here.
Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/22101. Continue reading Steve Jobs comes out against copy-protection →

Another new track from their upcoming Leftover Crack/Citizen Fish split has surfaced online. The disc is titled Deadline and Citizen Fish recorded 5 original songs along with their cover of LoC’s “Clear Channel Fuck Off” and Choking Victim’s “Money”.

Leftover Crack contributed 6 new songs and 2 covers, one being a Subhumans song and the other being a CItizen Fish song. Special guests on the record include Jello Biafra and M.D.C.’s Dave Dictor.

You can check out the song here: “Meltdown.
Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/22100. Continue reading Citizen Fish post new song →