Brooklyn Vegan is hosting a new song from OFF!. The band is the new project from Keith Morris (Black Flag, Circle Jerks), Dimitri Coates (Burning Brides), Steven Shane McDonald (Redd Kross) and Mario Rubalcaba (Rocket From The Crypt, Hot Snakes). Head here to download “Upsidedown.”

The band intends to release four EPs through Vice Records in the near future. We recently spoke to Morris about the band, among other things. Off! is scheduled to perform at Fun Fun Fun Fest in November.
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ThePunkSite.com has unveiled a stream of the new album from The Black Pacific. The band is the new project from former Pennywise vocalist Jim Lindberg and they’ll be releasing their self-titled debut on September 14, 2010 via Side One Dummy Records.

Check out the stream here.
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Dead to Me debuted their new lineup last night at an impromptu house show in Orlando, FL. Among the band’s new members are Sam Johnson (VRGNS, No Friends, New Mexican Disaster Squad) on guitar and vocals in place of Nathan Grice, who is no longer with the group. Grice notably contributed a fair amount of songwriting and vocals to the band’s 2009 full-length African Elephants. Also new to the ranks is Enemy You guitarist Ken Yamazaki.

The band and their new lineup begin a lengthy tour of Europe tonight in Gutersloh, Germany. To coincide with the tour, they’ll be issuing a new 7-inch on Dutch label Shield Recordings. The three song 7-inch is titled Wait For It and will include the title track as well as “Attack Form” and “Pay Stub.”
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Daytrader, a new band featuring current and ex-members of Crime in Stereo, Latterman/Bridge and Tunnel/Monikers, the Motorcycle Industry and Divider have debuted two new demos. Citing influences like Further Seems Forever, Sunny Day Real Estate, Saves the Day and Hot Water Music, you can check out “Chromatic Living” and “Paper Pusher” on the band’s facebook page.

Punknews should be debuting a few more songs in the coming days, so keep an eye out.
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Equal Vision Records has signed Wild Orchid Children. The band features two members of Gatsbys American Dream, one from Forgive Durden and one ex-Acceptance member. The band’s debut record is titled The Wild Orchid Children Are Alexander Supertramp and is due out November 9, 2010 via Equal Vision.

The band recorded nearly half of the album at The Tank Studio in Black Diamond, WA with Tom Pfaeffle during Spring 2009, Wild Orchid Children took a short break from recording to head out on a five-week tour. Upon returning home, the band learned that Pfaeffle, their friend and producer, was fatally wounded. After taking time to heal and collect themselves, the band headed back into the studio in February 2010, with Pfaeffle’s sound engineers, determined to finish the album. The final record was later mixed by Chris Common [drummer, These Arms Are Snakes] at The Red Room in Seattle, WA.

Check out music on their MySpace page.
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Columbus, OH’s Two Cow Garage have detailed their new full-length. The record is titled Sweet Saint Me and though a wide release isn’t expected until late October, the band will have copies available at a hometown album release show on September 25 and at all subsequent tour dates. The lead single from the album, “Lydia,” will go on sale this Friday.

Once out, Sweet Saint Me will follow up 2008’s Speaking in Cursive.
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Philadelphia’s American Speedway have posted the track, “Howl (Ya Doin?)” The band has nearly completed their sophomore album A Bigger Boat. A 7-inch vinyl single will be released in Fall 2010 and the track is the A-Side from the single. The band has engaged on tours with The Meatmen, as well as provided main support for The Supersuckers, Mike Watt, Valient Thorr, just to name a few.

Check out “Howl (Ya Doin?)” here.
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Autumn is unofficially upon us, and with that the Punknews Podcast rolls into the season with a roundtable discussion featuring news editor Bryne Yancey, interviews editor Rich Verducci and copy editor Jesse Raub that unsurprisingly yielded triple the amount of unfunny jokes we normally have on the show.

Among the stories we discussed were We Are The Union’s van accident and aftermath, Propagandhi’s activist work and aesthetic, Tom Delonge’s comments on the new Blink-182 album, Epitaph’s plans to release the Jackass 3D soundtrack, and Green Day’s new song and upcoming live album.

Not only that, but this week we have brand spankin’ new music from Screaming Females, Torche and Nobunny.

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