Blaqk Audio, the electronic sideproject of AFI‘s Davey Havok and Jade Puget have posted some more new music from their upcoming album.

The duo will release their debut full length CexCells on August 07, 2007 via Interscope Records. The 12 track album was mixed by Dave Bascombe, who fittingly worked several synth-appreciative new wave acts like Depeche Mode and Tears For Fears.

You can find “Stiff Kittens” on their myspace page.

AFI released Decemberunderground last year.
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Cursive has posted the winners (and remixes) for their recent remix contest. The band had asked fans to take their song “Bad Sects” and produce a remix which would appear on an upcoming single.

You can check out the winners on the official site and check out the remixes here.
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This week, DJ Rossstar will be playing host a number of guests. Dollyrots and Kill Hannah will be interviewed tonight. Tomorrow’s program will feature Boys Night Out and Dear & Departed.

The show runs from 7-8pm PST on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

The stream will be available from here and questions and comments for the band can be sent via this link.
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We recently spoke with UK-based The Automatic Automatic. The band has quickly become quite a phenomenon in the UK on the strength of their singles, “Raoul” and “Monster.” (You can check out both on their Punknews.org Profile) Taking a sound that is equally influenced by bands like At the Drive-In, The Futureheads and Blur, the band will be bringing their new album to the States later this month. The record is titled Not Accepted Anywhere and is due out June 26, 2007.

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Mae has announced that they’ll release a new album entitled Singularity on August 14. Singularity, the band’s third full-length, will be released through Capitol Records.

The band is currently on tour with the Fray and OK Go.
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Hydrahead has announced two highly anticipated new releases set to hit streets this July.

The first comes from pioneering hardcore act Botch. The label will be releasing American Nervoso on July 10, 2007. Originally announced last September, the original album was recorded in 1998 and was the band’s full-length debut and first release on Hydra Head. The new edition will feature the remastered entirety of the original plus a new track, “Stupid Me,” three demos and an extended version of “Spitting Black.”

Two weeks later, the label will be releasing Deadverse Massive Vol. 1: Daelek Rarities 1999-2006 on July 24, 2007. The record compiles a number of rarities, instrumentals, and remixes from pioneering hip hop act Dälek.

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The Swellers recently released their debut LP, My Everest. To celebrate, they want to give you some free stuff. But there’s a catch. You see, the boys have a little vice. For some bands, it’s designer drugs, while others like to booze it up. For the Swellers…burritos. The bigger and sloppier, the better.

Here’s the deal. The band will give three lucky winners a copy of My Everest, a Swellers t-shirt and sticker pack, and a t-shirt from Offset Clothing. How do you win one of these prize packages? Well, we’ll help the band pick a winner for each of three categories relating to, you guessed it, burritos.

• One winner for Tastiest burrito concept
• One winner for Best burrito name
• One winner for Most original burrito idea

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Rancid has posted an update on the progress towards their long-awaited new album. The band’s newest addition, drummer Branden Steineckert, explained:

A lot of people have been asking me about the new Rancid record. Here’s what’s planned right now. We are getting together this Fall to begin writing the new record with plans to record it Jan 08. Check out the Rancid myspace or rancidrancid.com for official updates and band info. Meanwhile pick up Tim Armstrongs solo record “A Poets Life”….it will give you what you need til then.

The legendary East Bay punk rockers have not released any new material since 2003’s Indestructible. The band went on an unofficial hiatus in 2004 while all members were busy concentrating on their own project. They did, however, reunite last year to embark on a successful tour before their original drummer Brett Reed left the band and then Used drummer Steineckert replaced him.

Frontman Tim Armstrong recently issued his solo full length, A Poet’s Life
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Electronic Arts has lined up 45 songs for their upcoming skateboarding title, Skate Included in the lineup are classics from the Sex Pistols (“Pretty Vacant”), ZZ Top (“Just Got Paid”), and the Ramones (“Psycho Therapy”). Also featured are a number of favorites ’round these parts, including The Exploding Hearts, Slayer, The Falcon, The Dwarves, Agent Orange, Bad Brains, Children of Bodom, The Briefs and many more.

According to Gamespot, the game is due out in autumn 2007. Gamers explore the fictitious city of San Vanelona while showing off their own unique style of tricks. EA’s worldwide head of music and marketing, Steve Schnur, commented, “We talked to hardcore skaters around the country to help pick many of the songs for Skate.”

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With the difficult press surrounding the band starting to lessen, Petaluma, California-based Love Equals Death has announced the addition of bassist Ryan Sinn.

Sinn replaces the band’s former bassist who departed in light of his arrest. They made the announcement to their street team:

We are very happy to announce that Ryan Sinn will be playing bass for Love Equals Death. Ryan is best known [from] The Distillers and most recently Angels and Airwaves. He’s not just an amazing bass player, but he has been a good friend for some years now. Be sure to welcome him with open arms.

Sinn departed Angels & Airwaves last month.
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Joey Cape of Lagwagon, Me First and The Gimme Gimmes, Bad Astronaut and Afterburner has posted a new song and unveiled a new band which is currently titled Dead Penguin:

I just finished mixing this song. I wanted to post something before I left for tour with The Gimme Gimmes tomorrow. The song is called “This Is The Last Train”. O.K., So… This version was originally a demo. I later recorded it with another band. The band has no name. Actually, the band has about 20 names. We just can’t decide which one isn’t bad.

For now, I will refer to that band as “Dead Penguin”, my favorite title in the running. Dead Penguin’s version of the song is a rock version. I think it sounds like “Pinkerton” era Weezer. Anyway, I recorded an entire record with Dead Penguin in December 2006. That band is made up of 4 of my oldest friends and of course myself.

The full album should be complete by September. There is no label and no plans. I know what you’re thinking. Isn’t he in enough bands already? Yes I am. Dead Penguin was just a project purely for fun. I can’t wait for people to hear that record. It’s raw, unpolished and nothing like anything I’ve done.

You can check out the song on his myspace page.
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Though rumours abound that the band had split up, news has come in that Maritime is still active and is working on the follow up to their acclaimed 2006 album, We, The Vehicles.

Their label, Flameshovel, explained:

Maritime are currently prepping for their follow up to We, The Vehicles [Flameshovel] and we are proud to have them back on the roster-but it’s not like they ever really left-the band did however have three babies and a few wedding in the last year, but as their kids learn to crawl the band has diligently been working on new material that promises to be another classic record from these Promise Ring alumni.

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The Offspring frontman Dexter Holland has issued the following update via the band’s official website:

Working hard, it’s just taking awhile to get everything right. Every new part you record, you’re trying out different stuff to get just the right guitar, microphone, amp, whatever…I can tell you though, the couple songs we just finished sound like a friggin’ freight train…trying to get finished recording in the next month or so we’ll keep you posted.

The still-untitled new album is their follow-up to 2003’s Splinter and is expected in 2007 release via Columbia Records. It will mark the very first proper studio album recorded with drummer Atom Willard, who is the replacement of former member Ron Welty.

The band plans to play Japan in August, appearing at the Summer Sonic Festival on the 11th and 12th alongside bands like Sum 41, Avenged Sevenfold, Bloc Party, Interpol, and of course Cyndi Lauper.
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