Strung Out has announced some of their plans in support of their new album. The record is titled Blackhawks Over Los Angeles and is due out June 12, 2007. It is the follow-up to Exile In Oblivion which was released in 2004.

The band has booked a European tour for the summer, and is also planning a record release party. They had this to say:

We will be having our record release party on June 9th in Simi Valley at one of the best skate parks in the US, “Skatelab”. The party will go from 7pm to 11pm with a private skate session going down from 10pm to 11pm. If you skate, come on down. If you dont skate, come on down anyway. Jake just might drop in on a ramp. We will be hanging out, signing some posters, have food and drinks, be playing our new album over the sound system all night, and showing our new video for the song “Calling”. It will be free and all ages can attend.

In our tour dates section, we’ve posted just about all of our tour dates for our upcoming European tour (a few more TBA) and we are looking forward to playing. We have not toured Europe for a little while so it will be great to be back. We know were not getting everywhere but were doing what time permits for now. We will do another European run in the near future. US touring will begin in August with a West coast run to include the western side of Canada. An east coast leg will follow in September (yes with eastern Canadian dates of course). Dates to be posted once confirmed.

We are stoked to be playing a huge show with some of our friends at Long Beach Arena on September 15th. Rise Against, Lagwagon, Strung Out, Silverstein, Comeback Kid is the line up..STELLAR. Should be a great time.

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Dates have been announced for a summer tour featuring Hawthorne Heights, From First to Last, Secondhand Serenade, Brighten and Powerspace.

The five bands will be traveling across the United States for a month beginning on June 12th in Urbana, Illinois.

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Next week, NJ’s The Gaslight Anthem will release their debut LP, Sink or Swim, via XOXO Records. Fans of Against Me!, Samiam, the Draft and even “the Boss” will enjoy the this upbeat and soulful mix of punk and rock n’ roll. We’ve got the whole album for your listening pleasure, but be sure to check out the tracks “Boomboxes And Dictionaries”, “Wooderson”, “I’da Called You Woody, Joe” and “Drive”.

Stream Sink or Swim in its entirety at the Gaslight Anthem Punknews Profile.
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No Use For A Name‘s big boss Tony Sly has posted some more information about their touring around their upcoming retrospective/greatest hits compilation. The record has been titled All The Best Songs and is due out July 10, 2007.

We are playing some west coast shows in July, so check our tour dates. The bands that are playing with us are really great. Whole Wheat Bread is an awesome band!! You might have heard them already but in case you didn’t I will leave a link at the bottom of this. We also have a new Fat band with us called the Flatliners who are great.

Anyway, our All The Best Songs record also comes out in July. I can’t wait to see the booklet, it should be pretty cool. Putting this thing together was like making a mix tape of my own band so it was kind of fun to do. I noticed that Bad Religion has a record coming on July 10th too, just like our best of. So you might see me at the record store buying that. Oh yeah, we are pretty clear to go to South America now. It is going to be so rad. I cannot wait. It really feels like I am going on a vacation with this tour. August, yeah. I suppose some time after that we will rehearse more and then record a new record.

Yeah!! The DVD? I’m not talking about the DVD until the DVD starts talking to me…

Originally announced in early February, the disc is now set to contain 26 songs including 2 unreleased songs. It will include a 24-page booklet with pictures, and commentary from the band as well as ex-members, mothers, crew members and Fat Mike. The record is expected to compile favorites from all their records up to and including their last album, Keep Them Confused, in 2005.
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As previously reported, ska-superheroes the Aquabats are receiving the tribute treatment, via submissions from bands that are fans of the music. Among the tracks making the cut are “Meltdown!”, “Ska Robot Army!, “Awesome Forces!” and many other songs that end with exclamation points.

Along with a call to fans for old and new photos, artwork, etc.: Additionally, fan pictures are being requested for the album artwork. The band’s webmaser, “Sheriff Benson”, had the following to say:

That’s right, cadets! For the next step in making this tribute album a reality, we need YOUR help! How, you ask? Send in all good pictures you have of past Aquabats shows, fans, costumes, batty birthday cakes, merchandise, fan art, ANYTHING that reminds you of The Aquabats in that special way! If they are super great, they will be included visually in the album! In what context, you ask? Well, that remains a mystery to you and the rest of the public till the release!

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Whole Wheat Bread plan to tour this summer with No Use For A Name on the West Coast. The band also has some headline dates planned for other areas of the country.

They have also been hard at work on their new album which is expected to drop this fall. They have been working with producer Travis Huff (Fall Out Boy, Yellowcard) at studios in both Orlando and Los Angeles. The 14-track as of yet untitled album features the following songs: “Stuck In The Dark”, “Bombs Away”, “Blood Stains and Bite Marks”, “Every Man For Himself”, “Ghost Muzik”, “Lower Class Man”, “Son Down”, “I Can’t Think”, “Staying True”, “Catch 22”, “Throw Yo’ Sets Up”, “Girlfriend Like This”, “Ode To Father and last but not least “New Age Southern Baptist Nigga From Da Hood. ”

The band promises some special guest appearances from some well-known players on both sides of the fence, punk and hip-hop. More information is expected to be announced soon.

The band released Punk Life last year.
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According to a recent MySpace bulletin, Good Riddance will be recording their final show on May 27th for a live record. The band said the following about the show:

THAT’S RIGHT!! Those of you who will be at The Catalyst May 27th for the LAST GOOD RIDDANCE SHOW will be part of a live recording!! The show will be recorded LIVE and released by FAT WRECK CHORDS at a later date TBA.

Also performing at the show will be New England’s finest; Smoke or Fire and No Trigger.
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HORSE the Band has moved their upcoming full length to August. The record is titled A Natural Death and is now due out August 28, 2007. It is the follow-up to the Pizza EP which was released in 2006.

The band has been using some striking imagery in their pre-release material, which guitarist David Isen explained:

We posted a series of ads and pictures featuring dead wolves who were killed in an ‘un-natural’ way (i.e. by humans and technology). This is meant to explore the irony of ‘a natural death’ and make people ask themselves, ‘What is natural?’ Nature being murdered by man is paralleled by man being murdered by nature, which is a theme of our album,

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Tick Tock Recordings has posted a new track from Life at These Speeds. Check out “Younger Monkey,” one of two tracks that will appear on a split 7″ with South Carolina’s Thank God. This will be a split release between Tick Tock and Exotic Fever. A third track will appear on Exotic Fever’s Compassion Over Killing compilation. Both releases are due out this summer.

Indie-folk The Dowry has some new music posted.The band is currently on a tour around the Midwest. They will be supporting their upcoming release The Circus and the Sea on Thinker Thought Records, the label also known for their work with The Forecast, The Great Redneck Hope, and Scouts Honor. Although the record will be released from the label on June 19th, the band will have copies on tour. You can check out the music on their myspace page

Acoustic punk act Divided Heaven has some new music posted.The band features the former guitarist from Philladelphia, PA-based The Boils and also a member of Florida-based hardcore act, Protagonist. You can check out the music on their myspace page

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Neil Westfall, guitarist for Victory Records‘ band, A Day To Remember, recently suffered an unfortunate incident at home. The situation is still under investigation, but Neil’s family’s home burned down, losing all of their possessions. The fire occured while Neil was preparing to leave on tour, and all he has left are the clothes on his back.

If fans and friends want to send Neil a kind word, or any type of contribution, you can contact him at: [email protected].
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According to a recent Rolling Stone article based on reader responses and their own nominations, Green Day‘s multi-gajillion-platinum selling record, American Idiot, has been named the “best comeback record ever”.

American Idiot was the highly successful follow-up to their 2000 release, Warning. Though it did not share the same mainstream success as American Idiot, Warning is viewed by many as a groundbreaking, yet honest approach by a band that many in the independent music scene had written-off. Our own former reviews editor, and current Alternative Press editor, Scott Heisel, awarded the album a perfect score. What do you think? Is American Idiot a better album than Warning? What are the great “comeback albums” in your collection? Let us know your thoughts below.
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Hidden In Plain View has posted a new track on MySpace entitled “Bendy.” The track will appear on the band’s forthcoming and last record Resolution, which will see a release through Drive-Thru Records on July 24.

The band decided to break-up in January due to creative differences.
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The Queers and Black Tie Bombers will hit the road together at the end of May for a brief US tour.

The Queers are touring in support of Munki Brain, which was released earlier this year, while Black Tie Bombers tour in support of their Pinky Ring Records release Eternal Happiness and Good Health, which you can stream in it’s entirety on their Punknews band profile.
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