A little birdy just told us that No Idea Records will be releasing a split 7″ featuring Lemuria and Cheap Girls this summer. No other details are available, but we’ll keep you posted as they come in.

Lemuria is certainly keeping busy, recently signing with Bridge Nine for their next full-length and gearing up for shows with New Found Glory and The Wonder Years, as well as a run of dates supporting Polar Bear Club. Cheap Girls are currently traversing the midwest and west coast with The Menzingers, and will release an acoustic version of their 2009 full-length My Roaring 20s.
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Boca Raton, FL’s Protagonist will be hitting the studio on June 1 with producer Stephen Egerton to record a new EP. Once out, it’ll follow up the band’s 2009 effort The Chronicle, which is expected to see a vinyl release later this year.

The band has also booked a few shows in the coming weeks.
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Augusta, ME’s Cruel Hand has posted a new song online, eponymously titled “Cruel Hand.” The song will appear on their upcoming self-titled EP, which arrives as a 7″ and digital download on June 22nd, and their upcoming Lock & Key full lenght available on July 27th. You can stream the song at MySpace.

Cruel Hand last released Prying Eyes in 2008.
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Tigers Jaw have announced a few weeks of summer dates. Joining them on separate legs of the tour will be The Sidekicks and Man Overboard.

The band recently issued a split with Balance and Composure that was co-released by No Sleep Records and Run For Cover Records.
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Our good buddy Keith has uploaded a video from his recent stint on the road with the fine young men in The Menzingers. You can see Greg and Tom playing a slowed down, acoustic version of the track “I Was Born” from their new record Chamberlain Waits. You can hear a few songs from that album at their Punknews band profile.

Today the band starts their summer tour with a show in Pittsburgh then dates with Cheap Girls in the Midwest and West Coast then with Soul Control after that..
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Baltimore screamo act Pianos Become the Teeth have announced a summer tour in support of their latest Topshelf Records release Old Pride. The tour will feature shows with Kid Crash, Lemuria, Not To Reason Why, Ruiner, and Touche Amore. The band plans to kick things off on June 11th in Baltimore, wrapping things up on July 21st in Annandale, VA.

Old Pride was released on CD and digitally in January and will see a vinyl version on June 8th.
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Paper and Plastick has announced a summer 7″ series, planning ten releases under the banner this year. The label is touting that each release will include “etched B-sides, elaborate artwork, and multi-color vinyl.”

The first release will feature Pittsburgh’s Anti-Flag with their The Second Coming Of Nothing 7″, featuring the new song “Queens and Kings.” The record will be available in white or rainbow vinyl, with the the b-side featuring an etching of Jesus and Moses sharing an intimate moment. The label has also released a 7″ from Burlington, Ontario’s Saint Alvia as part of the summer series. It features the songs “Jonxer” backed with “Get Up and Go” on violet or “root beer” vinyl.

Releases are on the way in the series from The Ataris (titled “All Souls Day”) and Weatherbox (titled “Christpuncher”). More are to be announced soon.
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The Adolescents have completed their new album. The follow-up to 2005’s O.C. Confidential will be titled The Fastest Kid Alive and will consist of 15 songs. Two of the tracks have been previously released in France, but those have been re-recorded for this album. The band is currently working on artwork for a July release.

The new record will be supported by a US tor in July and August. Some of the dates will be on the Warped Tour but the majority should be in clubs and bars. Details are forthcoming.
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Kid Tested Records is getting set to reissue Sloppy Seconds‘ debut full length Destroyed on vinyl in celebration of its 20th anniversary. The double LP will feature a remastered version of the original LP on one record, available in four different colors. The second platter features ten rare bonus tracks, including previously unreleased demos and reheasals. Its b-side will feature a laser etching of the band’s mascot Al Testicle. More details on the set can be found at Kid Tested.

As previously announced Sloppy Seconds is currently on the road in the US.
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Toronto’s power-pop/punk outfit City Sweethearts, featuring members of Vicious Cycle, Marvelous Darlings, and The Heart Attacks, are gearing up to embark on their first US East Coast tour this June. The band kicks things off on the 10th in Brooklyn, wrapping up in Gainesville, FL on the 29th. They’ll be supported on the tour by Indiana’s The Brothers Gross.
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Toronto, Ontario’s Junior Battles have managed to tap into something so many aging punk rock fans seem to have lost or hide well – that youthful spirit and energy that made you make poor decisions as a teenager that resulted in those unforgettable stories that you still reminisce about years later. Their debut E.P. Hotel Bibles garnered rave reviews from music critics both in the United States and Canada, and their recently released self-titled E.P. has done the same. Sean Jain caught up with singer/guitarist Sam Sutherland and singer/guitarist Aaron Zorgel to get the latest on Junior Battles forthcoming split with O Pioneers!!!, their past and future plans, and realities of balancing one’s youthful ideals with the modern day workplace.

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Toronto, Ontario’s Junior Battles have managed to tap into something so many aging punk rock fans seem to have lost or hide well – that youthful spirit and energy that made you make poor decisions as a teenager that resulted in those unforgettable stories that you still reminisce about years later. Their debut E.P. Hotel Bibles garnered rave reviews from music critics both in the United States and Canada, and their recently released self-titled E.P. has done the same. Sean Jain caught up with singer/guitarist Sam Sutherland and singer/guitarist Aaron Zorgel to get the latest on Junior Battles forthcoming split with O Pioneers!!!, their past and future plans, and realities of balancing one’s youthful ideals with the modern day workplace.

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New Found Glory have announced a run of dates dubbed the ‘Summer Sideshow Tour’ that will see the band performing in smaller venues on their off dates from the upcoming Honda Civic Tour. Several of the gigs will feature Lemuria and The Wonder Years as support.

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