Bad Religion has updated their Facebook with the ongoing status of their new record:

First week of recording at Joe’s house of compression and Brooks gets the medal for superasskicking. Brian has finished 14 basics… a couple more to go. I (Jay Bentley) started getting some good bass sounds late, late last night, the liver wins the shootout again. Brett is playing late night tracks on his birthday, some way to celebrate! Happy birthday [Brett!] Working of album titles and ideas today. It’s all coming together. Joe says the corn flavored kit kats are gross, but the wasabi ones are quite delicious…. get back to work. work work work. will send photo’s soon

Prior to the new full length release, the band will make available a new live album on the 18th.
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England’s Frank Turner has announced that he will be opening up for Green Day for two UK shows next month. The songwriter wrote a brief note talking about the significance of being able to perform at the legendary Wembley Stadium and the influence of the famous Tribute to Freddie Mercury:

[It] as a major musical milestone in my life. My older sister made me watch it with her, and we taped the whole thing over a number of VHS cassettes (swapping them over as fast as possible so as not to miss anything). I was 10 years old, I’d just started finding out about music, but seeing Metallica, Guns n Roses, Spinal Tap (!) and a host of others playing Queen tunes was a major eye-opener for me. We watched those tapes till they broke. So for that reason and a million others, I’m pretty blown away to say I’ll be opening for Green Day at Wembley Stadium (and Manchester Cricket Ground) in June. The world has gone mad.

Frank also notes a few solo shows, festivals and a date opening for the Gaslight Anthem in their hometown of New Jersey.
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Before their upcoming trip to Europe, mewithoutYou will play a month of North American shows. The band will be supported on all dates by Rubik and various shows by David Bazan (Pedro the Lion) and Rocky Votolato.

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Interpol will be supporting U2 on their forthcoming summer tour. They are also planning headlining shows for their off-days.

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We’ve posted some new reviews. You can check them out below:

• The National – High Violet
• Bane/Grade/Unrestrained/Between Earth and Sky – 4-way split double 7″ + the final At Both Ends zine
• Black Breath / Converge / Lewd Acts – live in Cleveland
• imadethismistake – Bow and Quiver
• Impediments – Impediments cassette
• Choke Up – Choke Up cassette EP
• Drexel – What Went Wrong
• Impossibles – 4 Song Brick Bomb EP
• Good Riddance – For God and Country
• The Rezillos – Can’t Stand the Rezillos

You can check out any of our 9276 reviews right here.
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Silverstein has posted a new interview clip discussing their new live CD+DVD. The package documents their recent catalog showcases at Toronto’s El Mocambo club this past March. 2003’s When Broken is Easily Fixed, 2005’s Discovering The Waterfront, 2007’s Arrivals & Departures, and 2009’s A Shipwreck In The Sand were each performed on separate nights. The record is titled Decade (Live At El Macambo) and is due out June 8, 2010.

Check out the clip here and a new trailer here.
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Philadelphia’s Hightide Hotel has announced that their debut LP, Nothing Was Missing, Except Me will be released this summer through Runner Up Records. The album will feature nine new tracks as well as two re-recorded versions of previously released songs. The record will follow up the band’s previous release on the label, a split with New Jersey’s By Surprise!, as well as a recent acoustic EP. A US tour to support the LP is also in the works.

A live version of the song “Be My Lobster” can be streamed from the band’s MySpace page.
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The line-up for the 2010 edition of Quebec’s Petite-Nation Rockfest has been announced. The event, which takes place on June 18th and 19th, will feature 60 bands on three stages, including acts like the Misfits, Voivoid, Anti-Flag, Alexisonfire,The Sainte Catherines, The Planet Smashers and Silverstein. Other bands performing include Grimskunk, Vulgaires Machins, Malajube, Anonymus, Général K-O (Groovy Aardvark), Despised Icon, Lofofora, Die Mannequin, Kataklysm, Tagada Jones, Deadly Apples, Blind Witness, Reset, Les Pistolets Roses, Mystery Band, Slaves On Dope, Kamakazi, Ok Volca, Fuck The Facts, Inepsy, Insurrection, Aarsen, Analog5, Sordid, Oscar B., Alcoholica (a Metallica tribute band), Fadeless (a Nirvana tribute band), Ab Irato, Godfalls, Ögenix, La Jarry, D.O.H., Never More than Less, Dancing on Fire, Shampouing, Doll, My Giant, Polishdebin, and Brixton Robbers.

The fest takes place at the Montebello Marina in Montebello, Quebec (about 75 minutes from Montreal and 50 minutes from Ottawa).
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It’s been twelve years since Far put out the critically acclaimed album Water & Solutions. Countless bands reference Far as a key influence to their sound. After over a decade of the members of Far working on various other projects, the boys are back in town with a new album coming out on Vagrant Records on May 25 entitled We Are Alive at Night. Punknews contributor Kira Wisniewski spoke with frontman Jonah Matranga about the accidental reunion, the forthcoming album, Far’s secret code name – Hot Little Pony and of course, Beyonce.

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Flatfoot 56 have posted the new video for “Courage.” It comes from their 2010 album on Old Shoe Records, Black Thorn.

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Epitaph Records metalcore outfit Parkway Drive have announced plans to release Deep Blue. The record is due out June 29, 2010 and follows Horizons which was released in 2007. The band promises a wider palette noting tracks featuring “anthemic pop-punk to bloodcurdling death metal..” The album was tracked and mixed in Los Angeles, CA by Joe Barresi (Queens Of The Stone Age, Bad Religion, Tool), and mastered by legendary mastering engineer Brian Gardner.

Bad Religion guitarist and Epitaph Records owner Brett Gurewitz makes a guest vocal appearance on “Home is for the Heartless,” which promises “epic punk rock choruses.” The band will feature material from the album on this summer’s Warped Tour.

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After they wrap up their upcoming tour with Nothington, Spanish Gamble will be hitting the road for an additional month of US dates.

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Fearless Records has signed St Cloud, MN’s For All Those Sleeping. They will be releasing their debut album Cross Your Fingers in Summer 2010. It was recorded with Cameron Mizell.

Check out some music on their MySpace page.
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