Have Notes have posted a live video of their performance of “White Man In Hammersmith Palais” by The Clash.

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Heartsounds will make their Epitaph Records debut next month with a wide reissue of their debut album, Until We Surrender. Due out June 15, 2010, the reissue will feature the entirety of the original release.

The record can still be streamed on their Punknews.org Profile.
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Chicago math rock outfit Maps & Atlases are now appearing in a new Nintendo commercial. The band’s song, “Daily News,” from 2008’s You and Me and the Mountain, accompanies the commercial for the Nintendo DS puzzle game, Picross 3D.

The video can be seen here.
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Canadian hardcore outfit Comeback Kid are aiming for a September release of their upcoming album, Symptoms and Cures, according to their Twitter. The record will be released in their native Canada through Distort Records (The Bronx, Alexisonfire, Cancer Bats). A US and International label has not yet been announced.

The band is currently wrapping up a tour supporting Set Your Goals. They released their last studio album, Broadcasting…, in 2007.
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Greg Attonito of Bouncing Souls, Kevin Seconds of 7 Seconds, Kepi Ghoulie of the Groovie Ghoulies and Greg’s wife Shanti Wintergate have announced the Vroom Vroom Vespa Acoustic Tour. The run begins on June 3rd in Philadelphia and promises that:

the musicians will embark on a journey combining the love of music, nature, riding, and self-expression. Although the tour has just released its first set of dates, both Albertson Music Group, LLC and the contributors to the tour will route the journey throughout the United States, split up in different regions of the country, and promote the art of freedom through music. The participants will give back to the community of each region by having speaking engagements at local schools, as well as perform at local venues each night. While riding on their Vespa scooters to each location, they are inviting local scooter clubs and arranging group rides for anyone who wants to join them.

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Green Day drummer Tré spoke with Gameinformer about their upcoming Rock Band game due out June 8, 2010. Specifically, Tré explains the absence of the band’s much beloved Lookout! Records-era material, from the track listing. Fans were confused by the absence since the band owns both 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hour and Kerplunk! after obtaining them from Lookout!.

He noted:

We wanted to get stuff from 39/Smooth and Kerplunk! on there, too, but the tapes are really old. I don’t know if you know about analog tapes, but to transfer them you need to play them. They are kind of stuck together right now. You have to “bake” them, and then you have one chance to run it over the machine to transfer it to make stems. Once it hits the head, it comes off the other side shredded. We’re making sure we have the right dudes to do it. We’re actually booking it; there’s one place in Burbank that still does it. We’re going to bite the bullet and shred our old tapes and put it to digital.

Check out the interview here.
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The Gaslight Anthem‘s “Here’s Looking at You, Kid” appeared in this week’s episode of Chuck. The song comes from their album, The ’59 Sound.

American visitors can check out the usage on NBC’s stream of the episode at the 33:47 mark.

The band is gearing up for the release of their new album, American Slang, on June 15, 2010.
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Warped Tour has announced the sub-stages for this year’s event. The two new additions are the Altec Lansing Stage and the AP/Advent Clothing stages which replace the Hurley Stages. They join the existing sub-stages which includes the Glamour Kills Stage, Skullcandy Stage, Kevin Says Stage and Ernie Ball stage. The new stages will feature bands including Breathe Carolina, Four Year Strong, Hey Monday, Set Your Goals, Anarbor, The Cab, The Casualties, Dirty Little Rabbits, Fake Problems, Never Shout Never, Polar Bear Club, The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Mike Posner, The Pretty Reckless and The Rocket Summer.

The promoters of the Warped Tour have also launched a new iPhone/iPod application to help visitors navigate the tour, attend meet-and-greets and so on. Check that out here.
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A Utah citizen is outraged by the use of free expression by Canadian indie rock outfit, The New Pornographers. A letter in the Salt Lake Tribune complains that “In this time of moral and financial crisis” the band’s very name “promotes thoughts about pornography, which contributes to crimes against women and children” and seems deeply concerned about a perceived designated driver program.

Considering Becker’s agenda of “fairness,” to whom is even the name “New Pornographers” being fair to? Is it fair to the victims of the 6,500 registered sex offenders in Utah? Why does Becker want to promote thoughts about pornography, which contributes to crimes against women and children? Whose side is he on? My father was killed by a drunken driver. Is Becker going to provide rides for those who get drunk from the alcohol he brings in for a city event?

Check out the entire letter here.
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Kent, OH’s Annabel have posted a new song. “The Forgetting of Names and Faces” comes from the band’s upcoming EP, Here We Are Tomorrow. Release details for the EP are to-be-announced, but once out it’ll follow up the band’s 2009 full-length Each and Everyone. Head to their MySpace page to hear the song.

Annabel has also booked a tour starting tomorrow.
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Crime in Stereo will be headed to Europe after wrapping up their ongoing tour with The Swellers and This Time Next Year. In Europe they will spend most dates with Wounds and Sharks as well as joining Rx Bandits and A Day to Remember for a few shows. After returning, they will join up with Streetlight Manifesto.

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Alternative hip hop experimentalist M.I.A. has posted the second single from her upcoming album. The first single was the controversial “Born Free” which featured a violent video directed by Romain Gavras and pulled from YouTube due to content. The upcoming record is titled / / / Y / and is due out July 13, 2010

Check out “XXXO” here.
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Hopeless Records act We Are the In Crowd have released a new song from their forthcoming EP, Guaranteed to Disagree.

Check it out here.
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