Ceremony have posted another song from their imminent new album. The record is titled Rohnert Park and is due out June 8, 2010.

Find it here.
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The producers of a new documentary about straight edge titled Edge: Perspectives on Drug Free Culture, have posted two clips featuring influential figures from the movement. The first clip features Ian MacKaye who coined the phrase while he was in Minor Threat but also went on to former a number of notable acts including Embrace, Fugazi and The Evens. The second clip includes Ray Cappo of Youth of Today and Shelter and who also founded both Revelation Records and Equal Vision Records.

Ian talks about the issue of militance in straight edge as well as the role of caffeine. Cappo discusses his experiences as a teenager and his first brush with alcohol. The documents aims to trace the development of the edge movement from its roots in the 80s to current day. It highlights an MacKaye, Ray Cappo and Karl Buechner (of Earth Crisis) as the initiators of three separate waves of straight edge and also promises comments on the history, philosopy and criticisms of the subculture. Other figures appearing in the film include Russ Rankin of Good Riddance, Kent McClard, Bull Gervasi, Priyesh Patel, Peter Young and Eva Hall.

The documentary was written and directed by Marc Pierschel and Michael Kirchner. It will be relased on DVD by Compassion Media on May 15, 2010.
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Billboard has posted their top rock artists of the 2000s. The winners were chosen by visitors to Billboard.com and notable acts including Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blink-182, Audioslave, Green Day, System Of A Down, The Offspring, U2, Weezer, The White Stripes, Jimmy Eat World, Metallica, Fuel, The Killers, Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, Sum 41, Pearl Jam, Rage Against The Machine and AFI.

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Influential experimental trio Primus have announced their first headlining tour in four years. The band has enlisted Gogol Bordello to provide support for the tour.

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Fiercely DIY label, Plan-It-X Records, will be hanging it all up after next year. Co-founder Chris Johnston explained:

There will be [a Plan-It-X fest] next summer. It will be one of the last big fests before the end of the world. I’m calling it, The End of the World Fest. It will also be the end of PIX records. I plan to release PIX #100 which will be the book, “Free Pizza For Life”, the story of Samantha and I stealing pizza and starting a DIY punk label on the day of the fest. The book will come with a DATA DVD with all the PIX music ever released. Why? because I don’t want to be a dinosaur. CD sales are dropping like crazy, people don’t want them anymore. I know LP sales are up and people love records, but, that doesn’t include CDs. Most of all, I set out to start a budget label that sold CDs cheap, so I don’t want to tarnish the name of PIX by releasing LPs and selling them for higher prices. I’ve thought about this a lot and I’m not sad. I plan on starting a new label when PIX is done that releases nice looking, unique LPs, cassettes and comic books.

The label was founded in 1994 and released music by One Reason, This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb, Operation: Cliff Clavin, The Four Eyes, Ghost Mice, Paul Baribeau, Halo Fauna, Best Friends Forever, The Dauntless Elite, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Matty Pop Chart, Heathers, Delay, Paul Baribeau and Ginger Alford, Spoonboy and Against Me!.
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Defiance, Ohio have posted the first new song from their upcoming album. The record is titled Midwestern Minutes and is due out July 6, 2010 via No Idea. It is the follow-up to The Fear, The Fear, The Fear which was released in 2007.

Check out the track “Hairpool” on the band’s No Idea Records profile page.
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Dexter Holland, who along with his role as a hot sauce magnate, fronts The Offspring, has posted an update on their next album:

Working with Bob Rock has been the best experience that we have had in the studio. Bob is obviously a great producer, but beyond that Bob and we get along and sort of see the record making process similarly..the songs sometimes take a little longer to finish but the end result is far better for taking the time and is something we’re very proud of.

Right now we’re working on a new batch of songs..they’re all in different stages, some are just started and some are nearly finished. The only song title I have right now is one called ‘It’s All Good’..will it make the record? Who knows! We are going in the studio today, everyday for the next two weeks..we’re going to try to get something new finished and ready to play live on tour this summer..we’ll keep you posted!

The band previously released Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace in 2008. They will be co-headlining a summer run with 311 beginning in late June.
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In this edition of “Band on Band”, we at Punknews are pleased to bring you two of Pensulvania’s finest, Spynard and Paramedic. Both bands share a split 7″ on Square of Opposition, available here. So read on as the two bands discuss employment, swapping members, and of course, lasers. .
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In this edition of “Band on Band”, we at Punknews are pleased to bring you two of Pennsylvania’s finest, Spraynard and Paramedic. Both bands share a split 7″ on Square of Opposition, available here. So read on as the two bands discuss employment, swapping members, and of course, lasers. .
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Rx Bandits will be bringing their full-album performances to the West Coast after a similar run of shows in New York City this past March. The band will be performing their most recent album Mandala as well as the two previous record: …And the Battle Begun and The Resignation. All three shows take place at Los Angeles, California’s Troubador in Los Angeles on September 24, 25 and 26.

The band has posted some video from the New York shows as well.
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After the sudden cancellation of their tour due to family emergency, Thrice has posted an update on their summer touring plans:

Since the situation with Dustin’s Dad arose and we had to cancel the remainder of our tour, there have been many questions regarding the status of our summer headline tour. Today we got word from Dustin that he’s good to go, and as a result, we will be continuing with our plans to do that tour in it’s entirety. It has been an indescribably difficult seven months for all of us. In September, my and Ed’s Dad was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer in his throat and tongue and has since undergone seven weeks of chemo and radiation, and a major surgery three weeks ago to remove the remaining tumors. No more than two weeks after my Dad’s diagnosis in September, Teppei’s Mom was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer, and passed away in January. And most recently, Dustin’s Dad’s diagnosis and surgery last week. It’s just been relentless.

So with that said, we’ll see you guys this Summer. Tour dates and tickets are available here, with more dates being announced soon. Keep sending positive thoughts and/or prayers in the the direction of Mr. Kensrue and my Pops, and hold fast hope.”

The headlining tour kicks off in early June.
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In a recent Tweet, Saosin revealed that they have parted ways with EMI Group and Virgin Records specifically. The band released two albums via the label: 2009’s In Search of Solid Ground and 2006’s Saosin (LP). The band adds:

Yes, we parted ways with emi/virgin/capitol. Not a huge deal to us. Were very excited about taking a DIY route again.

The band’s last DIY release was 2003’s acclaimed Translating The Name which was recorded with then vocalist Anthony Green. Green went on to form Circa Survive and The Sound Of Animals Fighting. He also released music under his own name.
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Runner Runner, the new project from members of Over It, Rufio and Don’t Look Down, signed to David Letterman’s Clear Entertainment/C.E. Music and EMI Music’s Capitol Records, have posted the first single for free download.

Check it out here.
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