Strung Out and The Loved Ones will be touring Australia together beginning June 4th.

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Soul Control have announced their touring schedule leading up to their previously confirmed shows with the Menzingers. The hardcore outfit will share the stage with bands like Another Breath, Ruiner, Like Wolves and hit festivals including Rainfest and New England Hardcore & Metalfest.

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Red Scare tyrant Tobias Jeg and Brendan Kelly (The Lawrence Arms, The Falcon) have posted the second episode of their ongoing, weekly video series. This edition includes music from NOFX, Rx Bandits, Deal’s Gone Bad and Bad Brains.

Check it out here.
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Bad Religion‘s Brett Gurewitz revealed some more details about the band’s forthcoming free live album, mainly surrounding technical details. First, the album will be released in lossless formats including FLAC, Apple Lossless, VBR MP3, VBR AAC and 320kbps MP3. The album will include relatively little artwork, mainly just a cover to show on your iPhone, iPad or whatever this is.

Songs were left untouched wherever possible, with editing and overdubbing at an absolute minimum so the record is a “very pure live recording.” Mixing was handled by Mike Fraser at The Warehouse and mastering is still underway. A CD release is not planned (though you could concievably burn the FLAC or Apple Lossless to CD for the identical experience) but vinyl may happen later in 2010.
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Against Me! have posted a “fan appreciation” video of their new single, “I Was A Teenage Anarchist” from their EP of the same name available right now on iTunes.

The video consists of footage from the band’s performance at the Social in Orlando, Florida and it precedes a “proper” video which is expected on May 6th.
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A stream has been launched for the new Fearless Records compilation, Punk Goes Classic Rock. The disc is the ninth chapter in their Punk Goes… compilation series and is due out April 27, 2010. It features bands such as Hit The Lights, Forever the Sickest Kids, Envy on the Coast and more covering popular classic rock songs from Boston, Rolling Stones, Journey, Def Leppard, Bob Dylan, Queen and more.

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Dates have been announced for the upcoming “Cool Tour” which will feature As I Lay Dying, Underoath, Between The Buried And Me, Blessthefall, The Acacia Strain, Architects, Cancer Bats and War Of Ages. Set to kick off July 12th, the tour will run till August.

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Jesse Malin and The St. Marks Social have posted the first video from their Side One Dummy Records debut. The record is titled Love It To Life and is due out April 27, 2010 via SideOneDummy.

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Slightly Stoopid have announced a headlining tour which will feature support from Cypress Hill, The Expendables, Collie Buddz and Steel Pulse.

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Fans in Japan captured some very high quality, high definition footage of Isis when the progressive hardcore outfit visited the island last month. The clips are all shot in 720p and feature “Hall Of The Dead,” “Carry,” “Celestial (The Tower)” from Wavering Radiant, Oceanic and Celestial respectively. The band is also planning to issue deluxe versions of several of their albums in the country soon.

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To celebrate the Sailor’s Grave Records “No Piece For The Wicked Tour” we’ve teamed up with two of the participating bands – The Hollowpoints and The Business and Draven Shoes to put together a big prize package with music, merch and more.

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After they wrap up their European and UK run in June, The Hold Steady will kick off a run of North American shows supported by The Whigs.

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Brian Fallon of Gaslight Anthem recently spoke to guitar manufacturer Gibson about the band’s new album, influential guitarists and the quest to keep his band relevant over a lengthy career. He commented on his guitars:

For me, I always played guitars that my heroes played for that reason only, but I couldn’t play my best on them and I always felt my sound was thin. I’ll never forget the day I got my first ’56 Les Paul Goldtop VOS in my hands. I was able to play comfortably because I have big hands, and the big ’50s necks are perfect for me. But really, the main thing is the sound of the guitars; they helped me shape what was in my head. I heard the sounds of the old John Mayall Bluesbreaker records, and old Fleetwood Mac, when Peter Green was the singer.

He also talks about the band’s hope to stay relevant over the next decade:

In ten years I hope we’re still making records people find relevant, or else I hope we’re smart enough to shut it down before we jump the shark. I think the music industry has been very greedy to its artists. They trick artists into signing things that are so horrible it should be illegal. Tom Waits says, “The large print giveth, the fine print taketh away…” and that’s the truth. That’s why we’ve stayed independent. Side One Dummy and a few others are still treating bands like partners in this whole thing. The labels need to understand that it’s a team between band and label, a group effort.

Check out the interview here.
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