National Underground has posted footage of the entire Off with Their Heads surprise live set during The Fest 9 at The Atlantic in Gainesville, FL. The band performed their 2006 album Hospitals in its entirety at the show in a brief departure from their tour with Bad Religion.
Don Giovanni Records have signed Big Eyes. The band features members of Cheeky, Seasick, and Used Kids. They have been described as “big riffs” for fans of The Ramones, The Muffs and The Vicious.
Some stuff we’ve worked on, but we’re gonna write pretty quickly and just put it down… we may be a year or so [away from completing the CD]. It will mainly be excess material from the first album, material we started and never finished because we had to go and play the stuff we already recorded!
Chicago’s Harm’s Way have joined Closed Casket Activities. The band will be writing their new album after they return from the “Grey Heavens” European tour with Rise and Fall and Nails. Recording will begin this winter for a spring 2011 vinyl/digital release.
The Canadian presence on the Punknews podcast doubles this week, with managing editor Ben Conoley and news editor Adam White dousing news editor and host Bryne Yancey with thick, maple syrup-like doses of knowledge regarding such topics as Propagandhi’s search for a new label, the direction of Converge’s new album and whether they’re still a good fit on Epitaph, Hellmouth’s elaborate and spooky Bible ashes vinyl stunt and much more.
After his hardline stance about copyright infringement, everyone should act surprised that his band, KISS, have been accused of the same. The band’s YouTube Channel has been removed due to “multiple third-party notifications of copyright infringement.”
Mightier Than Sword will be reissuing the Cro-Mags‘ iconic 1986 full length debut, The Age of Quarrel on vinyl. The album was originally released by Profile Records and reissuing in the 90s on Another Planet. The album will be pressed in 180g vinyl and be remastered with three previously unreleased demo tracks from that lineup of the band. The 180 gram vinyl will be pressed on the following colors: 100 solid black, 400 clear red/solid black swirl, and 500 clear red.
The White Stripes‘ indie label, Third Man Records, have announced two large merch collections set for release just before Christmas. The first box will retail for $499 and include a portable record player, branded headphones, 45 adapters, and a White Stripes LP and 7-inch box. It will be limited to 333 copies. The second set will be the same set but with Third Man Records-branding and music.