Steven Blush‘s controversial 2001 book American Hardcore is headed for an expanded second edition. The publisher said this:

The author has updated all of the chapters, added a new one titled “Destroy Babylon,” which explores the mutant forms of spirituality that came from the movement, and interviewed over twenty-five new subjects. Blush also has unearthed over a hundred new pieces of artwork, drafted two hundred plus new band bios, and radically expanded discography. Most significant, he has offered a new conclusion which is an anomaly within the realm of period studies. The original book was 328 pages, and the revised edition is now 408.

The new edition is due out November 1, 2010.

In 2007, a documentary version of the book was released and we spoke with author Blush and director Paul Rachman. Check out the interview here.
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The Queers have debuted another new song from their upcoming Asian Man Records album. The record is titled Back to the Basement and is due out November 16, 2010. It follows Munki Brain which was released in 2007.

Check out “Fucked In the Head” on their MySpace page.

Don’t forget to submit your band to our Open For the Queers contest. More shows have been confirmed as well.
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The Arrivals have posted another new song. “Two Years” will appear on Volatile Molotov, due out October 5, 2010 via Recess Records and following up 2007’s Marvels of Industry.

Check out the track at the band’s MySpace page.
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Barely a moment after we first posted this story about the upcoming tour featuring NOFX, The Bouncing Souls and Cobra Skulls, we found out that the opening band on said tour, Los Angeles, CA nonet Old Man Markley, had joined the Fat Wreck roster. The label will release a new 7″ from the band entitled For Better, For Worse on October 26, 2010. The title track from that slab ‘o wax is available for download here.

Not only that, but the group will be playing some shows on the west coast both later this month and around the time of the record’s release.
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NPR is hosting a stream of the new full-length from seminal indie rock outfit Superchunk, Majesty Shredding. The album is due out on September 14, 2010 via Merge Records and is the band’s first since 2001’s Here’s to Shutting Up.

Check out the stream here. The group will be playing a handful of shows along the east coast later this month.
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San Francisco, CA’s Hounds & Harlots have announced plans to team up with Geykido Comet Records, Asian Man Records and Paper and Plastick for a charity 7-inch. The band has launched a Kickstarter page where folks can make incentive-based pledges toward the pressing of the record, which will be called Devoted. The group and three labels will each have a different color of vinyl (limited to 250) as well as a different charity; here’s the breakdown:

• Hounds & Harlots: Axis of Justice (white vinyl)
• GC Records: Skateistan (orange)
• Asian Man: Plea For Peace (purple)
• Paper and Plastick: Protagonist, who were had all of their gear stolen in Tulsa, OK (root beer)

To donate, head here.
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Buffalo, NY’s Failures’ Union have unveiled a new video for “The Fall Man,” a track from their 2009 full-length In What Way.

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Tera Melos have posted the unusual video for their song, “Frozen Zoo.” The song comes from their new album, Patagonian Rats. The video was premiered by Wired Magazine who draw comparisons for the video to David Cronenberg and David Lynch.

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Dutch trio Antillectual have unveiled another new song from their upcoming full-length Start From Scratch. Check it out here.

The band has been streaming the album on a track-per-week basis and you can hear the previous tracks they’ve posted here, here and here.

Once out, Start From Scratch will follow up 2008’s Testimony.
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For years Jeff Rowe has played in punk bands, but this year sees the release of his debut solo album Barstool Conversations, on Anchorless Records. Interviewer Alex Eschbach sat down on a boat to discuss why acoustic folk-punk has become so popular, his first year at Fest, why Boston artists seem to love their hometown and (of course) Ben Affleck.

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Next week, Cloak/Dagger will head across the pond for three weeks of shows in Europe before returning to the States on October 9 to take part in Ruiner‘s final show in that band’s hometown of Baltimore, MD.

The band continues to support 2009’s Lost Art.
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In perhaps one of the more unusual pairings in recent memory, Ben Cook of Fucked Up and Young Governor engaged in a drum-off with Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers as part of Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, the latest tween film centred around the Disney pop trio. Cook says only this “extra work can be very funny.” The film was shot in Toronto, Ontario which Cook calls home.

The film was released on DVD today if that’s something you’re into.
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Buffalo, NY-based melodic hardcore outfit Rust Belt Lights have joined Paper and Plastick. The label will release the band’s debut full-length These Are The Good Old Days, likely later this year. More details are expected soon, including a digital EP that the label just released to iTunes today.

Some music can be heard at the Rust Belt Light’s MySpace page. The band is currently out on the road with labelmates Let Me Run.
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