Montana country punk outfit Tonight We Ride have posted a free download of their second album.

Check it out right here.
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Let Me Run will be touring next month with Rust Belt Lights. The band will also be performing a few shows with Samiam, A Wilhelm Scream and more.

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We’ve posted some new reviews. You can check them out below:

• Touché Amoré / La Dispute – Searching for a Pulse/The Worth of the World split 7″
• Against Me! – live in Columbia
• The Littlest Viking – Labor & Lust 12″
• Coliseum / Sweet Cobra / Burning Love – live in Chicago
• Small Bones – Small Bones
• H.O.Z. – Loud Noise Making
• Dr. Manhattan – Jam Dreams
• The Amistad / Above Them – split 7″ EP
• Tiger Piss – Shake It, Don’t Fake It
• Elk – Elk

You can check out any of our 9587 reviews right here.
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Samiam have launched a stream of their new rarities collection. Titled Orphan Works, the 18 song set is made up of rare tracks from the You Are Freaking Me Out and Clumsy eras.

Check out the stream here.

Samiam last released Whatever’s Got You Down in 2006, and cancelled tour dates earlier this year, stating that the band was “on the fritz”.
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Canada’s Alexisonfire will be releasing a new digital-only release via iTunes this fall. The record is titled iTunes Originals and is due out September 28, 2010. The session encompasses interview clips of the band members reflecting on their career and revealing the inspirations behind their songs, along with album tracks and new live versions of some of their most well known songs. Alexisonfire recorded their iTunes Originals session in April 2010 and performed six tracks live in the studio specifically for this release. The interview segments are only available by purchasing the complete release.

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Our stream today comes fromThe Brokedowns. We’ve got a stream of the band’s new full length, Species Bender.

You can check it out on their Punknews.org Profile
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The cast of the Green Day musical, American Idiot, performed some of the tracks from the musical live at AOL Sessions. The Broadway performers performed with a full band and tackled the musical arrangements of “American Idiot,” “Are We The Waiting,” “Last Night On Earth,” “Letterbomb,” “Whatsername” and “Good Riddance.” You can check out the entire performance via AOL.

Speaking of Green Day, another previously unreleased recording of a live track from the band’s recently promised live album has surfaced. Green Day Authority found a recording of “Olivia,” one of the other rumoured songs from the band’s shelved album, Cigarettes and Valentines”. Find that video here.
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In a new interview with “cruelty-free” music site Save A Scream, outspoken musicians Propagandhi discuss their cruelty-free lifestyle, animal rights and activism. The band explains why they support mainstream charities like PETA, but also more controversial activist groups like the Animal Liberation Front.

Check out the interview here.
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The Black Pacific have posted a free download of their track, “Living With Ghosts.” The song comes from their upcoming Side One Dummy Records debut, slated for a September 14, 2010 release.

Find the download via Fuse.

The band is the new project from former Pennywise vocalist Jim Lindberg. We recently spoke to Jim about The Black Pacific; that conversation can be read here.
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Richmond, VA melodic hardcore outfit Landmines are heading to Europe this week with longtime friend Jeff Rowe. Jeff will be supporting his debut release, Barstool Conversations, which you can check out on his Punknews profile. Landmines just finished recording their second LP, with release details coming soon.

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The Thermals are streaming their new album, Personal Life via NPR. The album is due out September 7, 2010 on Kill Rock Stars.

Check it out here.
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We’ve been contacted by filmmakers working on an upcoming PBS documentary hoping that some of our Punknews readers might be able to help with some needed band footage/photography from the Wetlands venue in NY. It is very specific, so pay attention:

We are working on a documentary film that includes a short section highlighting the old Wetlands club in NYC. We’re hoping to fill some footage gaps in this sequence and are looking for the following:

We do have an archival budget – so we are prepared to license the material and arrange for proper compensation and accreditation. Thanks in advance for your help!

If you’re interested, contact Sam Cullman via email.
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Underoath have announced their next album. The record is titled Disambiguation and is due out October 26, 2010 . The record is the first from the band since the departure of longtime drummer Aaron Gillespie. The band worked with producers Matt Goldman (Lost In the Sound of Separation and Define the Great Line) and Jeremy SH Griffith.

The band previously released Lost in the Sound of Separation in 2008.
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