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Last February we reported on a live performance from legendary San Fran punk group Flipper , to be held at Amoeba Records in the band's hometown. The famous record shop has graciously posted high-quality footage from the show online. As a pioneering group in the west coast punk scene of the early 1980's, Flipper has been cited as a major influence by bands like NOFX and ...

Amid a non-stop tour slated to end in mid-December to support Hail Destroyer, Cancer Bats ' latest release, vocalist Liam Cormier spoke with Punknews interviewer Zack Zeigler about strange gifts from fans, where the hell the name Cancer Bats came from, his least favorite part about being a musician, his mission through music and more. More...

A group of students from Full Sail University has put together a mini-documentary for Gainesville, FL-based beardcore label No Idea Records . We've received word that the video was completed for a final school project, and the director(s) have since graduated. Whether the video serves as a trailer for a full-length documentary feature are unknown, however, the posted 6-minute clip ...

Anti-Flag has commented on their participation in the recent protest performance at the Republican National Convention in Minnesota. Yesterday we played a show on the steps of the Minnesota State Capitol in opposition of the Republican National Convention. Before our set we had planned with Rage Against The Machine to have them come onto stage directly after our set and play a set ...

Bloomington, IN's Prizzy Prizzy Please have posted a track from their upcoming EP. The song, 'Melt Meltdown' will be included on their Joyful Noise debut PPPPPEP which is due in late October, shortly after their Riot Fest gig. The band will be touring the Midwest in support of the EP throughout November. You can check out the song at the band's MySpace page . More......

Travis Barker, drummer of Plus 44 and previously Blink 182 and The Aquabats , recently spoke to Metromix Los Angeles about whether his former band Blink 182 will reunite in the near future, saying: I don't know. You know, to be honest with you, I haven't spoken to Tom [DeLonge] in five years. I speak to Mark [Hoppus] every day, he's one of my greatest friends, so...that's the ...

San Diego's Unwritten Law has posted the cover art and a song from their upcoming live CD / DVD Live & Lawless . The album is due September 30th via Suburban Noize Records. You can stream "Shoulda Known Better" on the band's MySpace page . The cover art can be found here . The performance captured on the set was recorded at the Key Club on the Sunset Strip in March of this ...

When Rage Against The Machine attempted to play a left wing rally at the Republican National Convention this week, local authorities weren't so sure it was a good idea and shut the show down. While a proper permit was reason enough to ensure Rage couldn't play a real show, the band responded by holding a breakout a cappella session. More...

Pennywise is gearing up to support their new single "Die For You," the second from Reason to Believe , with a series of radio festival appearances later this month. These shows include Le Festival Envol et Macadam on September 13th in Quebec City, the Q101 Block Party in Chicago on the 14th, the KEDJ Edgefest in Queen Creek, Arizona on the 27th, the Tuscon Electric Park KFMA Fall...

Sydney, Australia's long-running punk act Hard-Ons have a full live set streaming from their homelands available at Moshcam.com. The group last released Most People Are A Waste of Time in 2006 through Australia and Europe only; the groups last North American release of 2003's Very Exciting delivered via BOMP! The set is thirteen songs long, and can be seen here . ...

Bloomington, IN's Defiance, Ohio recently recorded the new song "Hair Pool" on a video for the website If You Make It as part of the site's Pink Couch series, where bands record songs live while sitting on a pink couch. Defiance, Ohio released The Fear, The Fear, The Fear last year through No Idea. You can watch the video here . More...

Portland, OR's Austin Lucas has signed with Suburban Home Records. After cutting his teeth in a variety of crust, grind, and punk groups throughout the Midwest and Czech Republic, Lucas released Putting the Hammer Down earlier this year on Magic Bullet. Lucas is currently writing and recording his new album this fall, and it should see a release date of March 2009. He will ...

Long running Swedish punk act Millencolin 's world tour in support of Machine 15 rolls on. In the coming months the band will visit the a number of countries in Europe and South America, with dates scheduled into late December. The band's UK dates will feature Strawberry Blondes . More...

Doghouse Records has signed Virginia City's The Bigger Lights . The label will release the band's debut EP, Fiction Fever , via dropcard and digitally on October 7th. You can preview some of the band's music at their Doghouse artist page or MySpace page . The band is currently on a US tour with bands like Ivoryline , There for Tomorrow , and In:Aviate . More...

New York, NY's Sonic Youth have begun work on a new album. The band recently completed their contract with Geffen through the release of Rather Ripped in 2006, and will be returning to an independent label. Says leader Moore to Rolling Stone : "There's one label we are certainly going to go with at this point," he says. "But I don't think I'm allowed to disclose that right ...

Crime In Stereo has posted the song "Everywhere And All The Time" from their upcoming collection Selective Wreckage . You can stream it at their MySpace page . The CD / LP Selective Wreckage will feature ten unreleased songs chronicling the band's evolution from 2006's The Troubled Stateside to `07's Is Dead . It arrives in stores on September 30th. In addition, Bridge ...

The Queers are getting ready to head out on tour this September with the Independents . Drummer Matt Drastic won't join the band on tour as he'll be busy working in Nashville's Drastic Sounds studio. For the first two weeks of the tour Lurch Nobody will be drumming for the band, to be followed by Ryan from The Atom Age. Ryan last drummed for the band on their "The Hard Ons" tour....

Misery Signals have announced their fall tour plans. In October the band will traverse Canada with Comback Kid, Bane and Shai Hulud. Once filled with maple syrup the band will return to the US for a tour with Bring Me The Horizon, The Ghost Inside, Johnny Truant and Confide. The band is supporting their recently released full length Controller . The album is the follow up to ...

San Francisco's Facing New York have detailed their new full length Get Hot . The band, currently a three piece featuring guitarist / vocalist Eric Frederic, bassist Brandon Canchola and drummer Omar Cuellar, will release the new album this fall via Five One Inc. The album will be preceded by the single "Cops On Bike," which you can preview now on the band's MySpace page. The...

British Columbia's Horizons (featuring members of Daggermouth), Los Angeles melodic hardcore act Tiefighter , and Seattle's Ill Intent will team up in September for a US tour and a stop in Mexico. More...