NK, the band formerly known as North Korea, have posted a stream of their debut full length for Triple Crown Records. The band is made up of Ryan Hunter (ex-Envy on the Coast), Michael Sadis (The Rivalry) and Billy Rymer (Dillinger Escape Plan.) The record is titled Nothing to be Gained Here and is due out May 21, 2013.

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Peter Hook - the innovating basist and founder of both Joy Division and New Order - has announced a special run of dates with his touring band, The Light. Hook is planning to perform New Order's 1981 album, Movement and 1983's Power, Corruption & Lies in their entirety. The two albums show how New Order evolved from Joy Division's dark post-punk into the more well-known dance/punk New Order that remains best known today. Notably though, the albums did not contain their biggest singles from that time - "Everything's Gone Green", "Temptation" and "Blue Monday."

Along with club shows, the band will be appearing at the packed lineup of Riot Fest 2013. We spoke to Mr.Hook back in February.

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Scorpios, featuring Joey Cape of Lagwagon and Jon Snodgrass of Drag the River, have announced a North American tour, in tribute to the late Tony Sly, who was also a member of the band.

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The Swingin' Utters have announced upcoming tour dates in the US, Canada and Europe.

They released Poorly Formed in 2013.

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Letlive have announced a English, Scottish and Irish tour in October because those dudes plan ahead.

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Doomtree member Dessa has announced tour dates in support of Parts of Speech which is due out on June 25, 2013.

We posted a review of 2011's Castor, the Twin.

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All Eyes West has released a track from their Converge Rubber Tracks session that was recorded live last fall. The song includes Wade Neal from Seaweed on second guitar. The band has also booked some upcoming dates.

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Vinnie Caruana, the former frontman of The Movielife and current lead singer of I Am the Avalanche has posted a cover of Morrissey's "Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself?" and an acoustic version of "'Boy, You're In Heaven" from his EP.

The punk and hardcore veteran was in Manchester promoting his solo EP, City by the Sea. We spoke to Vinnie back in February.

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Kylesa has launched a stream of their new full length, Ultraviolet. It's due out May 28, 2013 and follows Spiral Shadow from 2010.

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Emotive hardcore band BoySetsFire made a name for itself during its 13-year tenure, blending melodic punk with scathing hardcore. The band threw in the towel in 2007, making way for other projects from the members of the band. We saw the return of BoySetsFire in 2010, and the band finally made a return to the studio to track the Bled Dry 7-inch and a new full-length record. Punknews staff interviewer Gregg Harrington spoke with BoySetsFire frontman Nathan Gray about the band's reunion and subsequent plans.

With two incarnations of Black Flag hitting the road, people have been asking Henry Rollins about his thoughts on the reunions and whether he would participate. Rollins was, of course, the vocalist for the band from 1981 until 1986, and dominates their recorded discography. He also remains one of the best known members of the pioneering hardcore outfit.

Rollins addressed those questions with a Zen-like answer in his column for LA Weekly:

In the summer months, you can count on bands that have been gone for years who will reassemble and go onto stages all over the world playing "vintage music." Perhaps they are on a Proustian mission to recapture that which has been lost. I read the interviews where the musicians claim that now they can really play this music. I don't doubt them, but therein lies the problem. Musicians should not play Music. Music should play musicians.

This is why I stopped touring with a band. I put up my fists and there was no longer anything there. It was heartbreaking, but it was clear. Music had moved on. Such was my reverence for its limitless power, I faced this truth and moved on in search of new battles.