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Westbound Train going on hiatus
Westbound Train has announced that they will be going on hiatus following two east coast shows in December. The two remaining shows we have on the books -- The Middle East (Downstairs) in Boston on Friday, December 4 and The Highline Ballroom in NYC on Saturday, December 5 -- will be the last Westbound Train shows scheduled in the foreseeable future. Don't worry - we're not breaking up by any means - but we don't have any shows booked after December 4 and 5 and, extraordinary circumstances aside, it looks like it might stay that way for a…
Joe Dexter (Orange) talks to to BBC News about health problems
Orange bassist/vocalist Joe Dexter recently spoke to BBC News about being in an active touring band while having health problems. Dexter suffers from cystic fibrosis, diabetes and…
Rancid to join play Stand Up For Skateparks benefit
Rancid has announced plans to play a benefit on Saturday, November the 7th in Las Vegas for the Tony Hawk Foundation. The Stand Up For Skateparks event, sponsored by Hawk's new Tony Hawk: RIDE video game, takes place at the Wynn Las Vegas resort and is limited to 1000 guests Hawk's foundation aims to build free public skateparks in low-income communities. Along with Rancid's performance the event will feature a very demo from Hawk and…
Orange "Standing Still"
Los Angeles punk quartet Orange have posted their new video for the song "Standing Still." The track appears on their recent third Hellcat Records full length, Phoenix. You can check it out at Hellcat.…
Rancid: "Up To No Good"
Rancid has unveiled their new video for the song "Up To No Good" from their recent full length Let the Dominoes Fall. The video features appearances from professional skateboarder Tony Hawk among others.…
The Slackers unveil "Lost & Found" track, re-sign to Hellcat
The Slackers are previewing a new song from their upcoming rarities collection Lost & Found. You can check out the track "If You See My Baby" at MySpace. The band's had this to say about the project: SO what is this album? Is it "new" or "what?" Well, it is in the sense that none of these tracks have been released before. Its a compilation of tracks that we have had sitting around since 1998 thru to 2007. Some of them were complete and just never got mixed or we didnt figure out how…
Orange: "Phoenix"
Our stream today comes from Los Angeles, CA-based Orange. We've got a stream of the band's new full length, Phoenix.You can check it out on their Punknews.org…
The Creepshow join Hellcat
Toronto's The Creepshow have signed to Hellcat Records. The label will begin by reissuing the band's 2008 album, Run For Your Life, in the United States on October 27, 2009. Check out some music from the band on their…
Street Dogs / Civet (Europe)
Street Dogs have announced a headlining European tour with support from labelmates Civet. The band has also sent us an update on their current activities, with vocalist Mike McColgan saying: We have been holed up as of late this summer crafting new ideas into songs.This latest batch of ideas and songs seem to lend themselves to a more aggressive and smashmouth type of punk record.We also,like on previous efforts,want to write substantive songs that mean something to people and hold up over time.Songs that mean…
Rancid: "Last One To Die (live on The Tonight Show)"
Rancid's recent live performance of "Last One To Die" from the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien is now streaming online. The band is promoting their long-awaited new album, Let the Dominoes…

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