In a recent MySpace blog, Jono James, the boisterous new trombone player for The Resignators introduces himself to the world wide community. James has been around for several months, but decided that he and the band were in need of updating the world to the goings-on of The Resignators. Read what James had to say here.

The Resignators have plans to release a 3-track EP, Rage, in the next few weeks. Be sure to stay posted for updates as they become available.

If you live in Australia, be sure to check out the band’s Dying Scene Shows page for dates and locations.

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In another tragic story, it is with sadness I report to you that bassist of Quebec ska band The Real Deal, Franki (aka Skip Johnson), has decided to call it quits. Franki states that he has some “personal business” to take care of, but that he has plans to continue playing/writing music in the future. A replacement bassist has not yet been named. You can read the entire blog here.

The Real Deal will be playing a handful of shows before Franki’s departure. Make sure you check out the band’s Dying Scene Shows page to find out when you can catch them near you.

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The Icelandic volcano is still wreaking havoc in many parts of the world, doing untold damage to countless lives. And now, in an even more tragic story, Texas metal band Oh, Sleeper has been forced to cancel their upcoming tour in the UK due to the ban/restrictions on air travel currently in place. Oh, the tragedy! The band has stated it will try to get back to the UK as soon as possible.

Did I get your attention? Who says headlines have to do anything with the actual story? ha! In a recent MySpace blog, singer/guitarist of Ontario based ska/punk act Corporation, David Corporation gives us an in-depth update of the past couple of shows from their current tour. In the blog David describes the band’s “big drunken success of a weekend,” involving singer/bassist Ian Incorporated peeing all over the venue, and proceeding to sit down on a piss-soaked chair. Read more on the belligerence of Corporation by reading the entire tour update here.

Corporation is still on tour. Check out dates and locations at their Dying Scene Shows page.

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Below are a couple albums that hit stores today. Listen to a few of their tracks – if you like what you hear support the bands and go buy an album.

Continuance: Carry Ourselves (Rise)

Listen to 2 album tracks on the band’s MySpace.
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Us, From Outside: Inspired By The Threat Of Failure (Tragic Hero)

Listen to 3 album tracks on his MySpace.
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Gogol Bordello: Trans-Continental Hustle (Columbia)

Listen to the entire album on the band’s MySpace.
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Alkaline Trio frontman Matt Skiba has announced that his solo album Demos will drop August 10th on Asian Man Records.

The album was originally scheduled to be released in February but was held up as a result of Alkaline Trio’s This Addiction being released by Epitaph Records the same month.

Skiba’s last solo album was a split with Kevin Seconds in 2002.

have uploaded a couple of videos from an acoustic performance in Costa Rica. The band plays a couple of their most popular songs including Instinct, Blaze, and a couple of others.

Click here to watch Instinct and Blaze, as well as the others.

The band is currently supporting their latest album, Iron Front out on Bridge Nine Records, so check their Dying Scene shows page for more information.

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In an unexpected move, hardcore label Bridge Nine Records have signed Lemuria, a band that is “sweet sounding post-punk with pop sensibilities.”

Label owner Chris Wrenn had this to say about the signing,

“It’s important for us to have a diverse roster of artists and we feel like Lemuria compliments a lot of our other bands while standing strong on their own accord. We’ve had ‘Get Better’ in rotation in the office here for a while and after adding two hardcore bands to our roster, Mother of Mercy and Foundation, we decided to change it up a bit and sign Lemuria. I think our roster really mirrors our collective musical tastes and it’s always exciting to expand on the types of music we release.”

Lemuria is about to start a 2 and a half month-long tour on the 23th. Click here for the full dates and see when Bridge9’s latest signing will be rolling through your town.

Lemuria’s first full length Get Better was released on Asian Man Records in 2008

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Holy sh*t!  I’m in love with a new punk cover album!  Batching It is a one man punk band powered by Rob Ivey who sings, plays guitar, bass, drums, etc.  Homage is the title of his cover album in which Rob wanted to pay tribute to some of the best bands and songs of his time by reintroducing them to the new generation, and covered in Rob’s personal favorite styles.

In addition to doing covers of classic punk songs from NOFX, Rancid, Lagwagon, Sublime, Operation Ivy, etc. he also does punk renditions of classic non-punk songs like Metallica’s “Unforgiven”, Weezer’s “No One Else”, Pearl Jam’s “Black” and more.  I honestly can’t stress enough how good every single one of the covers is.  I almost feel like a traitor for admitting it but I think I like some of these songs better than the original (cough cough, Operation Ivy!, NOFX!, cough cough).  You can check out the contributing bands and track list here.

One of the best parts – the entire album is free and you can download it right here (don’t worry I already did it and so far my computer hasn’t crashed).

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Leatherface have announced that they will be returning to the States for a month-long tour in support of their new album, Stormy Petrel, released March 23rd on No Idea Records.

The band recently stopped by Jack Rabid’s show on Breakthru Radio for an interview and a killer performance of their song Dead Industrial Atmosphere, off of their 1991 classic Mush.

Click here to watch the video and to see the tour dates.

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