Newish Philly area band RIPP have released a new track. It's called "Destructive Fixation." Right now, it appears to be a stand alone single. You can hear the new tune below.

Lauryn Hill and The Fugees have canceled their tour, which was supposed to kick off in three days in Florida. Neither the band nor Livenation gave a reason for the cancellation. Ticketholders were e-mailed last night letting them know that they would be refunded. There was no mention of re-scheduled dates. A number of the just-canceled dates were intended as replacement dates for a tour that was canceled last year.

Sunami has a full USA tour planned. It kicks off in early October, hits both coasts and a lot of places in between, and runs through mid-November. Ingrown and Torena open all the shows, while Apex Predator, Scarab, and Awol open various dates. Also, there are two dates that Sunami is not on, but the openers are. You can see all the details below.

Cliffdiver have released a new song. It is called “lord have mercer” and is off their upcoming album birdwatching which will be out on September 20 via SideOneDummy. Cliffdiver released their album Exercise Your Demons in 2022. Check out the song below.

Stand Atlantic have released a new song. It is called “Frenemies” and is off their upcoming album WAS HERE which will be out on August 23 via Hopeless Records. Stand Atlantic released their album f.e.a.r. in 2022. Check out the song below.

Regional Justice Center have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called Freedom Sweet Freedom and will be out on September 20 via Closed Casket Activities. The band has also released two new songs called “Freedom” and “Take A Step Away”. Regional Justice Center released their album Crime and Punishment in 2021. Check out the songs and the tracklist below.

Better Lovers have announced tour dates for the US and Canada for this fall and winter. Spy and Cloakroom will be joining them on all dates with Full of Hell and Gouge Away joining them on select dates. Tickets go on sale on August 9. Better Lovers will be releasing their new album Highly Irresponsible on October 25 via SharpTone Records and released their debut EP God Made Me An Animal in 2023. Check out the dates below.

Sunami has a full USA tour planned. It kicks off in early October, hits both coasts and a lot of places in between, and runs through mid-November.

Rubella Ballet will re-release their 1985 single "Money Talks." The release is part of the crass records singles re-release series… except that the single was originally on Ubiquitous records, not Crass records. The label explains that the release was supposed to come out on Crass records, but one of the members of the band at the time, who is not in the band now, had a personal difference with one of the members of Crass. Now that the objecting member is gone, the single will now be released via Crass records as distributed by OLI. That's out September 6.

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