
Having lost count of the number of shows played over two decades across five continents, punk veterans STRUNG OUT have announced their first round of tour dates in support of the band’s seventh album, Agents Of The Underground, out September 29th via Fat Wreck Chords. In anticipation to the group’s new release, Spin.com is unveiling the first song off the album entitled “Black Crosses,” which can be downloaded here.
Read more…

Jerry Fish and Mudbug Club and the Irish Times are giving away the new single “Dig, A Dog & Bone Story” for a week. Only thing is that deal started last Friday so you only got a few more days! Read more about it below:
Read more…

Vinnie Fiorello, drummer of ska/punk legends Less Than Jake and owner of Gainesville-based independent label Paper + Plastick Records, is celebrating his birthday in style this year. To commemorate, the music industry vet is giving away P+P digital catalog (except the latest release, Shook Ones’ The Unquotable A.M.H.) to the first 200 loyal fans that visit www.audiblediversiongroup.com/paperandplastick/browse/DigitalReleases at 3PM EST.
Read more…

In a practically unfathomable maneuver of selfless generosity and technological wizardry, the No Idea Distro has launched the first in a series of downloadable compilations called the Pretend Record Series. The compilation was launched at approximately 5:07 PM on Friday, June 5, with word spreading faster than a cheetah fleeing from a blazing Kentucky wildfire. By 5:23 PM, the onslaught of bandwidth traffic on the No Idea server forced the entire office to abandon futile attempts at answering emails and proceed directly to Common Grounds’ 2-4-1 Happy Hour.
Read more…

Free is fun! NOFX took part in an exclusive in-studio session with MySpace Music Transmissions, which is now available for a FREE download! Their new album Coaster streets April 28th on Fat Wreck Chords by the way. ReadJunk.com is also expecting an interview with the band shortly as well! Stay tune kiddies.
Read more…

King Khan And The Shrines are bringing the sweat-soaked soul explosion known as What Is?! to American shores on April 21. Fresh off a mini-US tour and a predictably wild SXSW, Khan and his Shrines are set to return to the states in support of the record at the end of this month. Unlike the standard version of the album, this release comes with a mind-blowing 20-minute video exclusive on iTunes.
Read more…

The first track from Bob Dylan’s forthcoming release, Together Through Life, has been posted as a free download on BobDylan.com. Titled “Beyond Here Lies Nothin’”, the song will be available for free from midnight, March 30th through midnight, March 31st. Together Through Life will be released on Columbia Records on April 28th.
Read more…