Chicago, IL and Milwaukee, WI based Hey Mercedes will have their posthumously released EP, Unorchestrated, released as a limited edition 12inch 45RPM via Hobbledehoy Record Co and Grand Theft A (More...)

Congratulations! You're the lucky reader of the 44th edition of the Punknews.org Vinyl File. This column aims to keep you informed of upcoming releases as well as spotlighting interesting releases, yo (More...)

Spanish Bombs have posted a new demo song on their MySpace page. Titled "Beats: Man is God!," the track is part of a four song demo. Listen to the song at the band's MySpace page. (More...)

Tallahassee, Florida's Mayday Parade have unveiled their new video for the track "Jamie All Over." The clip is available via MTV along with photos and a video interview. If you're outside of the US y (More...)

Stillborn Records has signed Modesto, CA's Better Left Unsaid, Oakland, CA's Lionheart' and Providence, RI's She Rides. Better Left Unsaid's debut full-length The Fight Within hits streets Jul (More...)

Pittsburgh, PA's Anti-Flag have announced that they will be letting their fans pick their setlist for their Lock-Up tent set at this year's Reading/Leeds Festival. In order to make your vote count, y (More...)

My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way recently spoke with Comic Book Resources about the upcoming second season of his acclaimed comic series The Umbrella Academy. Published through Dark Hors (More...)

A number of sources are reporting that Chiodos frontman Craig Owens is currently recovering from an overdose attempt at an undisclosed mental health facility. A statement was reportedly posted by Owen (More...)

Israel's Useless ID has signed to Suburban Home for the North American release of their upcoming album The Lost Broken Bones. The label will issue the work on vinyl, CD and digitally. Label hea (More...)

Portland, OR's 31 Knots have two new tracks available for streaming. Titled "The Breaks," and "Compass Commands," the songs are from their upcoming Polyvinyl release, Worried Well. The group (More...)

Los Angeles, CA's Jughead's Revenge will have their albums Image Is Everything, Just Joined, and Pearly Gates re-issued through Nitro via iTunes. The albums had been out of prin (More...)

We've got a new stream of Richmond, VA's Landmines. The melodic hardcore band is one of the first signings to Vinnie from Less Than Jake's Paper & Plastick and the record was recorded last year with (More...)

Silent Drive and Equal Vision Records have parted ways, according to a blog post recently made by the band: It looks like this next record will NOT be coming out on Equal Vision. I am sad to say that (More...)

NME and The Guardian are reporting that Russia is currently formulating legislation to crack down on emo. The plan involves heavy regulation of emo websites and a ban on the display of emo and goth fa (More...)

Punknews interviewer Ryan Raffin recently caught up with Transistor Transistor's Nat Coghlan to speak about their new album, Ruined Lives, as well as Coghlan's recent trip to the hospital to d (More...)

AP - With Alison Krauss touring this summer with Robert Plant, the guys in her band, Union Station, had some time to kill, like enough to read biographies of all 43 presidents and maybe paint their ho (More...)

E! Online - The third time was apparently the charm for Pete Doherty. At least in terms of punctuality. (More...)

E! Online - Has Selena Gomez been writing songs about her rumored boyfriend Nick Jonas? (More...)

E! Online - DMX's apparently never one to pass up a promotional opportunity. (More...)

E! Online - Rihanna could be doing some summer lovin' with Adam Levine. (More...)

E! Online - Sheryl Crow and Fleetwood Mac have stopped thinking about a shared tomorrow. (More...)

E! Online - A couple of former Pumpkins are ripe for courting. (More...)

Yahoo! Music - Rock festival season is underway, with Coachella and Bonnaroo already over, the Warped and Ozzfest tours traveling from coast to coast, and Chicago's Lollapalooza and New Jersey's All P (More...)

Reuters - Katy Perry led the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a fifth week on Thursday with "I Kissed a Girl," while Rihanna's former chart-topper, "Take a Bow," was No. 2 for a third week. (More...)

AP - When an R&B artist decides to put out a gospel album, some will sit in judgment and question the project's sincerity. (More...)

AP - Sheryl Crow is putting the "Rumours" to rest: She's not making a record with or joining Fleetwood Mac — not anytime soon at least. (More...)

Reuters - A musical publishing company that owns the rights to the Rolling Stones' song "Play With Fire" sued U.S. rapper Lil Wayne on Thursday, saying he released an altered version of the song wi (More...)

AP - DMX rapped for reporters outside a Phoenix courtroom Thursday after pleading not guilty to felony charges of theft and identity theft. (More...)

AP - MTV is staking its brand on a lesser-known one: Russell Brand. (More...)

Reuters - Two former members of the Smashing Pumpkins sued Virgin Records on Thursday, saying the label shut them out of profits after signing a deal with the rock band's frontman Billy Corgan. (More...)