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The following are recent news items posted on the great punknews.org site.
Frank Turner: "Sailor's Boots" (Ukelele Version)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:01 -0500
While in Germany, Frank Turner recorded an impromptu version of "Sailor's Boots" on a ukelele for Visions.de
(Full Story).
Metallica announce 'Orion Music and More' with Gaslight Anthem, F*cked Up, Hot Snakes, Liturgy
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:30:01 -0500
Metallica has unveiled their own festival, dubbed Orion Music and More, likely after the song of the same name on 1986's Master of Puppets.
Metallica assembled the lineup for the festival, which will take place at Bader Field in Atlantic City on June 23rd and 24th. The metal band will close both nights and perform 1990's Metallica and 1984's Ride the Lightning in their entirety on each night respectively. The lineup spans a number of genres, with the list so far including: Arctic Monkeys,
Avenged Sevenfold,
Modest Mouse,
The Gaslight Anthem,
Cage The Elephant,
Fucked Up,
Best Coast,
Hot Snakes,
Titus Andronicus,
Lucero,
The Sword,
Liturgy,
A Place to Bury Strangers,
Gary Clark Jr.,
Roky Erickson, and
The Black Angels,
Fan club pre-sale tickets run $125 for a 2-day pass and regular early bird tickets will be sold for $150 when they go on sale on the 11th. Metallica celebrated their 30th anniversary last year.
(Full Story).
F*cked Up: 'Year of the Tiger'
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:01 -0500
Fucked Up has launched a stream of their new Chinese New Year themed single, Year of the Tiger [12-inch]. The Toronto band has been
releasing 12-inch singles coinciding with the lunar new year since 2006. Year Of The Tiger represents the latest entry in the series and includes guest vocalists including director Jim Jarmusch, Montreal punk vocalist Annie-Claude Deschnes and Canadian electronic outfit Austra.
The band had begun streaming the other five singles late last month. (Full Story).
Tours: GWAR / Kylesa / Ghoul / Legacy of Disorder
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:30:02 -0500
GWAR has announced another leg of tour dates after their run with Municipal Waste and Ghoul. The new dates see the band sharing the stage with Savannah, GA's Kylesa, Ghoul, and Legacy of Disorder for a two week run of dates.
(Full Story).
Gleam Garden / Browntrout / The Because / Your Pest Band: 4-way split
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:00:01 -0500
Our stream today comes from Japan based Gleam Garden, Browntrout, The Because, and Your Pest Band. We've got a stream of the new 4-way split via Dead Broke Rekerds.
The split can be pre-ordered here. A dollar from each purchased record will go to the Japanese Red Cross for tsunami relief.
You can check it out on Gleam Garden's Punknews.org Profile (Full Story).
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