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Hello and welcome back to another addition of Duane’s Pit Stop.  This week we're kind of dry with the Punk gab but I did take the time to get some pictures of Matt Rowe's family pictures courtesy of his Brother.  Also, I wanted to answer some reader questions. Cynthia from Alabama asks what are my views of the Lollapalooza  cancellation of shows for this summer.  “Well Cynthia, to be honest with you the line up was really weak.   Having Morrissey playing on the same venue ticket with Sonic Youth is just way too bizarre.  That wouldn’t draw to much attention from either of their fans” but as you know Cynthia, the times are really changing.  What could have been a awesome show some years back apparently just isn’t cutting the mustard these days and that blows because I really wanted to see the Pixies as well.   James from Northern California also asks what Matt Rowe looks like.  Well James, do you remember the movie Monster’s Ball with Halle Berry ? She had a sorry ass fat little boy who was just pathetic as hell.  Well that fat kid is a spitting image of Matt Rowe.  Here’s a link of his picture in case you forgot.  

With that being said let’s get to the news. Have a killer weekend.  

           

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LOLLAPALOOZA, 2004 CANCELS ALL DATES - "You can imagine the dismay I share at this moment with the artists and musicians who were looking forward to the tour. Lollapalooza could no longer see fit to continue this year. Our plight is a true indication of the general health of the touring industry and it is across musical genres. Unexhausted is our virtue. We are taking Lollapalooza back and plan on rebuilding and recreating the festival in surroundings more conducive to the cultural experience we've become known for."
- Perry Farrell

Here’s a link to their official site

Unreleased Clash demos to be included on expanded London Calling - Billboard is reporting that a disc of recently discovered, previously unheard demos from The Clash's London Calling will be included in the upcoming Legacy edition of the album. A track list for these demos has not yet been released, but it is speculated that they include songs that did not make the final cut of the classic album. The demo material was discovered in storage belonging to guitarist Mick Jones.

The release will be titled London Calling: The 25th Ann iversary Edition and will be released on September 21st by Epic. It will include a DVD with a 45 minute documentary created by longtime biographer Don Letts. It features recording studio footage, previously unreleased live footage, and interviews with Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Topper Headon and Paul Simonon as well as a conversation band manager Kosmo Vinyl. The edition's liner notes will feature full song lyrics, a new essay and photos by photographer Pennie Smith.

Radiotakeover Tour / Hand of Hope Records - theprp is reporting that Evergreen Terrace, The Red Chord, A Life Once Lost, Fear Before The March Of Flames and I Killed The Prom Queen will be going on a tour sponsored by Radiotakeover. Dates are below.

Speaking of Evergreen Terrace, the label formed by Eulogy Recordings owner John Wylie and Evergreen Terrace's Christopher Brown has launched Hand of Hope Records official website. The first few releases have been announced, and the label will be distributed through Victory.

Tiger Army e-card - Epitaph has posted an e-card for the new Tiger Army record III: Ghost Tiger's Rise. In it you can preview clips of the songs "Ghostfire," "Rose Of The Devil's Garden" and "Atomic." The album is in stores on the 29th of June.

New songs by The Fight online - UK band The Fight, who released their debut EP Home Is Where The Hate Is last year on Fat Wreck Chords, have new songs available to preview on both MySpace and PureVolume. The band has a full length coming up titled Nothing New Since Rock 'N Roll on Repossession Records.

Chronic Future video posted - Chronic Future has finished up their first video for the song " Tim e and Tim e Again." It can be viewed in Quicktime in either low, medium, or high streams. The song is taken from the album Lines In My Face, which came out yesterday via Interscope.

Vagrant to release double disc cancer benefit compilation - On September 21, Vagrant Records will release In Honor: A Compilation To Beat Cancer. Featured artists include Saves The Day, Taking Back Sunday, Face To Face, Thrice, Jawbreaker, My Chemical Romance, Recover, Motion City Soundtrack, Thursday, None More Black, Dicky Barrett [of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones], Descendents, Bouncing Souls, and many more. Most of the tracks on the two-disc compilation will be unreleased, rare or live recordings.

All proceeds from the album will be donated to two foundations created to help in the fight against cancer: The Syrentha Savio Endowment and The Sean McGrath Fund. For more information on these organizations and the compilation, including a complete list of bands appearing on the double disc, please visit www.inhonor.org.

Rock Against Bush Vol. 2 tracklisting - The second volume in the Rock Against Bush series will be out August 10th. The CD will also come with a DVD featuring trailers from political films, political comedy pieces from Will Ferrell, and music videos, just like the first one. The tracklisting is below:

Green Day — Favorite Son (unreleased)
Bad Religion — Let Them Eat War
Operation Ivy — Unity
The Lawrence Arms — Necrotism: Decanting the Insalubrious (Cyborg Midnight) Part 7 (unreleased)
Dropkick Murphys — We Got The Power (rare)
Flogging Molly — Drunken Lullabies
Only Crime — Doomsday Breach
Foo Fighters — Gas Chamber (rare)
Lagwagon — Status Pools (unreleased)
Sugarcult — What You Say
Rancid — 7 Years Down
Sleater-Kinney — Off With Your Head (rare)
The Unseen — Scream Out (unreleased)
Yellowcard — Violins (unreleased)
Dillinger Four — Like Sprewells on a Wheelchair (unreleased)
Jawbreaker — Chesterfield King live (unreleased)
Bouncing Souls — Born Free live (unreleased)
Mad Caddies — No Hope live (unreleased)
The Dwarves — Kids Today (unreleased)
Sick Of It All — Can’t Wait To Quit (rare)
No Doubt — Comforting Lie
Useless ID — State Of Fear (unreleased)
Autopilot Off — I’m Thinking (unreleased)
The (International) Noise Conspiracy — My Star (unreleased)
Donots — Tim e’s Up (unreleased)
Hot Water Music — Kill The Night (unreleased)
Thought Riot — You’re Gonna Die
No Use For A Name — Fields of Agony acoustic (unreleased)

In related liberal punk news, Brendan Kelly from The Lawrence Arms will be on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart tonight at 11pm EST/10pm CST on Comedy Central. The story also features an interview with Michale Graves, in full Misfits makeup. The episode will re-run tomorrow at 7pm EST/6pm CST.

This Calls For A Guinness!
In their latest email newsletter, perennial Warped Tour favorites and notable Guinness fans Flogging Molly have announced their new album will be out on September 14th. No title was given, but does it really matter? Now please excuse me while dance a happy jig to celebrate.

Hot Water Music's Chuck Ragan injured - Bad news about Hot Water Music guitarist Chuck Ragan was just announced by bassist Jason Black:

Alright, we've got some pretty seriously bad news. This last week, while out on the Honda Civic Tour with Dashboard Confessional, Thrice, and The Get Up Kids, Chuck seriously injured his left hand and has to get reconstructive surgery tomorrow. If all goes well, Chuck should be done with physical therapy and ready to go by the time we hit the road again this fall. Right now he can't play guitar for 8 weeks and won't have full motion or feeling for 12 weeks to 3 years. So, he asked me to say thanks to everyone who was at the shows last week and if you could all maybe summon up some good thoughts for a homey, he'd appreciate it. We'll keep you posted on his progress over the next few months and, Darwin willing, we'll see you this fall sometime.

In related HWM news, they have finished tracking their new album, "The New What Next", and will begin the mixing process shortly. They will also be contributing to the next Rock Against Bush comp with a new song called "Kill The Night".

Darkest Hour re-release with trailer - As you might have heard already, Darkest Hour will be re-releasing their latest album, "Hidden Hands Of A Sadist Nation", on July 13th; just in time for their outing on Ozzfest. Accompanying the album will be a bonus DVD loaded with special features. Download the trailer here.

Unearth sampler - A three song sampler for Unearth's forthcoming effort "The Oncoming Storm" can now be found online, you can check it out over at the bands newly redesigned official website. "The Oncoming Storm" will see a June 29th release date via Metal Blade.

Trustkill Unleashes Terror - One of Trustkill's finest new acquisitions, Terror, is gearing up to release their next record, One with the Underdogs. The band has put out an E-Card so you (we) Terror freaks can hear the new stuff. Head to this link and listen to "Keep Your Mouth Shut" and "Overcome." Keep it posi, kids, and listen to the new Terror which will not disappoint.

Get A Daily Dose of Lawrence Arms - Brendan Kelly of The Lawrence Arms will be appearing on an upcoming feature on The Daily Show with John Stewart being interviewed by Daily Show staff member Ed Helms. He'll be talking about his opinion of the "Conservative Punk" movement. Here's what Brendan had to say about his upcoming appearance.

"... the show is going to be on sometime this week, maybe as early as Tuesday night, so check that out. I'm a little nervous, because they really make everyone look a little like a douche on that show, but I have confidence that team conservative punk will significantly and gloriously out douche me."

EchoFreddy Is Punktastic! - Punktastic Recordings have announced that they've snagged EchoFreddy as the new member of their label. The Manchester , UK pop-punkers have been compared to The Ataris, and are thrilled to be a part of the new label, which has come about as an offshoot of the Punktastic webzine. Punktastic Recordings' founder notes EchoFreddy as enthusiastic and driven, and is equally as excited to start some great things with the band. EF plans to spend the majority of 2004 on the road and somewhere in between playing the Punktastic Bash in London on August 7th and contributing to the Punktastic compliatin, Un-Scene due out August 9th, aim to have their own EP ready for release by the end of the year. If you're dying to hear EF, head over to PureVolume for the goods.

It's no secret that Motion City Sountrack and Matchbook Romance will be releasing a split together come September that will be available as a CD and a 7". Even if you know that news, have you seen the artwork for the release? We thought not. Don't fret; you can find it here. The record includes a never before released song by MR entitled "In Transit (For You)" along with an acoustic version of "Playing For Keeps." Of course, the MCS tracks are guaranteed to be incredible, too. Keep a look-out for any other details on the split - we promise to keep you informed!