This one's for Ryan: four of Pennywise's oldest records are being digitally remastered and released March 8th. Included are Pennywise, Unknown Road, Full Circle and About Time. Pennywise are Ryan's favourite punk band. That's the link here.
Hardcore legends Youth Brigade will put out a new record this fall, their first since 1996. You know they've been around 25 years? I did. [aversion]
I hadn't heard, but Thursday were apparently rumoured to be breaking up around Christmas - they're not. "We are still going strong but we are focusing on writing new material," the band said in a statement refuting the breakup rumors. "We will still tour just as much as we have been, just not for a little while because of writing. We have some new ideas that we are working on and we are really excited about the possibilities for this next record." I hope it's better than War All The Time. It was a decent album, but no Full Collapse.