Now in their eighteenth year, The Living End are celebrating their career with a retrospective tour, where the Australian band will dedicate each night to a whole album and be supported by a whole world of DJs and friends.

Among the huge cast of musicians appearing with The Living End on their trek across Australia during November and December will be Something For Kate and Phil Jamieson of Grinspoon.

Full details can be found at the Triple J website.

The Living End’s last studio album ‘The Ending Is Just The Beginning Repeating’ was a big hit in 2011, peaking at #3 on the Australian chart.

Beginning next week, long running US punk band Social Distortion begin a lengthy US tour which will run into the new year.

The mammoth run of 43 dates are as follows:

October 11, 2012 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
October 12, 2012 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
October 13, 2012 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s
October 16, 2012 Detroit, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
October 18, 2012 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
October 19, 2012 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
October 20, 2012 Toronto, ON The Sound Academy
October 23, 2012 Montreal, QC Metropolis
October 26, 2012 New York, NY Roseland Ballroom
October 27, 2012 Huntington, NY Paramount Theater
October 28, 2012 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
October 30, 2012 Boston, MA House of Blues
November 1, 2012 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
November 2, 2012 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
November 3, 2012 Philadelphia, PA The Electric Factory
November 6, 2012 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
November 7, 2012 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
November 9, 2012 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore Charlotte
November 10, 2012 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
November 11, 2012 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
November 13, 2012 Chattanooga, TN Track 29
November 14, 2012 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
November 16, 2012 San Antonio, TX Backstage Live
December 5, 2012 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
December 6, 2012 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
December 7, 2012 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
December 10, 2012 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
December 11, 2012 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
December 13, 2012 West Hollywood, CA House of Blues
December 14, 2012 West Hollywood, CA House of Blues
December 15, 2012 West Hollywood, CA House of Blues
December 17, 2012 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
December 18, 2012 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
December 20, 2012 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
December 21, 2012 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
December 27, 2012 West Hollywood, CA House of Blues
December 28, 2012 West Hollywood, CA House of Blues
December 29, 2012 West Hollywood, CA House of Blues
January 1, 2013 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
January 3, 2013 San Diego, CA House of Blues
January 4, 2013 San Diego, CA House of Blues
January 5, 2013 San Diego, CA House of Blues
January 8, 2013 Anaheim, CA House of Blues

Support at all shows in October and November will be supplied by Linda Ortega and The Biters. Other notable supports include Zabder Schloss (ex-Circle Jerks) on December 5th & 20th; Jason Cruz & The Howl (ex-Strung Out) on January 5th.

Social Distortion’s last album ‘Hard Times & Nursey Rhymes’ was released in January 2011.

Washington punks MXPX have released a new video for their song ‘Aces Up’, which you can view below.

The track comes from their ninth studio album ‘Plans Within Plans’ released in 2012, the year that the band also celebrates their twentieth anniversary.

Hot Snakes are to play three shows this December.

The post-hardcore band – featuring one-time Rocket From The Crypt members John Reis and Mario Rubalcaba – will appear at the following venues:

December 1, 2012 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent Ballroom
December 2, 2012 Long Beach, CA Alex’s Bar
December 3, 2012 San Diego, CA The Casbah

While Hot Snakes have not released any new studio material since 2004, the members have been busy with other projects. Reis produced the debut full-length by UK punk/r’n’r band The Computers, Rubalcaba has been the drummer with hardcore punks OFF! (also featuring ex-Black Flag/Circle Jerks vocalist Keith Morris and Redd Kross bassist Steve McDonald) and Rick Froberg has released albums with New York rock band Obits.

Canadian indie-rock outfit Rah Rah have a run of live dates coming up in the US and their home country, in support of their third album ‘The Poet’s Dead’.

The band, led by Erin Passmore, will be appearing at the following venues:

10.23 Chicago, IL @ Double Door
10.24 Cedar Falls, IA @ The Hub
10.25 Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose Tap House
11.1 Vancouver, CAN @ Commodore Ballroom
11.2 Nelson, CAN @ The Hume Hotel
11.3 Calgary, CAN @ Royal Canadian Legion #1 Downstairs
11.4 Edmonton, CAN @ Starlite Room
11.7 Saskatoon, CAN @ Amigo’s Cantina
11.8 Regina, CAN @ The Artful Dodger Cafe
11.9 Winnipeg, CAN @ Park Theatre

‘The Poet’s Dead’ was released on Hidden Pony Records on October 2nd.

Read a review of Erin Passmore’s solo EP ‘Downtown’ here.