A new mini-documentary has been assembled to tell the story of Germs drummer Don Bolles, soap company Dr.Bronner and their brush with the law. The soap company continues to aggressively target NarcoPouch(R) 928 which erroneously found narcotics in a batch of the company’s natural soaps. According to their tests, the test will always give a false-positive for the drug GHB (Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate) if used on any true natural soap. However, in an interesting twist, the test will test negative for fake mislabeled “liquid soap” products that are actually detergent-based, not soap.

Detergents in fake soap products are usually made in part or even entirely from petroleum along with vegetable feedstocks. The company found a larger problem in that drug tests used nationwide are not certified in any way, leading their to be major risks of false positives, some of which may not have the benefit of Mr.Bolles profile.

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The two bands responsible for all the ills in America – at least until the advent of violent video games – have announced a co-headlining tour together this summer. Slayer and Marilyn Manson will be joined by Bleeding Through on the tour which kicks off near the end of July.

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More music from Tim Armstrong‘s album, A Poet’s Life is available online.

You can check out “Translator” via a special page on Interpunk.com. A companion video is available on YouTube.

A Poet’s Life and is due out on CD+DVD May 22, 2007.
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Motion City Soundtrack has announced the dates for a summer tour in support of their upcoming third full length. The record is titled Even If It Kills Me and is due out July 17, 2007. It is the follow-up to Commit This To Memory which was released in 2005.

Supporting the headlining tour will be Sherwood, The Higher, and The Forecast. Tickets for the all of the band’s headlining dates will go on sale Saturday, May 12.

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New York’s Jesse Malin will be touring with Acute beginning next month. Malin is touring in support of his third solo full length Glitter In The Gutter. The record was released via Adeline Records / East West.

The album features guest apperances from Bruce Springsteen, Ryan Adams, Chris Shifflett of the Foo Fighters / Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, and Josh Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age.

Malin was the frontman of glam-punk group D Generation, which disbanded in 1999. Glitter In The Gutter follows up 2004’s Artemis released The Heat.

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Giving Chase have announced a European tour in support of their upcoming new album. The record is titled A Cheap Print of a Masterpiece and is due out June 19, 2007. It is the follow-up to Nothing Ever Changes which was released in 2003.

Giving Chase will also be touring the US and Canada for five weeks in June and July in support of the album with Ryan’s Hope. A full US tour is being booked for the fall as well.

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Seventh Star has posted a trailer for their upcoming DVD. The DVD is a companion to their forthcoming Facedown Records release The Undisputed Truth. The album, which has the theme of “restoration through creation,” will be released June 12.

The disc promises live footage, studio sessions and behind the scenes interviews.

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