TSOL status changed to "hiatus"

Despite seemingly calling it quits in November of last year, veteran punk act T.S.O.L. has upgraded their status to "hiatus" from "done for good." The band made this announcement:

"T.S.O.L has not broken up, they are just on a long break and will probably tour again coming end of summer early fall. In the meantime Jack will be playing shows with some good friends of his. The band is called " Jack Grisham and the West Coast Dukes" they will be playing some Joykiller T.S.O.L and Gentleman Jack songs."

The band had fallen on difficult times in recent years due to a shooting that occurred while they were on stage in Hollywood in 2002. While T.S.O.L. was cleared in the court case they were left with a daunting bill from the attorney that prevented them from widespread touring. That period also resulted in the band's last album Divided We Stand.

T.S.O.L.'s 1981 gothic punk debut Dance With Me was recently reissued by Nitro Records. A retrospective release titled Who's Screwin' Who? surfaced in 2005.

Studio report from The Offspring

The Offspring's Dexter Holland has posted another update on the band's follow up to 2003's Splinter:

"Still working on the record over here. Most of the music is recorded and we're working on vocals now. We counted up the other day, we actually demo'd 23 songs for this CD. Wow! That's a new record for us. Of those we've recorded 13. Will they all be on the album? I don't know! We'll see how they turn out. Maybe we'll cut one, or maybe we'll write a couple more. Because we're artists we're flaky like that."

The band plans to play Japan in August, appearing at the Summer Sonic Festival on the 11th and 12th alongside bands like Sum 41, Avenged Sevenfold, Bloc Party, Interpol, and of course Cyndi Lauper.

Social Distortion to release Greatest Hits album in June

On June 26, 2007, Social Distortion will release their Greatest Hits on CD and limited edition vinyl through Time Bomb Recordings. The collection distills three decades of the band's career to a succinct 11 tracks, spanning from "Another State of Mind" and "Mommy's Little Monster" to recent tracks like "Reach for the Sky" and "I Was Wrong." The set features a new single titled "Far Behind." Expect the song to hit radio on May 15th.

The cover of the Greatest Hits album has been posted, you can check it out here.

Here is the confirmed track listing:

1. Another State of Mind
2. Mommy's Little Monster
3. Prison Bound
4. Story of My Life
5. Ball and Chain
6. Ring of Fire
7. Bad Luck
8. When the Angels Sing
9. I Was Wrong
10. Reach for the Sky
11. Far Behind