Friday's roundup of quick music news stories

Reuters - Punk band Rancid will release its first album in six years on June 2, two days before it begins a North American tour with Rise Against in Vancouver, B.C.

Rise Against announce a summer tour with punk rock legends Rancid as their special guests.

US political punkers Anti-Flag are playing a free show tomorrow afternoon (Friday, February 20) at the Old Blue Last pub in London's Shoreditch.The special matinee performance will mark the beginning of the band's UK tour with Rise Against and entry is FREE! What's more, Anti-Flag will also be giving away copies of their split 7" single with Ris...

Rise Against's Appeal To Reason debuts at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 chart this week