Some news updates: The Dictators' Manifest Destiny LP is due for a US re-release by Wounded Bird on CD any day now. Same goes for the long promised Gun Club re-issues on Sympathy, which will also be available on vinyl plus it looks like Death Party will include a bunch of extra cuts recorded live in Switzerland. Ramones Raw is the title of a DVD set for release on Sept 28, for the full scoop head for ramones.com. Fans in the U.K. will have the chance to see Ramones Raw on the big screen at this year's Raindance Film Festival in London--the U.K's largest independent film festival--from September 30 through October 10. And here's the tacklisting for the upcomin' MC5 box-set.

On Wednesday 18 Aug the movie Surfers Are Back; The Barracudas 25th Anniversary will be shown at the Portobello Film Festival in London. The movie features a recent performance by The Barracudas with Chris Wilson and The Surfin Lungs.
"The movie is about 35 minutes long - with over 25 minutes being live footage from their gig at The Dirty Water Club in May. The other 7 or 8 minutes are interviews that sort of provide a chronology. Chris Wilson plays on about half the songs and sings on 'Slow Death.' The Surfin Lungs join in on a couple of tunes.
Its being shown as part of The Portobello Film Festival at Westbourne Studios next
Wednesday 18 August at 8.25pm. The evening is dedicated to music films and these run from 6.00pm onwards. Admission is free. Westbourne Studios is at 242 Acklam Road. London. W10 5YG".

The director of the Underground Garage Movie will be Chris Columbus. It's not clear when LITTLE STEVEN and THE GARAGE DISEASE will hit theatres but when we know then so will you. Look forward to receiving reports from the front line... (Thanks for the info Andy)

HT has just added that the event will apparently be shot in 3D also...