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You'll recall a few months back that we reported on the tale of Be Your Own Pet, Universal Records, and a trio of tracks from the Nashville punks' new one Get Awkward that didn't sit right with the powers that be at the album-releasing conglomerate. It seems Universal weren't too keen on the "violent" lyrics of the BYOP songs "Becky", "Black Hole", and "Blow Yr Mind", so they kept said jams off of the U.S. release of Get Awkward. (The songs stayed on the international version.)

You may also recall a quick mention we made in the same report of BYOP's international label XL Recordings' plan to issue the offending cuts in the States as their own single. True to their word, XL will issue all three tunes on a mini-EP they've cheekily dubbed Get Damaged. The set is due digitally June 3, with the CD and limited edition deluxe gatefold double 7" hitting shelves June 24. (And check out that cover up there!) Expect the full-fledged teenage riots current engulfing Europe in the wake of the uncensored Get Awkward to hit a fever pitch in the States by early July.

Presently out on the road with She Wants Revenge on the NYLON tour, BYOP still have those Warped Tour dates to attend to, a couple new early August gigs, and appearances at the Reading and Leeds fests before the summer's up.

Get Damaged:

01 Becky
02 Black Hole
03 Blow Yr Mind

Be Your Own Pet:

05-21 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution *
05-22 Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues *
05-23 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse *
05-24 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel *
05-25 North Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues *
05-27 Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head Live *
05-28 New York, NY - The Fillmore NY @ Irving Plaza *
05-30 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
05-31 Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore at Theatre of Living Arts *
06-01 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club *
06-02 Montreal, Quebec - Club Soda *
06-04 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre *
06-05 Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall *
06-06 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues *
06-07 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall *
06-09 Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's *
06-10 Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue *
06-11 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant *
06-12 Chicago, IL - House of Blues *
06-13 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom *
06-14 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe *
06-17 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom *
06-18 Seattle, WA - The Showbox *
06-19 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
06-20 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore *
06-21 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theatre *
07-09 Atlanta, GA - Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre (Warped Tour)
07-10 Orlando, FL - Central Florida Fairgrounds (Warped Tour)
07-11 St. Petersburg, FL - Vinoy Park (Warped Tour)
07-12 Miami, FL - Bicentennial Park (Warped Tour)
07-13 Elkton, FL - St. John's County Fairgrounds (Warped Tour)
07-14 Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Warped Tour)
07-15 Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Warped Tour)
07-16 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion (Warped Tour)
07-17 Cleveland, OH - Tower Amphitheatre (Warped Tour)
07-18 Detroit, MI - Comerica Park (Warped Tour)
07-23 Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center (Warped Tour)
07-26 Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum (Warped Tour)
07-29 Pittsburgh, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion (Warped Tour)
07-30 Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center (Warped Tour)
07-31 Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center (Warped Tour)
08-01 Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheater (Warped Tour)
08-02 Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre (Warped Tour)
08-07 Brooklyn, NY - McCarren Park Pool
08-09 Norfolk, VA - Norva Theater
08-22 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-23 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival

* NYLON tour with She Wants Revenge, the Virgins, Switches