You all know the story by now.  More than a decade after the tragic death of Bradley Nowell, the remaining members of Sublime recruited a new member Rome Ramirez and after several lawsuits, they were forced to change their name to Sublime With Rome.  In the recent months, the band announced that they had signed with Fueled By Ramen and were recording a full-length album Yours Truly to be released on that label on July 12th.

The band has debuted the first single “Panic” on KROQ.  You can hear the song HERE

Not quite the Sublime of old, but definitely not as bad as you think!

Resurrected and controversial reggae-ska act Sublime with Rome is currently on tour.  Here’s a video from their Montreal tour date playing the classic song “40 oz. To Freedom.”  Sublime originally called it quits in 1996 in the wake of the death of frontman Bradley Nowell.  In the past couple years, the remaining original members brought in a young new frontman and are touring North America as Sublime with Rome.

You can check out the video on YouTube HERE

Big thanks to our friends at Ska Montreal for the video!

Last month, the newly reformed (and renamed) Sublime with Rome performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Here they are debuting their first new song as a band.  It’s a catchy ska-punk tune called “Panic.”  The band also performed the Sublime classic “Wrong Way” to close out the program.

You can watch the video on Hulu HERE

On Tuesday, a Los Angeles Judge shut down the efforts of Bud Gaugh, Eric WIlson and new member Rome Ramirez to perform under the name “Sublime.”

The band’s new incarnation faced controversy from the start by performing again under the name Sublime after the family of deceased lead singer Bradley Nowell objected.  On October 21st, a trademark infringement suit was filed against the band’s new incarnation.

You can read the full article HERE

Legendary reggae-punk-dub band Sublime played a reunion show last weekend at the Smokeout Festival and featured their new lead-singer/guitarist Rome.  Founding member and drummer Bud Gaugh was recently interviewed regarding the future of the band amidst their recent “reformation” which was posted on the band’s MYSPACE page.

Sublime originally broke up in 1996 following the heroin overdose which took the life of guitarist and songwriter Bradley Nowell. The band’s rebirth has come with plenty of legal issues: The trio’s use of the name Sublime has been challenged by Silverback Management’s Jon Phillips, who according to the LA Times has acted as the band’s co-manager since 2003, as well as the estate of Bradley Nowell. Nowell’s family publically disapproved of the reunion and unsuccessfully tried to block it with a restraining order.

You can read the whole interview after the jump.

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