Brendan Kelly from The Lawrence Arms interviewed Against Me! and the band did an acoustic performance on his JBTV show. His co-host Toby Jeg from Red Scare also did a short interview with Alkaline Trio. Check out the episode here.
Amazon is giving away a new track by Fake Problems titled "Songs for Teenagers." The song is taken from the band's new album Real Ghosts Caught On Tape, which is due out September 21st via Side One Dummy. Fake Problems will be supporting The Gaslight Anthem all fall.
Defeater have entered Getaway Recording Studio in Wakefield, MA with guitarist Jay Maas producing to record their second full-length. The album is expected to hit shelves in early 2011 via Bridge Nine Records. Press release in the replies.
Head to the replies to see the video for Mark Ronson & The Business Intl's video for "The Bike Song" (feat. Kyle Falconer and Spank Rock). You can also hear a track from the album called "Hey Boy" (feat. Rose Elinor Dougall and Theophilus London) here. The album Record Collection is released on September 27th.
The Weepies released their highly anticipated third full length Be My Thrill this past Tuesday. If you haven't picked it up yet, or would simply like to take a listen, head over to their AP.net profile to stream the album in its entirety. It's fun, it's catchy, it's simply The Weepies doing what they do best: pop music. Go listen and head over to Amazon when you're done because the album is on sale for just $10.99.
Kid Cudi announced at a show in Buffalo that his upcoming album Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager has been pushed back to November 9th. The live video is in the replies.
With a name like Much the Same, it's no coincidence. The young melodic punk quartet were not creating anything new - just keeping a then-fossilized genre alive & well, tending to it like a beautiful war nurse to a wounded veteran. This group of Chicago kids only released three records in 8 years, but found a very loyal and steady following, even well after their demise in 2007. Their 2006 full-length Survive is on par with any solid effort from A Wilhelm Scream or Rise Against, and helped pave the way for modern up-and-comers, such as the Swellers and Transit. Their impact might seem, in retrospect, rather infantile -...[read more]