This one had me saying “wow” out loud when it came across my news desk.  Los Angeles indie-punk-emo rockers, Say Anything, has signed to Equal Vision Records. The band has announced that they will begin recording their fourth studio album with producer Tim O’Heir [Say Anything, All-American Rejects] in August 2011.

“Once we found our label, we knew there was only one producer who could bring the kind of ambitious, freethinking, over-the-top approach to the recording process that we were looking for,” Bemis explains. “We are proud to announce that for the first time in the better part of a decade, we will be returning to the studio with Tim O’Heir, the super-sick producer who helped us shape Say Anything’s …Is a Real Boy into what it is.”

You can check out a video announcement from Say Anything frontman, Max Bemis, about the signing right here.

In addition to releasing the upcoming full-length album, Equal Vision Records will also release a wide variety of previously unreleased Say Anything material, vinyl, rarities collections and other forthcoming projects.

Say Anythings latest record was their self-titled album released November 3rd, 2009 on RCA.

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Belgian punk label Funtime Records has added The Ignored to its roster. The group has been around since 2004. They were previously on Kickass Records.

The guys will be releasing a new album via Funtime in early 2012. When we get more details on the record we’ll let you know. Their album “Act Like You Care” came out in 2010.

It’s Alive Records released their free “Show ‘Em the Hand II” compilation yesterday. It’s got 35 songs on it, including bands like Chinese Telephones, The Steinways, The Creeps and others. Did we mention it’s free?

Head on over to Bandcamp to stream or download the summer sampler.

Even those of you who hated Against Me!‘s last album, “White Crosses,” should be stoked for the album’s re-issue.  It includes an additional 18 tracks of alternate versions and unreleased/bonus tracks, and today they announced the official track listing.  Check it out here.

Originally released by Sire Records on June 7, 2010, and presented now in two parts, White Crosses and Black Crosses, the reissue will be the first release on the band’s newly launched record label, Total Treble Music.  Fans can expect a late July release.

This reissue is a 28-track collection that includes the original 10-song album with four bonus tracks, all produced by Butch Vig and mixed by Alan Moulder. The second half, Black Crosses, is a collection of alternate versions and unreleased songs. Of the 14 self-produced Black Crosses songs, nine were recorded with drummer Warren Oakes at Goldentone Studios in Gainesville, FL, shortly before he departed the band in Spring 2009. The other five acoustic songs were recorded at Crescendo Studios, also in Gainesville, in early 2010. Both the 3xLP vinyl and 2xCD versions of this release are presented in their originally intended packaging created by Steak Mtn., including a 32-page lyric and art booklet.

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The Bastard Suns are streaming their entire “Summer” EP, the final release of their Band For All Seasons project, right here.

“Summer” is part of the group’s “Band For All Seasons” EP series which totaled four cds consisting of five songs each. The albums were released at the beginning of each season, starting with Fall, and each one features four new original songs and one cover that they feel best match the corresponding season. The Fall CD featured their gospel, country and bluegrass-influenced work, Winter featured their Irish drinking material, Spring was ska and punk, and Summer is reggae and surf-inspired. Get it? Got it? Good.

The “Summer” EP was recently released online on the band’s website.

The Bastard Suns are on the road this summer.  For dates and locations refer to their tour poster here.

Alright you Blink 182 fanatics, the wait is almost over.  The band has announced that they will be premiering “Up All Night,” the first single off their upcoming, loooong awaited new album, this Friday on the Los Angeles radio station, KROQ .

Don’t you worry, we’ll post it as soon as it’s up for streaming.

You can stream four new tracks off San Francisco punk rockers Nothington right here.  The tracks (“End Of The Day”, “In Flames”, “Not Looking So Good”, and “Tired Hearts”) will appear on the band’s upcoming acoustic EP “More Than Obvious.”

“More Than Obvious” is due out July 12th on Red Scare.

Maryland pop-punk outfit All Time Low have posted the official video for the track, “Forget About It Yet.’” You can check out the video here.

The track can be found on the band’s latest album, “Dirty Work,” released June 7th via Interscope Records.

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Philly pop punk act The Wonder Years took a few minutes at the Ventura stop on Warped Tour to talk to Punk Videos Rock about experiences on Warped, their last album, and future touring/recording plans.

Check it out here.

The band’s last album, “Suburbia I’ve Given You All And Now I’m Nothing,” came out on June 14th through Hopeless Records.

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One of my favorite pop-punk bands, Bracket are currently working on a new album. Here’s what they had to say,

“We’ve stopped and started the process of this newest album a few times, thanks to various “distractions” like having wives, babies, and day jobs. And since Requiem, we refuse to pay anyone else to record/produce our album, so having time and space to do it ourselves has been a challenge. The studio that we built, where we recorded Requiem had to be torn down a few years ago due to zoning violations and we’re still depressed about that. But in the last few months we have finally dusted off the recording equipment and set it up in Marty’s living room (of all places). We’re lucky Marty’s wife is so nice and doesn’t mind us turning their living room into a “studio.” It’s kind of funny because this big mixing board, set of speakers, computer, and racks of effects processors are within inches of his couch and tv, and the kitchen is only a few steps away. So far we’ve done more eating than recording, but things are looking better for the few Bracket fans that remain patiently waiting.

Anyway…We’re getting much closer to actually recording. Everything is set up and there a bunch of songs that are pretty ready to go that we’re really excited about. The recording process, because of our “lives” that we try to have on the side, will take a while for sure. Our drummer still lives in Denver (and we’re in Northern California), so we’ll record everything we can and then fly him out at some point to record drums. Pretty much the same process as when we did Requiem. As for the sound of this “record” (that has yet to be recorded) we plan on going as crazy as we did on Requiem, but even more so. The songs are still heavy and loud, but we plan on doing lots of fun vocal stuff and weird studio things. So…it will take a while, but we want to make sure it’s something that will make us just as (or more) proud as Requiem. We have no record label and no one to hopefully impress, other than people who still care about our music. Our facebook page will be updated as we move along in the recording process.”

Bracket latest album was 2005’s “Requiem.”