Ever find yourself longing for a earlier, simpler time? A time when good pop-punk actually meant something (or at least meant something other than Day-Glo T-shirts and Jennifer Aniston haircuts)? The Reveling have the cure for what ails you. The Brooklyn-based quartet play it like it’s 1996, with a sound that evokes equal parts Gaslight Anthem and Bouncing Souls. Hit up their bandcamp page and check out their sound: it’s all you remembered no-frills, pop punk could be (and more)!

We all no there’s no such thing as Leftover Crack, but did you know, there is such a thing as Leftover Crack set pictures?! That’s right folks, in our continuing photo gallery series of bands from this year’s Punk Rock Bowling, today I bring to you the good (pictures), the bad (pictures), and the Leftover Crack!! Check them out right here.

Leftover Crack has a bunch of UK tour dates scheduled which can be seen at their Dying Scene Shows page.

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Long Island, New York rock’n’roll act Those Hated Hearts have unveiled a music video for their song “Drive”.  The band contains ex-members of Murphy’s Law, Take My Chances and The Rebel Dead.

You can check out the video here.

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The Salt Lake City pop punk act The Hung Ups are streaming their entire upcoming album, “Dawn of the Dead Beats” on their bandcamp page.

The album will be released next month on Ballz Out Records.

Vancouver BC melodic hardcore act, Anchoress, have released their debut EP “Set Sail” as a pay-what-you-want download on their bandcamp page.

You can take a listen and grab yourself a download here.

Upcoming pop rock label I Am Mighty Records have signed pop-rock quartet The Reserve. The band will be releasing their debut EP via the label some time in September.

If you want to check out the band’s sound you can check out their music video for their single “Rewind” right here. [Read more…]

The anti-smoking non-profit agency, truth® (who made us include the registered trademark symbol with their name, so don’t even think about stealing it for yourself), has partnered with Warped Tour to give away free tickets for the tour.

Go here and play their fun, yet informative, game of True or False for your chance to win.

Hollywood’s The Scarred have just unveiled two brand new tracks from their upcoming full length “Live Fast Die Poor.”

You can check out streams of “Live Fast Die Poor” and “Gone Even Higher” right here at the band’s MySpace page.

The full album “Live Fast Die Poor” is scheduled for a release on September 13th on Jailhouse records.

The Atom Age have just released a brand new music video for the title track off their last record entitled  “Kill Surf City.”

Make sure to check out the video on the band’s youtube page.

The Atom Age released “Kill Surf City” back in March on Solidarity Recordings.

The Old Firm Casuals, the new Oi/Street Punk band featuring Rancid’s Lars Frederiksen have announced a handful of summer tour dates in August in the United States.

You can check them out right here.

The Old Firm Casuals last released “The Old Firm Casuals” back in April on Oi! The Boat Records.

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