Our good friends at Raw Cut Media have posted a video of Russ Rankin, former Good Riddance frontman and current Only Crime member. The video is a performance of the song “When I Pray,” and is from his recent performance in Montreal, Quebec. The performance was a part of the Music 4 Cancer showcases, which is a nonprofit organization with all proceeds going to the Canadian Cancer Society. You can check out the video of Russ Rankin’s performance here.

You can read a recent interview with Rankin that was done by Dying Scene editor Lauren Mills here. Russ Rankin is currently working on his debut solo album.

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Taking Back Sunday continued their promotional blitz in advance of their upcoming self-titled album. Today, the band released a makeshift video for their most recent single “Faith (When I Let You Down).”

The video walks the viewer through the last six-or-so months in the band’s history, including writing and recording the new album and their recent appearance at Bamboozle. Check it out here.

Taking Back Sunday’s self-titled album is due out on June 28th via Warner Bros.

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Irish punk rock veterans Stiff Little Fingers have announced a handful of U.S. tour dates, which will take place around their appearance at Punk Rock Bowling. Head here to check out the tour dates.

Stiff Little Fingers are hard at work on their upcoming album, which will be the follow-up to their 2004 release, “Guitar and Drum.”

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Florida pop-punkers Yellowcard have announced a handful of tour dates in South America, which will take place in July. You can check out those tour dates, along with all of the many shows that Yellowcard has planned for the next several months, here.

Yellowcard’s latest album, “When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes” came out on March 22nd via Hopeless Records.

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Las Vegas pop-rockers Panic! At The Disco have unveiled a “Behind the Scenes” look at the making of their latest music video, “Ready To Go.” You can check out the video here. You can also check out the official video for “Ready To Go” here.

Panic! At The Disco released “Virtues and Vices” in March of this year on Fueled By Ramen.

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San Diego pop-punkers Fight Fair have posted a lyric video for a new track, entitled “Broken.” The track is the title track for the band’s upcoming EP. You can check out the video here.

“Broken” will be released via Triple Crown Records on May 17th.

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Keeping with their theme of Transit Thursdays, where they cover a new song each week, Boston pop-punkers Transit have posted a cover of another song. This week, Transit are covering Brand New‘s “The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot.” Check out the cover here.

Brand new’s version appears on their 2003 album, “Deja Entendu.” Transit are currently working on their upcoming album for Rise Records.

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While fans wait anxiously for Thrice to unleash their upcoming album, the band throws their fans a bone- in the form of a new, currently untitled track that the band performed at Bamboozle. The track is set to be included in the band’s upcoming seventh album. You can check out the video here.

Their currently unnamed album will hopefully see the light of day later this year. Thrice last releases “Beggars” in 2009 on Vagrant Records.

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The 2011 Long Island Fest will be taking place on June 10th, 11th, and 12th this year and features a slew of great bands like I Am The Avalanche, Trapped Under Ice, Transit, Such Gold, and Hostage Calm, as well as many others. The Long Island Fest will be taking place at the Bergen Point Country Club.

You can buy tickets for the Long Island Fest and take a look at the full lineup here.

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The Take Action Tour is in full swing, and has posted a video to show just how well the first week has been. You can check out the video here.

This year, the tenth run of the tour features bands like Silverstein, Bayside, Polar Bear Club and The Swellers. If the tour hasn’t already gone through your hometown, you can check out the dates and venues here. This time around, the Take Action Tour is helping promote comprehensive sexuality education for young people and educators. The bands featured in this video discuss the importance of a good sex education among young people.

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