Looks like The Flatliners took a little time out of their Spring tour with fellow Fat Wreck Chords punks Dead to Me to have some fun recording an acoustic version of The Clash classic “I’m So Bored With The U.S.A.”.  Head right over here to check out the video.

Recorded at Complete Control Radio inside the Los Angeles headquarters of Side One Dummy Records, both bands mess around a bit before the song actually gets rolling.

The Flatliners last album was “Cavalcade”, released April 13th, 2010 on Fat Wreck Chords.  Dead To Me last released a three song EP entitled “Wait For It…Wait For It!” in 2010 on Shield Recordings.

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Side One Dummy Records cofounder Joe Sib has added giving advice to his long list of current projects.  Teaming up with Filter magazine, Joe Sib now offers helpful suggestions in a weekly segment called “Question the Answers” where fans can submit any question on their minds, and Joe will answer.

This week’s question is about what you should do when you get a chance to meet your favorite band, actor, or other famous person.  You can both listen to and read Joe’s answer right here.

Complete Control Radio airs primarily on weekends on a variety of stations, and you can also listen live.

Taking a break from releasing cover songs, LA pop-punkers Margate have unveiled a new song and video titled “Osama Bin Laden Is Dead”.  Check it out right here.

In case you’ve been living under a rock, the song is based on a true story.  Margate wasted no time capturing what might be the biggest news of the year in this song, and adding it to their “Live From Room 57” video series.

Margate aim to record their third album “Rock ‘n Roll Reserve” with Paul Miner at Buzzbomb Sound Labs in the near future.

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Longtime MxPx frontman Mike Herrera has just posted a video containing a mix of live footage and behind-the-scenes insight from his current solo tour.  Check it out right here.

The video begins with Herrera in an unbelievably posh green room for bands.  Seriously though, the video is set to an acoustic version of the song “Drowning” from the 2007 MxPx album “Secret Weapon”.

Mike Herrera last released the album “Empty Bottle” with Tumbledown October 26th, 2010 on End Sounds Records and he also released a solo album of sorts called “Live From The Basement” April 21st.

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Music is a beautiful thing and one of the beauties that lies within it is the ability for two people to interpret a songs meaning completely differently.  We derive our own meanings from any words we hear and use that interpretation to relate it back to ourselves and the world around us.  Here at Dying Scene, we always want to know more about it so this time we asked Alex Aaltola, bass player and singer for Part Time Killer to give us a run down on meaning behind the words on their new album, “People.  Religion.  Death.”  You can read the full track by track breakdown here.

The album was released on March 9th and you can grab a copy on the Pee Records website.

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Our Dying Scene Sessions video crew PunkVideosRock.com recently talked with LA punk outfit Drive A during the “Revolt Tour.” The band talked about their new record “The World In Shambles,” life on the road, and a last minute lineup change that happened while on tour. They also discussed the reason for cancelling 5 shows last week. Click here to watch.

“The World In Shambles,” was released digitally on April 5th and it’s available through iTunes and Amazon. [Read more…]

U.K. punk act Crashed Out will be releasing a new album entitled “Crash & Burned” later this year.

You can stream the song “The Town That Died” off the album right here.

If you like what you hear, you can grab a free download of it here.

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Twin Cities, Minnesota-area based pop-punk act Our Life Story have posted a new song entitled “Growing Pains” off their upcoming EP “I’d Rather Change Than Stay The Same.”

You can listen to it here.

The EP was recorded at Drasik Studios in Chicago with Mark Michalik (Fireworks, Into It. Over It., The Swellers, Koji, CSTVT, Ect.), and is tentatively slated for a May 19th release date.

Boston 5-piece rock act Energy decided to depart from Bridge Nine Records and release new music on their own instead. Here’s what the band had to say,

“After releasing 1 full length album (Invasions Of The Mind), and 2 E.P.’s (Race The Sun, Walk Into The Fire) with them, we have officially parted ways with Bridge 9 Records. This means that we are free agents, and are running this band entirely on our own now. We are not opposed to doing one off releases with labels if the circumstances are right, but we have other plans for releasing music now. Our plans are continuing to release digital singles (maybe E.P.’s too) every few months or so, as opposed to releasing a new full length album every 2 or 3 years. This way everyone gets to hear new material from us at a faster rate. All of these digital singles/E.P.’s will be available to download for free because let’s face it: if you’re releasing music in this day and age – it’s free whether you’re charging for it or not. Every 12 songs or so we might try to press a 12″ for those of you who still enjoy collecting physical music, but for the most part our primary focus is to be giving you free music as often as possible from now on. ~ Tank”

The band last released an EP titled “Walk Into The Fire” in October, 2010 on Bridge Nine.

Brooklyn punk band Up For Nothing are streaming their latest album “Twelve Stories Down” in its entirety.

You can have a listen here. (Recommended!)

The band released their last album “Twelve Stories Down” last March. To get familiar with the band, check out their Band Spotlight.