You may remember when Glenn Beck called My Chemical Romance‘s lyrics “Propaganda”. Well the band had this to say in response,

I think the word Glenn Beck was looking for was “subversion” not “propaganda”, because I don’t know what it would be considered propaganda for- truth? sentiment? And I can’t tell what he’s angrier about- the fact that it’s how I feel about the persistent sterilization of our culture or the fact that it’s on network television for everyone to hear. And railways? Is it 1863? Seen any children living on these lately instead of the internet? I’m actually shocked that no actual fact-checking was done on the lyrics. I mean Fox is a major news channel, covering factual topics in an unbiased and intelligent- oh wait- To quote the man himself- “You don’t have to live by the standards that society has set,” I couldn’t agree more. g PS- drawing is a depiction of an actual situation involving children, indeed “living on the railways” with one Jimmy “Backscratch Pete” Mulrooney, of Kansas City.

To view the artwork that is referenced go here. The band’s latest album “Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys” was released November 22nd on Reprise Records.

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It’s been announced to us at DS that the split 7″ between Portland OR’s Defiance and Anaheim CA’s The Scarred will be pressed on limited colored vinyl, and preorders will be available beginning on Monday, May 2nd via Jailhouse Records. The album is set for a July 12th release date. The split features two original, previously unreleased tracks from both bands.

Click here to see the artwork for both sides, as well as a flyer with all the information you could ever ask for.

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UK punk outfit, Pacer are streaming a brand new song titled “Throwback” on their official website.  The track will appear on the band’s upcoming split with Long Island punk outfit Iron Chic.

No word on when this split will be released but you can stream (and download) the Iron Chic songs here.

Colorado punk act Elway are streaming 6 new songs off their upcoming album, “Delusion” right here.

“Delusions” is set to be released May 10 on Red Scare Records.

This will be the band’s first material to be released since they formed from the ashes of 10-4 Eleanor.

Deathwish Records has announced that the upcoming split between East Coast hardcore bands Converge and Dropdead will be released June 21st via Deathwish and The Armegeddon Label.  Each band will contribute one new song to the release.  The Deathwish website reads:

Both songs were recorded at Kurt Ballou’s God City Studios in early 2011, and mastered by John Golden (Neurosis, Melvins, etc). “Runaway” from Converge is an instant classic for the band, unrelenting in its speed and emotional ferocity from beginning to end. While Dropdead’s “Paths of Glory” is an unforgettable political punk/hardcore anthem, that proves that the years behind the band have only strengthened their hold on the battlefront of the true underground.

Converge is presently working on a new full-length album.

According to the band’s facebook page, Canadian pop punks Billy Talent are hard at work on their new album.  They write:

We’ve been in our little cave working away for the last couple of months and things are really starting to take shape! The songs thus far are unlike anything we’ve ever done before yet it still seems to capture the urgency of our first record. Hard to put in words but the vibe is really special.

You can read the whole update here.

The band’s last album, Billy Talent III, was released in July of 2009 on Roadrunner Records.

East Bay punk rockers Static Thought have posted a few U.S. dates.

Click here to check out the dates and locations.

They released a split with Wartortle last August. They released their last album The Motive For Movement through Hellcat Records back in September 2008.

Toronto, Ontario indie punk band Stuck Out Here have posted 2 new songs (“Quiet Beers” and “Sober Up Tomorrow”) on their bandcamp page. The 2 tracks are off their upcoming debut LP “Last Night, This Morning”, coming out early next month on online record label Juicebox Recording Co. and on Tragicomedy Records.

Stuck Out Here are also playing Pouzza Fest later in the month of May.

Ohio’s The Story Changes have posted their cover version of Braid’s song “I Keep A Diary.”

You can listen to it right here.

The song will only be available for streaming for a few more weeks. They will be releasing their first vinyl release, “This Is Your Moment” which is scheduled to hit stores June 4, 2011, via I Am Shark.

Syracuse metalcore act Earth Crisis have announced that their upcoming seventh studio album “Neutralize The Threat” will be released on July 12 through Century Media. Here’s what the band had to say,

“We are very happy with how ‘Neutralize The Threat’ came out. Musically, it resembles the song structures on ‘To The Death’, but with a ‘Gomorah’s Season Ends’ vibe thrown in. Every song is lyrically inspired by real-life vigilante actions that have taken place around the globe. The topics range from The Black Panther Party to Bernard Goetz and we think it’s an original lyrical concept for the band, while also retaining some subject matter we are known for dealing with in the past. Zeuss is the man and definitely delivered the best sounding record we have ever had! We can’t wait for you guys to hear it!”

The tracklist can be found here. “Neutralize The Threat” will be a follow-up to 2009’s “To the Death.”

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