Cover songs are like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get.  We here at Dying Scene love hearing punk bands do their own take on other band’s songs.  Sometimes they pull off amazing interpretations of old classics, sometimes they’re not much more than humble tributes to a fellow artist, and other times they’re just downright laughable renditions of otherwise great songs.  Good or bad.  Intriguing or mundane.  We’ll let you be the judge. This week it’s Illinois pop-punkers The Copyrights covering The 1978 Jolt song “Decoyed.”

You can check out the cover here. Then listen to the original here. The cover is unreleased. The original appears on the Jolt’s self-titled album.

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California rockabilly group Devil’s Brigade (featuring members of Rancid) have announced a solid group of shows in Europe during April and May of this year. The Dropkick Murphys will be on board for some of the dates, too – check out the details below.

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Jesse Malin and the St Marks Social teamed up with Green Day‘s Billie Joe Armstrong to cover Bad Brains‘ Pay To Cum during a recent rehearsal and caught the whole thing on tape. Check it out at the SideOne Dummy website.

On a related note, Bad Brains performed at this year’s SXSW and are working on a new album.

The newest installment of JBTV was released today, and it features interviews with Fake Problems, The Arrivals, Dropkick Murphys, and Thursday – as well as performances by The Arrivals and Fake Problems, and a some 1993 footage of Less Than Jake playing Automatic. Check it out here.

Sout Carolina screamo band Emery is putting out their newest album, We Do What We Want, next Tuesday through Solid State Records and they’ve released a short trailer featuring the track The Cheval Glass to get you excited – check it out here.

Emery last released “…In Shallow Seas We Sail” in 2009 via Tooth & Nail Records.

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MxPx has continued their series of vague updates today.  In addition to the recent announcement that they are writing for a new record, they tweeted today that they are also filming for a new documentary.

Here is what the long running punk act had to say, “It’s official. 2 days till show day. Lots of prep work and filming for our new documentary too.”  Nothing else is known about it at this point.

The first half of the tweet is referring to a special one night show MxPx will be playing this Saturday March 26 in Seattle.  What makes this special?  MxPx will be performing their 1996 fan favorite “Life in General” from beginning to end.  Despite recently retiring from touring with the band, drummer Yuri Ruley will also be playing the show.  Anyone in the area will not want to miss the surely nostalgic set.

For more details on the show check out MxPx’s site here.

Add another progressive/post-hardcore/screamo band to the Rise Records roster.  That’s Outrageous! hails from Poughkeepsie, New York (that’s as big a pain in the ass to spell as it is to say).

The band is currently in the studio with Cameron Mizell and will release their debut “Teenage Scream” this summer.

You can a taste for their hard-to-describe sound by streaming their song “#winning” right here.

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No Sleep Records has released a new sampler “No Sleep Till Death (II).”

The good news?  It includes bands like The Wonder Years, Balance and Composure, and Over it.  The better news?  The download is free.

Go ahead and snag a copy here.

England should be stoked.  It appears that the legendary and influential punk group will be heading for a visit in April.

We have little information or actual dates as of now, but Fat Wreck Chords recently reported that the Descendents will be traveling to England next month.  When we learn more we will pass on the info.

The Descendents have recently been touring after a long inactive period following their last effort “Cool to be you” in 2004 on Fat Wreck.

UPDATE: you can find the tour dates along with ticketing information here.

The Street Dogs have recently posted a special live acoustic performance of their take on the Billy Bragg song “Power in the union.”  The band was joined onstage by unusual guests Tom Morello (The Nightwatchman and Rage Against the Machine) as well as Wayne Kramer (MC5)  and Ike Reilly.

Check out the video here.

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