The first round of bands has been announced for this year’s Long Island Fest, which will happen June 10 and 11 at the Bergen Point Country Club and June 12 at Bay Shore Sinai Reform Temple.

So far the bands on the roster are Bottom Out, Brooksite, Capital, Cipher, Compound, Daytrader, Foundation, Grey Area, Hardside, Incendiary, Into It. Over It., Iron Chic, Line Of Scrimmage, Most Precious Blood, Mother Of Mercy, Punishment Due, State Lines, Stick Together, The Partisan Turbine (Reunion), Thieves and Assassins, This Is Hell, World Of Pain, and Xibalba.

More will be announced later on. At the moment a three-day pass is $42, but that will go up. For more information, check out their Facebook event page.

The headline is actually all the information we have. Pop punkers MxPx posted to Twitter, “Writing a new record.”

No word on when they’ll actually start recording it or when it will be out, but, as always, we’ll let you know as soon as we do. Longtime drummer Yuri Ruley announced his retirement from the band in July, but according to another Tweet, he’ll be playing on the album.

The band’s last releases were Left Coast Punk EP and Punk Rawk Christmas, both in 2009.

Just in time for St. Patty’s Day, MTV is premiering a new video for Dropkick Murphys‘ song “Memorial Day,” off their new album, Going Out In Style.

Check it out here.

Going Out In Style was released on Born And Bred, an imprint of Hellcat Records. It’s the followup to 2007′s The Meanest Of Times.

Here’s a lesson in either not stealing or not getting caught. Last weekend at a Leftover Crack show in Connecticut, some guy allegedly stole a t-shirt from the band’s merch table. Well, he wasn’t very stealthy about it, because the band (or at least Stza) saw him from the stage and proceeded to yell at him for at least 20 minutes, refusing to play an encore until he put it back. A lot of fans left, though eventually the band finished the set. You can see a video of part of the incident here.

To be fair, one of the YouTube comments claims the guy being yelled at wasn’t the one who actually took the shirt, and the real thief was never truly identified.

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According to Twitter and Facebook, hardcore supergroup OFF! were arrested in Arizona on their way to Austin, TX, for SXSW.

They didn’t release details on what happened, but they did make it to the gig on time. So no need to worry. The Facebook post says they’ll explain later what happened, so as soon as we find out we’ll pass the info along.

OFF! is playing SXSW tonight with Bad Brains as well as a 10 PM show tomorrow. For more shows, check out our punk guide to SXSW.

New Zealand punkers The Rabble unleashed some good news over on their facebook page today. The band’s drummer, Rupe, posted an update indicating that the band will soon begin filming a video for the song “The Journey” from their upcoming release “Life’s A Journey.”

They’ve also donated a new track, “Burning in the Fire” to benefit New Zealand earthquake appeal efforts. Click here to read the whole post.

“Life’s A Journey” is due out later this year.

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Here’s one from the old school. Blag Dahlia, the inimitable frontman from seminal punk band The Dwarves, recently sat down for a brief interview with UGO.

In spite of its brief nature, the Dahlia interview covers a lot of ground: special guests on the new album (Dexter Holland, Spike Slawson, Eric Valentine, Gary Owens, Nick Oliveri, Josh Freese), recording with Dwarves alumni, interactions with Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, and his love of cocaine. He also proceeds to mention that the Dwarves are the “only (punk band) left.” Interesting read; click here to check it out in its entirety.

The Dwarves long-awaited new album “The Dwarves Are Born Again” is due out on May 3rd.

Sad news from the Philadelphia progressive punk scene today. Victory In Numbers announced today that they have decided to disband. In a series of joint statements on their facebook page, the band members have announced that they’ll continue to make music in other capacities, but that their run as VIN has come to an end. Click here to read the band’s statements in their entirety.

VIN’s most recent release “Killing. Mourning. Love.” came out in September 2010 on Bullet Tooth Records.

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Grab some beer, some whiskey, some more beer and your like-minded friends; Red City Radio is back with their latest effort (and first full-length) “The Dangers of Standing Still.” The album features twelve tracks of back-and-forth layered vocals, catchy hooks, echoing choruses, exceptional melodies and an aggressive energy that combine to form the band’s own brand of booze-fueled, balls-out punk rock.

It’s not anything too different from their EP, “To the Sons and Daughters of Woody Guthrie,” and acts more like an extension of that disc. That’s saying a good thing though, because if you’ve heard the EP you know how amazing it is. If you haven’t, I recommend checking out that album as well. The one surprise is the fast songs. There are three songs with fast parts that make them sound a little like Living With Lions, which is a welcomed surprise. Faster is always better. That’s why some genius invented shotgunning beer. The sound isn’t the only recognizable trait. The cover art for “The Dangers of Standing Still” is pretty much the same as the 7” “Spinning in Circles is a Gateway Drug” except the skulls and one human head now have bodies but still no arms; evolution is a bitch.

“An Introduction of Sorts” is a great lead into the album and blends perfectly into “The Benefits of Motion” which makes it seem like one track. The band takes charge with “Two For Flinching,” a track that has to be the closest to sounding like Hot Water Music that they get without completely ripping them off. Start and stop guitars along with the continuous snapping of the snare sets up the statement “Together we can burn this fucking city to the ground!”

The next track awesomely titled, “Spinning in Circles is a Gateway Drug,” was also released on the 7” of the same name. They made a pretty good video for it too but it’s not as good as the video that they made for “We Are the Sons of Woody Guthrie.” Check YouTube to see both of them. The latter video makes me want to get drunk and go to a house party. I just hope Red City Radio is playing said house party.

From the first strings stroked, “50th & Western” stands out and is one of the best tracks in my mind. It’s headbanger friendly, has a fast part, a palm-muted vocals-only part and easy to sing lyrics like “the system it wasn’t designed for us” which make you really feel the song.

The Dangers of Standing Still, like their EP, is an all around great listen, but I am still expecting more from these dudes. This is still a great CD though so if you like their previous work or you are a fan of Hot Water Music, Living With Lions, Latterman, beer, whiskey, whoa’s and oh’s, good times or yelling, it’s a safe bet that you will be intoxicated by the album one way or another.

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Swedish/Scottish tech skate punk act From The Tracks are releasing their third full length in April. This one is called “The Greater Distance” and it will be out on High-Speed-Flower Records April 6th.

The same label will release “Everything We Did In Between Everything Else”, consisting of 35 songs, including out of print album “This Machine And Eye” and a bunch of demos recorded between 2008 and 2010. This is will be out June 8th.

The band will also be touring Europe in April with fellow punk rockers from Sweden, Rebuke. Check the dates and locations here.

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