Get your questions ready for This Providence, as the band will be taking a break from working on their new record t0 host a live video chat tonight at 5PM Pacific time.

While there is actually no official mention of the band answering any fan questions, video chat seems like an odd choice without a allowing fans the opportunity to pick their brains.  Check out the chat session here when the time comes (5PM Pacific).

This Providence released their last album, “Who Are You Now” in 2009 on Fueled by Ramen Records.

Montreal oi act The Prowlers have posted a new song ” My Worst Enemy.”

You can have a listen right here.

The song will appear on an upcoming release on Insurgence Records.

Every Monday (starting today) Compton punk act Pour Habit will be streaming a new song. This week it’s “Heads of State” off their upcoming album “Got Your Back.”

You can listen to it here.

Pour Habit will be releasing “Got Your Back.”on April 12th via Fat Wreck Chords. It will be the follow-up to their 2007 debut “Suiticide.”

Aussie metalcore act Parkway Drive have posted the performance of their song “Sleepwalker” from Fuel TV’s “The Daily Habit.”

You can watch the video here.

The song appears on their latest album, “Deep Blue”, which was released last year through Epitaph Records. They’re on the road with Set Your Goals,  The Ghost Inside and The Warriors. Check out the dates and locations here.

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Smoking Popes are streaming their song “Wish We Were” off of their upcoming album “This Is Only A Test.” The album is due out on March 15th via Asian Man Records.

Click here to check it out.

The band last released “It’s Been A Long Day” in 2010.

Need your skatepunk fix for the weekend? We’ve got you covered!

Swedish skatepunkers Kept are offering a free download of their latest EP “Detours & Sidetracks” here. (It’s in the status update bar.)

For fans of the 90’s Epi/Fat sound. Don’t pass this one up.

Virginia punk act Landmines have announced that their new full-length album will be titled “Commerce And Marx” and will be released soon.

The release date has not been announced yet but you can check out the cover art here.

The band released their latest EP “Hell Is What You Make It” in 2009 on Paper + Plastick Records.

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San Jose pop punk act Stickup Kid are streaming two new songs (“Born In The Vault, Die In The Vault” and a new version of “You’re Killin’ Me Smalls”) off their upcoming album “The Sincerest Form Of Flattery.”

You can listen to them here.

“The Sincerest Form Of Flattery” is due out this Spring on Better Days Records.

Balance And Composure are currently working on their debut full-length album.

You can watch the final studio video here.

The new album will be a follow-up to the 2010 split with Tigers Jaw.

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Okay, so let’s face it. Pop-punk is a dying breed, washed up amongst a whiny mess of watered down and awful teenage “poetry”. However, for every hundred of those radio friendly boy bands, there is one pop-fucking-punk band who remind us why we love this genre. The Fake Boys are most definitely the latter. Fast, angry and aggressive they play 90’s style punk rock with mind blowing melodies that will suck you in and hook you right along.

I had the pleasure of spending some time with band members Jim Domenici (Vocals, Guitar) and Ryan Fisher (Drums) after their set with Off With Their Heads last month. They had played one Fake Boys song during the set, and I was impressed to say the least. So when they handed me a copy of their newest LP, “This Is Where Our Songs Live”, I was excited to get home and listen to it. What I didn’t realize is that it would be ALL I would listen to for the next 3 days.

The vocals are so sincere, very reminiscent of the urgency found in that of bands like Samiam and Jawbreaker, with clever and catchy lyrics that will have you singing along within a few listens. The unique vocal melodies aren’t afraid to diverge from the melodies set up by the rest of the instruments on the track – very reminiscent of The Smoking Popes.

Folks, this is how pop-punk should sound and is honestly one of the finest albums I have heard in a very long time. Nothing about this record is traditional. It is so fresh and new, and just what we needed to breathe some air into a dying scene. So grab your skateboard and this album, bomb some hills, and forget your broken heart.

You can stream The Fake Boys’ entire discography at their Band Camp page.

This review comes courtesy of Noise & Dissonance, a blog and distro run by DS writer aaronx.

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