New York-based pop-punk act Bayside are streaming their entire album “Killing Time” in its entirety on their MySpace page. The album is set to officially drop next Tuesday, February the 22nd via Wind Up Records.

Bayside are set to embark on yet another tour, this time in April and with guests Silverstein, Polar Bear Club, and The Swellers. The Take Action Tour will last a little over a month and will hit up the entire country. You can check out the full dates for that tour here.

Ohio pop-punk act Light Years are giving away their latest EP titled “This Will Come Back To Haunt Me.” You can grab your free download here.

If you like what you hear, you can get your copy of their EP here.

CSTVT have unveiled a stream of their upcoming 7’inch on their bandcamp page. You can check out the stream right here.

Their self-titled 7’inch will be the first release under the name CSTVT, having de-vowel’d it last year.

Ever since Blink 182 burst on to the scene, the world has had a plethora of pop punk from which to choose. Some bands have been very good while others have been very bad. This is a story of a good band. The Salt Lake City based pop punk band, The Hung Ups, have 2 releases to their credit. A band known well in the Salt Lake area, The Hung Ups have played with some of the best pop punk bands that have come through the city. Often included as an opening act, they are often outplaying the touring acts. The Hung Ups draw upon the best aspects of pop punk, the fast guitars, the energy and the catchy riffs. There is also an underlying darkness that street punk brings to the mix. This band does a great job at mixing both very, very well. I am a fan of all punk, hardcore and thrash, but it is rare that I would find myself tapping my feet to a pop punk band. The Hung Ups, however, can get my feet moving. This would be a great album if it weren’t for the music drowning out the vocals at times. Other than that small point I would give this offering, “Four Songs” by The Hung Ups, a very enthusiastic thumbs up.

The first of the four songs, “Get a Life,” is a song of longing and loss; a song that wishes an ex a very unpleasant future. The song starts off with a blistering and catchy guitar and transfers into the lyrics that tell the story of our poor crooner; how his year and life has taken a turn for the worse due to the insufferable wench that he just was dumped by. The next song “She’s Stupid” starts off with a quick bass line that is followed by the guitars that are typical of The Hung Ups. The song is quick and rifty, with a touch of out of controlness. The song is another about a girl and unrequited love, one that makes her stupid for not being receptive to the advances of a hormonal teen. “Crisis at the Pizza Shop” is a song about as long as it should be. Fast and whiny at times, it means to tell a story of a kid that is overwhelmed by situations that seem out of control. The final song on this four song EP is “Anywhere With You,” a song typical of pop punk that sings of teenage love and longing.

All in all, this is a very good offering from Salt Lake’s The Hung Ups. The songs display all the reasons why they have been included on most of pop punk’s best acts’ shows when they travel through the beehive state. Having played with bands like Guttermouth, Teenage Bottle Rockets and Cobra Skulls, The Hung Ups have often provided the crowd with a more exciting, satisfying set than the main act. With some much deserved recognition and support, The Hung Ups could easily be playing a bar or stages near you. However, I am lucky enough to have them playing in my hometown.

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Top Punk Rock Moments of 2010

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With a new decade safely under way, we thought it would be fun to look back at the year past and compile a list of our favorite Punk Rock Moments from 2010.  And quite a year it was.  Bands protesting the government.  Bands brawling with each other and bands coming to one another’s rescue.  Elaborate hoax pulling front-men and front-men who get beat up by their own fans.  Unjustified bannings and unprecedented acts of charity.  In one way or another, they all somehow embody the punk rock ideology.

Reminisce with us by checking out our list of the top Punk Rock Moments of 2010 here.

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New York pop-punkers Bayside recently performed an acoustic version of their new song “On Love, On Life” off their upcoming album “Killing Time.” You can check out the performance here.

“Killing Time” comes out February 22, 2011 on Wind Up Records. Aside from a live album, the band’s last release “Shudder” came out in 2008 on Victory Records.

Folk-rockers Murder By Death have released a rarities collection titled Skeletons In the Closet which was entirely conceived by the band’s vocalist, Adam Turla. The release will be available on tour as a donation based download and will help them pay for tour expenses as well as the purchase of a new van since their last one apparently lost its wheel on their way to their show. You can check out the cover art right there on the left and check out Turla’s statement here.

Murder By Death released Good Morning, Magpie last year.

Holy Hell, this looks like an awesome festival! Montreal’s Pouzza Fest has confirmed a bunch of great acts including Brendan Kelly (The Lawrence Arms), Bad Astronaut, The Queers, Dear Landlord, The Sainte Catherines, Banner Pilot, Tom May (Menzingers), After the Fall, Such Gold, Dear Landlord, Junior Battles, Mixtapes and a whole lot more that make me extremely jealous I live absolutely nowhere near Montreal.

Pouzza Fest is a party / event that takes place downtown Montreal on May 20-21-22 2011. Featuring over 100 bands performing in 4 different venues, walkable from each other.

San Francisco punk act Set Your Goals have posted an unreleased B-Side titled “The Lost Boys” which features New Found Glory vocalist Jordan Pundik.

You can listen to the song here.

Set Your Goals upcoming album “Burning at Both Ends”, will be released in the Summer on Epitaph and will be a follow-up to their 2009 release ‘This Will Be The Death Of Us.’ They will be headed out on tour tomorrow. Check out the dates and locations here.

D.R.U.G.S., have rolled out another music video for a song off their upcoming self-titled debut.  This time it’s for the song “Sex Life,” and you can check it out here.  At first I was wondering if I was watching the right video as it was a little boring, but it ended up having a pretty dark ending, which made it worth the watch.

“D.R.U.G.S.” the album is due out February 22nd via Sire Records.

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