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’s cover was unplanned but I Am Abomination just posted it this morning so, why not?  You can check out the Michigan progressive punk act’s cover of Jay Sean’s popular tune “Down” on I Am Abomination’s MySpace page.  Compare it to the original right here.

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Melodic metalcore act Arcane Haven are streaming a brand new song on their MySpace page.  It’s titled “Square One” and it will appear on the band’s upcoming album, “Alignment.”

I have no clue when this album comes out.

Headaches is a new new melodic punk band from Brisbane, Australia featuring current and ex members of The Gifthorse, Army Of Champions, Reach Out and Values Here.  You can check out a few of their songs, along with a brand new track titled “Sinker” on the band’s MySpace page.  The new track will appear on an album the band plans to release in December.

For fans of Lifetime, Good Riddance, H2O, Bad Religion and Kid Dynamite.

It seems a little early to announce this but I’m not complaining.  Vans Warped Tour have posted the dates for next summer’s tour.  The bands haven’t been included but it might be enough to get you excited anyway.

Check out the dates here.

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Happy Thanksgiving, Dying Scenesters! Tumbledown, a side project of MxPx frontman Mike Herrera, recently stopped by the Daytrotter studios in Illinois to perform a full band, 4-song set.

The songs, all from their self-titled album, and to tell you the truth, they sound pretty good live. You can listen to, as well as download the entire session, by clicking here.

Tumbledown’s latest album “Broken Bottle” was released October 26th. If you’re not familiar with Tumbledown, they’re an alt-country/pop-punkabilly band with a really catchy sound. If you’re a fan of MxPx, definitely check these guys out.

Evergreen Terrace have released the music video for the song Mario Speedwagon. Click here to check it out.

The song can be found on the band’s latest album Almost Home, released this past September on Metal Blade Records.

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Philadelphia’s punk group The Menzingers played the Fest 9 last month in Florida. For those of you who missed it, there are videos of their entire set. They’re playing songs mostly from Chamberlain Waits, but also some from their other releases.

Look here for the setlist, and click here for the videos–three of them in all.

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The cats in the Blood, Sweat and Beers camp have really excelled themselves this time.  The mini-festival that takes place in Sydney, Australia have announced some of the best Australian and for the first time, international acts.  Coming out of retirement for one night only are Australian staples, Unpaid Debt.  Whoa!

The line-up includes the likes of The Nation Blue, Defiance, Ohio!, Old Music For Old People, No Trigger, The Currency, Lungs, Such Gold, Coerce, Grenadiers and Chris Duke & The Royals plus more.  You can check out the full line-up in the picture to the story.

It all goes down on the 29th of January at the Annandale Hotel in Sydney.  If there previous installments are anything to go by, this is not to be missed.  Seriously.  Tickets are already a quarter sold so if you’re in the area, grab yourself one now and let the good times roll.

Canadian rockers Farewell To Freeway will be releasing “Filthy Habits,” their latest full-length album January 18th via Victory Records. Check out the cover art over yonder <=.

The band’s latest album “Only Time Will Tell” was released on Victory Records this past April.

The Maine have posted a music video for their song “Right Girl” and you can check it out here.

The song appears on the bands recent release, Black And White, released July 13th on Warner Brothers Records.

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