Blink 182 announced on XFM radio that they will be touring the UK for a handful of dates next summer. You can check the dates here.

The band is currently in the studio. No word on a release date yet, aside from “early 2011.” Stay tuned!

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Female fronted punk rock act Fiction Reform have posted a couple of songs off their latest album “Revelation In The Palms Of The Weak.” You can check out the songs “Mr. Eva Braun,” “Drugs In The Kitchen,” and “The Bitter Crop” on the band’s MySpace page.

“Revelation In The Palms Of The Weak.” was released last April on Basement Records.

Ex-Chiodos frontman Craig Owens and his new band D.R.U.G.S. have just posted a new teaser video for the album. The video is the second part, and continuation of the first video, that the band posted a couple of days ago. Check it out here.

No details have been announced yet regarding the album but we do know they finished recording last month and it will be released on Decaydance Records. [Read more…]

In a recent blog post on Amp Magazine, Mike McColgan, frontman of Boston’s legendary punk act Street Dogs, talked about the price of being in a band. The article provides some nice insight. Check it out here!

The band’s latest album Street Dogs was released on August 31st through Hellcat Records. Check out our interview with Mike here, as well as the Dying Scene Sessions with the Street Dogs here.

Facedown Records has recently expanded its lineup with metal band As Hell Retreats. The band released Revival on Strike First Records earlier this year and is about to hit the studio to record the follow-up, Volition. They’ve also announced some tour dates – get the details here.
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Chicago’s The Methadones had a good run. They decided to call it a day earlier this year and are putting out a last studio release, The Methadones, to pull together some loose ends. The album (artwork pictured –<<– there) is comprised of 5 new tracks, tracks from the out-of-print split with The Copyrights, and tracks from 2 out-of-print 7″ releases from last year. Check out the full track listing here.

The band played their final show on November 13 in Chicago. The self-titled album is available through Asian Man Records..
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Long Island’s Taking Back Sunday reformed their original lineup earlier this year and are currently in the studio working on new material. One of the first studio recordings from new songs was posted here by Adam Lazzara earlier today – Best Places To Be A Mom is a working title. No word yet

Objectively, I’ll say that it sounds a lot more like the newer TBS than it sounds like Tell All Your Friends material – and to be honest, I was hoping they’d recapture part of that sound. But this has me excited to hear more of the new songs, and I’m sure the other TAYF fans are in the same boat.

No word yet on a title or release date for the band’s 5th studio album, but we do know that it will be released on Warner Bros. Records.

Tennessee’s Paramore have released a video for the song Playing God off their latest album, 2009’s Brand New Eyes – check it out at their website, although you have to be a member (or join) in order to see it. The album was released through Fueled By Ramen Records.

I hate it when bands just change their name for no apparent reason but that’s exactly what members of the french skate punk band Straighten Things Out have done.  Now they are reformed under the new name “A Second Plan”. The band is working on a new album “Californium”,  which they hope to have out sometime next spring. You can stream demo versions  of  ““WMT”,  “Melrose Fake” and”Recalculating” on their Facebook. I’m assuming these three demos will be remastered and appear on their new album since they don’t appear on their previous releases.

The band will announce more details soon. We will keep you posted!

Wisconsin’s Screeching Weasel re-issued their 1998 album Television City Dream on on Fat Wreck Chords November 8th and you can stream the whole thing right here. We detailed the re-release earlier – check it out.