Ever wonder where some bands come up with their band names?  Well, we do, and we’re sick of sitting around scratching our heads about it.  We’re hitting the streets (aka. “Internet”) to find the origins behind some of the more bizarre, intriguing or just plain random band names in the scene.  Every Wednesday we’ll be pulling the curtain back on a different musician and this week it’s San Francisco punk act Set Your Goals.

This one is simple and straight forward.  According the the band, the name Set Your Goals is derived from the title of the 1995 melodic hardcore album of the same name released by the band Civ.  Remember Civ?  They were awesome!

After 10 years of bandhood The Snips were allotted a place at The Venue’s side stage at this years Fest 9. This was a big step in the right direction for the fivesome. With the release of their Blackouts EP, signing to Paper and Plastick, and a full length in the works, The Snips are beginning to see things get extremely busy for them. While I was at The Fest, I took some time to sit  down with singer Rickey Pridmore and drummer Fuller to get some info on where they’re going, how their full length is coming along, and a few of their favorite things about The Fest.

Check out the interview here.

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Boston’s Dropkick Murphys have been doing it faster, louder, and better than anyone else for the past 14 years. And as any Dropkick fan knows, the boys load up the van every spring to tour the USA, ending in Boston for St. Patrick’s Day. This year is no different – they’ll hit the road on Feb 23 through March 19 with Against Me! supporting on most dates. Check out all the details here. Take it from someone who’s seen the last 6 tours – don’t to sleep on this!

The band’s last studio album was 2007’s The Meanest Of Times, released through Hellcat Records. A new record is expected from them in 2011.

In honor of their new release, Gravestone Skylines, Michigan hardcore act Hellmouth has uploaded a new music video for their song, Amen Assholes. The track is featured on the new album, which hit stores today on Paper + Plastick Records. Here’s what the band had to say about the song and the album,

The new LP features a super limited run of vinyl w/ 100+ year old bible ashes mixed into the physical record. We wanted to document the burning of the bible one way or another so we’ve edited some footage along to the aptly named track, “Amen, Assholes” from the LP.

Watch the video here.

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Jesse Malin and The Saint Marks Social have just posted a new video on SideOneDummy‘s YouTube page. The video is of the band’s song The Archer, which appears on their latest album, Love It To Life, which was released back in April. The video apparently was shot over several months in lots of different places around the country.

Check it out here.

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LA-based record label Hopeless Records has just made an addition to their ever-growing family of talented musicians, this time in the form of North Carolina pop punk quartet Divided By Friday. Here’s what the band had to say about the signing,

It’s really been a dream come true for us to sign with Hopeless Records. They’re the perfect fit for us and we’re so stoked about our future together. We’ve always been such huge fans of all the bands on the Hopeless roster, so it’s very surreal for us to be joining such an amazing and talented family.

The band just recently finished their debut EP, Constant, which is available for download here, and will be available in stores in the next couple of weeks.

While you’re getting to know this new band, check out a music video for their song Disappoint: Surprise here.

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Australian punks Anchors have just posted a new song on their MySpace page for our listening enjoyment. The track, We Are Oscar Mike, is featured on Anchor’s debut full-length album, BadJuju, which was just released on November 6.

Head here to check out the new track.

French punks Straighten Things Out have just uploaded a new song to their MySpace page. The song, State of Mind, may be new to us, was released on Bells On Records back in 2006 on their album Dawn of a New Hope. Listen to the track here.

Straighten Things Out’s last album, I Think We Better Split Up, came out last year on Bells On.

The legendary Descendents have been added to the line up of Groezrock 2011. Though no official line has been made clear so far it seems that the Descendents will be joining the likes of NOFX, Boysetsfire, Millencolin among others.

As for the Groezrock, here’s to hoping no more pesky Icelandic Volcanoes get in the way of this popular European punk festival.

Joey Cape has unveiled another song from his upcoming album, “Doesn’t Play Well With Others”. The Lagwagon front man also posted a video of the song, titled “Song For the Missing”. You can buy the song here and listen to it (and watch the heart-wrenching video) here.

“Song For The Missing” is the 11th song for Cape’s upcoming solo album, he’s been releasing the album on a one-song-per-month basis since January.

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