It seems like starting a new band is all the rage these days. Today, we bring you The Composure, a pop rock band from two of Punchline‘s current members. If you’re a fan of sing-a-longy punk infused pop songs (Or like Punchline) this is probably right up your alley. The band is set to release their debut album, “Strings Attached”, on November 23 and the release will be handled by Modern Short Stories.

You can check out some of their music at their MySpace page as well as watch the video to their single, “Stop Now, Start Again” here. [Read more…]

Staying true to their tradition of ridiculous compilations, indie label Fearless Records have unveiled plans to release “Tis The Season To Be Fearless”, a Christmas compilation featuring original Christmas-themed songs from some of their roster. The cover art is to your left and you can check out the track listing here.

The compilation is expected to hit the digital iTunes store on November 22nd so, as most of the participating bands noticed, it will be  just in time for the holiday season.

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Keeping to their promise, Requiem For The Dead have unveiled their first song ever after 3,000 fans showed their support on Facebook. You can check out their song “Act One: The Terrible Tale Of Two” at the band’s MySpace page.

Requiem For The Dead features ex-members of the recently defunct I Am Ghost.

Newcastle is working overtime this week with hardcore outfit, Safe Hands, streaming the track “Good Morning Vermin” from their forthcoming EP, “Oh The Humanity”.  You can check it out on their MySpace Page.  The EP is scheduled for release in January 2011.

The bands last release was “Against The Wrecking Ball” in 2008.  According to the band the new EP blows that release out of the water!

Newcastle skate punks, Local Resident Failure, have posted their new video for “Human Rights…And Wrongs”.  You can watch it here.  The song is take from the 2010 EP, “Crack Is The New Black”.

The band is expected to release their debut album in early 2011.  Stay tuned!

If you haven’t already got them, the band have an EP and a live album available for free download on their MySpace Page.

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Tonight on KROQ, the first single from Social Distortion’s upcoming album, Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes was debuted.  Titled Machine Gun Blues, the fellas at KROQ have posted the tune to KROQ.com where fans can stream it while reading an interview with frontman, Mike Ness.

Hard Times (the band’s 7th studio release) will be released on 18 January 2011 on Epitaph, but Machine Gun Blues can be downloaded from iTunes beginning next Tuesday, 16 November.

A couple of weeks after long-time ska band, The Aquabats, gave us a stream of the title track to their Radio Down! EP, AOL Music is now streaming the entire three-song release which will be released tomorrow.  Check it out here.

Regarding the release, the bands states:

The new song and single are a funny direction into dance music for The Aquabats and it features hip-hop legend and Yo Gabba Gabba! alum BIZ MARKIE on the track!! WHOAH! GNAR! The other songs on the record were written and produced with Warren Fitzgerald of The Vandals as well! So when hip-hoppers and punkenstiens meet on the same EP… LOOK OUT!!

The EP will precede a new full-length that will be released in January on Fearless Records.

Midwest hardcore act, Continuance, have formally announced their break-up.  With nothing specific to cite, the band mentioned in a MySpace blog post recently that they simply have decided to cease making music together (and that they will be having a merch sale).

The Rise Records group released their sole LP, Carry Ourselves, last April.

The two founding members of Civet (sisters Liza and Suzi) were apparently taken by complete surprise when their drummer and bass player left the band in the middle of their Nashville Pussy tour.  Reasons for their departure were unspecified but Civet’s remaining vocalist and guitar player promise fans they will be back in action with new members by next year.  They also mentioned that their new full-length is finished and is slated for release in February.  You can read the whole “heartbreaking” announcement from the band here.

Civet released “Hell Hath No Fury” on Hellcat Records in 2008.

Hot off the press (or maybe more like luke warm off the press), BlankTV has shared with us Cancer Bats – World Wide Wacky Webisode 6.

Check out this video to see Star Wars re-enactments on stage, tattooing action, costume contests and more tour antics.

The band recently re-released their latest album “Bears, Mayors, Scraps and Bones” with exclusive bonus content on October 25th.

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