Massachusetts punk act The Fake Boys have announced the dates for their European tour that rolls straight over to a full US tour hitting every edge of the country.  This is a very extensive tour so be sure to check out the dates.

For those unfamiliar with the band, they play straight up melodic punk in the vein of Jawbreaker, The Descendents and yes, old Green Day when it was amazing.

They recently put out their LP “This Is Where Our Songs Live” on Arrest Records and will be touring in support of this (pick up the album here).

Check out the band’s Myspace page to listen to a couple songs.

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Well this news should make everyone happy. NOFX will be releasing a new split with a band called “The Spits“. That’s a mouthful.  The split will contain two new songs from each band and will be released as a limited edition 7-inch on November 23rd via Fat Wreck Chords. Check out the artwork on the left.

NOFX’s last full-length was 2009’s Coaster, but they put out a collection of their EP’s last month.

The band will be touring the U.S. with The Bouncing Souls, Cobra Skulls, and Old Man Markley in January and February of 2011. You can get all the dates and details here.

Another song has surfaced from the upcoming Bad Religion tribute album, “Germs Of Perfection.” This time Frank Turner is streaming his cover of “My Poor Friend Me” off Bad Religion’s 1993 album “Recipe For Hate” and you can give it a listen on Frank’s MySpace page.

“Germs Of Perfection” is an exclusive Bad Religion tribute album featuring 15 or so contributing artists.  Over the next three weeks, MySpace will be posting one song a day (barring weekends) to stream. Then, on October 19th, they will offer up the entire album as a free download on both MySpace Music’s homepage and through SPIN.com.

So far you can stream additional contributions from Polar Bear Club and Tegan And Sara.

Yellowcard has gotten down to business in the studio and has even given us a video of their time recording so far – check it out here. The video shows the band’s studio setup, and also includes some Q&A time with all of the members to find out what they’re each looking forward to.

Their last album was 2007’s Paper Walls, through Hopeless Records.

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New Jersey pop-punks I Call Fives have announced a brief tour of the UK in November – get all the dates here. Maycomb from the UK will be supporting. I Call Fives released an EP titled Bad Advice on No Sleep Records earlier this year.

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This is the second new Lions Lions song we’ve seen today, and you can check out Undo Alarm on the band’s MySpace page. It’s off the band’s upcoming The Path We Take EP, due out October 26 on Panic Records. The cover art looks like –<<– that.

The band put their cover of The Killers’ All These Things That I’ve Done on their Bandcamp page earlier today.

Indiana’s The Ataris have given us a look at their upcoming album with an acoustic version of the title track, The Graveyard of the Atlantic – check it out here. Frontman Kris Roe plays the song in downtown Denver as part of the Ecce Video series to promote the new album.

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Recently Popeye, singer of the seminal melodic punk band Farside, took the time to talk to Dying Scene about past releases, what the future holds for him and to tell some great tour stories. I consider this an honor as Farside has been and will continue to be one of the most influential bands to come along in years.

For those who are unfamiliar with their music, Farside was a crucial early Revelation Records band that pushed the boundaries of what punk was and the approach taken to satisfy what they wanted to accomplish. I hope in reading this, it forces you to challenge what the realm of hardcore means to you and helps you realize that sometimes going outside the mold can create a legacy. It’s not everyday you get to interview someone who has musically inspired you so I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it.

Check out the interview here.

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It’s been a big day for Run For Cover Records, and adding to it is the signing of Chicago pop-punk band Castevet. The band recently released a split with Into It. Over It. and has already recorded a 7″ for their upcoming tour. They’re planning a full-length release for 2011.

RFC also announced their signing of Daytrader earlier today.

The Gaslight Anthem fans sure are dedicated – one of them has gone so far as to pull together 11 of Anthem frontman Brian Fallon’s solo acoustic tracks and put them together for a free download. The compilation includes some Anthem originals and some covers from other artists (Springsteen, Waits…. and Kelly Clarkson?!) and you can download it right here. Fallon had previously discussed releasing an album of “music for the night time” on his blog, but I don’t think this is it. But this is real cool, and maybe a sign of things to come. And it sounds good! So go get it.

The Gaslight Anthem recently started a US Tour which concludes in October, then hopping across the pond until November (US and international dates here).  The band’s most recent release, American Slang, came out in June 2010 on SideOneDummy Records.