Denver’s pop punkers known as The Gamits have posted their entire new album online, their first since 2004’s Antidote and their subsequent hiatus. Parts can be heard in its entirety right here. Check it out.

Parts is due out in October on Suburban Home Records.

Before you say anything, no this is not a new song. I know Rise Against is supposed to be in the studio soon, but this is just a video showing their antics on the road. Wait, did I say “their”? I meant to say Zach Blair. It rhymes, therefore I got confused. I digress.

This video is Zach being wacky and climbing a statue, and this is apparently going to be cut out of the upcoming Rise Against documentary…

Oh, did you hear Rise Against is making a documentary?? This follow-up to 2006’s Generation Lost is called Another Station: Another Mile and is supposed to come out this fall. Hopefully word of a new album will reach our ears around that time.

Rise Against’s latest album Appeal To Reason came out in 2008 on Interscope Records.

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It’s been some time since we’ve heard from kid punk Nicolas Merritt, but he has another music video up of another Blink-182 song: The ever popular (and fitting for Merritt) What’s My Age Again. Check it out right here. Sadly, no mohawk this time.

Is it just me, or is his voice improving? Check out his MySpace for more songs.

Nicolas is currently recording the follow-up to his debut Punk Rock Elementary.

Richmond’s The Riot Before and Oklahoma City’s Red City Radio are soon debarking on a US tour. The first leg is just The Riot Before touring the West Coast and the Midwest, before meeting up with Red City Radio in mid-October. The two of them will tour the East Coast, culminating in Gainesville FL’s 9th annual Fest. After this, Red City Radio continues solo for a few more shows.

That was a mouthful. Lost? Check out the dates here.

The Riot Before released Rebellion, their most recent album, this past April, while Red City Radio just recently joined up with Paper + Plastick Records.

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New Jersey’s Man Overboard has recently announced the future of the band. This involves the departure of guitarist Wayne, the musical-chairs instrument change of original drummer, the temporary replacement–Eh, just read it. I think they explain it better than I can:

“For those of you who were not at the show the other night in Phoenix, AZ, we announced that Wayne is leaving Man Overboard. No hard feelings, he just has some personal things to take care of and we wish him the best of luck. Justin, who has always been more of a guitar player than a drummer anyway has moved to guitar and our good friend Mike Hrycenko (who was in Front Page with Justin & Zac) will be joining the band on drums. Mike has been a best friend of ours since we were kids so we could not be happier to have him on board. Follow him on Twitter via @herchanks. Our friend Joe will be filling in on drums for the rest of this tour before Mike joins us. Big thanks to him! Hes in a great band called Shotgun Bang that everyone should check out”

Man Overboard released their debut album Real Talk this past July on Run For Cover Records.

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I love it when a band from my home town challenges my pre-conceptions and generally kicks ass all over the place.  For now, that is Brisbane lads Driven Fear with their latest release Society’s Finest? While hardcore punk has been around for a long time, many modern interpretations come off sounding like they took the worst of both genres into the studio and poorly stuck them together with some cheap ass glue.

Not Driven Fear.  With Society’s Finest?, they’ve nailed it.

In doing so, they’ve avoided the ferocity-killing spotty production that is the downfall of many Australian hardcore bands. Recorded and mixed at Three Phase Studios by Samuel Johnson, you’d be forgiven for thinking they took themselves out of Australia for this result.  And, while mastered by Allan Douches at West West Side Mastering in New York, the homegrown focus is something other hardcore bands could emulate.

Short of a track-by-track synopsis of the EP, the most important thing to know is the blistering delivery of every single instrument which, as a whole, is fast, furious and impossible to fault.  There isn’t a single standout on this record; all are as powerfully driven as the previous and the next.

To note a few, opener Keep In Check purveys a strong message about the wrongs in prejudice which is sometimes lost in the ferocity of the overall picture but never any less powerful in its original meaning.  Cut Skin Deep, challenges the listener to make the most out of the here and now, the life that one is given.  This isn’t just an angry outpouring of meaningless drivel, the whole record strikes a common ground in every part of human society, making the record more than the sum of its songs.

There is even a hidden track for those who aren’t so keen as to fast forward back to the start. Society’s Finest? is hard listening from beginning to end but completely effortless at the same time.  A worthy listen.  The EP is available now through Pee Records but in the meantime, head on over to their MySpace page for some great listening.

Underground label Death to False Records is celebrating their 50th release by giving away a free download of a huge compilation album.  It features a lot of kick ass bands but I’m too lazy to type them all out so just go here to see the track list and download the album.  Highly recommended.

Death To False Hope Records is based around a website that allows people to listen to all of their releases, and download them for free, or a donation. 100% of the donations go right go directly to the bands. Payment for DTFH: just being stoked to share some bands they care about with the world.

Psychobilly band Nekromantix have announced tour dates for their ongoing west coast tour. The tour began August 26th in San Luis Obispo, CA and will end on September 19th in Tempe, AZ. To check out when and where they will be playing the days in between, check out the Dying Scene Shows page.

Before they release the official version, Weezer has released some behind the scenes footage of their new video Memories. Watch lead singer Rivers Cuomo talk about the video’s hilarious cast from the Jackass movies and the inspiration for the song’s lyrics. To watch, click here.

The Jackass connection isn’t so surprising considering it was announced earlier today that Epitaph would be releasing the soundtrack to the upcoming Jackass 3D movie.

Weezer’s album Hurley will be released on September 14th on Epitaph Records.

If like me you have a weird fascination with all girl punk bands then this is right up your alley.  Civet was interviewed by Girl Rock Nation about random band things like inspiration, song writing, touring… you get the idea.  Check it out here.

Civet is currently working on a new album as a follow-up to 2008’s Hell Hath No Fury put out on Hellcat Records.