Gainesville heroes Hot Water Music have just released a new live 7-inch  on No Idea Records. This slab of vinyl includes four songs recorded at Chicago’s Metro in 2008: Giver, A Flight and a Crash, Swinger and On Our Own.

Like previous editions, the 7″ is limited to 1000 copies but this one is pressed on yellow vinyl with a die-cut cover. Vinyl nerd alert! It can be ordered here.

Recently the band has announced their intention to record a split 7″ with New Jersey icons The Bouncing Souls, in which they will both cover a classic song from the other band. This stems from the band’s plans to tour with each other in Australia and New Zealand.

Sweet tour news! Virginia punks Strike Anywhere have announced U.S. tour dates starting in late October. Click here for dates and locations.

Right now the band is finishing up a European tour. Several U.S. dates have been posted and more will be announced soon so keep your eyes pealed.

Strike Anywhere’s latest album Iron Front was released last October on Bridge Nine Records. [Read more…]

Recently we reported that Bigwig was going  to join Pennywise, Riverboat Gamblers and Authority Zero on a 15 date U.S / Canadian tour. Well unfortunately Bigwig announced in a blog post that they have to drop out of the upcoming tour. Here’s what the band had to say,

“Due to factors beyond our control, Bigwig will be no longer able to join the upcoming roster of the 2010 Pennywise Tour from September 1st-20th (including Jersey and PA). As always, It is an honor to tour with such bands as Pennywise, Riverboat Gamblers, and Authority Zero and we wish them an amazing and safe tour (which is still happening). We are planning to reschedule to make up the dates soon. As for now, Bigwig will remain in the studio writing and working on demos for the new record. Again, our apologies and thanks to the bands, promoters, and the people who have supported us for so many years. We hope to see you soon!”

Bigwig’s last release, Reclamation, came out in 2006 on Fearless Records.

30 years old? No problem. Bad Religion is alive and still kicking. They have added more tour dates for the remainder of this year. Through November, these veteran punk rockers will be all over North America. Check out the tour dates here to see if they’re stopping by near you!

We have so much to look forward to in the world of Bad Religion. A multitude of shows, Dr. Graffin’s upcoming book, and The Dissent Of Man, coming out September 28th on Epitaph Records, assure me that there will be sorrow no more. (Sorry, I had to throw that one in there…)

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 band and this week it’s Nor-Cal Psychobilly mainstays Tiger Army.

According to frontman Nick 13 in an interview with Hot Topic, Nick mentions that “the Tiger is a solitary, independent animal and that the spirit is represented in the people who find their way out of the mainstream into different kinds of alternative culture or subculture, the people who are searching for something, who don’t just except what is handed to them. That’s the Tiger Army, all the people who share that spirit and relate to our music. The rest of the human race are cows, sheep. herd animals with a herd mentality.” There you go!

Check out last week’s Band Name Origin story: Death By Stereo

You’ve most likely never even heard of them, but give them a chance. SoCal’s punk rockers The Neighborhood Complaint have been at work on an album for the greater part of a year. Periodically, they will put up rough demos of their songs for audience criticism, and today’s song is called Two Weeks From Tuesday, and you can listen to it and several others on their MySpace.

The Neighborhood Complaint is hoping to head into the studio this winter.

Some of  you may have been scratching your head when you heard  Far From Finished‘s new songs and wondered why they changed  their sound? Well  in a recent interview the band talks about everything from their change in sound, being in the Boston punk scene, their near fatal accident, touring and more.

You’ll find out everything you need to know so make sure you check it out here.

Forgettable is a follow-up to 2007’s Living In The Fallout released on Think Fast.

Anchor Eighty Four Records has announced the signing of their newest addition to the family, A Shipwreck A Castaway. Charging out of Southern California, these Riverside natives will be releasing a new six song EP via Anchor Eighty Four this Fall. To commemorate the signing Anchor Eighty Four has released a limited online only tee shirt and two free songs for download from the band at anchoreightyfour.bandcamp.com

To coincide with the upcoming release and signing ASAC will be heading out on a 30 day West Coast/ Southwest tour with A Step Ahead. Also, Anchor Eighty Four Records 

The guys at Fearless Records have done it again. The Punk Goes… series continues with Punk Goes Pop 3. Started back in 2000 with Punk Goes Metal, this series has been a compilation of punk, rock, emo, and alternative bands covering a plethora of songs made famous over the past 30 or so years. But the covers will be delving into the Top 40 charts once again. Check out the tracklisting here.

If cover songs by punk bands pique your curiosity, head on over to the Punk Goes… MySpace to check out all the releases. While the songs being covered by the various bands are starting to become predictable, I would still recommend checking out a few of the earlier releases.

The last release in the series, Punk Goes Classic Rock, was released April of this year.

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Check out webisodes 5 and 6 of Every Time I Die/Vans’ series, Shit Happens: The Series? here.  Episode 5, entitled “Shitcanery,” (sorry for the delay in posting) has our friends tattooing their fans and each other while on Warped Tour while episode 6, entitled “Shoveling Shit,” features Drew Stafford of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres, techniques on how to cut catering lines, and some motel room shenanigans.  I can see why Alkaline Trio chose these dudes as one of the best bands to hang out with on the ‘Tour.

Every Time I Die’s latest album, New Junk Asthetic, was released last October on Epitaph Records.