For anybody who has ever been to or wanted to go to The Fest, this post is for you.  “Fested: A Journey to Fest 7” is a documentary film about the yearly punk music festival held in Gainesville, Florida simply called The Fest.  In the spirit of the Decline Of Western Civilization series this balls-to-the-wall documentary, filmed over 2 weeks in 2008 and featuring interviews and performances from some of the genre’s most well known and talented musicians, follows local favorites Spanish Gamble and friends on their journey to play and experience what has come to be known only as THE FEST!  Check out the trailer here.

The DVD will be released September 15th and you can go here to pre-order it or get more info.

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Canadian skate punks IVS have posted all 3 songs from their upcoming Extinction EP on their MySpace. The new songs are called Extinction, The Plague (alternative  version) and Heartburn. This EP sorta came out of nowhere and we’re not sure when the physical release will be available but we’ll keep you posted.

Supposedly the band is also working on an an upcoming split CD with Montreal’s Reset.

Oh man, this is my favorite post of the week.  Sometime last year Pour Habit was opening for Against Me! in Melbourne Australia when Chuck (Pour Habit lead vocalist) started tossing his cookies on stage mid set.  It’s amazing.  Does the band stop the song until their front man regains his composure?  Does Chuck take a time out to run backstage, find a toilet and catch his breath?  HELL NO!  The band plays on, and between bouts of rigorous upchucking (get it? up-Chucking… nevermind) Chuck does his best to belt out some vocals along with his dinner.  Now THAT is punk rock.  The video is a must see – watch it here.

Pour Habit is currently working on a new album, which will be released soonish on Fat Wreck Chords.

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You can check out a pretty entertaining video with Boston punk act Far From Finished right here.  A couple members of the band give a tour of their van and give some interesting insight to life on the Warped Tour.  From the importance of a regular pooping schedule to getting staff infection these guys paint a pretty vivid picture of the not so glamorous side of touring.  Around the 9 minute mark they talk about “Forgettable”, the band’s upcoming release, addressing the album’s fairly drastic change in the sound (check out the 2 new songs on their MySpace).  The most interesting thing I learned is that Steve (Far From Finished lead singer) DOESN’T HAVE A RIGHT HAND!  I’ve been listening to these guys for years and can’t believe I never knew that.  For some reason it makes me like them more.  I don’t know why…

Forgettable will be released late summer/early fall on Old Shoe Records and is a follow-up to 2007’s Living In The Fallout released on Think Fast.

Saginaw, Michigan post-hardcore band Chiodos have released a teaser video for their upcoming album, Illuminaudio, due out October 5 through Equal Vision Records. The video features audio presumably off the new album (probably the intro track).  Check it out here.

This is the band’s follow-up to 2007’s Bone Palace Ballet and will be their first album with new frontman Brendan Bolmer. Former singer Craig Owens was dismissed from the band last September.

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Every Friday the punk rock geniuses here at Dying Scene are going to unleash a little bit of punk scene trivia all over your asses. Today’s “fun factoid” is about punk rock’s most well known label, Fat Wreck Chords.

Fat Wreck Chords has built some serious brand loyalty the 20 or so years it has been running.  For the fans it was built by putting out consistently good records from bands that more or less adhere to what has become know as the “Fat sound”.  But the fans aren’t the only ones loyal to Fat.  Most of the bands are just as committed to sticking with the label and that’s proven through Fat’s somewhat unique record-deal structures.  Unlike most labels, Fat only does one record deals meaning the bands working with Fat Wreck Chords have a choice as to if and when they want to put a record out on the label.  Considering the number of bands who have put out their entire catalog with the label I’d say they must be doing something right…

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San Francisco’s Swingin’ Utters have posted three new songs on their revamped MySpace page. These three songs, Brand New Lungs, Lepers, Thieves & Whores, and Forward To Fun, appeared on the recently released “Brand New Lungs” 7-inch and will most likely be on their upcoming album Here, Under Protest, set for release this  on Fat Wreck Chords (<= that’s the cover art, by the way). Listen to these songs here.

The Swingin’ Utters are currently touring the US.  Check out their Dying Scene Shows page fore dates and locations.

NYC’s street punkers The Casualties have recently announced a 3 month-long tour with metal icons GWAR. The first leg will have the bands touring the US and Canada, with The Casualties opening for GWAR, for all of October and for the first week of November. You can see if they are playing anywhere near you right here.  More dates will be added soon.

The Casualties released their latest album We Are All We Have last year on SideOneDummy Records.

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Ohio’s punk band The Dopamines have premiered a music video for their song Public Domain with our friends at BlankTV. This song comes off their latest album  Expect The Worst, which came out in June on Paper + Plastick Records. You can check out the video here.

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F*ck me, I’m pumped! The 5th installment in the digital EP series from mid-west pop-punk act Direct Hit! is here.  You can download all four songs from the release (creatively titled “#5″) from the band’s bandcamp page. If you like insanely fun and highly addictive  pop-punk songs check out these guys. You won’t regret it, I promise!

The band has a handful of upcoming shows.  Check out their Dying Scene Shows page for dates and locations.