Every Time I Die are starring in their own weekly webseries titled Shit Happens: The Series? that will be airing all summer long. Described as the band’s Empty Nest to Golden Girls, you can watch here with the first full episode airing July 28th

According to the Epitaph press release,

“Over the next 12 weeks, Every Time I Die will unveil episodes that are packed to the gills with impromptu footage showcasing the band’s signature brand of humor that has made them infamous amongst their fans and peers alike. This is by no means a scripted reality show containing foreseeable plot twists and over-dramatic story arches. Nor is this your typical live band DVD that focuses on the tedium of tracking a record or the self-congratulatory tales of what inspired their lyrics. Instead, “The Series?” focuses on what it is exactly that drives 5 individuals from similar backgrounds to forfeit family and friends and take to the road year after year for the sake of their craft. Whether you’re a fan of music or simply an admirer of the nomadic spirit that resides in all of us, “Sh*t Happens: The Series?” will make you feel at home.”

The band is joining up with the Warped Tour today and will be on it till the end. Check their Dying Scene shows page to see when they’ll be in your town. Their latest album, New Junk Asthetic, was released last October on Epitaph Records

You can stream New Jersey rock act Let Me Run‘s latest release Broken Strings in its entirety on AOL Spinner.

The album was released June 15th on Paper + Plastick Records

Sum 41 have announced that their upcoming album Screaming Bloody Murder will be released August 31st.  You can check out a brand new track titled Scumfuck here.

You can catch the band on Warped Tour. Check their Dying Scene shows page to find out when they’ll be in your town.

All Time Low took it upon themselves to do an acoustic cover of pop sensation/semi freak show Lady Gaga’s song Alejandro.  You can check out the song here. Admittedly, for whatever it’s worth, the song does sorta sound better than the original…

The band’s Straight To DVD was released May 25th on Hopeless Records.

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WOW! I am so stoked for this. Social Distortion just announced a full US tour in the fall in support of their upcoming full-length titled Pain, Death and Love’s Lost Cause.

The band will be touring with Southern folk-rockers Lucero and folk-punk labelmate Frank Turner. Talk about a must see show! Click here for the full dates.

Social D recently signed to Epitaph Records, who will release the new album, which will be their first of all new material since 2004’s Sex, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll, and the band’s first release of any kind since 2007’s Greatest Hits.

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It’s official. Against Me! will be playing Lollapalooza on the 7th of August, the same day as Green Day, AFI,  Social Distortion, and our favorite Gypsy punks Gogol Bordello.

This year’s Lollapalooza Festival will be August 6-8 at Grant Park in Chicago, IL. See the full line-up here.

Northeast Records announced today plans to release a limited edition 7” from Joey Briggs. The “Politics, Touring and Self-Loathing” seven inch will include the 2008 controversial single “37 Cents”, who’s eye-opening video created quite a viral stir on YouTube during the election, receiving over one million views.

The record will be on red vinyl, with a limited pressing of 500, and is set to be released late August in time for The Briggs European Tour in which Joey will be opening a few of the shows.

Joey had this to say about the forthcoming release…..

“I’m so stoked about this project. This record is an accumulation of tour stories, mixed with my ongoing obsession with the decline of the music industry and politics. It’s very personal to me.”

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Richmond’s Down To Nothing have been a staple in hardcore since their founding in 2000. Ten years later, they’re still kicking ass – even if they don’t get to tour as much as they used to. Hot on the heels of their latest 7″, All My Sons, they hit DC for a one-off show with a great crew of other bands. I had a chat with singer David Wood (pictured at left) after the show about writing the new album and their label situation, among other things; check it out here!

Big thanks to Nicole at Reaper Records and of course to D. Wood for making this happen. More pictures from the show are up .

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MySpace Music did an interview recently with Trevor Keith of Face To Face and Jonathan Diener of The Swellers about The Warped Tour.  The interview itself is alright and you can read the full thing here, but perhaps the most interesting tidbit was the casual mentioning of the title of the upcoming Face To Face album, which the band recently finished recording.

The name of the upcoming album… according to this interview…  and wikipedia… and a few other random sites… is … “Laugh Now, Laugh Later“!

Well, another one bites the dust. Sass Dragons took to their MySpace to announce that they are calling it quits. The band writes,

“Although we find it very sad, we all are quickly starting new projects and looking forward to what the future holds for all of us. I would like to take this oppertunity to express our gratitude for all the people who have helped us along the way.  The list of those we need to thank is far too great, so I would like to say thanks for being the best friends a shitty little punk band could have.”

Their new album New Kids On The Bong was released April 6th on Johann’s Face Records. Farewell, Sass Dragons.