You may not have heard of them, but Chinese Burns Unit are streaming a bunch of demo songs on their MySpace Page.  The bands pedigree includes former members of Australian punk-rock greats Frenzal Rhomb, Lawnsmell and The Optionals.

While there is no word yet on a future release, in a perfect world, demo tracks lead to recordings.  Stay tuned for updates.

Melbourne’s champions of hardcore, Hopeless, have release the 7″ Human and are streaming the track Heat over on their MySpace Page.  A track listing and order info can be found here.

Human is the follow-up to the 2009 album, Dear World.  Both Human and Dear World were released through Trial and Error Records.

In honor of the “Lost” finale, pop punkers Punchline are giving away a free download of a rough demo of a song called Roller Coaster Smoke.  The song is an ode to the recently finalied (yeah, that’s a new word) hit television show “Lost”.  Not super punky, but if you liked the show you might like the song.

You can download the track here.

Kevin Geyer, guitar player for pop-punk act The Story So Far is releasing an acoustic solo album titled Aimless via Anchor Eighty Four Records on June 15th, 2010. The album features 9 tracks, which were originally written and created for a class project, and you can stream them all right here.

Pre-Orders are up at Anchor Eighty Four’s webstore.

James Austin (Anchor Arms, xBallsDeepx) and Derron Nuhfer (Gunmoll, Cutman, Less Than Jake) have formed the new band Eight Ghosts and have reached a deal to put out a record co-released by Fail Safe Records and Death to False Hope.

The band is currently in the studio recording their debut EP titled Heart Conditions, which according to the band is “a depressing angry minimal record”. Also helping out in the studio are Karl from Greenland is Melting on banjo and Paper+Plastick office diva Susannah Caviness on percussion.

It seems like Face To Face are getting ready to record a new album. Frontman Trever Keith revealed in a tweet that the band is about to start pre-production this week and are then hitting the studio to record the new record.

We’ll have more for you as soon as information becomes available.

Face To Face released their last full length How To Ruin Everything in 2002 on Vagrant Records

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Something crazy just happened. I got a copy of Big City Bombers‘ new album Nowhere To Go and was completely taken back a couple of years. I’m going to be honest. I miss the music from my youth. We move on from a certain scene and our musical interests evolve but every now and then, a band comes along that that reminds us of why we loved that scene so much in the first place. Big City Bombers is one of those bands.

Formed in 2007 in Orlando, Florida, this 4-piece punk band plays a style of music that stays true to what this scene is all about. With a strong DIY ethic, the lyrical content is something that we can all relate to and it’s told in a manner that makes you listen. Whether it’s a catchy hook or the moving bass lines, you’re going to want to continue listening

This band does a good job of getting almost anyone to identify with what they have to say. Whether you’re punk or not, these songs are anthems of our youth, about a time when we thought we were able to take on the world. I’ve listened to Nowhere To Go all the way through many times – In my car, at a coffee shop, in the alleyway at school (I know, random) and I can definitely say that this album is one of the better ones I’ve heard this year. I never felt the need to click “next.” You can hear a couple of my adolescent-year influences on each track. From Rancid to Social Distortion to The Ramone’s and melody-wise, even some early-era The Ataris, they’re all there.

I want to highlight two songs off the CD that I could call my favorite: Where We Stand and Dope Days. Where We Stand starts off very Rancid-esque – I couldn’t help but be reminded of the song Brad Logan. Lyrically, the song is about having nothing and everything at the same time. “This is who we are, this is where we stand, I don’t expect you to understand, you can’t bring us down” is the declaration for all of us punk kids!

Dope Days is a fast song, it has fast drums and some pretty wicked bass parts. But it’s also one of the more serious songs on the album, lyrically. Clocking in at over just 2 minutes, the song is about losing those that are important to you. “I’d give my last cigarette just to see you again, where did we go wrong?” is asked introspectively, but it’s something very real.

This album and these guys deserve a listen if you’re into music with really catchy melodies. You always know where you stand with this band and you’re definitely never going to be disappointed. If you’re a  fan of any of the bands that I listed, you’ll find this CD to be a ‘must-have.’ These guys keep it real and they’re worth keeping tabs on!

Christian metal/hardcore act I The Breather have signed to Sumerian Records and have announced plans to release their debut album in the Fall. You can check out a pre-production version of their song High Rise on their MySpace page.

The news comes a week prior to the start of the “Scream The Prayer tour 2010” which they’ll be a part of. For more information on who else is playing, as well as when you can catch the tour in your town, click here.

Southern California punk act The Martyrs have unveiled the cover art for their upcoming full-length If We Fall Tonight, set for a June 14th release. You can check out the album art <<== over there.

The band has also posted the first single from the album, titled Mommy Is Beautiful on their MySpace page.

If We Fall Tonight will be available through the band’s official website, as well as iTunes.