Punk/Ska outfit Have Nots have posted a video of them playing The Clash classic (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais, at their hometown show at the House of Blues in Boston this past March. You can give the video a view here.

The recently-signed-to Paper + Plastick Records group are still offering their 2009 release Serf City USA for free download. Well worth the time and effort if you haven’t heard these guys yet!

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Boston’s pop-punk quintet A Loss For Words are streaming their Paper + Plastick Records debut, Motown Classics, in its entirety right here.  As the title implies, the album is a cover album of… well, Motown Classics, such as Jackson 5’s I Want You Back, The Temptations’ My Girl, etc.  The album is being officially released on May 11th.

This is what the band has to say about the cover album,

“Our band listens to anything from American Nightmare to Coldplay to New Found Glory, and everything in between,” says vocalist Matty Arsenault. “I grew up listening to R&B and have always wanted to do something like this! We just felt it was the perfect time to try something new and have some fun with it. We’re very excited for everyone to hear us spice up some classic R&B hits!”

Their 2009 full-length debut The Kids Can’t Lose is available in Japan via In-N-Out Records.

English folk-singer and political activist Billy Bragg has posted a live video from the Hope Not Hate rally held during the recent British election. You can check out the full performance on Bragg’s website here.

Billy Bragg’s latest album, Mr. Love and Justice, was released on ANTI- Records in 2008.

With Descendents/ALL guitarist Stephen Egerton’s solo project The Seven Degrees  of Stephen Egerton, due out tomorrow (May 11th) on Paper + Plastick Records, AOL’s Spinner.com is hosting a free stream of the album. It can be heard in entirety here.

The album is a collaboration between Egerton and some great talents, including Tim McIlrath (Rise Against), Jon Snodgrass (Drag the River), Dan Andriano (Alkaline Trio), Chris Demakes (Less Than Jake), and Joey Cape (Lagwagon), along with former ALL bandmates Chad Price and Scott Reynolds, as well as Descendents front man Milo Aukerman… just to name a few! You can check out the full list of contributions here.

Michigan rockers I Am Abomination are streaming their entire new album, To Our Forefathers, on their MySpace page.

The album is due out tomorrow, May 11th, on Good Fight Music.

The band is currently hitting the road so get the details at Dying Scene Shows to see when the tour will be running through your town.

Los Angeles hardcore act Rotting Out have posted a new track, I’m Happy At Home. We are unsure at this time whether this track is off an upcoming release, but we will keep you posted.

Their latest release, Vandalized, came out on 6131 Records last year.

The band is currently hitting the road and you can check out their Dying Scene Shows page for the dates.

Cleveland hardcore band Heads Held High have parted ways with their bassist and co-founder Rob Schultz. Shultz had this to say:

I was informed that the band is going to be undergoing a bit of a style shift to a flavor of hardcore that I don’t particularly find appealing, and with that in mind, the concensus was that it was in the best interest of all involved that I no longer remain in the group – so it is with an incredibly heavy heart that I say goodbye to you all.

You can read the rest of Shultz’ message in his blog on the band’s MySpace page. The Ohio outfit recently released their latest album, Dogs And Cats, Living Together, out now on Fail Safe Records.

Swedish punk act, Splitside, are streaming another new track, The Flood, from their upcoming album, This Sinking Ship (listen here).

This Sinking Ship is scheduled for a 12 May 2010 release. Every day until the album’s launch, the band will be releasing a new track to their MySpace.

This Sinking Ship is the follow-up to the band’s 2007 release, Our Days Are Numbered, both of which released on Knuckle Ride Records.

The Bled, has tweeted to fans that Shane Sheffer will be taking over bass duties after the recent departure of Brad Murray.  At least for their current US tour.

Shane Sheffer is fillin in on bass for this tour, he is the man. Learned 1/2 the set on a 4hr van ride. Saved the tour for us. Sweet!.

The Bled released Heat Fetish through Rise Records in March of 2010.

If you’re unaware of Brisbane hardcore act, The Amity Affliction, then now would be a great time to get acquainted.  They’ve just put up the track I Hate Hartley, on their MySpace Page, which is a teaser off their upcoming release, Youngbloods, set to be released on June 18th through Boomtown / Shock Records.

Check out what they’ve been doing in the studio, here.