In a recent MySpace blog, Louis Dobrolsky (drummer for The Years Gone By) wrote about something that has been weighing on the band’s mind for some time, and now it is reality…the break-up of The Years Gone By. While Louis states it might only be temporary while some members finish college, the tone of the blog portrays another message. Read the entire blog here, and let us know what you think.

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The folks at Kiss Of Death Records just made No Friend’s EP Traditional Failures available for free download on their website. This is what Kiss Of Death had to say,

The records should be arriving from the pressing plant any day now, and will be available on a one-sided 12″. We will also be releasing a high quality (320 kbps) mp3 version for super cheap. The band featuring Tony Foresta (Municipal Waste), Sam Johnson (NMDS, VRGNS), Richard “Horsebites” Minino (NMDS, Gatorface, None More Black), and myself [Alex] (NMDS, Gatorface, VRGNS) will be embarking on an east coast tour at the end of next week. Check out the artwork, tracklisting and tour dates below and download the record for free HERE.

There you have it folks, some free music for your listening pleasure. No Friends heads out on tour next month, so be sure to find out when and where they’re playing at their Dying Scene Shows page.

Attention les filles et les filles! Si vous écoutez Paramore, il faut regarder ce petit truc! Ooook, now that I’ve narrowed my audience to two people…Paramore has just released a video of an interview they did with a French radio station, while on tour in Europe. The interview is really just Hayley trying her best to answer inappropriate questions posed by two creepy Frenchies, while the guys sit back in silence. Check out the entire interview here.

Paramore begin touring back in the states next month, so be sure to check out their Dying Scene Shows page.

Because of their similar punk rock backgrounds and musical identities, Spin Magazine interviewed Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day and Paul Westerberg from The Replacements.  Throughout the discussion, the two talk about when they first met in1996, their true musical influences, and how they really got their start into punk music.  The full interview will be released in the April issue of Spin Magazine.

To get a taste, click here to read the first part of the interview.  Also, scroll down on the website to check out a video clip from Billie Joe.

Jade Puget of AFI sat down with Guitar World Magazine to discuss the band’s new straight rock feel on the new album Crash Love.  After releasing Sing the Sorrow in 2003 and Decemberunderground in 2006 and establishing a gothic, post-hardcore sound, the band members of AFI, particularly Puget, wanted to do something different.

“Early on, I came up with the idea to do a rock record, ’cause we had never done just a straight-up rock record before.  It went against what everyone was expecting us to do.  But doing what everyone wants us to has no attraction to me.  I don’t ever want to do what’s predictable.”

When Puget and vocalist Davey Havok created their side project, Blaqk Audio, in 2007, they branched out and used a lot of electronics and plug-in manipulations.  According to the guys, this was a very fun and relaxing stage for them and inspired them to explore their musical creativity on Crash Love.  But shortly before recording the new album, the band had the misfortune of losing their producer, Jerry Finn in August 2008.  But with the help of Joe McGrath, who worked with Finn on Decemberunderground, and new addition Jacknife Lee, AFI produced a new type of rock and roll album.

Puget goes on to discuss his many guitar and amplifier choices on the new album, as well as the production of both the melody and lyrics and the creative teamwork between himself and Havok.

In conclusion, Puget told GW what he has discovered after ten years with the band:

“Sing the Sorrow came out in 2003, and it was a very successful record for us. We could very well have said, ‘This is our sound. We’ve found a successful formula. Let’s repeat it on our next record.’ But we didn’t. Our last record was very successful too. But rather than sticking with one of these formulas that have worked, we keep changing what we’re doing and searching for new things. As long as we’re doing that, then there are always new things to discover and experience.”

To read the full interview, click here.

Fall Out Boy frontman Patrick Stump spoke about his solo project in an article on AP.com today after announcing its conception a couple of months ago.  Stump says that all instrumentation on the album will strictly be performed by himself so as to maintain his own flavor and taste for the production.

When asked what kind of sound will be expected from the album, Stump has this response:

“It’s a really strange thing. I don’t know anymore. I had all these ideas, these kind of fun ideas–and a lot of people pointed to the ‘funkiness,’ and that’s definitely something that is a part of my writing–but there’s also been, since the video came out, there’s been a lot of really trying things that have happened in my personal life. And I’ve ended up having a lot of writing to do, that took on a more … cathartic thing. So it’s kind of half-and-half now–I don’t really know what record it is anymore. I could’ve told you a month ago that it was going to be more of a funk record, but now I don’t really know.”

The album will be mixed this May and has a release date expected for this summer.

Earlier this month, we posted about old-school punk band Screeching Weasel being banned from playing at the House Of Blues Orlando because of Disney’s distaste for some of Weasel’s lyrics (the venue’s location is on Disney property).  Well, in an effort to bring the sweet sounds of Screeching Weasel to Orlando, Ben Weasel announced yesterday that the band will be performing at Hard Rock Live instead, playing alongside The Queers and The Spears on 11 June 2010.  Tickets go on sale this Friday.

¡Viva la Comadreja!

Los Angeles punk rockers The Briggs have posted the music video for their song This is LA. The video features the band members doing random things throughout LA.

We’re not telling you which beach it is but our very own Johnny X’s home beach makes a “cameo” appearance. So sit back, relax and click here to watch the music video and LA in all her glory.

The Briggs released their last album, Come All You Madmen, in 2008 on SideOneDummy Records. [Read more…]

Check out Bad Religion as they play a brand new song entitled Resist Stance at a performance on 24 March 2010 at the Los Angeles/Sunset House Of Blues (note: this is different than the 18 March videos).  Watch last night’s performance here.

The legendary punkers are currently on tour, celebrating 30 amazing and inspiring years as a band, of which a live album will be made and given out for free.  Graffin has a new book coming out, a new album is in the works, and you can stream BR’s entire discography for free now.  Damn, for being some of the oldest dudes in the biz, they’re probably one of the busiest at the moment.  Quite impressive. [Read more…]

Entertainment website, Deadline.com, has announced that Playtone production partners Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman are undergoing talks to turn the Green Day Broadway musical of the band’s 2004 release, American Idiot, into a movie.

The musical features three small-town young men; one ships off to the military, the next picks up a drug habit after moving to the big city, and the third stays home with his pregnant girlfriend.  Green Day, especially frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, plays a big part in the music supervising of the production, alongside Tom Kitt and musical director Michael Mayer, who also worked on Spring Awakening.

Playtone’s box office hit, 2008’s ABBA musical Mamma Mia!, although dismissed by critics, grossed $610m worldwide and proved to be one of Universal Pictures’ most financially successful films.  Let’s see how American Idiot fares…

Read the full article from Deadline here.  Full details on the American Idiot musical (which ended last November)  here.