If you aren’t yet familiar with Chicago’s premiere celt-punk band Flatfoot 56 its time to pull your head out of your arse and perk up your ears.  The band released their latest full-length album Black Thorn this week on Old Shoe Records (US), Stomp (Canada) and we were able to take advantage of the calm before the storm to catch up with Tobin (lead vocals, guitars).  He was kind enough to put aside time and answer some questions we had for the band and you can check it out right here.

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The name Spanish Gamble may be fairly new to the game, but for the members of the band this is far from their first barbecue. By the time they added a fourth member to the band Dirty Money in 2008, they already had an EP and two split 7 inches under their belt. With the new member, came a new name, an even better sound, and Spanish Gamble was born. They wasted no time, and started writing and recording their full length album titled “It’s All Coming Down”. Several punk bands have gotten their start in the Gainesville area, but these boys break the mold of your average southern punk sound, and when you listen to them you’ll know exactly what I mean. Step number one…check out their MySpace page. Step number two.. get ready to witness the beginning of what will no doubt be epic.

Desperate times call for desperate stories.  According to a blog posted from My Chemical Romance‘s rhythm guitarist Frank Iero, he and his wife are expecting twins in the coming summer.  Iero had this to say about his family’s upcoming additions:

“I cannot express in words how happy this makes us, it seems everything’s turning up Milhouse. I just can’t wait to meet the little ones, and may God have mercy on the world now that there will be 2 more Ieros wreaking havoc on the earth.”

To check out the full blog, click here.

This spring, in between touring, New Yorkers After The Fall will be recording a new album with producer Jay Maas (Bane, Transit, Verse, Shipwreck).  No other details yet.  Check the tour dates here.

The band’s last record, Fort Orange, came out last year on Mightier Than The Sword.

Creepy-faced Mcrackins have added a new track for you to stream on their MySpace.  Entitled Fairy Tale, the song will appear on the band’s 26 March Wolverine Records release It Ain’t Over Easy.

Mcrackins’ last album, Eggzit, came out in 2008 on Cheapskate Records.

Yes, we’ve noticed the site has gotten really slow too.  It’s cuz all you people keep coming here!  I guess getting more popular is a good problem to have so we’re spending the day upgrading our servers and cleaning up some code.  We’ll still be posting news below but please bear with the slowness and occasional outage for a few more hours…

Thanks, peeps! – Dying Scene

UPDATE: … Aaaaaand, we’re back!  Holy sh*t, the site if fast now!  Sorry for the lack of news posts this morning.  We’re going to pump them out double time until we’re all caught up!

So news is a bit slow right now, and when the news is slow, its time for our posts to get a bit random.  If you need something to do for a few minutes try watching this video of the USC marching band covering Welcome Home by Coheed & Cambria.

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My Chemical Romance is currently in the studio recording their new full-length album and today they posted an update from their time in the studio. You can read the full update here. If you’re lazy or don’t have enough time to read the whole thing, check out some good quotes here.

“The songs we ended up writing this past month are so far advanced from where I thought this record would end up…”
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Tentatively titled Making Fun of Tim Barry, this live video is a new song by, wouldn’t you guess it, Tim Barry. No details on what the song is from, or if it will even be released.

Tim Barry released 28th & Stonewall January 26th, on Suburban Home Records.

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Us, From Ouside has posted two new songs off their upcoming album Inspired By The Threat of Failure. You can check out the songs I’m Not Locked In Here and Wheres My Chippy?… on their MySpace page.

Inspired By The Threat of Failure will be released April 27th, on Tragic Hero Records.