In a recent interview with The Switchboard Sessions, guitarist/vocalist of Broadway Calls Ty Vaughn talked about life in the punk scene and how it is always transforming, their recent tours, and the story behind their latest album, Good Views Bad News, released on Side One Dummy in 2009. After the interview Vaughn performs an acoustic version of Tonight Is Alive as well as a cover of Jawbreaker’s Boxcar. Check out the interview and songs here.

With still a couple of weeks before the actual release date, Artist Vs. Poet has just made Favorite Fix available to stream on their MySpace page. The album is set to hit stores on March 2, but fans can listen to the songs by going here.

Artist Vs. Poet is currently on tour in support of this new album. Check out dates and locations on the band’s Dying Scene Shows page.

SoCal hardcore group The Mistake have just made 3 songs off their upcoming album, Fuck What You Heard, available to download for free! The band recently posted new tracks on their MySpace page, but now you can have these 3 for yourself. All you have to do is head right here and start downloading, it’s as simple as that folks.

If you were all anticipating the release of The Bled‘s newest album, Heat Fetish, then we regret to inform you that you’ll have to wait another week. In a short statement on MySpace, the band announced that the album “is getting pushed back one week from 3/2/10 to 3/9/10. not our fault and out our of control. Shit happens.” To hold yourself over, head over to the band’s MySpace and check out some of the songs they’re streaming from Heat Fetish.

A new video for Lagwagon frontman Joey Cape‘s forthcoming solo release has been uploaded for the masses to view.  Okay is a tribute to Joey’s lifelong friend and mentor, Matt Davis, who passed away last year on 15 August.  Watch the video/hear the song here.

Okay is the second track to be released on the upcoming solo album Doesn’t Play Well With Others.  Each month, Joey will be releasing one song from the new recording until all 12 have been delivered at which point the CD/LP will be unleashed.  January saw the track Going For The Bronze.  To download either of these, check out the store at Joey’s website. [Read more…]

Oh, boy!  Oh, boy!  Oh, boy!

Legendary Orange County, CA, punk Mike Ness (Social Distortion frontman) said this week in an interview with Spinner (full article) that the band is “deep into” recording a new album.  As for the buzz on an acoustic album?  Ness says that “the acoustic thing is just a future project, which I think will be significant and equally important.  But as far as the priority goes, it’s more important now to get a studio record out that is a regular record.”

Social D has done a good job at not diluting their music by releasing just one new album on an average of every four years (that’s seven albums over the band’s massive 27-year span).  The upcoming album will see the return of guitarist Jonny “2 Bags” Wickersham and bassist Brent Harding and will also welcome a new drummer, Adam “Atom” Willard (former drummer for Rocket From The Crypt and current Angels & Airwaves drummer).

What got me absolutely amped was when Ness stated that the new album is reminiscent of 1992’s Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell (by far my favorite Social D record).  Ness also said that he’ll be “bringing more elements of early New York 70s punk” and that it’s “a little more Johnny Thunders.”

Social Distortion’s last LP, Sex, Love, And Rock ‘N’ Roll, came out in 2004 on Time Bomb Recordings.

Canadian punkers Gob have announced that, aside from working with fellow Canucks Sum 41 and other production gigs, a new album is in the works!  They’ve already begun writing and plan to start recording in March.

Not but a couple of weeks ago, I came across their 2002 release The World According To Gob that I bought when I saw/heard of  them for the first time on a tour with Sum 41 and Unwritten Law.  I immediately loved their sound and energy, so I’m psyched to hear of yet another new album.

This album will be a follow-up to 2007’s Muertos Vivos on Cobraside Records.

Well, The Swellers didn’t get a chance to infiltrate WWE HQ in Connecticut, but that doesn’t mean you don’t get to witness their pro-wrestling skills anyway!  In the seventh episode of The Sweller’s T.V. Movie News, the antics continue with an all-out, no-holds-barred backstage wrestling match featuring your favorite wrestling maneuvers.

Also featured: a brief jam sesh with Top Secret Robot Alliance’s Nick Scandy and some clips from a music video that they put together (which, I’m guessing is entitled “Show Me Your Tiger Dance”).  Once again, the dudes don’t fail to entertain, so be sure to watch the video.

The Swellers are just now wrapping up their tour with Motion City Soundtrack and don’t have anything scheduled until a Euro-tour in April. [Read more…]

Will it ever end?  At least this Sum 41 studio update makes it past the 2 minute mark.  After some shenanigans around the house, we have more face time with Deryck as he explains his methods for writing the music and lyrics for the new album and how he winded up fronting bands in which he plays.  Watch the video here.

Sum’s last record, Underclass Hero, came out in 2007 on Island Records [Read more…]

If you live in the Chicago area and you’re heading to the Smoking Popes’ record release shows this weekend (Friday, 19 Feb and Saturday, 20 Feb), stop gloating and just enjoy the damn show.  If you wish you lived in Chicago and were heading to the Smoking Popes’ record release shows this weekend, fret not; you’ll be able to stream the show from your computer!

Friday night’s show will be available for stream for just $1.00 and you can also participate in a pre-show live chat.  Sounds like a fun idea (I’d probably do it for a select few bands), but I think I’d just get bummed that I wasn’t actually at the show.  I dunno, maybe get a bunch of your pals together and hook your laptop up to your 60″ plasma.  That’d be pretty solid, actually… Anyway, head over to the page at People Come Together to get your ticket.

The Smoking Popes’ debut Asian Man LP, It’s Been A Long Day, hits shelves today so hit up ye local record shoppe and pink it up!