Melodic punk act Chaser aren’t releasing their new album The Big Picture until February 16th but fans can get a little taste of what’s to come via a video recently posted by the band to their MySpace page.  The video contains footage taken from the studio and features music from the upcoming album including the vocal contribution from Authority Zero‘s Jason Devore.

I was already excited for this album but after watching this video The Big Picture may have just become my most anticipated album of 2010.  Fans of fast, melodic punk rock must check out this band.

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The National Hockey League announced today that Dropkick Murphys will perform their song I’m Shipping Up To Boston on live TV.  They will play pre-game, so be sure to tune-in early.  NHL Senior Vice President of Events & Entertainment, Don Renzulli, is excited to have Dropkick perform, stating that “[the NHL is] absolutely thrilled that Dropkick Murphys are performing at the 2010 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic.  As performers and as hockey fans the Dropkick Murphys bring a new level of excitement to this historic game.”

The matchup–starting at 1pm EST–will see the Boston Bruins go against the Philadelphia Flyers and will be televised on NBC in the US and on CBC and RDS in Canada.  For more information, check out the NHL’s official site.

Dropkick will be embarking on an EU tour on January 2 and will return to the US for a tour beginning February 24.  Peep Dying Scene’s Shows page for the full schedule.

Seven Story Fall have provided us with an almost endless supply of videos of them touring and their antics on the way to each spot.  Check out the latest here as the band taunts turkeys, poses for photos, and some late-night nonsense.  Then head to the band’s YouTube channel to check out the rest of the bunch.

Then go ahead and cop the band’s new EP, The Getaway (acoustic), available on iTunes.

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Hardcore group Final Fight has decided to disband.  So far, it’s not known as to what the cause for the split is, but maybe you can ask the band yourself  at one of a handful of shows that they’ll be playing in CA (and maybe AZ) throughout February.  Click over to the Dying Scene Shows page to find the dates for their farewell shows.

Final Fight’s last album, Half Head, Full Shred, came out last year on Panic Records.

Punk act Cobra Skulls have posted a new song from their latest album, American Rubicon, released last July on Red Scare Industries.

Head on over to their MySpace to have a listen to the track, entitled Rebel Fate.

Check out blessthefall’s second and final Europe tour video update.  In this episode: big furry hats, backflips, illegal video camera usage, shadow puppets, tickle torture, and other shenanigans throughout Italy, Amsterdam, and Switzerland.  Check the video here.

The band will be at home in Phoenix throughout January practicing for their upcoming couple of shows in Japan.  Get their last LP, Witness, released in October on Fearless Records. [Read more…]

Aaron Barrett, singer of Reel Big Fish, will be featured as tonight’s guest DJ on DJ Rossstar’s Punk Rock Show.  Also taking place tonight will be the 3rd Annual Cover Song Show in which Barret, Rossstar, and Craig Broombaugh of The Sequence will be covering some of your favorite tunes.

Portland metal group American Me will also be making an appearance via telephone to, more than likely, talk about their upcoming tour that begins January 29 in Canoga Park, CA (check Dying Scene’s Shows page for the full schedule).

The show starts at 7pm PST and can be streamed at www.ThePunkRockShow.com.  If you have a question or comment for Reel Big Fish, American Me, or DJ Rossstar, jump on AIM and send a message to DJ Rossstar08 or call and leave a voicemail at 818/641.1605.

Reel Big Fish will also be touring starting January 6 in Portland, OR.  Again, peep the Shows page for the dates.

Punk rock ain’t dead yet, my friends.  Vancouver’s Cambridge proved that today with an awesome punk rock anthem called 2010 (Problems This City’s Got) protesting the Winter Olympics taking place in Vancouver next month.  Might sound like an odd thing to protest to those of us not living in Vancouver to witness the negative effects on the people and environment but the band has posted a lengthy explanation of their song and it’s cause right here.

The song itself rocks and is one of the better political punk songs I’ve heard in a while.  Whether you agree with their politics or not it’s definitely worth a listen for any fans of political punk rock.  Check it out on the band’s MySpace page.

I’m still not 100% convinced this is real it seems so insane but in the latest episode of Cobra Starship‘s CobraCam series Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy fame gets a tattoo of Cobra Starship vocalist Gabe Saporta’s face on his leg.  Apparently Pete told Gabe that if Cobra Starship’s song Good Girls Go Bad went #1 he would get a tattoo of anything Gabe chose.  Unfortunately for Pete, Gabe chose a portrait of himself and Wentz actually f’ing did it.

This video is taken at LA Ink where the tattooing took place.

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My Chemical Romance plan or releasing their highly anticipated foll0w-up to 2006’s The Black Parade this spring.  The album is still untitled but the band has already recorded a number of songs for it and Spin Magazine got a chance to listen to the tracks while they spoke with lead singer Gerard Way about the album.

Read the full interview to find out about the album’s concept (or lack thereof), Jersey influences, and the band’s struggle with success while trying to maintain a “working class band” ethos.