Aside from the musical talent he displays as the front man for My Chemical Romance, as some of you may already know, Gerard Way is an excellent writer and illustrator of comics. He is the guy responsible for the comic book series, “The Umbrella Academy,” which is put out under Dark Horse Comics.

Check out Gerard’s two part interview with Fresh Ink Online where he explains how he started out in the world of comics as well as how he managed to juggle the success of his band with his interest in comics. What’s more, he talks about the influence that music has had on his writing. Also, see what is in store for My Chemical Romance and what he plans to take on next in the comic book world.

Check out the Interview here.

For your entertainment, Automatic Self Destruct has posted some new songs. The songs are titled, “At Fault”, “The Fool” and “Tradecraft.” Also, if you haven’t heard the band’s cover of The Dead Kennedys’, “California Uber Alles,” check it and download it for free on their MySpace page . The title of the song was changed to “Arizona Uber Alles” to fit the band more appropriately.

Automatic Self Destruct has some upcoming shows and you can take a look at the dates on the Dying Scene Shows page.

The bands’ debut album, “Deceleration Trauma” was recently released on Pi Records.

Strung Out have premiered the track, “Black Crosses” off their upcoming album “Agents Of The Underground” over at Spin.com.  The album is being released September 29th on Fat Wreck Chords and you can download the “Black Crosses” mp3 for free right here.

The release of “Agents Of The Underground” corresponds with the band’s 20th anniversary and to celebrate Strung Out has announced a national headlining tour.  Check out the Dying Scene Shows page for the dates.

Strung Out have been a huge scene influencer since their inception 20 years ago.  Head over to the Full Story page to hear what members of Thrice, Rise Against and Avenged Sevenfold have to say about how the band influenced them.

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Panic! At The Disco‘s Brendon and Spencer want you to give them a call! Apparently, they are going to be checking in and leaving you messages as well as listening to all your responses. Pen and paper ready? Ok..the number is (702) 425-5548. So go ahead and give them a call…what have you got to lose?

Their single, “New Perspective” was just released on Jennifer’s Body Soundtrack out on Fueled By Ramen.

The Word Alive just posted a video recapping all their glorious moments on the Dreams and Empires Tour. You get to see what life on the road is really like for these guys…there’s a lot of sitting in traffic, snow-cone eating, swinging from trees, and even some clips from the shows. You know..just a typical day. Take a few minutes and watch the madness go down.

Their latest album, “Empire” just released last week on Fearless Records.

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Do you have some question’s that you’ve just been DYING to ask The Used? Like…where’s their favorite place to eat? Who are their musical influences? Or even…what’s the name of their favorite aunt? You know..really important stuff like that. Well if you do, then you my friend are in luck, because on September 3rd they will be on MTV in New York City to answer all your questions. Submit your questions to MTV’s Buzzworthy Blog and then within a few days you will no longer have to sit up late at night wondering what exactly those boys are all about.

“Artwork” is dropping Sept. 1st on Reprise Records.

If you thought the only place you’d be able to see Hour Of The Wolf and Outbreak together was The Fest, then you thought wrong. They will be touring together all the way to and from Gainesville, FL. Hour Of The Wolf is doing some solo shows here and there but head to the Dying Scene Shows page to see where you can see this duo live.

Hour Of The Wolf released, “Waste Makes Waste” in 2007 on Think Fast! Records.

Outbreak released, “Failure” in 2006 on Bridge Nine.

The French punk rock band Straighten Things Out are hitting the road for their Autumn Euro Tour in October. Apparently these boys aren’t your typical punk rockers; they combine pop and even death metal in their songs. If you’re going to keep things interesting you need to mix it up a bit right? Should be a pretty good show to check out, but you be the judge. Check out the dates right here, and see what they are all about.

Their most recent album, “I Think We Better Split Up” was released in January on Bells On Records.

Chuck Ragan just did a session with Daytrotter and recorded a few songs I’m sure you’re going to want to check out. Three of the songs are featured on his upcoming album, “Gold Country” which hits the stores September 1st on Side One Dummy. He also does a cover of Kingston Trio’s, “Coal Tattoo”, as well as a song from his 2007 release, “Feast or Famine”. You won’t be able to hear these songs just anywhere, so head on over and check them out.

For those of you who enjoyed the Revival Tour last year, you’ll be pleased to find out Chuck Ragan will again be making an appearance. Head to the Dying Scene Shows page to find out when and where you can see him.

In an interview on brantford.com, Youthinasia guitarist, Trever Anderson, talks about the band’s 2 year hiatus, recording new material, and how the band’s sound has progressed.  Trever also mentioned that the band expects to release their next full-length “Bright Tomorrow” sometime next Spring.  You can check out the full interview here, but below are some juicy tidbits:

Starting fresh with the addition of piano, guitar and violin, Anderson says the new sound is, “progressing past the happy-go-lucky punk song with more technical risks to produce a mature and full sound.”

“The new ones are more focused and we really think of what we want to say before writing. We were always topical and socially relevant, there’s just less joke songs this time around.”

Youthinasia released their last album “Premature Erockulation” in 2006 on their own Dic Rawk Records.