Say Anything has posted the first song from their next full length. The record is titled In Defense of the Genre and is due out October 23, 2007. It is the follow-up to the reissue of …Is a Real Boy which was released in 2006.

You can find “Skinny, Mean Man” on their myspace page.
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The sound isn’t that great, but so many of you submitted it so here it is. While performing at Araneta Coliseum in Manilla, Fall Out Boy covered Green Day‘s breakthrough single, “Basket Case” from their 1994 diamond selling major label debut, Dookie.

Here are some other versions: The original, Avril Lavigne’s take and Japanese duo Puffy Ami Yumi‘s version.

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AOL Music has posted another new set of full album streams for new and recent releases. Among the streams are new albums from Foo Fighters, Deathklok, Stars, Matt Pond PA and more.

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The New Amsterdams have launched a full album stream of their upcoming full length. The record is titled At the Foot of My Rival and is due out September 25, 2007. It is the follow-up to Story Like a Scar which was released in 2006.

You can check out the album on their myspace page.
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The Briggs have posted the latest video from their 2006 full length, Back to Higher Ground.

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Members of New York City Hardcore staples, the Cro-Mags and Biohazard have joined up with members of NY metal bands Pro-Pain and Merauder to form Blood Clot.

The band is currently seeking a record deal with their self-produced debut, Burn Babylon Burn. Vocalist John Joseph notes:

I don’t want to lock it into any categories. There are hardcore and metal qualities, punk rock qualities, even some fusion in certain parts. It’s just heavy music, with a heavy message.

You can check out some music and upcoming tour dates on their myspace page.
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With the release of Alternative Press / Press Play due out September 25, 2007, we’ve got a neat little trivia contest for you guys where you can win a bunch of Epitaph merchandise, some new Vans, a subscription to Alternative Press, and some original art just for answering two questions.

The compilation features music from a variety of artists including Dillinger Escape Plan, Matches, Gallows, Every Time I Die, Say Anything and more.

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AFI‘s Hunter Burgan has posted a new self-produced video from his side project Hunter Revenge. He adds:

The record label approved a budget of $1.00 for this video, so my dreams of shooting on 35mm were just not going to come true. Instead, I bought a Snoop Doggy Dogg postcard and used my digital camera. I was also going to get Stevie Wonder to make an appearance, but he never returned my calls.

Fans expecting something close to AFI or even Blaqk Audio may be slightly surprised to find that Hunter is really aiming to indulgence his love of 80s-era Prince. That said, it’s much better than the Batman soundtrack.

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American Steel has posted the latest song from their upcoming Fat Wreck Chords debut and first new album since reuniting. The record is titled Destroy Their Future and is due out October 02, 2007. It is the follow-up to Jagged Thoughts which was released in 2001 on Lookout Records.

You can check out the song here.

The band will support the record on an upcoming tour with the Lawrence Arms, The Falcon and Sundowner.
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Apparently sick of being grouped in with “emo,” My Chemical Romance frontman recently lashed out against “emo” in a recent interview:

Basically, it’s never been accurate to describe us. Emo bands were being booked while we were touring with Christian metal bands because no one would book us on tours. I think emo is F–ing garbage, it’s bulls–. I think there’s bands that unfortunately we get lumped in with that are considered emo and by default that starts to make us emo. All I can say is anyone actually listening to the records, put the records next to each other and listen to them and there’s actually no similarities. I think emo’s a pile of s–.

The band released The Black Parade last year.
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According to sources, Dashboard Confessional is planning to provide a tour-exclusive covers album featuring songs from Weezer, Grade, They Might Be Giants, The Movielife and the Cure.

The album is titled The Wire Tapes: Volume One and is available on the tour. Dashboard also has a new studio album due out in October. The record is titled The Shade of Poison Trees and is due out October 02, 2007.

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Our friends at Pastepunk recently had a conversation with Paint It Black about their upcoming full length and follow up to Paradise.

The band has reportedly finished recording and are currently in the “post production and little odds and ends and stuff phase of the process. The band addresses the choice of renowned underground hip hop producer, Oktopus, noting:

[Dälek] sounds like fuckin’ bulldozer insanity. I’ve always loved the way their records sound and the mood…everything is really dense. I kind of feel that hardcore…I love hardcore, we all do, but I kind of feel it’s always in danger of getting stale. You always have to challenge the form a little bit, in order to keep yourself interesting.

Dan also describes the influence of Nirvana:

Nirvana was one of the fucking punkest bands ever, I thought. In terms of what they did with mainstream music, I think they did what Black Flag did to music in like the early 80s. That’s one band that I think we all love. I mean you wouldn’t ever listen to any of the songs and think, “Oh, this sounds like Nirvana.” There are definitely certain problems in structure that got solved…like WWND, “What Would Nirvana Do?”

Finally, Dan throws out one of his famous one-liners, with a note to Punknews.org readers:

I don’t think you can make good hardcore if you only listen to hardcore. In a week on PunkNews.org some dude is going to be like, “Fuck this asshole!”

The interview is lengthy and detailed and worth a look. Check it out here.
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