This week, I hand off my normal videographer/editing duties to the fine folks at No Idea Records for a video from Young Livers. Breaking from the weekly standard set of posting videos from last year’s Fest 5, this video was filmed last month, but in Gainesville, FL, so eh, close enough.

The included clip features the song “The Small Hours”, from the band’s new album The New Drop Era.
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Toronto’s Cancer Bats have posted an update on the recording progress for their follow-up to 2006’s Birthing the Giant. Vocalist Liam Cormier says

After many long hours in a sweaty room with no windows, we’ve managed to bang out a bakers dozen of total rippers! We’re getting super stoked to let this mother loose! This week we go in to the studio to start demos and make sure all the songs don’t suck. Fingers crossed!

In the meantime the band is contributing songs for a split 7″ with This is Hell, which is due this fall.
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The English Beat have announced a US tour kicking off tonight in California. The 2-tone act, lead by founding frontman Dave Wakeling will be in the US until New Year’s Eve where the tour wraps up in Malibu.

The band celebrated the 25th anniversary of their breakthrough 1983 hit album, Special Beat Service this year.

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Nashville punk-blues duo Black Diamond Heavies have fleshed out their recently begun UK tour with additional dates in the UK as well as shows in surrounding Europe.

Black Diamond Heavies are supporting their new Alive Records full length Every Damn Time.

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Paramore has released the latest video from their breakthrough 2007 full length, Riot!. The video is available to Americans only, particularly since Americans are better than other people, particularly those Canadian hosers with their igloos and cross-dressing lumberjacks. They should be watching Corner Gas or something anyway. That’s what their tax dollars pay for.

You can find the video here.
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AOL has posted the latest set of album streams this week. The entries include new albums from Deborah Harry (ex-Blondie), Band of Horses, City Sleeps, Jens Lekman, Alter Bridge and more. Also featured is the entirety of the controversial new hits collection from the Dead Kennedys.

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