According to a new interview with Drowned In Sound, the situation between the former members of At the Drive-In is not as strained as it has been in the past. Mars Volta frontman Cedric Bixler Zavala discussed the oft-rumoured and usually quickly dismissed reunion rumours saying:

I don’t know what to say about that really. We’ve been making amends with a lot of the members and having some really good talks with them. And we’ve been trying to get our financial business in order because a lot of people have been ripping off that band really badly…as far as the business side goes. I wouldn’t mind it. Y’know, it might happen, we just have to iron out a lot of personal things. A lot of it we’ve dealt with already and I’ve apologised for a lot of things I’ve said and the way it ended…we’ll see what happens.

The Mars Volta will release Octahedron on June 23, 2009.
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A stream has been launched for the 39-song tribute to Kid Dynamite. Some of the participating bands include Broadway Calls, Deny Everything, Fallen From The Sky, Hour of the Wolf, Latin for Truth, Lewd Acts, Make Do and Mend, No Harm Done, No Trigger, Smartbomb, Static Radio NJ, The Ergs!, This Is Hell and To the Lions.

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Mastodon have posted the new video from the album, Crack the Skye, released in 2009.

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Houston Calls have called it quits. The band had this to say:

After about 6 years, hundreds of shows, a bunch of great tours in 3 continents outside of our own, Houston Calls is calling it a day. Suffice it to say, we didn’t come to this decision lightly, and it’s one that pains us, even though it’s what we’ve decided is best for us. The continued instability surrounding our band’s various situations (has overshadowed what our band has always prioritized: making some alright music and having a great time with our friends – the ones in our van and the ones we meet on the road.

It’s tough packing up your entire life and leaving friends and family for months at a time. It’s unstable, it’s uncertain, and it’s pretty darn unhealthy. It’s also, as we’re all looking a little to our own futures, unsustainable at this level. The economic realities of living hand to mouth at our ages gets to be a little daunting. And seeing very few open doors for us as a band, we decided that it’s best for us to move on.

The band released The End of an Error last year.
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Hatebreed have announced A European run of dates this summer. The band is supporting their new covers album, For the Lions.

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Sweden’s Begraven have announced a new album. Till Makabert Väsen will be released June 23rd through Hydra Head Records. The band is the project of Par Gustafsson who plays guitar, bass, and sings for the project. This will be the band’s third album.

You can visit the band’s Myspace page to listen to some music, or
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Blink 182‘s highly anticipated performance on Late Night from Jimmy Kimmel is now available online. The band performed two Mark Hoppus-sung tracks, “Dammit” from Dude Ranch and “What’s My Age Again?” from Enema of the State.

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The Get Up Kids have announced their Fall reunion dates which includes a run through Europe and the UK in August and September, followed by shows in the US in September and October. We posted an interview with vocalist Matt Pryor earlier this week.

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Dirtnap Records has announced the signing of Houston, TX trio Something Fierce. The label is planning a vinyl reissue of the band’s recent full-length, There Are No Answers, and the band expects to have a new LP out for Dirtnap in early 2010. Pre-orders for the vinyl can be accessed here.

You can check out some music from the record at the band’s myspace page.
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A live video of Polar Bear Club performing a new song has surfaced. The band’s upcoming full-length and first for Bridge Nine, Chasing Hamburg, is slated for a September 8, 2009 release and will follow up 2008 ‘Org favorite Sometimes Things Just Disappear.

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American Steel have posted a new song from their upcoming full-length. The record is titled Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts and is due out July 21, 2009, and will follow up the band’s first comeback record, 2007’s Destroy Their Future.

Check out “Emergency House Party” at the band’s myspace page.
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San Diego, CA’s The Black Heart Procession have announced that they’ve signed to Temporary Residence. The band is set to release their latest full length album through the label in October and follow it up with a North American tour.

The band released The Spell in 2006 through the now nearly defunct Touch and Go.
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Our stream today comes from Orlando, FL-based No Friends. The band features members of Municipal Waste, Gatorface and Virgins. We’ve got a stream of the band’s new full length, No Friends.

You can check it out on their Punknews.org Profile
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