Purevolume is hosting the new video from The Action Design for “Landmines,” a song from the band’s 2008 full-length Never Say. Check it out here.

The band, which features former members of Tsunami Bomb and Pipedown, recently entered the studio to record two new tracks according to their website. No word yet on a proper release for said songs.
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Chicago’s Scouts Honor have posted some new stuff to coincide with the upcoming release of their Buried CD+DVD on Thinker Thought Records . First, the band has launched a trailer for the DVD in the package, “Scouts Honor: A DIY Documentary.” The DVD contains clips of Scouts Honor’s final show in 2009 along with interviews of most of the members of Scouts Honor telling the history of the band. Check that out via YouTube.

The band has also posted a newly recorded cover of Planes Mistaken For Stars‘ “Division” which will also appear on the CD/DVD. The set is due out March 9, 2010. It is the follow-up to I Am the Dust which was released in 2006. The band split up in 2008.
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The wax enthusiasts over at Vinyl Vlog have posted a new episode. In it, the guys interview Suburban Home Records labelmates Mike Hale and Austin Lucas.

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Gretsch has revealed the Tim Armstrong Electromatic Guitar, based on the Baldwin-era Country Club that Tim is most commonly associated with. Musician’s Friend commented on the axe, saying:

It DOES retail a bit high, but only in comparison to smaller guitars with lesser appointments. It’s a few hundred more than a 5120 for instance. At the same price as this though you can probably find a used 6118T (the sleeper of the 16″ Gretsch models and every bit as good as any 6120 you could shake a stick at) but 16 inches is 16 inches and that one inch difference between a 6118 and a Country Club makes for HUGE sonic difference so it’s still a bargain.

It has a thicker top than a pro line Gretsch but this is just as much to help with the rock that is was intended for or at least the rock that it’s used for by Armstrong and as a result you can REALLY lean in on it and it takes your attack with ease. The one I played had virtually ZERO fret buzz no matter how hard I hit it and the action was at a reasonable level and it was still easy to play.

Check out more of the review here and the official site for the guitar here.
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