As one of the hardest working independent bands to come out of the Minnesota music scene, Four Letter Lie has endured negative criticisms, major line up changes and being over shadowed by the larger bands on their label, Victory. With all these factors, they still managed to tour 10 out of 12 months in 2008 and in July of 2009, they entered the studio ready to record the album they really wanted to record. Their third full length for Victory, A New Day, is a major departure from their previous works and marks a new beginning for the band. Adam Sever caught up with Four Letter Lie vocalist Brian Nagan, before they headed out on a 3 week tour last Fall, to discuss A New Day, the band’s recent line up changes and working with Victory Records. Four Letter Lie will be hitting the road again, for a month long tour, starting January 9th.

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The Slackers have posted the first single from their upcoming full-length. The Great Rocksteady Swindle. It is slated for a April 20, 2010 release through Hellcat Records, following up 2008’s Self Medication. Along with the single, which can be found on their MySpace page, the band has posted a mix containing five songs from the album.

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Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine have added three Canadian shows this month.

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Later this month, Anchorless Records and Red Scare will team up to release a new split featuring Brendan Kelly of Lawrence Arms and Joe McMahon of Smoke or Fire. The album features 14 stripped-down, acoustic versions of songs from their respective bands. In addition to the re-worked originals, “Wasted Potential” boasts a Jawbreaker and Johnny Cash cover for added fun. The liner notes include personal accounts regarding each song.

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Hardcore act Ambitions, who split in June 2008, have announced some plans for the coming months. Frontman Jay Aust explained:

This past December, we were asked to do a cover song for an upcoming Chain Of Strength tribute 7″. Although we hadn’t been an active band for some time, it was hard to pass up the opportunity to record again. The Chain of Strength compilation, which is being released by 1124 Records, will include a 2×7″ vinyl and will also feature songs from our friends in The Geeks & Offsides, Reign Supreme, and others. Our contribution will be “There Is A Difference” off the True Till Death 7″.

While in the studio, we also decided to record a few new songs. In late spring, we will release a new 7″ entitled Surface to Air. The recording is currently in progress at Getaway Studios (Bane, Shipwreck, Defeater) by Dan Rose and will be mixed by Jay Maas. Everything is going well and we should be wrapping up around the end of March. More release details and updates to follow…!

The band is also promising a one-off performance in Texas in June alongside With Honor. The show will take place June 18th at The Abilene Civic Center in Abilene TX.
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Don Giovanni Records has announced that they’ll be working with Brooklyn quartet Byrds of Paradise on an upcoming 7″ entitled Omega Man. The band is currently recording in hopes for an early summer release.

The band notably features members of Dustheads and The Mongoloids, but according to the label doesn’t “really sound anything like either [band].” Head to their MySpace page to stream two songs and judge for yourself.
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Our stream today comes from Toronto, ON-based The von Drats. The band promises a sound that will appeal to fans of 60’s surf rock, horror punk, or classic monster movies. We’ve got a stream of the band’s new full length, Dratsylvania.

You can check it out on their Punknews.org Profile
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