Naples, FL luminaries Fake Problems have uploaded another video update from the studio, where the band has been working on their new full-length with producer Ted Hutt (Lucero, Flogging Molly, The Gaslight Anthem). This chapter features some very special guest appearances from Mae Whitman (her?) and Alia Shawkat of Arrested Development fame, as well as ‘Org interviews editor Rich Verducci doing what he does best – clogging toilets. Click below to watch the video.

Fake Problems are currently braving the heat on the Vans Warped Tour. They last released It’s Great to Be Alive in 2009; no word on whether or not their next record will be an Arrested Development concept album.
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The Offspring will be releasing a new Japan-only album titled Happy Hour. Due out August 4, 2010, the album features covers of Ramones, AC/DC, Iggy & The Stooges, and more artists, plus live audio, remixed tracks, and more. Also includes unreleased original track(s). The 19-song album features some of the band’s singles including “Come Out And Play,” “Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)” and “All I Want” which are being remastered for the release.

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Everyone’s favorite Gainesville drummer-fronted trio, Grabass Charlestons, will be hitting the road early next month to support their upcoming split LP with Toys That Kill for No Idea Records. The tour includes dates with Future Virgins and The Dopamines, as well as an appearance at Best Friends Day in Richmond, VA. Click below for the details.

Though the split will be available from No Idea on August 21, 2010, the band will have copies with them on this tour.
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In a new interview, Chuck Ragan of Hot Water Music spoke with Punk CD Sampler and discussed his solo work as well as his work with Hot Water Music. Chuck mentions that he has numerous split 7-inches including a collaboration with Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem. He explained:

Lately I’ve been writing a lot and working on writing a record with Brian Fallon from The Gaslight Anthem. We don’t have anything planned as far as when we’re gonna record it, it’s just something that we want to do. We’re just trading songs and taking it easy and letting it make itself over time.

We’ve been trading songs since last October. We’re moving on it slowly, but it’s kind of at a stand-still right now with, ya know, Gaslight’s in full swing after releasing their new record. So we’re excited about it, but we’re both moving strong and fast in our own directions. It’s something that we want to do, and will do, it’s just a matter of time and when and where. We talked about it early next year, of getting together and laying stuff down and seeing where it goes. But there’s no expectations and we’re just kinda having fun with it right now. So we’re just looking to keep it relaxed and make a great record.

You can listen to the entire interview here.
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Obviously seeking to escape the horrors of early holiday shopping, Hot Water Music and Bouncing Souls will head down under in December for a handful of shows in New Zealand and Australia. Click below for the dates.

The two bands have a split 7″ in the works, and Hot Water Music hasn’t experienced this flurry of activity in years; in addition to recently touring Europe (albeit with RKL/Lagwagon drummer Dave Raun hitting the skins in place of George Rebelo, who’s currently busy with Against Me!), the band also released another live 7″ and is planning a new full-length on top of that.
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Polar Bear Club recently stopped by Hurley Studios to record an acoustic version of their popular track, “Burned Out in a Jar.” The song appeared in its original, electrical form on 2008’s Sometimes Things Just Disappear. Click below to watch the performance.

The band will wrap up a leg of Vans Warped Tour Dates next week before heading to Europe for three weeks of shows.
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RCRD LBL is hosting a download of Motion City Soundtrack‘s acoustic rendition of the Pavement classic “Cut Your Hair.” The band covered the song as part of AV Club’s Undercover series back in May.

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Coheed and Cambria dropped by the The Onion AV Club to participate in the magazine’s “AV Undercover” feature in which 25 bands are asked to cover one of 25 songs. The band tackled The Smiths‘ track, “A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours,” which comes from the fourth and final album from the band, 1987’s Strangeways, Here We Come.

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California’s Henry Clay People have posted their new video for “Your Famous Friends.” The track comes from their 2010 album, Somewhere on the Golden Coast and the video was directed by Benjamin Gauvain Hoste and Joey Siara. The band is on tour with Silversun Pickups and Against Me! until the first week of August.

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The most unlikely band to be named after a Planes Mistaken for Stars song, Funeral for a Friend, have posted a studio update as they continue to work on a new EP, The Young and Defenseless.

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Brooklyn pop/noise/punk outfit Sisters have announced their upcoming debut full length. The record is titled Ghost Fits and is due out September 28, 2010 . The album follows the band’s 7-inch split with JEFF the Brotherhood and their debut EP, Sisters. The band is part of the Death by Audio Music Collective which also includes A Place To Bury Strangers, Dirty on Purpose, Grooms, and more. They practice, hang out, play shows and tour together, and are essentially part of a self-contained DIY musical eco-system and actually spawned a successful pedal company also named Death By Audio.

The band is influenced by bands like Nirvana, Pixies, Pavement and Sonic Youth as well as noise/pop outfits like Lightning Bolt and My Bloody Valentine.

The band has posted several tracks on their MySpace page.
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There are some bands that don’t always translate on the first listen. You could love a band. They could represent some great time in music, but when playing them for a friend to hear the first time, it won’t carry. Maybe that friend needs some kind of context or narrative to explain why Lifetime was such an important band. Then maybe after a few listens, and a mixtape or two, they’ll get it.

That is not the case with Bad Brains. Nobody is going to argue whether or not The Bad Brains are important. It’s pretty much accepted that they were the first band to play the style that would become known as, “hardcore.” Their first album is unquestionably a perfect record. Their records are peppered with reggae tracks that provide an often much needed respite from the hardcore blitzkrieg of songs like, “Supertouch,” and they did a great deal to break down the color barriers of a music scene that was predominantly white.

Punknews interviewer Jon Reiss recently spoke with member Daryl Jenifer shedding some light on went into the making of this band that engendered a genre, gave rise to a whole new style of mosh and introduced a slew of people to the word, “Jah.”

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