A couple years ago, Punknews interviewer David Siffert walked into a bar in the middle of nowhere in Brooklyn. He had gotten lost on the way, so he was late. On walking into the show room, he was assaulted by one of the most glorious screams he had ever heard. He looked and saw a very small person, in a very red dress, holding a guitar, the head of a microphone literally inside of her mouth, belting out absolutely soul-crushing sounds. Meet Marissa Paternoster, guitarist and singer for Screaming Females and sole member of Noun.

Marissa has been extremely busy lately. Her band, Screaming Females, put out possibly the best album to come out last year in Power Move. This year they have already released an outstanding singles compilation, toured the country with Ted Leo, and had some serious van trouble. They have also recorded the follow-up to Power Move, Castle Talk, which will be released on September 14. Somehow this was not enough for Marissa, so she recorded her second solo album, Holy Hell, under the moniker Noun. In all of her free time, she decided to answer some questions for the ‘Org.

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NOFX have launched a stream of their new compilation, The Longest EP. The disc contains many of the band’s EPs and singles including The Longest Line, Never Trust a Hippy and more. It is the second singles compilation from the band, following 45 or 46 Songs That Weren’t Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records from 2002.

Check out the stream on their MySpace page.
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Devil’s Brigade, the project fronted by Matt Freeman of Rancid and Operation Ivy , have posted a new track. The song comes from the band’s Hellcat Records self-titled debut. It is due out August 31, 2010. The band includes Matt, Tim Armstrong and drummer DJ Bonebrake from the influential punk group X.

Check out the song here.
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Exclaim is reporting that the legendary Sex Pistols have launched their own official band fragrance. Released by Etat Libre D’Orange, the scent promises “a revolution [in] a bottle” and:

Fresh, restless bite of lemon, sharpened and intensified by deiant black pepper. It’s the unruly turbulence of a prune and an in-your-face ambrette. Electrified by aldehydes, you can feel the pure energy pared down and pumped up by leather, shot through with heliotrope and brought back down to earth by a raunchy patchouli.

Check out more details via the perfume company’s blog.
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Transit have posted a stream of their upcoming full-length Keep This to Yourself, which is slated for a release via Run For Cover Records. Once out, it’ll follow up their 2009 EP, Stay Home.

Check it out via Alternative Press.
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Though the band was forced to cancel their Warped Tour dates due to injury, Sum 41 will be hitting the road in Europe this fall with support from The Black Pacific (ex-Pennywise) and Veara.

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Four Year Strong have announced a headlining tour set to kick off in October. The month-long run will feature support from Comeback Kid, The Wonder Years, American Fangs and Mountain Man on various stops.

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The Dopamines are premiering their music video for “Public Domain” from their album, Expect the Worst

It can be seen at Blank TV
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After spending the summer on the road as a touring member of Against Me!, Franz Nicolay has announced plans for his new solo album, “Luck & Courage.” The new album features Brian Viglione (The Dresden Dolls) on drums, Yula Be’eri (World/Inferno Friendship Society) on bass and Maria Sonevytsky (The Debutante Hour) on piano. Other guests on the record include Mark Spencer (Son Volt), Jared Scott (Demander), and more. “Luck & Courage” comes out October 12th on Team Science Records and Sabot Productions. Nicolay made “Luck & Courage” in Brooklyn in two weeks in spring 2010, with producer Jim Keller (Willie Nelson, Franz Ferdinand).

You can hear the new track, “This Is Not A Pipe,” on Franz Nicolay’s myspace.
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We’ve posted some new reviews. You can check them out below:

• Cancer Bats – Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones
• ALL – live in Columbus
• Angel City Outcasts – Angel City Outcasts
• The Arcade Fire / Spoon / Owen Pallett – live in New York
• Hostage Calm – Hostage Calm
• Seekers of the Truth – 2 Decades Shunning Masks
• Leagues Apart – To Anywhere EP
• Chin Up, Meriwether! – Fruition 12″
• Commerce – What Happens Now EP
• Hawkline / Headacher – split 7″ EP

You can check out any of our 9537 reviews right here.
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