Armenian police forces have begun a concentrated effort to single out alleged “emo kids,” according to this report. The efforts came about after the recent suicides of two teenagers rumored to be fans of emo music and according to the report, officers have visited schools, searched the belongings of kids wearing distinctive clothing that might be classified as “emo,” set up surveillance where young people gather and even have detained some teenagers for questioning despite a lack of evidence or legislation for doing so.

In a recent newspaper interview, Armenian Chief of Police Alik Sarkisian made the claim that emo could “damage our gene pool.” Sarkasian went on to say, “We should fight against such phenomena because they are morally harmful to our people.”

Armenia is a former republic of the Soviet Union, establishing an independent democracy in 1991.
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Footage of a recent acoustic set from Saves The Day frontman Chris Conley was recently uploaded to YouTube. The set runs for an hour (!) and is split up into two videos, both of which can be seen by clicking below.

Saves The Day’s next album Daybreak is expected out sometime in 2011.
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Geykido Comet Records has posted a compilation celebrating the label’s dozen years in the game. It features tracks from Toys That Kill, Fleshies, Intro5pect, Citizen Fish, Enemy You and a slew of others.

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Worthing, UK’s Architects (not to be confused with the Kansas City, MO-based band of the same name) have posted a new track. “Learn to Live” will appear on the group’s upcoming full-length The Here And Now, due out January 25, 2011 via Century Media.

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It might be the slowest news week of the year, but not even a flurry of inactivity in the world of Punknews can deter your trusty editors from unplugging their mics and shutting up for the sake of everyone’s sanity. No, sir! This week, news editor Bryne Yancey is joined on the roundtable by managing editor Adam White and social media editor Justin August to discuss Paramore‘s lineup changes, the upcoming LP from Rise Against and the band’s relevance in the scene, and in what has to be a Punknews Podcast first, we break the fourth wall and talk a bit about the ethos of year-end lists and the sometimes puzzling reactions they provoke, hopefully in a manner that isn’t too ham-handed.

On top of all that, we bring you new tunes from Dead to Me, Stay Ahead of the Weather and Atlas.

You can click Read More to stream and/or download the show, or subscribe via RSS or iTunes. Don’t forget to give us your feedback in the comments section or via e-mail. If you want to relive the glory of our previous intellectual conquests or just subject co-workers to more inane Punknews musings, past episodes are right here.
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Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin have put together a video for “Back in the Saddle” using old footage from ancient Boston rockers Aerosmith, whose song of the same name was a moderate hit in 1977. SSLYBY issued Let It Sway earlier this year to some critical acclaim.

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According to this tweet from Gatsbys American Dream, it appears that the band will be releasing new material very soon via Equal Vision Records. We’ll keep you posted as more details surface.

The band announced their reunion back in October after a four year hiatus. Their last release was a self-titled LP back in 2006 through Eastwest/Fearless Records.
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