News from the Punk Rock music scene.
Metal/hardcore outfit This or the Apocalypse are currently streaming “Charmer.” The song is from their upcoming Good Fight Music (Cancer Bats, Madball) debut. The record is titled Haunt What’s Left and is due out June 22, 2010 .
Check it out on their MySpace page.
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Welcome to the latest addition of Band on Band. We’re happy to present two great acts from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The Holy Mess and Highlites. Both bands have 7″ available from Evil Weevil Records. The boys took turns asking each other about jobs, touring and inappropriate photos.
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Minus The Bear have announced another month of dates leading up to their upcoming Lollapalooza appearance in early August. The band is on the road in support of their 2010 album and first for Dangerbird Records, OMNI.
Indie pop/rock act Lydia will be calling it a day. Upon releasing their sophomore full-length in July, the band will hit the road on a final U.S. tour. Frontman Leighton Antelman recently made the following statement:
“I am anxious to say this, in that I do not like disappointing anyone. But I do need to get this off my chest. The new music that is set to come out this July 2010, under the name Lydia, is going to be the last recordings ever put out by the band. We are very grateful to have been able to put out as much music as we have and to reach so many people. I assure you this is not something I’ve decided over a few months, but more so in the past year. This has been something I’ve been thinking about for quite some time now and it’s just the right place and time for me to move on to other things and projects. I know Steve and myself have really enjoyed performing for all the people that have come out to a show over the last several years. And I can’t even begin to explain all the amazing people I’ve met while being a gypsy traveling around the country, unbelievable.
This decision has nothing at ALL to do with a lack of output from the band. I can honestly say the new Lydia material coming out in July is the best music I’ve ever had the opportunity and privilege to release. This release IS the best music the band has or will ever put out.
One last thing. Lydia has amazing fans. I can’t even begin to count how many times I’ve seen Lydia artwork and lyrics tattooed all over you guys. So I thought it would only be right to do one last goodbye/farewell tour along with the new music coming out. For how much you ladies and gent’s have and will support us it’s really the only thing to do. It will be a FULL US tour, and if it doesn’t come to your city it will surely come to a city near by. The dates will start this summer on JULY 20th and go into late August. The exact dates will be up in the coming weeks.
So we will see you ONE last time with new music in both our hands. The very last Lydia music being released will come to you in early JULY, and the very last tour will be at your door step in JULY/AUG. I can’t even explain how much fun I’ve had while performing in all of your cities. And calling YOUR city home for the night. I am grateful to have met every one of you wonderful people. You truly have affected my life in ways you will never know.”
To that end, the band has also posted a song from the record on their MySpace page titled “We Clean Up So Well.” The band last released …Illuminate in 2008.
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Revelation Records will be releasing a retrospective on the Detroit hardcore scene of 1979-1985 titled Why Be Something That You’re Not. The book is by WFMU DJ Tony Rettman and features interviews from members of Negative Approach, Necros, the Fix, Pagans, Violent Apathy, Bored Youth and L-Seven (not to be confused with L.A.’s L7), as well as those who had a hand in the early hardcore scene, such as Ian MacKaye, Tesco Vee and Dave Stimson.
A preview of the book is available here.
There will also be release shows in Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia and New York featuring various acts from bill to bill like Negative Approach, Off with Their Heads, Mind Eraser, White Flag and more.
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Murder By Death have launched the new video for “White Noise.” It comes from their 2010 Vagrant Records album, Good Morning, Magpie.
Joey Cape has posted his fifth new song of 2010. “Montreal” is the newest chapter of Doesn’t Play Well with Others, Cape’s new solo album that’s being released on a song-per-month schedule. As with previous months, the single features artwork created by Joey’s daughter, Violet.
Check it out here.
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Lights has released the new video for “Second Go.” It comes from her full length, The Listening, released in 2009.
Good Riddance have announced that they will be releasing a new compilation of singles and rarities. The record is titled Capricorn One and is due out July 6, 2010 via Fat Wreck Chords. The album will include all those singles released between their full lengths as well as six previously unreleased tracks and other rarities. All the songs on the album have been digitally remastered by Jason Livermore of Blasting Room (Rise Against, Descendents, NOFX) fame.
It will also feature a track by track commentary written by singer Russ Rankin:
Throughout the history of Good Riddance there have been numerous songs which, for whatever reason, we weren’t able to include on our primary releases. Many of these tunes were frequently played live and most of them are still some of our own personal favorites. Now that we are finished we felt it would be cool for our fans to be able to check out these hidden or obscurely released snapshots of our band during the apex of it’s existence. We hope they bring back fond memories for our fans and that, even if just for a moment, they can be transported back to a different time and place.
Good Riddance split up in 2007 after more than two decades together.
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The Offspring have announced four dates on the West Coast as they prepare for their upcoming co-headlining tour with Pepper. For the run, the long-running OC punks will be accompanied by Terrible Things, the new project from former Taking Back Sunday member Fred Mascherino, Coheed and Cambria alumnus Josh Eppard, and Andy Jackson of Hot Rod Circuit.
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Last week, Let Me Run opened for Small Brown Bike at the Cake Shop in New York City, with Alex Rosamilia of Gaslight Anthem filling in on guitars. The band’s performance was recorded and two tracks from the performance are available online. First, the band performed “CSJ” from their upcoming EP for Paper and Plastick Broken Strings, due out June 15, 2010. The band also tackled Samiam‘s track “Capsized” from their 1994 album, Clumsy.
The leader image is taken from the show, via Brooklyn Vegan.
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Gainesville, FL acoustic guitar/trombone dynamos Coffee Project have posted aother new song. “Bubble in My Head” comes from the band’s upcoming full-length Moved On, slated for a June 8, 2010 release through hometown label Paper and Plastick. Check out the song here.
The band, which features Jake Crown of Rehasher and Buddy Schaub of Less Than Jake, are currently touring with labelmates Blacklist Royals and Greenland is Melting later this month.
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Mark Hoppus of Blink 182 recently spoke to reporters about the various projects he is keeping busy. The bassist and producer mentions some collaborations with All Time Low, Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy, and some other projects.
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