The Get Up Kids are premiering the live portion of their upcoming DVD online now. The 51-minute set features a performance of Something To Write Home About recorded at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, KS in March 2009.
The online premiere predates the release of the deluxe edition of Something To Write Home About which is remastered and due out September 7, 2009. The reissue also features 7 downloadable bonus tracks of demos from the Something To Write Home About sessions, exclusive to this physical version.
Bouncing Souls have posted the video for their September song of the month, “Bad Ass.” The song is part of their ongoing monthly release plan which has seen a new track from the veteran act every month since January.
Political acts Anti-Flag and State Radio have announced plans for a performance designed to “confront the G20.” The upcoming conference of leaders of the twenty most industrialized nations is set to take place in Pittsburgh September 24th.
Accordingly, the performance dubbed “War. Crime. 2009: A G20 Welcoming Party” will kick off at 7pm, Thursday, September 24th, at Club Zoo in the strip district of Pittsburgh. Tickets to this all ages show go on sale through Ticketmaster this Saturday, September 6, at Noon ET.
Against Me! frontman Tom Gabel has posted another video update from the studio. The frontman of the popular Florida based punk band has been documenting the group’s recording process on his blog.
A Voice Like Rhetoric have posted their new video for “Half Off On All Fences.” The video was shot in the studio and the band is currently working on pre-production for their new EP looking to be released early 2010,
In a statement made via MySpace video in 2007, Brett Gurewitz, songwriter for Bad Religion and founder of Epitaph Records, suggested that Gallows’ debut Orchestra of Wolves “is the best punk album to come out since the Refused’s The Shape of Punk to Come.” It’s not that this statement is at all inaccurate; there is something undeniably revolutionary about this record’s raw, aggressive energy. It’s just that, considering their most recent release, Mr. Brett’s comparison seems premature.
After signing with Reprise Records in 2008, Gallows was afforded the funding to write Grey Britain, a record that seems to capture the dynamic, dramatic, sometimes psychotic nature of the Refused’s final full-length better than their previous release. Epic and operatic in scope, Grey Britain uses restless, heart-wrenching rock ‘n’ roll; somber swells of strings and piano; and the sounds of the streets (trains, sirens, and so on) to paint a bleak picture of Britain. As a band, Gallows has never hesitated to criticize what they love, whether it’s the state of their homeland or the state of punk-rock. In an interview with Dane Erbach, drummer Lee Barratt discusses the motivation behind Grey Britain, their time on the 2009 Warped Tour, and why there’s more to Gallows than merely making music.
Guttermouth is headed to Canada later ths month for a series of shows in Ontario and Quebec. The Hopeless Records act, now in their 20th year, also has a few gigs in California scheduled for the coming months.
Lucero have posted a new song from their upcoming album, 1372 Overton Park. The record is due out October 6, 2009. It was produced by Ted Hutt (The Gaslight Anthem) and featuring horn arrangements by legendary Memphis session player Jim Spake (Al Green, John Hiatt, Solomon Burke, Cat Power). The label promises “a decided turn toward the Memphis soul sound that has long informed the band’s records from afar.”
Our stream today comes from Rochester, NY-based Sakes Alive!!. We’ve got a stream of the band’s newest EP, Act II. Over the past weeks, we posted some behind-the-scenes footage from the band as they prepared the 7″. You can find the parts here: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.
