Suburban Home Records in conjunction with Epitaph Records are excited to announce the split 7" between Richmond, Virginia's Tim Barry and London, England's Frank Turner. Both Tim and Frank have new albums coming out this fall and this split 7" will serve as singles from both artists. Tim Barry contributes "Thing of the Past" and Frank Turner contributes an acoustic version of "Try This At Home". "Thing of the Past" is the first single from Tim's upcoming album (more details on Tim's upcoming album will soon be announced). "Try This At Home" is the first single form Frank's upcoming new album, "Poetry of the Deed" due out in September 2009.

The 7" will be pressed in an edition of 2,500 copies (500 on black vinyl (VC Exclusive), 1,000 on Blue vinyl, and 1,000 on Red vinyl (besides a handful of sets of all 3 colors, you will only be able to get the Red vinyl from Tim Barry, Frank Turner, and Epitaph. The 7" will come with an mp3 download coupon. There will be a test pressing contest that you can enter when you pre-order the 7". The 7"s will be available by this year's Revival Tour (October 13th, 2009).


The song for May is called "I Think That The World...". It's a positive anthem about falling in love long after you've stopped expecting it to happen, and all of the resulting happy side effects.

Bryan Kienlen explains it better:

Complete this sentence: "I Think That the World..." Haha. Anyway, what up with our song titles? They're just weird! Sorry, it's another damn inside joke again. This one better explained over a couple beers in person. Never mind, it's not important, back to the music... This song will grab ya right away with its cool riff. We're pretty stoked on this one and have been playing it out already since last year and have been getting lots of great feedback on it. It moves and it makes you move. It's written in good spirits about finding yourself in love, just when you thought you were over that shit and weren't even looking. Whoa! Suddenly you look around and you're feeling some kind of happiness you forgot even existed! So you go with it, and to hell with all the dark stuff and doubt, what the hell, give it another try or something.

This is the 5th installment of The Bouncing Souls 20th Anniversary series for 2009. You can preview the song and read an extensive interview on Blender.com right here.

Buy the new single via digital download tomorrow right here!



The first of four 7" EPs of the Bouncing Souls' 20th Anniversary Series is available now from Chunksaah!

Here's the specs:
--Produced by Ted Hutt (Gaslight Anthem, Flogging Molly, Street Dogs)
--Cover artwork collaboration between Bouncing Souls bassist, Bryan Kienlen, and Arturo Vega, artistic director for The Ramones

TRACK LISTING:
1. Gasoline
2. We All Sing Along
3. Airport Security
4. A Life Less Ordinary



The Souls also have more worldwide tour plans for 2009! Tonight they start their first East Coast show with The Loved Ones! In June they will head to Europe before returning for a Warped Tour run in July & August:

05/01/09 Portland, ME at The Station w/ The Loved Ones, Black President
05/02/09 Boston, MA at Paradise Rock Club w/ The Loved Ones, Black President
05/03/09 Burlington, VT at Higher Ground w/ The Loved Ones, Black President
05/05/09 Buffalo, NY at Town Ballroom w/ The Loved Ones, Black President
05/06/09 Cleveland Heights, OH at Grog Shop w/ The Loved Ones, Black President
05/08/09 Lancaster, PA at Chameleon Club w/ The Loved Ones, Black President, Detournement
05/09/09 Asbury Park, NJ at Asbury Lanes w/ The Loved Ones, Black President, Detournement
05/10/09 Farmingdale, NY at The Crazy Donkey w/ The Loved Ones, Black President, Detournement

06/17/09 London, UK at Islington Academy
06/18/09 Birmingham, UK at Academy
06/19/09 Liverpool, UK at Academy
06/21/09 Glasgow, UK at Cathouse
06/23/09 Newport, UK at TJs
06/24/09 Helsinki, Finland at Nosturi
06/25/09 Goteborg, Sweden at West Coast Riot Fest
06/26/09 Vienna, Austria at Arena
06/27/09 Lochen, Austria at Gravel Pit Festival
06/28/09 Lindau, Germany Club at Vaudeville
06/30/09 Zurich, Switzerland at Abart
07/01/09 Schweinfurt, Germany at Alter Stadtbanhoff
07/02/09 Stuttgart, Germany at Universum
07/03/09 Munster, Germany at Vainstream Festival
07/04/09 Weisbaden, Germany at Vainstream Festival
07/05/09 Roitzjora, Germany at With Full Force Festival
07/06/09 Hradek, Czech Republic at Rock For People Festival

07/22/09 Virginia Beach, VA at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, WARPED TOUR
07/23/09 Charlotte, NC at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, WARPED TOUR
07/24/09 Orlando, FL at Central Florida Fairgrounds, WARPED TOUR
07/25/09 Miami, FL at Cruzan Amphitheatre, WARPED TOUR
07/26/09 St. Petersburg, FL at Vinoy Park, WARPED TOUR
07/28/09 Atlanta, GA at Lakewood Amphitheatre, WARPED TOUR
07/29/09 Cincinnati, OH at Riverbend Amphitheatre, WARPED TOUR
07/30/09 Milkwaukee, WI at Marcus Amphitheater, WARPED TOUR
07/31/09 Detroit, MI at Comerica Park, WARPED TOUR
08/01/09 Chicago, IL at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, WARPED TOUR
08/02/09 Minneapolis, MN at Canterbury Park, WARPED TOUR
08/03/09 St. Louis, MO at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, WARPED TOUR
08/04/09 Kansas City, KS at Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone, WARPED TOUR
08/07/09 Boise, ID at Idaho Center Amphitheatre, WARPED TOUR
08/08/09 Salt Lake City, UT at Utah State Fairgrounds, WARPED TOUR
08/09/09 Denver, CO at Invesco Field, WARPED TOUR

PRESSING INFO:
Mailorder: 800 pcs - black and maroon vinyl
Tour: 1000 pcs - maroon vinyl w/ black and green splatter
Retail: 1000 pcs maroon vinyl


Heather has made some beautiful Mother's Day plates available now through her webstore.
Check, please!

From heathergabel.com:

You need a new t shirt because all of yours are nasty. Sorry, but it's true. So check out the 4 new t shirts and hoody available in the store now...unless of course you are, for some inexplicable reason, opposed to evolving into the coolest t shirt/hoody having version of yourself ever. Based on some of my most popular pieces (Miss.Manners, Litterbug and Mom) as well as a couple of new designs, these represent the first in a series of limited edition garments that I'll be releasing over the next few years. There are only 24 of each and they are all available exclusively on this site. Suggestions for the next run? Email me which pieces you'd most like to own in this totally affordable, incredibly wearable format.

Pick up some shirts at her store.

It's the first of the month: rent's due, but you also get a brand new song from the Bouncing Souls! Their fourth song of the year is a hopeful, feel good tune—here's more from Bryan:

Comin' in hot for April is "Dubs Says True", the newest song and open letter to everyone who has shared our dream with us. It's a song about always remaining true.

P.S. One of our closest buds is nicknamed "Dubs" (Danny Windas shortened to "D.W.", shortened to "D-Dubs", shortened to "Dubs") and he says "true" a lot, hence the song's title. Buy it now here.

Also in April and May, the Souls will be on tour with The Loved Ones on the east coast. Check out the dates here.

If you missed the video for last month's song "Airport Security", check it out here.

Now that everyone has their outlandishly priced plane tickets to Austin, TX for SXSW, it's probably time for a little good news...

This year's FREE Shirts for a Cure show boasts headliner The Bouncing Souls with Dillinger Four as main support:

Shirts For A Cure showcase
Friday, March 20th
Red 7 @ Noon
611 E. 7th Street
FREE
w/ The Bouncing Souls, Dillinger Four, Darkest Hour, the A.K.A.'s, Ruiner

Not enough Souls for ya? Catch 'em again on Saturday 3/21 from 12:30 til 2. They will be playing a pizza party at The Parlour hosted by Beyond Race Magazine!

The Bouncing Souls
Saturday, March 21st
The Parlour w/ Beyond Race Magazine
4301 Guadalupe Street
12:30-2:00pm
FREE w/ FREE PIZZA

Japanther will be playing the second annual KVRXplosion show, late night on Thursday 3/19 @ Ballet Austin and on Saturday 3/21 the gigantic Mess With Texas outdoor show from 3:45-4:10pm.

You will also find Teenage Bottlerocket right there in the midst of it:

Devil Dolls Booking showcase
Friday, March 20th
Red 7 @ 8
611 E. 7th Street

Alternative Press party
Saturday, March 21st
Emo's @ Noon
603 Red River Street
FREE

The 3rd musical offering of 2009 from The Bouncing Souls is called "Airport Security" and can be purchased here. With Spring (almost) in the air, this sweet love song penned by Greg Attonito is completely appropriate—it reminds us of all we have to look forward to as we begin to thaw out & warm up. Greg had this to share:

"A good love song is hard to come by. Most times they are corny and annoying, but the good ones are so good!! "Airport Security" is that attempt for me. It's a love song from me to my wife with a slice of political commentary/comic relief. But hopefully when the song starts you will forget about me, my wife, politics, comedy and yourself. If you do, it's a good love song."

Presale is up online for The Bouncing Souls 20th Anniversary Series: Volume One 7" right here. It is available on 3 different colors of vinyl, and will feature the first 4 tracks of 2009 from The Souls. Get yours while they're still available!

Also, we heard a rumor about a "Airport Security" video in the works. We'll keep you posted...

Check out the next installment of the ambitious tour plans of the Bouncing Souls in support of their 20th Anniversary year! The Souls will go out for almost two weeks at the end of April with the Loved Ones and Black President:

04/29/09 New Haven, CT at Toad's Place
04/30/09 Boston, MA at Paradise Rock Club
05/01/09 Portland, ME at The Station
05/02/09 Boston, MA at Paradise Rock Club
05/03/09 Burlington, VT at Higher Ground
05/05/09 Buffalo, NY at Town Ballroom
05/06/09 Cleveland, OH at Grog Shop
05/07/09 Cleveland, OH at Grog Shop
05/08/09 Lancaster, PA at Chameleon Club
05/09/09 Asbury Park, NJ at Asbury Lanes
05/10/09 Farmingdale, NY at Crazy Donkey

Read the band's news here.
Tour Journal: Episodes 2 & 3 on PunkNews.org.
Check out a live show review here.
Read an interview with Greg here.

-Don't miss Tim Barry's giant U.S. tour with Austin Lucas and Josh Small beginning on Friday in Virginia Beach.

-In March Japanther will also embark on a full U.S. tour.

-Tom Gabel plays two shows with The Pogues in March and will head to Australia with Chuck Ragan in May.

-Teenage Bottlerocket will tour down to SXSW next month after completing a major European tour.

Harvest of Hope Festival, March 6-8, St. Augustine, FL at St. Johns County Fairground

Next month in the historic beach town of St. Augustine, FL a three-day outdoor music festival will be held to benefit Harvest of Hope: www.harvestofhope.net at St. Johns County Fairground. The nonprofit organization was founded in Gainesville, FL a little over a decade ago to provide social services to migrant farm workers and their families in the U.S. Since then, HOH has raised and spent over $500,000 to pay for gas, tires, car repairs, rent, utilities, medical services, food, clothing, funeral expenses and educational scholarships in low income migrant worker communities.

A group of progressive punks in Gainesville heard about Harvest of Hope, and began throwing local benefit shows, while envisioning larger fundraising goals. This year, master planners at No Idea Records will throw a giant three-day benefit event in St. Augustine, FL, March 6th through the 8th. Over 100 punk and indie bands have committed to play outdoors on multiple stages at St. John's Fairground.

A full list of performers can be viewed here. With the cancellation of Florida's national-scale Langerado music festival, a few bands have dropped off and many more have been added in the last few weeks, so make sure to check out the full line-up. Single day or weekend passes are on sale here for $19.50 and $39.50 respectively. Camping sites are available at the Fairgrounds, and sites can be reserved ahead of time, or make hotel reservations.

REAX has published a Harvest of Hope "primer" online

Propagandhi talks about Harvest of Hope here.

While you're at it, check out all of Propagandhi's East Coast tour dates. Yep, you heard me right, the internationally adored Canadian rock act are begrudgingly headed back to the good old US of A for a short and sweet East Coast sprint. The mysterious and elusive Manitoban creatures of Propagandhi have added a fourth member to their midst—yes, folks, that means double axes! Whew boy! This blink-and-you'll-miss-it tour comes in support of their new record, Supporting Caste, due out March 10, 2009.


The Bouncing Souls have embarked on their ambitious world tour, and they are keeping an online journal. Read Episode 1 right here at Punknews.org.

Greg Attonito and Tom Gabel recently did live radio interviews for XtremeBitz. Listen to podcasts here.

Read an interview Tom Gabel did with Inked Magazine online.

The second installment of The Bouncing Souls' song-a-month 20th anniversary extravaganza is now for sale online! It is called, "We All Sing Along" and you can buy it here! Also, if you sign up for the entire year's worth of songs before February 6th, you will be eligible to receive the bonus track only available to subscribers! Simply choose "subscription" in the drop down menu at bottom of the page. This infectious and uplifting tune is a welcome beacon in the cold and dark of February. Souls' bassist Bryan Kienlen had this to say about the song's theme:

"Each verse is a different example of people's big life plans gone awry for one reason or another. But life goes on, you keep your head up and find a better way toward happiness. Never give up, tune into the bigger picture and remember that we're all in this together."

TBS are headed off to South America this week. They will be playing shows in Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Peru, Brazil and Argentina beginning this Friday! Ole! Check out all their dates here.

Demand in DC: Applauding the Empowerment of People Thru Art, Film, and Music
January 20th, 2009, Inauguration Day at The Black Cat, 7:30pm

Anti-Flag are headlining DEMAND IN DC on Inauguration Day, January 20th at The Black Cat. In response to the historic and dramatic election of Barack Obama, Anti-Flag continue on their plight to encourage young people, musicians and artists to be committed activists in their communities. This show of art and music is meant as an act of empowerment in an exciting and critical time in our country. Supporting bands are Darkest Hour, United Nations, The A.K.A.s, and Ruiner. Artists that have contributed to the event will include HorseBites, Charles Stanley Doll IV, Mike Ski, Mitch Clem, Erik Davidson, David S. Holloway, Kencredible and Ben Lande. Local sponsor, Shirts for a Cure will auction off four Quilts for a Cure made from over 200 band shirts created to benefit cancer research since Shirts for a Cure's inception. Look for more exciting news from Anti-Flag in 2009. They are currently writing a new record, and have just confirmed Warped Tour dates for the summer!

Get your tickets to the show here.
Check them out on the web.

Today The Bouncing Souls announced the first dates on their 20th Anniversary World Tour!

Read what the band has to say here. They are going to Central & South America, to Harvest of Hope in Florida, on tour with Dillinger Four, to SXSW for Shirts for a Cure, and then they are heading to Hawaii & Alaska! And that's all before April!

See all dates here.
Get presale tickets on January 14th here.
Watch a live acoustic version of their new song "Gasoline" here.
Read a live review here.
Read a fantastic interview here.

Tim Barry on tour with Austin Lucas and Josh Small

Avail frontman Tim Barry will head out in support of his new record, Manchester, in February. See all the dates here, including the Harvest of Hope in St. Augustine, FL the first weekend of March.

Read some reviews of Manchester here, here, and here!

Japanther tour dates and appearance on The Daily Habit

Japanther recently announced new dates for February and March with Ninjasonik. Check them out here. Check out live performances of "The Dirge" and "Bumpin' Rap Tapes" here at Fuel TV.

Tom Gabel's "Harsh Realms" videos on Spin's top 10 list for 2008!

Check it out here.

This song is the first of 12 brand new tracks from The Bouncing Souls available on the first of every month all year long! Buy it here. It will also be available on 7"" with the songs of February, March and April later this year. Don't forget to come back for Track 2 on February 1st.

Also, read a weekend wrap up from their 2nd annual Home for the Holidays 3-show trifecta of awesomeness in Asbury Park last weekend. It truly is a great tradition in the making.

The Stone Pony's renovations won't be finished in time for our second annual Home For The Holidays shows, so the gigs will be happening a mere 3 blocks away at The Arcade at Convention Hall, located on the boardwalk between Convention Hall and The Paramount Theater. There's a giant Christmas tree in there, a couple bars and shops, and it should be cool! Tickets for the 28th are sold out but there are still some tickets available for the 26th and maybe the 27th. You can buy tickets here. Expect the same great vibes and badass shows, only in a strange new environment.

2009 is slated to be an important and busy year for New Jersey natives, The Bouncing Souls. They are celebrating 20 years of vibrant, silly, heartfelt punk rock, with plenty of special treats in store for fans old and new. It may be true that the music industry has gone stale in the past 20 years, but the Souls, never a group to pay any mind to the world of music or its vacillating trends, have set out to prove that they still know how to kick up some dust.

It was almost 16 years ago that The Bouncing Souls put out their first album on their very own Chunksaah Records, and in a true return to the DIY spirit in which they began, The Bouncing Souls are self-releasing a new song every month of 2009 on Chunksaah! Songs will be released as digital downloads first, and for the all the folks who like to collect stuff, every 3 months a 7" will be released compiling 4 new tracks each onto loveably palpable vinyl. The first song will be released January 1st and it's called "Gasoline". Happy New Year everybody!

In addition to new music, keep your eyes peeled for limited edition merchandise for sale each month through the Chunksaah webstore and for brand new show dates. The Bouncing Souls have an international tour schedule planned for the year ahead, so fans around the world can look forward to experiencing their famously energetic live performance!

2009 will not only be a celebration of The Souls 20 years as a band, but also a great big "thank you" to all the True Believers who've joined their ranks along the way. If you'd like to be a part of this year long party make sure to keep checking in at www.bouncingsouls.com for new information, merchandise, and music!

The Bouncing Souls have been in Little Eden Studios in Asbury Park, NJ working on 12 brand new songs scheduled for digital release monthly in 2009. Check out pictures of the guys in action on their MySpace page, and here what the band has to report here.

GREETINGS FROM THE STUDIO!!!
Hi everyone, the songs are coming out awesome, better even than our own expectations, and we're STOKED! We tracked all the drums and bass at the Magic Shop in NYC, and have since been passing the days in Kate's basement (a.k.a. "Little Eden Studios" ) here in Asbury Park NJ. Most of the guitars are done and some of the vocals so far. Stay tuned right here for more info on the 2009 release of these 12 new badass Souls tunes to keep your soul satisfied. our illustrious engineer and rock legend Ali Hassan has also been snapping away some pics of the progress, and also, there will be a digital radio broadcast "live from the studio" (not exactly, it was a few days ago haha) on FACTION (Sirius 28, or XM 52) 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. ECFU time... Or LISTEN LIVE ONLINE (you can sign up for a free 3-day trial or something I think.)

IN OTHER NEWS...
Tickets are still available for our annual 3-day party known around the world simply as: "HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS!" We'll be debuting different brand new tunes each night, also taking requests and playing oddball old songs we never play, in the spirit of a true party. let's just put it this way, it's a damn party so anything can happen! A different line-up each night, check it out!

Tim Barry's record, Manchester, is out today on Suburban Home. Twelve new tracks featuring Caitlin Barry & Josh Small, with art by Buz Blur & layout by Ryan Patterson of Coliseum. Manchester is available on CD and black & brown vinyl while supplies last. For more info stop by Suburban Home and to buy the record.

Tom Gabel's solo debut, Heart Burns is out today on Sire Records. The record is currently Featured Album on Purevolume, and you can listen to it here in its entirety.

In related news, Roll The Tanks will be playing with Against Me! tonight at the Wiltern Theatre in LA. Don't miss it!

Hey! Roll The Tanks' new record, Suffer City, is finally out, and you can hear it right here, right now. RTT have patented their very own brand of indie rock 'n' roll that is fresh, smart, and incredibly fun. And we aren't the only ones to notice! Check them out on Current TV's, Daily Fix right here.

Live at CMJ:
10/21: Tonight, Fat Baby at 7pm sharp!
10/23: Thursday, Mutiny Showcase at the Knitting Factory with Teenage Bottlerocket, Fake Problems & Look Mexico. Buy tickets here. Doors at 7:30.

CD Release Shows:
10/25: Cambridge, MA at The Middle East w/ The Aggrolites & Everbody Out
11/06: Silverlake, CA at Spaceland w/ West Indian Girl & Hearts of Palm

Go here for a full list of dates.

Twenty years ago, the passion and commitment of four guys in a brand new band built the foundation for a community that is still actively thriving today. In a time of difficulty and uncertainty in the music industry (and in the world overall), many folks have become jaded & apathetic about the music scene. This hardship has seemed to have the opposite affect on The Bouncing Souls family, as they fervently engineer a giant celebration for their 20-year anniversary as a family and as a band...

Mutiny is honored to be a part of the festivities the Souls have planned for 2009! To give back to a staunchly supportive punk rock community, the band will release a brand new song on the first of every month for the entire year available online or in quarterly installments (with a bonus track each!) via 7" vinyl from their own label, Chunksaah Records.

Another bright spot the Souls have created on the musical horizon: the second annual Home For The Holidays concert series at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ! Just as everyone is hunkering down for the most bitter months of winter, the weekend of December 26th through the 28th will be packed with 3 celebratory all ages shows, each one featuring a unique & exciting line-up:

Friday, 12/26: The Bouncing Souls w/ The Casualties, L.E.S. Stitches & Static Radio NJ
Saturday, 12/27: The Bouncing Souls w/ Token Entry, Vision & Higher Giant
Sunday, 12/28: The Bouncing Souls w/ The Gaslight Anthem, Gimme Drugs & Let Me Run

Get your tickets here!

In the meantime, the Souls have a pretty killer tour itinerary including The Fest 7 in Gainesville, Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, dates with Youth Brigade in Arizona & California, and more in between.

Be sure to check back for updates & info, as we're sure these guys have quite a few more tricks up their sleeves!

Website: http://www.bouncingsouls.com
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/bouncingsouls
EPK: http://www.bouncingsouls.com/epk
Chunksaah: http://www.chunksaah.com

On Thursday, October 23rd at the Knitting Factory in New York City, we are thrilled to have many of our old friends and some new ones playing together. Pop punk virtuosos Teenage Bottlerocket will be headlining the affair, supported by Roll The Tanks, Fake Problems & Look Mexico. Get your tickets here!

It's a perfect time to celebrate, as Roll The Tanks' sophomore full length, Suffer City, will be out October 21st on Intelligent Noise. RTT will be playing in NYC on October 21st too at Fat Baby for the CMJ Music Marathon Showcase.

Teenage Bottlerocket are currently on tour RIGHT NOW, be sure to check out a full list of dates here. These Wyomingians deliver an inspirational & energetic live show that truly is reminiscent of the Ramones. Plus, they look great & they're so damn nice! Go out & buy 'em a round of beers!

In other tour news:
-Tonight Sundowner's Chris McCaughan is taking his acoustic guitar to Bowling Green, OH for a show at Howard's Club H. Doors are at 9, and it's just 8 bucks. Thursday & Friday he will be joining The Revival Tour in Detroit and Chicago!
-Smoke or Fire play their first show in Japan tonight. See all the dates of their world tour here.
-Tim Barry still has half the country to cover out on The Revival Tour. Check out all the remaining dates here.
-Japanther! On tour in support of their brand new, super fresh record, Tut Tut Now Shake Ya Butt!

From Wantage USA comes Japanther's newest effort and collaboration with spoken word poet, Penny Rimbaud (Crass)! This full-length record is an ecstatic hybrid of poetry, rock & pop, and features a New Bad Thing Cover, "The Dirge"! Get your copy today.

Also, make sure to see them on tour right now in the US!

Japanther's new record, Tut Tut Now Shake Ya Butt will be out October 14th, but you can here it right now in its entirety on MySpace! It'll only be up there today & tomorrow, so listen to it right now!!

The Village Voice is currently featuring a story on the band, the new record, and debuting the track, "The Dirge"--an exceptional New Bad Things cover.

Enter to win a test pressing of the new record, along with other fabulous Japanther prizes right here on PunkNews.org!

The band is currently in London for the screening of their live film Japanther In (3D), and to perform on Saturday, October 16th beginning at 6pm at The Rex. Find more info here.

Lastly, their song "Fuk Da Prince A Pull Iz Dum" will be featured on the HBO series True Blood on October 19th at 9pm EST. Hey, it's the new Alan Ball show about vampires! Coooool.

HorseBites has a one-man show at Threadless Gallery in Chicago! "HORSEBITES: From Skulls and Swords to Less Than Jake and Red Lakes" will be hung from October 3rd through November 5th, and the Opening Party will be held on Friday, October 10th. If you can get to Chicago on that day, do it—the artist, Richard Minino will be there, also joined by Less Than Jake for a Meet And Greet.

That same weekend is RIOTFEST in Chicago, so you can catch some killer rock music after viewing some rock 'n' roll art! Read about it from HorseBites himself. And for a more in depth look into the weird world of Richard Minino, check out his blog.

Roll The Tanks first single, "Police Me" is now available for download here on Fuse TV's website! You can also hear the track on our MySpace player. RTT will be playing two shows next week in Southern California, and they head to the East Coast for CMJ in NYC mid-October along with a CD release show in their home state of Massachusetts. Check out all their dates here.

Their full length record, Suffer City will be out October 21st on Intelligent Noise.

As their celebrity continues to grow with underground art & music scenes around the world, Brooklyn's dynamic duo Japanther have another creative masterpiece on the way. Their new full length, Tut Tut Now Shake Ya Butt, will be released October 14th on Wantage USA. The album was recorded at Zero Mass in Brooklyn, where musical visionary Penny Rimbaud (Crass) served as executive producer and contributory poet, and Aron Sanchez lent his engineering finesse.

The first single, an unlikely love song titled "Bumpin' Rap Tapes", can now be heard and downloaded here, at Spin.com.

Japanther are currently on a US tour, which will end at Fest 7 in Gainesville, FL. Go here for a full list of tour dates.

Tom Gabel (singer/songwriter of Against Me!) will be releasing a solo album titled Heart Burns, October 28th on Sire. He recorded this 7-song EP in August with Butch Vig & Billy Bush in LA. You can read his studio journal online at his blog, and visit his MySpace page to listen to some demos. Go here to see the tracklisting and album art by Steak MTN.

See Tom live on The Revival Tour. He will be joining up with Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music), Ben Nichols (Lucero) and Tim Barry (Avail) on the West Coast at the end of October, and playing with them across Texas and into the Southeast.

On November 4th, 2008, Suburban Home will be releasing this brand new full length album from Tim Barry (famed Avail frontman). It is his follow-up to Rivanna Junction (2006), and will be available on LP and CD. More info on purchasing the record can be found here.

Listen to the first single from the record, "Tacoma" on our MySpace page.

Catch Tim live on The Revival Tour with Chuck Ragan of Hot Water Music, Ben Nichols of Lucero, and many other special guests. He will begin this massive nation-wide tour on September 23rd, and you can see a full list of dates here.

Hey folks, just wanted to let y'all know that we gotta bunch of tours starting right about now:

-Japanther's finishing up their Canadian tour with Against Me!, and will soon begin a pretty epic U.S. tour in the Northwest later this month.
-Teenage Bottlerocket have East Coast dates, some with the likes of NOFX, Dillinger Four, & The Ergs! They will begin in very good company too—at Riotfest in Chicago October 12th.
-Fake Problems are up to their same old tricks—these guys are out with The Cobra Skulls, Look Mexico, and Frank Turner currently, and they will be heading to Europe with Smoke or Fire this Winter!
-Speaking of Smoke or Fire, they will be playing a handful of shows on the East Coast at the beginning of October, before beginning a massive around-the-world tour to Japan, Europe, Australia & New Zealand all before the end of the year.
-Against Me! is spending the month of October with the talented Ted Leo and his band.
-Tim Barry is embarking on a HUGE journey—The Revival Tour—with friends Chuck Ragan of Hot Water Music and Ben Nichols of Lucero. Sundowner will join the festivities in Detroit & Chicago mid-October.

Check out our tour dates from all of the bands on the Mutiny roster.

And thanks to many happy coincidences, most of these tours will be culminating in Gainesville, FL for Fest 7 on Halloween. Details to follow.

We are thrilled to announce that we are working with a fantastic new rock band, Roll The Tanks. This tightly-knit group of friends began playing together informally in the home state of Massachusetts in 2003, and as they became more serious as musicians and as a band, they relocated to Los Angeles. Now, they are set to release a brand new full length, Suffer City, out October 21, 2008. Their infectious melodies and intelligent lyrical content will be sure to win new fans over instantly. Listen to a song on our MySpace player, check out their MySpace page, and read about them here on the Mutiny site! Much more info coming soon.

Anti-Flag will be playing Bumbershoot in Seattle and some important protest shows in the coming weeks. First, on August 30th, they will be at the famous Bumbershoot in Seattle, WA. Be sure to go to the Washington Bus booth for the Anti-Flag signing, exact time TBA. And while you're there you can register to vote if you're a Washingtonian! Check out their website at www.washingtonbus.org.

On September 2nd A-F will be playing in St. Paul, Minnesota on the Capital Lawn! Other artists will include Michael Franti & Spearhead, Dead Prez, Wookiefoot with Matisyahu, I Self Devine, and many more. This event, dubbed Ripple Effect, was organized by Substance, a non-profit begun by three activists under the age of 23 all determined to break down issue and generational barriers, while addressing pertinent environmental and social justice topics. For more info visit www.livewithsubstance.org.

The next day, September 3rd, Anti-Flag will be playing with the legendary political rock band Rage Against The Machine in Minneapolis as part of a protest show organized to take place during the Republican National Convention. You can buy your tickets here. Read more about the event here and here.

Smoke or Fire just announced fall tour dates in Japan. They've promised dates in Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. soon, and they are writing a new record this summer.

Sundowner is playing the Smoking Popes CD release show this Saturday at the Metro in Chicago! Chris also just posted new summer dates in California & Colorado. More coming soon.

Fake Problems are currently in the studio with AJ Mogis (Bright Eyes, Cursive, The Get Up Kids, Planes Mistaken for Stars), and they will be playing a couple June shows. Download "Fast Maria" for free from their myspace page.

Horsebites has a new blog. Get a look into the weird world of Richard Minino while staying apprised of all his latest projects!

Heather Gabel will be exhibiting two new works at a Gainesville art show next week. Here are the details from her:

Gainesville art show, opening June 6th!

Store 101 is having an Asian-themed art show called "Big Trouble in Little Gainesville" at their gallery (on the 2nd floor). This is the second art show in the new gallery and this show spotlights local artists. Come see 2 new paintings by me as well as work by other Gainesville artists.

Big Trouble in Little Gainesville
Opening June 6th (the show will run for a full month)
7pm-midnight
Store 101
101 N.Main St
Gainesville, FL
32601
352.377.7044
store101info@gmail.com
www.store101.net

Hope to see you there!

The Dear Friends art show with Heather Gabel and Matt Skiba was a real good time. Thanks to Dead To Me for playing, and everybody else who came out and bought a masterpiece!

The Gaslight Anthem have officially named their next record The '59 Sound, and they are currently in the studio with producer Ted Hutt (Flogging Molly, Bouncing Souls, Street Dogs) in Los Angeles. When they finish up recording the rock they will play some shows as they make their way back home to Jersey, sharing the stage with some big names like MXPX, The Bouncing Souls, The Casualties, Tim Barry and others. Look for them this summer on some Warped Tour dates in the South too. Finally, if you still haven't checked out their recently released EP, Señor and the Queen, do it. And don't just take our word for it. Read a review! Or how bout this one!

Tim Barry just posted two new tracks on his myspace page. He's also added some tour dates and there are whispers about a fall tour with some other song singin', guitar strummin' dudes...

Teenage Bottlerocket have returned home from a triumphant tour in support of their new record, Warning Device. If you missed 'em that's a bummer, but read about the Orlando and Denver shows. They have two split 7"s coming out too! The first is with The Ergs! and is part of Suburban Home's "Under The Influence" split 7" series. The other will be an Adeline release with a bunch of Oregonians in a band named Broadway Calls.

Against Me! recently recorded a PSA for Rock The Vote that addresses social justice issues in the political spotlight for the 2008 elections. We can expect more for them in conjunction with Rock The Vote throughout this election year.

Wednesday, March 12th
Teenage Bottlerocket (9pm) @ Spiro's Amphitheatre (Volume Agency showcase)

Thursday, March 13th
Dead To Me (12am), Teenage Bottlerocket (11pm) @ Red 7

Friday, March 14th
The Gaslight Anthem (12pm) @ Cedar Door (SideOneDummy showcase)
Dead To Me (2:30pm), The Gaslight Anthem @ Red 7 (Shirts for a Cure show)
Teenage Bottlerocket (3:45) @ Red 7 (Headhunter's (Suburban Home showcase)

Saturday, March 15th
The Gaslight Anthem (1:10pm) at Emo's Annex (Van's Stage) Alternative Press party
Dead To Me (7:25pm) at Waterloo Park - Second Stage (Red 7 (Mess With Texas Party) / Free show, all ages!

Four Horseman Art Show

Pale Horse Gallery in St. Pete, FL on March 15th at 8pm
Featuring the work of Heather Gabel and Horsebites!

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On Fuse TV:
I Went For A Walk
Author & Illustrator Shanti Wintergate & Greg Anttonito are currently featured on Steven's Untitled Rock Show on Fuse TV!

Against Me!
And AM! is too! Check out multiple videos posted here!

Reports from the Road:
Fake Problems
Our guys travel to Germany today for a couple weeks of tour, and we wish them safer travels than they experienced on their recent Smoke or Fire tour. Chris Farren explains:

Thanksgiving Comes Early For Fake Problems!
So this is the craziest thing that has ever happened to us: We were driving through Tennessee en route to Ohio when a full grown turkey (generally a flightless bird, right?) decided to challenge the strength of our windshield. I was laying down in the back bench of the van, when I hear Derek and Sean (driver and shotgun) yelp a series of "woah...WOAH...WOAAAH"'s. This was followed by one of the loudest noises I've ever heard, shattered glass everywhere, and a turkey clawing at me for it's life.

I really have no idea how the bird made it all the way to the back of a 15 passenger van, or why it targeted us, but oh it did. We were stuck in Columbia, TN for two days and missed two shows. To top it off, there's blood and glass spanning the entirety of the interior. We're honestly still in shock from this, and very grateful to be alive. So I guess in the end, Fake Problems Vs. 30 lb Turkey ends with us on top. The turkey may have shattered our windshield, bled all over my sleeping bag, and scared the holy crap out of us, but we killed that bird. Sean cut the beard off and we're going to have the sweetest dream catcher ever. Oh, and we get to hear a bunch of really funny "Turkey Problems" jokes!

Check out the photos of the massacre here.

Sundowner
Chris has already logged many train hours on his European tour with Mike Park. At every stop in every city they have been met with appreciation, generosity and free pints from their friends and fans. Mike is keeping an extensive tour blog—further improved by tourmate Hiro's avid photography hobby/habbit. After leaving the UK, they have dates in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, and Germany still to come.

Gaslight Anthem signs to SideOneDummy
The Gaslight Anthem has announced that their 2nd full-length effort will be released on SideOneDummy.

Read a show review, and then check 'em out live.

Teenage Bottlerocket
Are featured in Spin magazine this month, and they have added more dates to their upcoming tour! Check out their latest blog for more info.

Horsebites & Heather Gabel
Have an art show coming up! It is called 2nd Coming and the theme is the Four Horsemen! See all the details here.

Heather Gabel Be sure to order your limited edition "Ribs & Roses" t-shirt from Hot Topic and brought to you by Punk Rock Confidential.

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A couple of nights ago, after some laborious and intellectually intensive brainstorming with some other brilliant scientists, we developed this hypothesis: you can't get drunk if you're just drinking beer. Of course, it takes real commitment and concentration to conduct the very controlled and meticulous experimentation necessary to test such a hypothesis, so we've been very busy...Basically, too busy to write this long overdue update. All in the name of science, man...

The Gaslight Anthem
The highly anticipated Gaslight Anthem EP Señor and the Queen is finally out to rave reviews like this one! They are currently wrapping up a pretty sold out tour with The Loved Ones, and in March they will be heading to SXSW, playing a handful of shows along the way. They've also just announced a few new East Coast dates with The Bouncing Souls and Tim Barry.

Fake Problems
Besides being totally rad: they are totally busy. Their 7" Viking Wizard Eyes Wizard Full of Lies is out on Good Friends Records, and they are touring like mad until May. They are currently doing an East Coast run with Smoke or Fire, in March they will be in Germany, and in April they have a huge tour with Anti-Flag

Teenage Bottlerocket
TBR will kick off an extensive tour at SXSW this year! The first half with Dead To Me, the second with the Copyrights. They sound so great live, and goddamnit, they look real cool. Watch their video for "In The Basement" and definitely don't miss their show!

Dead To Me
DTM will be playing shows at SXSW, including the Shirts For a Cure show, and drummer/humanitarian Ian has donated a killer t-shirt design. After the TBR tour they are doing some special West Coast dates with The Bouncing Souls. And then...they head into the studio! Fuck yeah! Oh, and they're going to Europe to tour with this little band called Millencolin. Stoked!

Sundowner
Chris sang songs/drank Fernet here in San Francisco last night at The Bottom of the Hill before heading off to Europe for almost a month of tour with Mike Park. If you get the chance to see him play ask to hear his version of The Partisan. It's really good.

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Gaslight Anthem's EP Señor and the Queen has been pushed back to February 12th release


Silver lining: preorder started today.

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In other news, Fake Problems' 7" Viking Wizard Eyes Wizard Full of Lies is slated for a February 12th release as well, out on Good Friends Records. Heather Gabel made the totally killer cover art. Check it out, man.


And check her out, too! Heather will have two pieces in an upcoming art show in L.A. at Crewest Gallery called "Fatally Yours". Details on her MySpace page.

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Tours:
Against Me! is out with The Foo Fighters. Fancy!
Smoke or Fire and Fake Problems hook up on Valentine's Day for a few weeks of shows on the East Coast.
Gaslight Anthem is main support on The Loved Ones tour beginning February 7th in Washington DC.
Sundowner will kick off a pretty huge European tour with Mike Park in February.

We wanna thank Richard of Horsebites Design for making us the beautiful tiger/pirate art for our Mutiny bowling shirts, and Sam for printing them... on purple. We love you dudes.

Let's celebrate with Smoke or Fire and some free downloads:

Smoke or Fire will be performing "The Patty Hearst Syndrome" on Fearless Music, January 5th (Saturday) at 12:30am on Fox 5 in NYC.

Check out new songs from The Loved Ones, The Gaslight Anthem and Teenage Bottlerocket courtesy of Fuse TV: www.fuse.tv/dozendays.

The Loved Ones' new record Build & Burn is out on Fat Wreck Chords February 5th, and the song is called "Pretty Good Year."

The Gaslight Anthem will release their new EP, Señor & the Queen, even sooner: January 28th on Sabot. Hear the first song and get an answer to the age old question, "Wherefore Art Thou, Elvis?"

The generous dudes in Teenage Bottlerocket are giving away a second song, "On My Own," from Warning Device out this Tuesday on Red Scare. And no, it's not a cover of Eponine's heartwarming solo from Les Miserables... Although that would have been pretty sweeeeet. You can tell 'em in person if you want at Reggie's in Chicago on January 25th. It's their official record release show, and they're playing with labelmates, The Copyrights.

January Release
We are very proud to announce a new addition to the Mutiny family (and we get twins, no less): pop punk darlings Teenage Bottlerocket! Growing up, identical twins Ray & Brandon Carlisle were instrumental in helping to build a vibrant punk scene in Laramie, Wyoming, and they have played in many local bands from a young age. They joined forces with song-writing mastermind & top-notch crooner Kody Templemen, of the Lillington's, and released the highly acclaimed debut full length Total on Red Scare. They recently finished recording their sophomore album with Bill Stevenson (Descendents) at the Blasting Room. The record is titled Warning Device and is slated for a January 8th release on Red Scare. Check out their first single "In The Basement" now playing on our myspace page & theirs. Ray, Brandon, Kody & Miguel have plans for a full U.S. tour to begin at SXSW this March. TBR's live set invokes a style and intensity reminiscent of the Ramones-era 70's punk shows, so be sure to check back for tour dates near your town!

February Tour
Smoke or Fire will be taking Fake Problems on a little jaunt along the East Coast. We've only got three dates confirmed as of yet, but you can check 'em out here as they trickle in. Smoke or Fire still haven't picked a new bass player, but an announcement will be made very soon! Expect to see lots more bro-downs like the one captured here:

And for a little light reading...
Chris #2 from Anti-Flag on the Benefit For Victims of Violent Crime EP
Heather Hannoura in Reax Magazine
Richard Minino of Horsebites Design on Current TV

More greatness from Greg & Shanti in support of I Went For A Walk. Listen to the Podcast they did for Issue Oriented here.

DEAD TO ME
The Dead To Me family is home for a few weeks after finishing their US tour with The Draft & The Gaslight Anthem. They will hook up with another bunch of rad dudes from a little band called Anti-Flag to do 3 California dates, followed by a benefit show on December 11th in Hollywood with The Bouncing Souls and Flogging Molly. Read their blog for details.

ANTI-FLAG
After parting ways with Dead To Me, Anti-Flag will embark on a huge Canadian tour with Alexisonfire, Saosin, and The Bled to support their benefit EP A Benefit For Victims of Violent Crime. As a homecoming present, they will do 3 kinda local shows with BTMI & The Code.

SUNDOWNER
The accidentally oh-so-talented and charming Chris McCaughan, singer/songwriter of acoustic project Sundowner, has just announced more fall U.S. dates. He will be joining Chuck Ragan of Hot Water Music fame for a short tour of the Southeast, heading north from Tampa to Philly. Since early October Chris has been performing in 3 different bands a night (The Lawrence Arms, The Falcon & Sundowner) in a full U.S. tour/traveling circus. By now he should be in tip-top musical shape, especially after a week off to sleep away the cumulative five-week hangover. Don't miss the chance to hear these beautifully crafted songs deftly performed in an intimate setting. You can see all his dates at the Sundowner MySpace page.

THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM
In anticipation of their new EP Señor & the Queen due out January 29th on Sabot, The Gaslight Anthem will bundle up and head north in the beginning of December for a handful of dates in New England with the Forever Endeavor. During their set at Fest in Florida we got moshed by hundreds of impassioned TGA fans, and I think it's safe to say that there won't be too many more opportunities to see these guys rockin' at a place like Lia's Pizza...

I Went For A Walk
Greg & Shanti have been busy reading and singing their way across the U.S., and while they were here in San Francisco they were featured in The San Francisco Chronicle. Read the article here. Also, be sure to visit their MySpace page, as they recount their trip on their blog.