Dave Hause is the lead singer and guitarist for the melodic punk band THE LOVED ONES. Formed after Hause’s departure from hardcore powerhouse PAINT IT BLACK, THE LOVED ONES kept the guitars loud and angry, while trading in the brutal yelling that dominated his previous band for catchy melodies. But despite the Fat Wreck Chord [...]

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina death/thrash metal act THE CLASSIC STRUGGLE pound some fury into their second full-length, Bring Back The Glory. With two different directions of music colliding in merciless fashion, THE CLASSIC STRUGGLE put a unique spin on the heaviest of genres. Tim Zlinsky’s demonic lead vocals align with the NAPALM DEATH camp of [...]

According to the LA Times, BOB DYLAN’s neighbors are complaining about horrible stenches emanating from his back yard. The neighbors claim the awful odor comes from a porta-potty located on his property. Sometimes I think Dylan is a golden god. It’s nice to be reminded that he takes big ol’ dumps just like the rest of us. I’m sure the neighbors would like to be reminded in a less obtrusive way… You can check out the barely music related article here.

Boston melodic pop-punks TRANSIT have another new song (“Stays the Same”) streaming on their MySpace page. The tune is from their upcoming EP Stay Home, which will be out on April 14th.

This spring will mark 10 years of shows at the St. Andrews Church in College Park, Maryland. Although its run as a venue has cooled over the past six or so years (and that might be an understatement), the Church was one of the MD/DC/VA’s most valuable spots between 1999 and 2001. A 10th anniversary show is being put together to benefit Shirts For A Cure/SSE, with the below line-up: May 16th @ St Andrews Church College Park, MD 5pm / $12 BANE STRIKE ANYWHERE THIS IS HELL THE SCARE IN HOLLOWS

DC area indie rockers MIDDLE DISTANCE RUNNER have a unique show coming up this weekend – they are playing at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland (home to countless school field trips, and the Hubble telescope). The event is being billed as a “World Space Party” that is to celebrate humanity’s achievements in space. Sounds like fun.

From the inbox: Seminal punk band RANCID – Tim Armstrong (guitar/vocals), Lars Frederiksen (guitar/vocals), Matt Freeman (bass/vocals), and Branden Steineckert (drums) – have set June 2nd for the release of Let The Dominoes Fall (Hellcat/Epitaph), their first studio album in six years. The platinum-selling band recorded at George Lucas’ Skywalker Sound Studio, with production by Epitaph Records founder/BAD RELIGION guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Let The Dominoes Fall features nineteen new songs, all written by Rancid. Special guest and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Booker T contributes Hammond B3 organ on one track, “Up To No Good.” “The crew is back doing what we do best,” says Armstrong. “We approached every element of this record as a team, and the result is my favorite Rancid record to date.” It’s also their most topical. From the unflinching observations of “This Place,” “Lulu” and “Locomotive,” all of which presage the current economic meltdown, to “The Bravest Kids” which rails against media’s kid-glove treatment of the Iraq war, and the mostly acoustic “Civilian Ways,” inspired by the soldier’s journey of Armstrong’s brother to Iraq and back home again, Let The Dominoes Fall feels timely, adamant and alive. “Last One To Die,” the first single from the new album, will premiere on April 7 via a widget available now on Rancid’s MySpace page. Fans can register to get a personal embed code and then spread the widget to other sites. Every time someone enters valid info into the widget a point will be allotted. The twenty-five people with the most points will receive a pair of free tickets to see Rancid on tour this summer with Rise Against. For a complete itinerary go to: http://www.rancidrancid.com/shows Let The Dominoes Fall is Rancid’s seventh album and first studio release since 2003′s Indestructible, which reached #15 on the Billboard Top 200. That album inspired The Los Angeles Times to hail Rancid as “one of the most popular and enduring of American punk bands,” while Rolling Stone called them “brutally exuberant.” LET THE DOMINOES FALL TRACKLIST: 1. East Bay Night 2. This Place 3. Up To No Good 4. Last One To Die 5. Disconnected 6. I Ain’t Worried 7. Damnation 8. New Orleans 9. Civilian Ways 10. The Bravest Kids 11. Skull City 12. L.A. River 13. Lulu 14. Dominoes Fall 15. Liberty and Freedom 16. You Want It, You Got It 17. Locomotive 18. That’s Just The Way It Is Now 19. The Highway