1. Stereogum has the exclusive showing of BIG BUSINESS’ new video for the song “The Drift.” Awkward heaviness and fake mustaches go hand in hand.

2. Reunited 108 have made available the first new song from their upcoming full-length 18.61 (Deathwish). The bruising, metallic hardcore jam, “Forever Is Destroyed” can be found here.

3. If you’re in need of a bit of pop-culture and want to make a donation for benefit Haiti, the digital compilation “Hope For Haiti Now” is selling like wildfire and priced at only $7.99 via Amazon MP3.

4. 50 LIONS’ Where Life Expires was a late entry in the US in 2009, but the Aussie hardcore band is destined to make a bigger footprint in 2010 with Six Feet Under Records seriously pushing it in 2010. These guys do a deceptively simple take on the genre – think of TERROR without the metal or early SICK OF IT ALL. Short songs, but long on groove and attitude. I enjoy this more with each listen.