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Posted on September 8th, 2010 at 2:00 pm by Bobby Gorman in Album Streams, ThePunkSite | No comments yet.
 The Black Pacific is the new band from Jim Lindberg – the former vocalist for Pennywise – and they’re all set to release their brand new self-titled album on September 14th through SideOneDummy Records.
Today we’re proud to bring you a new stream of the record in its entirety here; on top of that we’ve also got a signed copy of it to give away along with a tshirt. You can enter to win those here.
In other contests news, today’s the last day to win tickets to see Pennywise on their Canadian tour. Enter here.
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Posted on September 6th, 2010 at 5:00 pm by Bobby Gorman in ThePunkSite | No comments yet.
 Weezer have posted their new album, Hurley, online for streaming. The record can be heard here.
Hurley will be in stores on September 14th through Epitaph Records.
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Posted on September 5th, 2010 at 1:32 pm by Bobby Gorman in ThePunkSite | No comments yet.
 Each and every day we here at ThePunkSite.com are plowing through new music in order to find the best music to share with you guys. Some of them we love and some of them we hate, but we always have an opinion on a new CD as it gets released. In case you missed it, here are the reviews we’ve posted in the last week:
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Posted on September 4th, 2010 at 4:00 pm by Bobby Gorman in ThePunkSite | No comments yet.
 Linkin Park are set to release their brand new album, A Thousand Suns, on September 14th. It’s their first record since 2007′s Minutes to Midnightand if the lead single, The Catalyst (avaialble for viewing below), is any indication then A Thousand Suns going to be the band’s darkest and heaviest record to date.
We’ve got ourselves a sweet deluxe edition of the album to giveaway that includes:
- Custom hinged box
- Two 12″ vinyl records
- CD digipak of the album
- DVD digipack of the documentary, Meeting of A Thousand Suns
- Hardcover Art Book
To win, all you need to do is fill out the form here.
While you’re at it, don’t forget to enter to win a prize pack from Marianas Trench here and tickets to see Against Me! and Pennywise.
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Posted on September 4th, 2010 at 2:00 pm by Bobby Gorman in ThePunkSite | 6 comments
 Mariana’s Trench‘s ‘Masterpiece Theatre’ is nearing platinum sales in Canada, was number 1 on Canadian Itunes for a number of days and the band’s video for “Cross My Heart” is currently on rotation with MTVU. They are releasing ‘Masterpiece Theatre’ in the US on September 28th and we have a nice little prize pack to give away to go along with the release.
Two lucky winners will win a copy of Masterpiece Theatre, a Mariana’s Trench tshirt and a guitar pick.
To win, fill out the form here.
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Posted on September 4th, 2010 at 1:00 pm by Bobby Gorman in ThePunkSite | No comments yet.
 During the rehearsal day of the 2010 Vans Warped Tour, I ran into Bryce Avery – the mastermind behind the power-pop act The Rocket Summer. In the middle of catching up with old friends and preparing for the tour, Avery took the time to discuss the upcoming summer festival and let me know exactly why the tour is so good and what bands need to do to survive it.
Read the interview here.
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Posted on August 31st, 2010 at 4:00 pm by Bobby Gorman in ThePunkSite | No comments yet.
 After a succesful summer on the main stage of the 2010 Vans Warped Tour, California South Bay punk legends Pennywise – with Zoli Teglas of Ignite as the bands new and permanent vocalist – are heading up north for a brief Canadian tour kicking off September 12 in Winnipeg and wrapping up on September 15 in Calgary. Joining them for the show will be Riverboat Gamblers and Authority Zero.
We have received an extra pair of tickets to every show on the tour to give away:
- Sunday September 12 – Garrick Centre – Winnipeg,MB
- Monday September 13 – The Odeon Events Centre – Saskatoon, SK
- Tuesday September 14 – Edmonton Event Centre – Edmonton, AB
- Wednesday September 15 – Flames Central – Calgary, AB
You can enter to win here.
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Posted on August 31st, 2010 at 12:00 pm by Bobby Gorman in ThePunkSite | No comments yet.
 The last time Against Me! toured through Western Canada they were opening up for Billy Talent in a massive stadium tour. Since then they’ve released their second major label album, White Crosses, but called “Sell-outs” yet again and kept on touring constantly. Now they’re back in Western Canada but this time they’re headlining the show – bringing them down to a smaller venue and giving them much longer set time for them to play all the fan favourites. Opening for them are The Flatliners and Young Livers – making this a show you can not miss.
We have received an extra pair of tickets to four of the shows:
- Thursday September 16 – Garrick Centre – Winnipeg, MB
- Friday September 17 – Riddell Centre – Regina, SK
- Sunday September 19 – Edmonton Event Centre – Edmonton, AB
- Monday September 20 – MacEwan Hall- Calgary, AB
Enter to win here.
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Posted on August 29th, 2010 at 4:00 pm by Bobby Gorman in ThePunkSite | No comments yet.
 Looking for something to read? Well in the past few weeks we’ve been posting tons of interviews that you should check out:
We also posted some new streams from American Werewolves, Far From Finished and Defiance, Ohio.
Today is also the last day to enter to win tickets to see Strung Out on their Canadian tour in either Edmonton, Calgary or Regina. You can enter to win here. We’ll be giving away tickets to see Pennywise and Against Me! too soon; so keep your eyes open.
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Posted on August 29th, 2010 at 3:30 pm by Bobby Gorman in ThePunkSite | No comments yet.
Each and every day we here at ThePunkSite.com are plowing through new music in order to find the best music to share with you guys. Some of them we love and some of them we hate, but we always have an opinion on a new CD as it gets released. In case you missed it, here are the reviews we’ve posted in the last week:
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Posted on August 28th, 2010 at 4:00 pm by Bobby Gorman in ThePunkSite | No comments yet.
 Austin, Texas’ Riverboat Gamblers have been busy making a name for themselves over the past few years. After a few smaller releases, the band broke to a broader fan base with their breakthrough 2005 Volcom Entertainmentdebut, To The Confusion of Our Enemies, and never looked back. A constant touring schedule has kept them busy – touring all over the world in small venues, big venues and the occasional festival or two. One of those festivals is, of course, The Vans Warped Tour and 2010 saw the band play the entire tour for the second time. Touring in support of 2009′s Underneath The Owl with a recovering Ian Macdougall on guitar, Riverboat Gamblers were out there every day putting on a hectic performance that seems to, more often than not, end up with front man Mike Wiebe climbing all over the stage and speakers.
On the first day of the tour I caught up with the energetic singer to discuss his anticipation for the tour and everything he remembered from doing it before in 2005.
Read the interview here.
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Posted on August 25th, 2010 at 3:00 pm by Bobby Gorman in ThePunkSite | No comments yet.
 Fresh off the release of their critically acclaimed Agents of the Underground album (that our reviewer gave a 5/5 ratingto), legendary punk act Strung Out are currently tearing up stages all across North America. Next week brings them up to Canada as they tour through the Great White North with Rufio, Mute and We Are The Union. We teamed up with Union Ltd. to give away a pair of tickets to three of their Western Canadian shows:
- Wednesday, September 1st – The Republik – Calgary, AB (18+)
- Thursday, September 2nd, – Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB (18+)
- Saturday, September 4th – The Distrikt – Regina, SK (19+)
All you have to do to enter to win a pair of tickets is fill out the form right here.
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Posted on August 22nd, 2010 at 2:00 pm by Bobby Gorman in ThePunkSite | No comments yet.
Each and every day we here at ThePunkSite.com are plowing through new music in order to find the best music to share with you guys. Some of them we love and some of them we hate, but we always have an opinion on a new CD as it gets released. In case you missed it, here are the reviews we’ve posted in the last week:
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Posted on August 22nd, 2010 at 1:00 pm by Bobby Gorman in ThePunkSite | No comments yet.
 Looking for something to read? Well in the past few weeks we’ve been posting tons of interviews that you should check out:
We also posted some new streams from American Werewolves, Punchline and Defiance, Ohio
Last week we concluded our coverage of the 2010 Vans Warped Tour with a review of the Edmonton show and a look back at the past several weeks. Read more here.
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Posted on August 22nd, 2010 at 12:00 pm by Bobby Gorman in ThePunkSite | No comments yet.
 A lot of things happen each and every week that sometimes it’s hard to keep track of everything. If you’re somehow without internet access for a day, you could miss a big tour announcement or signing – and we don’t want that to happen. That’s why we have “The Week That Was” where we will recap the more important news stories from the past week. This week’s highlights include:
- Crass did a lengthy interview with Vice Magazine about the band’s history, legacy and demise
- Weezer are planning a Pinkerton tour
- Coheed and Cambria are hosting a contest for opening acts in their upcoming North American tour
- The always controversial Brokencyde will have a new album out in November
- Mr. Brett of Bad Religion and Epitaph Records talked to Spinner about Bad Religion‘s last thirty years and their new album
- Leatherface are touring Australia and New Zealand and Edmonton’s Fire Next Time are heading out on a Canadian tour
- Veteran punk rockers Dag Nasty announced plans for a new album as did 7 Seconds
- Ruiner announced their final three shows together as a band
- Tom Gabel taught people how to play I Was A Teenage Anarchist and then played acoustically on a canoe
- Long running ska act Voodoo Glow Skulls unveiled a new song and up and coming pop-punkers The Wonder Years posted an emotional song in honor of a friend who passed away
- Paper + Plastick Records signed Red City Radio
- None More Black unveiled details about their new album, Icons
- The Sex Pistols have launched their own brand of perfume
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Posted on August 21st, 2010 at 3:00 pm by Bobby Gorman in ThePunkSite | No comments yet.
 I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I did quite a lot of interviews during the first two days of the 2010 Vans Warped Tour but out of everyone who was playing the festival (and trust me, there’s a lot of bands), one of the bands I was most excited to speak to was Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band.
On last year’s Warped Tour I considered the band to be “the most punk band despite being decidedly unpunk” and I spoke of their live show constantly. The results of my conversation with Reverend Peyton and his wife, ”Washboard” Breezy Peyton, could not have gone any better. They were exactly as you would imagine and gave some of the most quotable answers I’ve ever heard (I mean “in a margarine world, we are butter” and “they’re either good or they’re bad – it doesn’t matter what’s in their pants;” you can’t get better one liners than that). They were down to earth and, like they claimed, incredibly real and unafraid to speak plainly and honestly about anything and everything.
The conversation once again proved that Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band is one of the most punk bands around despite being decidedly unpunk.
Read the interview here.
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Posted on August 16th, 2010 at 12:00 pm by Bobby Gorman in Album Streams, ThePunkSite | No comments yet.
 For our third and final stream of the day, we bring you yet another act out of Ohio. This time it’s in the form of American Werewolves – a band who is vastly different than it’s Ohio bretheren in Defiance, Ohio. Formed in 2004, the band was initially compared frequently to the Misfits, but they have since advanced through several incarnations, from horror punk to doo-wop punk and its unique brand of music today.
Their latest album, Wanderers Forever, will be available next week through Warbird Entertainment and is a perfect amalgamation of punk, oi and hardcore to get the fist pumping punk fan’s blood boiling.
You can now listen to the complete record right here.
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Posted on August 16th, 2010 at 11:00 am by Bobby Gorman in Album Streams, ThePunkSite | No comments yet.
 Punchline were one of those bands that broke out with Fueled By Ramen Records around 2005-2006. While they never achieve the commercial success of some of their labelmates like Fall Out Boy or Panic At The Disco, Punchline still delivered some strong pop-punk albums that helped them grow a loyal underground fan base.
For the last few years they being going the DIY route, self-releasing material on their Modern Short Stories label and their second self-released album just came out last week. Dubbed Delightfully Pleased, the album is a reminder that Punchline are still capable of making some fun pop-punk when they want to.
Today we’re pleased to bring you a full album stream of the record and so, without further ado, click here to listen to the record in its entirety.
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