HAVE NOTS “Poisoned Antidote” video

Check out the HAVE NOTS video for “Poisoned Antidote”. The song comes from their album “Serf City,” which was released in 2009, and is now available on vinyl. The band is currently on an east-coast tour after finishing up some dates with Dropkick Murphys. Peep the dates, and enjoy the video!

Burning Human video Banned from MTV Headbangers Ball

Tormented Mind,” the controversial new music video from death metal band BURNING HUMAN has been banned by MTV2’s Headbangers Ball. After BURNING HUMAN refused to edit their new video MTV said the video was “too violent” for airing. Guitarist Mike Stack had this to say:
“The fine folks at MTV banned our video for the song TORMENTED MIND claiming it was “too violent”. As much as we love HEADBANGERS BALL, we think its way more metal to be BANNED BY MTV!!! So click here to watch the video of TORMENTED MIND that MTV didn’t want you to see, and decide for yourself.”

Emo band Ten Second Epic Release new Video

Ten Second Epic has released the brand new video for their song “Every Day” featuring Juno award winner, LIGHTS!

Checkout the video on YouTube

Anti-Flag Video shoot..

The Bright Lights of America VIDEO

We are making a video! We”ve enlisted our good and long time friends in
Scrambled Visual to shoot a video for us. The same fine folks that made the
Turncoat, Death of a Nation and One Trillion Dollars videos are helping us
again. The details are below. Thanks in advance, and for those of you who can
make it. Get fuckin ready!
Much Respect
Anti-Flag

ANTI-FLAG MUSIC VIDEO SHOOT – LA
Anti-Flag Music Video shoot Wednesday April 2nd 2008 in the Glendale, CA
area. You must be 15 years or up and Bring ID to the shoot and be willing to
sign a release for participation in the video. If you’re under 18,
you’ll need a parent or guardian to accompany you to the video shoot.

Description: Animalistic, blood-thirsty fans at a world war roller derby that
Anti-Flag is performing in the center of. (Its gonna be crazy, also, its gonna
be a lot of fun.)

Clothing: Black shirts… NO BANDS, BRANDS, LOGOS.

Face Make-Up: We will be providing the makeup for people who are willing to wear it.
(If you would like to be a painted insane sports fan, we can and will
facilitate! Again, this shit is gonna be a lot of fun. )

EMAIL US WITH THE FOLLOWING INFO IF YOU ARE 15+ AND CAN MAKE IT AND STAY FOR
THE WHOLE DAY WHICH WILL BE AROUND 8AM – 9PM
Name:
Age:
Mobile #:
Myspace Link (if you have one):
Email address:

We will email out the location the day before the shoot

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2ND, 2008 AT 8AM! REMEMBER CALL TIME IS 8AM!

IT WILL BE A LONG DAY, BUT IT WILL ALSO BE FUN!

FEEL FREE TO BRING YOUR FRIENDS AS LONG AS THEY ARE 15 YEARS OR OLDER!

EMAIL ANTIFLAGCASTING@GMAIL.COM WITH YOUR CONTACT INFO THANKS!

Speed Kings

Out of Wilmington, North Carolina, The Speed Kings shout a rebel yell which combines punk and rock-n-roll, drawing from old influences. The current line-up is Axl- Vocals and Guitar, Spike-Vocals and Guitar, Will- Bass and Backing Vocals, and Jeff- Drums. You can check out their music at http://www.myspace.com/thespeedkings. I got a chance to ask Will about their music and inspirations.”,”Axl- Vocals and Guitar.

The Speed Kings interview by Roya Butler

You call yourselves a rock and roll punk band. Explain that further.
Will: well, really all punk is a stripped down form of rock-n-roll, with a little more edge and rebellion thrown in for good measure. We’ve got some songs that are straight up punk rock, and then others that have more of a 50′s rock-n-roll feel to them.

What made you decide on making a band in this genre of music?
Will: basically, it’s just what came out when we started playing. We like to draw on old influences because we want to make music that will stand the test of time and not fade away like most trends in music today.

What are your musical inspirations?
Will: The Clash, Stiff Little Fingers, Johnny Cash, Ramones, Link Wray, Social Distortion, just to name a few. We all draw from a lot of different artists, in a lot of different genres.

What inspires your lyrics?
Will: Cheap Booze, Expensive Women, Fast Cars, Loud Motorcycles, & Dirty Rock n Roll!!

What’s your song ‘hold fast’ about?
Will: I don’t know…you can probably get different messages from it. For me, I think it’s about living your life day by day because the worlds a fucked up place. You should live each day like it’s your last

How’s the rock-n-roll/punk scene in North Carolina?
Will: the North Carolina scene has never been at a loss for great bands, but like any other scene it kind of comes in waves. 2008 is looking like a great year so far. We just played a show in our home town Wilmington with the US Bombs and Far From Finished. That show was on a Tuesday night and the place was fuckin packed. It just showed me that the scene is definitely alive and well.

How did you meet your band mates?
Will: we’ll Jeff and I started jamming with some other dudes about 3 years ago. I had been seeing Jeff around town and at shows for years but never really knew him. I had been introduced to Axl a few years back by a mutual friend. Axl had just moved to Wilmington from Miami where he was playing in a punk band called The Hangovers. I thought that they had a great sound and immediately thought of him when we were looking for a new singer and guitarist. Spike just recently joined the band, but has been a friend of all of ours for years. He’s been in a ton of great bands over the years. We’re all into the same shit like old hotrods and choppers so we all get along great.

What are your favorite venues to play?
Will: in Wilmington, we love playing at The Soapbox. Their sound is the best in town. Also, for pure dirty rock n roll vibe you can’t beat the 42nd St Tavern. As far as outside of Wilmington, I think the best place that we have played has been Abbey Lounge in Boston. They all greeted us southern boys with open arms!

Rise Against

There’s a palpable sense of adventure on Chicago four piece Rise Against’s 2006 album The Sufferer & The Witness. Having recently defected from Californian indie label Fat to major label Geffen, the band’s exploratory song structures and dynamic directional shift has brought a maturation to the sound few could have predicted.
Interview by By Steve Tauschke

Certainly, the addition of a string quartet to the mix has raised the collective eyebrow of the group’s loyal hardcore supports.

“When we first started using strings people were asking if we were afraid our fans would call us sell-outs because we’re incorporating classical instruments but we don’t see if that way,” explains bassist Joe Principe from San Francisco where Rise Against is touring with Thursday. “Something we’ve always been a really big fan of are string instruments and when tastefully done it’s effective. It compliments the song Roadside very well.

“We actually performed it last night with a string section for the very first time and I think the fans responded really well to it – they got something a little different. I don’t think bands should be afraid to try new things as long as you’re sincere and true to your heart as far as song writing goes then there’s nothing wrong with venturing into new territory. I think any band that wants to grow and have lasting stability has to keep things interesting.”

Inspired by this year’s progressive albums from AFI and The Killers, The Sufferer & Witness was, on the advice of their punk rock friends from Good Riddance, recorded at drummer/producer Bill Stevenson’s increasingly popular Blasting Room studios in Colorado, the studio of choice lately for many punk and hardcore acts.

“Bill understands aggressive punk rock, really melodic punk rock and obviously being in the Descendents and Black Flag he’s got the best of both worlds,” says Principe, formerly of 88 Fingers Louie. “He really paid attention to the grit behind our music and he wanted all the tones to be really big sounding and aggressive and I think he captured that. I think my bass sound on the record is one of the best that I’ve done.”

Stevenson, songwriter/drummer with punk-pop veterans Descendents and ALL, worked on the band’s previous album, 2004′s Siren Song Of The Counter Culture hence it’s certainly no major label compromise.

“If anything I think we’ve grown as a band together, whether we were on Fat or Epitaph or Geffen, it didn’t matter,” reasons Principe. “The Suffering & the Witness is just a product of us maturing as musicians and people.”

Anti Flag

Anti-Flag was originally formed in Pittsburgh in 1988. The band name originates from the experiences that the founders had in their hometown. When the two would go to local hardcore shows, they often saw patrons of the shows chanting slogans for “freedom not fascism” while waving the American Flag and sporting the flag on their jackets. However, these same patrons would constantly participate in violence against those who did not completely agree with their point of view. Justin and Pat saw the brandishing of the American Flag and using it as a tool against others as a form of fascism.

Interview by Carlo Gironi | carlo@staff.truepunk.com | with Chris#2 of Anti-Flag.

Hello Chris! How are things going with you, your band, and record label in 2006?
Everything is fantastic. We have a new Anti-Flag record coming out in 3 weeks and a tour starting in 2. A-F Records is doing the vinyl of “For Blood and Empire” and we are working on a bunch of new releases for 2006… it’ll be a busy year.

I have no idea if you remember me, but I am the guy who interviewed you in Milan, Italy, back in 2002 or so, during the Millencolin / Anti-Flag / Donots tour. So, a lot of things have changed since that time. How did you decide to leave Fat Wreck Chords and join major label RCA?
Not too much has changed, aside from a new record label we are operating in pretty much the exact way we were back when we met in 2002. The RCA agreement was a lengthy process that happened at the end of the writing of “For Blood and Empire.” Basically, major labels have been showing interest in releasing Anti-Flag records since “A New Kind of Army” was about to be released. To each we said the same thing, there will be no discussion between Anti-Flag and their label until a guarantee of complete control over each aspect involved in producing and promoting an Anti-Flag record is ours and in writing. RCA gave us that and out of the companies who we spoke to they seem like the right people to help us achieve the next natural step. We will see if this holds true in the coming months.

noticed that on your new album “For Blood And Empire”, you haven’t
been influenced by the fact that you were on a major label: I mean, some punk bands change, but you’re still 100% Anti-Flag! So, was it difficult to work on your own or did you have to convince some big boss you were doing something you wanted?
No, we had the ability to do whatever we want based on our agreement with them. Also, they knew who they were signing, I mean, they signed us because we are 100% Anti-Flag, they don’t want to change that.

On your new songs, I had the idea you sing more about American related things. While on “The Terror State” and “Underground Network” you used to deal with global issues and world problems, now you’re more specifically pointing your attention towards the United States.
Well, the policies that are conceived in the United States have impact around the world and that is the real issue we are trying to discuss on “For Blood and Empire.” I also feel like we are a more globally concerned band now then ever before.

Musically, you added a lot of new elements on the new tunes, as horns on “Hymn For The Dead” and acoustic guitars and strings on “One Trillion Dollars”. Why did you decide to experiment on more new things?
We are always trying to push ourselves musically, trying to make a better record not only ideologically but musically as well.

From the point of view of the production, did you all do by yourselves this time? I know you worked with Tom Morello, who produced your previous album “The Terror State”, but he only played guitar on “Depleted Uranium Is A War Crime”.
Tom was involved every step of the way, we worked with a co-producer named Dave Schiffman. He is an amazing engineer; he was able to give us any sound we wanted. I think this record is sonically better than any record we’ve made. Dave is responsible for that.

At the bottom of every lyrics you put comments, articles from web sites or newspapers or books, and direct links to web sites to know more about the specific things you sing about: do you really hope the average teenager who buys your album will check out things?
Yeah I think they do. I know I did when I was reading the liner notes to the Dead Kennedy’s records, and other albums that offered more than just their lyrics as information. So yeah, and based on the e-mails I get and discussions at shows, people read them and decide where they stand on those particular issues once they’re informed.

You shot a video for the first single “The Press Corpse”: I saw the
first shoots online and I think the video is going to kick some ass. Can you tell us what the song is all about and what you wanted to say in the video?
The song is about the press worldwide and specifically the cluster fuck in the United States and how the lead up to the Iraq war was handled. Supposed leftist media was beating the war drum all the way into Iraq, not questioning the U.S. and U.K. administrations. With the video we’re showing examples of how and why people should find the voice that they wish to share with the world, showing people and the visions that inspire them to take action on particular issues.

How does it feel to be seen as a punk rock rebel and share the same record label of Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson and Christina Aguilera? I know this is really a stupid question, but some people are really close-minded about that.
In the end I’m more than happy to spend the money generated by those people on Anti-Flag and the music’s messages.

Speaking of your own record label A-F Records, what are your most recent projects with that? Any interesting bands you’re working on? I heard that Much The Same and New Mexican Disaster Squad left the label.
A few of the bands have moved on to bigger labels. NMDS is now on Jade Tree, Much The Same on Nitro, but we never expected to have bands be a part of the label forever. We are releasing the picture disc LP of the new Anti-Flag record, there’s a new Intro5pect record coming, The Code are finishing up writing, Darkest Hour is reissuing a record on A-F…a ton of awesome records are in the works!

What are your future projects? I know on March 12, 2006 you start a
tour. Where and with whom? Any plans to come to Europe?
In the US we will be out with The Casualties, The Unseen, Smoke or Fire, and The AKA’s. In Europe we’ll be touring with The Unseen, A Wilhelm Scream, Red Lights Flash, and The Down and Outs. Then we are
doing all of this year’s Warped Tour.

Any final comments? Things I should have asked? Things you want to say?
For more on Anti-Flag go to www.anti-flag.com
For more on our new record go to www.forbloodandempire.com
For more on the world go to www.democracynow.org and
www.undergroundactionalliance.org

Oh, one more last thing, there is a girl in Italy named Vise, who wants to hang out with you. Next time you come to Italy, know she is waiting for you.
I’ll look out for her!