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Merry Christmas from The Death Set and Spank Rock!

The Death Set and Spank Rock just wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas by taking their own spin on oh-so-famous Bing Crosby and David Bowie's "Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth." Unless you want eggnog pouring out of your nose from laughter, may I suggest setting it aside before watching this:

Street Dogs perform at AFL-CIO

Street Dogs and Wayne Kramer of MC5 recently visited the AFL-CIO, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, in Washington, DC. The organization is a federation of labor unions currently pushing a movement to get more young people involved.Check out a video of their performance below that also features pieces of the meeting and commentary from the band.

The Aquabats' Album Update

The Aquabats! have been itching for a new full-length since their 2005 release Charge!! and we finally have some details on the upcoming CD. The new album is titled Hi-Five Soup. It will feature 12 tracks (listed below) and will hit shelves and the net on January 18th with Fearless Records. The first track "The Shark Fighter!" can also be heard in it's entirety on the band's Facebook page. 1. The Shark Fighter!

Bring Me The Horizon + A Day To Remember Spring Tour

Bring Me The Horizon and A Day To Remember have just announced a spring tour for 2010. Joining the tour will also be We Came As Romans and Pierce The Veil. The nation-wide dates are listed here:3/10 Philadelphia, PA @ The Electric Factory3/11 Philadelphia, PA @ The Electric Factory3/13 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium3/15 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza3/16 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE3/18 Niagara Falls, NY @ Rapids Theatre3/19 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis3/20 Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy3/22

New Music Video from The Sword

The Sword have released a music video of "Lawless Lands," a track from their latest album Warp Riders.The Sword also have a limited edition hexagon 12" picture disc featuring Warp Riders track "Tears of Fire" and b-side "Farstar." Only 3,000 are available. Honestly, how sweet is a hexagonal album?The band also have only a handful of dates remaining on their winter tour, so if you are lucky, check it out:Dec 13 - St. Louis, MO - The FirebirdDec 14 -

Social Distortion First Television Performance: Videos

Despite the 30+ years of Social Distortion's career, the band can still have firsts. And this week marked their first ever television performance since the band's formation.Jimmy Kimmel Live! hosted the performances of "Machine Gun Blues," their latest single, and later "Story of My Life." Both videos are available to watch online:Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, the band's newest studio album in 6 years, will be released on January 18th.

Parkway Drive Tour

After a successful run on the Vans Warped Tour this past summer, Parkway Drive have planned to come back to the states early next year. And guess who's going to join them? Labelmates Set Your Goals. Word is you can also hear new music from PWD with these upcoming shows, so get pumped. If you're looking for a good show next year, look no further.Tour dates with Set Your Goals, The Ghost Inside and The Warriors:Feb 11 – San Diego,

The Death Set's Latest FREE Mix CD

We love The mothereffing Death Set. Not just because they are amazing, but they are always giving us (and you) free music!The Death Set has teamed up with Мишка to release Artificially Sweetened. This mix has an astounding 43 tracks- all for free. There's going to be something for everyone on this one. If not, you must not listen to any music...so shame on you.Check out the low-down on this album:This mix is so much more than raps and rocks

New Song from The Damned Things

The Damned Things (you know- the crazy mash up Every Time I Die, Anthrax and Fall Out Boy) have announced their new album Ironiclast will be available on December 14th. Word on the street says it's amazing and after seeing the band's second performance ever, there's no debating that claim over here.There are a few of the new tracks on the band's MySpace, but the latest song "Little Darling" can be heard over at AbsolutePunk. Keith comments on the song:"Little

Free Live Tumbledown Tracks

Daytrotter, a website that features music sessions from a massive variety of artists, recently had Tumbledown in their studio. The website has a different band session available everyday- which leaves 28 free songs a week for all of us to enjoy for free. On behalf of everyone who likes good music, thanks for bringing TB in!Tumbledown's session features new, live recordings of "Butcher of San Antone," "Let's Drink," "State Line" and "Son of a Gun." To download the set, you