John K. Samson, singer/songwriter for venerated literary minded indie rock outfit The Weakerthans, will be releasing a three song solo record this November 3rd on Anti Records. The Weakerthans latest, "Reunion Tour," garnered praise in publications ranging from The New York Times to Spin to Paste Magazine, who said of the album, "If such a prize existed, it would be the leading candidate for this year's Punk Pulitzer." Samson's solo record entitled "City Route 85" will be the first in a series of recordings exploring the atmospheric streets and highways surrounding the musician's home in Winnipeg Canada.

St. Patrick's Day is traditionally celebrated by most people on March 17th. But, for FLOGGING MOLLY, the festivities start February 9th in Dallas at the House of Blues and won't end until the last Guinness is gone on St. Patrick's Day in Phoenix at the band's biggest St. Patrick's Day Bash yet! The venue boasts a 17,500 seat capacity and promises fans from all over the country an unforgettable holiday experience.

Vans is stoked to be in the new Guitar Hero 5 game! You can rock our Old Skool or Sk8-Hi's in the game and select from 5 classic Vans patterns or create your own custom pair with the color wheel. Create the ultimate rocker with Guitar Hero 5 available in stores now. To celebrate, we are giving you a chance to not only win the game, but the whole prize pack consisting of Guitar Hero 5, Vans gear and more! Also, check out some Vans rockers in the game...

The Smoke Out tour went off with a bang this past weekend in San Bernadino, CA. Peep out some pics of Bad Brains, Sublime, (yes, they found a new singer) Slipknot, Pennywise, and that isn't even it! See ya next year...

The "Circuits of Fever" video was directed by Thursday guitarist and film enthusiast Steve Pedulla who also directed the band's video for "For the Workforce, Drowning" and the Kill The House Lights DVD, and co-edited Thursday's videos for "Ladies And Gentlemen: My Brother, The Failure" and "Resuscitation of a Dead Man."  Pedulla studied cinematography at North Carolina School of the Arts before picking up the guitar in the influential post-hardcore band.