Attica! Attica!

As Aaron Scott's solo project Attica Attica got ready to release its second abum, Napalm & Nitrogen (available from Red Leader Records here), Scott decided to take a fairly unorthodox approach to touring. Scott along with some friends will be touring down the East coast on their bikes. The tour, entitled "Ditch The Van" is being done to raise money for World Bicycle Relief. Scott will be providing Punknews with a series of Dispatches as he and his crew work their way through the tour.

Tonight, Scott discusses his pre-trip preparation.  

For Those Still Standing: Episode 15

We're happy to bring you the 15th column from Mike Hale. Earlier in the year Mike packed up all his belongings and headed out on the road with no plans to return. We're pleased to bring you his dispatches.

Sakes Alive!! recording “Act II” (Episode 3)

Rochester, NY's Sakes Alive!! recently completed on their new 7" Act II for Cavity Records. It's the second in a three part series being released on different labels (the first part, Act I, arrived last year on Barrett). The band took a video camera into their makeshift studio and documented their recording progress. We've been bringing you some of the highlights from their sessions.

Click Read More to watch the third and final Episode. Make sure you check out Episode 2, Episode 1 and the intro as well.

Sidekicks (Episode 3)

Cleveland, Ohio's The Sidekicks have been busy prepping Weight of Air, the followup to their 2007 Red Scare effort, So Long, Soggy Dog. To get people stoked, they agreed to pen us a series of Dispatches, the third of which we bring you this evening.

Warped Tour Journal: Day 2

Love it or hate it, for the past 15 years, summer has meant a return of the Vans Warped Tour. As the tour continues to grow in size and scope it has brought in new fans and alienated others. Punknews decided to get the scoop on what to expect on this year's Warped Tour by heading to Pomona, California to check out the first date of Warped Tour 2009.

Sakes Alive!! recording “Act II” (Episode 2)

Rochester, NY's Sakes Alive!! are currently working on their new 7" Act II for Cavity Records. It's the second in a three part series being released on different labels (the first part, Act I, arrived last year on Barrett). The band took a video camera into their makeshift studio and documented their recording progress. Over the next several weeks we'll be bringing you some highlights from the sessions.

Click Read More to watch the second Episode. Make sure you check out Episode 1 and the intro as well.

Warped Tour Journal: Day 1

Love it or hate it, for the past 15 years, summer has meant a return of the Vans Warped Tour. As the tour continues to grow in size and scope it has brought in new fans and alienated others. Punknews decided to get the scoop on what to expect on this year's Warped Tour by heading to Pomona, California to check out the first date of Warped Tour 2009.

Bridge and Tunnel (Episode 2)

It's been a while since their last Dispatch, but Bridge & Tunnel are back with the second installment. In this episode, the band covers the end of their recent European tour as well as shows stateside since their return.

The Sidekicks (Episode 2)

Cleveland, Ohio's The Sidekicks have been busy prepping Weight of Air, the followup to their 2007 Red Scare effort, So Long, Soggy Dog. To get people stoked, they agreed to pen us a series of Dispatches, the second of which we bring you this evening.

Bomb The Music Industry and Fake Problems (Episode 2)

After a slight delay due to technical difficulties, we bring you the second of the Bomb The Music Industry! and Fake Problems tour video. This time around it gets… Something. Probably weird. Watch it below.

BTMI released Scrambles earlier this year and Others? Others! most recently while Fake Problems dropped It's Great to Be Alive in 2009. The latter band is headed out on a headlining tour with Kiss Kiss and Ninja Gun soon.

Sakes Alive!! recording “Act II” (Episode 1)

Rochester, NY's Sakes Alive!! are currently working on their new 7" Act II for Cavity Records. It's the second in a three part series being released on different labels (the first part, Act I, arrived last year on Barrett). The band took a video camera into their makeshift studio and documented their recording progress. Over the next several weeks we'll be bringing you some highlights from the sessions. Here's what they had to say about this clip:

"This episode gives a small glimpse into the struggles and annoyances (more than anything) that the band has with trying to handle the recording process themselves, outside of a studio situation."

Click Read More to watch the first Episode.

The Riot Before (Episode 3)

Tonight's Dispatch comes courtesy of Richmond, Virginia's The Riot Before who have just returned from their first tour of Europe. In today's episode, vocalist/guitarist Brett Adams talks about, amongst other things, Poland.