Last Years Hero have posted two demo songs on their Myspace page. The bands debut album, Tell You When, is in stores now.

Florida punk rockers, Last Laugh, will release their second album, No Regrets, on Feb 21st on Suburban Noize Records. The album's first single is a cover of the Rolling Stones "Paint It Black" and can be heard and downloaded here.

Last night, I attended the Hawthorne Heights/Atreyu/Anberlin show at the El Rey here in Los Angeles and I had, with as little sarcasm as possible, a grand old time; if you didn't hear about it already, it was the one that being broadcast live on AOL Music and XM Radio. Now, I mainly went to see...[read more]

From First to Last's new song, "The Levy," can be heard right here. Heroine is slated for a March 21st release via Epitaph.

Fark (the best website besides this one) has launched Foobies.com - you better be 18 (and not at work) if you click that link.

See The Academy Is... perform on Last Call with Carson Daly Wednesday, March 1st. Click here to reserve your free tickets online. Remember, you must be at least 16 years old to attend.

I posted a thread about two weeks ago asking for interview questions for ActionReaction's Jason Gleason (ex-Further Seems Forever). This is the last call for anything you'd like to ask (I will be talking to him Sunday). Please don't only post FSF-related questions, although a few are fine.

Imogen Heap will be on Last Call With Carson Daly tonight (Wednesday, February 1st); she was also on last night's episode.

Submitted By: BeforeDaylight

The tracklisting for From First to Last's new album, Heroine, is below. Also, the band will be in Sweden on February 17th-22nd to shoot a video for their first single off of the new album titled, "The Latest Plague".

Heroine Tracklisting

01. Mothersound
02. The Latest Plague
03. ...And We All Have a Hell
04. Afterbirth
05. World War...[read more]

Say Anything will be shooting a video for their song "Alive with The Glory of Love" in the Los Angeles Area on Thursday January 26th! The theme of the video is based at a camp with kids around 11 years old. Say Anything would like to use extras who are 11 but unfortunately we are being forced to stick with 18+. So those of you who have always been picked on for looking 12 or too small for your age, you can now put it to good use! ...and for all those football jocks that picked on the little guys- don't even think of showing...[read more]

From First to Last will be on the April cover of Alternative Press magazine.

Sleeping at Last will begin recording their new record and follow up to the highly acclaimed Ghosts LP this week. Having recently left Interscope, the band plans to self-release the album no later than Summer.
Source: Emotionalpunk.com

This band is unsigned? That's ludicrous!

MC Lars has posted a new song on his MySpace page titled "Roommate From Hell."

Darkest Hour have posted "The Last Dance Massacre" from So Sedated So Secure on their MySpace page.

Here are the top 10 sold CDs on smartpunk over the past 3 weeks.

1) Valencia - This Could be a Possibility
2) From First to Last - Aesthetic
3) Ivory - Ivory
4) Matchbook Romance - Voices
5) Lydia - It's December, It's One..
6) Saosin - Translating the Name
7) Dear Whoever - Sound the Trumpet..
8) Greely Estates - Cavet Emptor
9) Saosin - Saosin EP
10) The Sound of Animals Fighting - Tiger & the Duke

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You can pre-order the new Action Action album at Smartpunk.

If you're in the Atlanta area, Forever Changed has a show that was not previously open to the public, but now is. It's at the Atlanta Hilton and they will be playing with Corey Crowder. The show is only seven bucks, so if you're in the area come on down! Doors will open at 10:30.

You can read an article on From First To Last here.

The tracklisting and cover artwork to From First To Last's forthcoming album, Heroine, can be found here. The album falls in your lap on March 21, 2006 through Epitaph Records.

Spoken needs your help:

Message From Spoken

As some of you already know Spoken has what is widely known as a “Lemon” for a van (Not an actual Lemon as in the fruit, but Lemon as in a huge hunk of junk). And once again it has broken down and left your boys in Spoken stranded and strapped for cash. Why am I giving you these details? Well…We need money, plain and simple we need help in getting our van...[read more]

Spoken has been added to two dates of the Story of the Year / Stretch Arm Strong tour:

Dec 13th @ Planet Rock in Jacksonville, NC.
Dec 15th @ Roxy Theater in Atlanta, GA.

Spoken will also be shooting a music video for their next single, "Bitter Taste," in Los Angeles in the beginning of January; Cory of read more]

I'll be adding Christmas songs as our featured downloads over the next few weeks (unless any labels/bands object). This week I've chosen my all time favorite Christmas cover, Jimmy Eat World's "Last Christmas" (in the highest quality I've ever found it in). If you have any requests, post them in the replies. I'll only post old Christmas songs that can't be found on CDs coming out this year, so keep that in mind. I have everything on our updated (below) Christmas song list. I also know there are a bunch...[read more]

Spoon will be performing on Last Call With Carson Daly on Tuesday, December 6th.

Source: HSB

Death Cab For Cutie and Yellowcard will be performing on Comedy Central's Last Laugh on December 11th at 9pm EST

Submitted by: scottjones99

From First To Last's forthcoming release, Heroine, will see light on March 21st through Epitaph Records.

The Receiving End Of Sirens will start writing new material early next year before they start their stint on the Taste Of Chaos Tour in February. They will be doing three dates before the new year, check them out below:

Three Dates w/ Senses Fail, Saves The Day, and The Early November

December 15th, 2005
Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
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From First To Last have left us with a studio update. They will be titling their new record, Heroine.

From First To Last Studio Update

We are just about finished with the new record. If you havent heard already the title of the record is HEROINE and it hits stores this spring. We locked in Andy Wallace to mix, which is probably the most amazing thing that has ever happened to us, second...[read more]

Sorry for the delay in last weeks contest, but here is the winner of the Houston Calls Wallpaper contest. The winner is User: cremesoda201 with this wallpaper. I did however choose a runner up and that person is User: Golly Sandra with this wallpaper. I will be contacting you shortly for your address information. Now for this weeks contest I will be back...[read more]