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.

We've posted some new reviews. You can check them out below:

• The Aggrolites - IV
• Outbreak - Work to Death [7 inch]
• Warped Tour 2009 - live in Ventura
• ONSIND / Ghost Mice - Split [7 Inch]
• Reign Supreme - Testing the Limits of Infinite
• Sylvie - Trees and Shade Are Our Only Fences
• Spires - Flowers and Fireworks [12 inch]
• Wormburner - Wormburner [7 inch]
• Oak & Bone - Oak & Bone [7 inch]
• NOFX - The Longest Line

Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem recently visited The Sun to record a cover of the Leonard Cohen classic, "Hallelujah." Brian's performance appears also influenced by the late Jeff Buckley's celebrated recording of the song.

Check out the video here.

Evergreen Terrace drummer Kyle Mims was injured in a bike accident on Wednesday. The band posted this update:

After yesterday's practice, Kyle (drummer) was in a horrific bike accident. He was rushed to the emergency room and released late last night full of stitches and a broken clavicle (collar bone). Unfortunately he will have to have surgery and physical therapy for the next 4-8 weeks. So for obvious reasons he will not be with us on our upcoming headlining shows or the Summer Slob tour with The Acacia Strain.

The band's next album, Almost Home is due out this year.

Native have announced their summer touring schedule and posted a new song, "Ponyboy," on their myspace page.

You can click Read More for the dates.

Job for a Cowboy have launched a stream of their new full length, Ruination.

Check it out on their myspace page.

In a new interview with the Scene Newspaper, Bad Religion frontman and UCLA professor Greg Graffin talks a little about the non-musical parts of life, focusing on the importance of authority in politics and science, some of his favorite books and even the effects of subsidies on the agricultural sector.

Check it out here.

Children of Bodom have posted the track listing for their forthcoming covers album, Skeletons In The Closet, due out this fall on Spinefarm Records. The compilation will feature songs by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Pat Benatar, Ramones, Sepultura, Scorpions, Kenny Rogers, W.A.S.P., Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, Stone, Anthrax, Poison, Stan Jones, Suicidal Tendencies and Britney Spears.

You can click Read More for the details.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs have a new remix of their single, "Heads Will Roll." The song comes from the band's new synth-heavy album, It's Blitz, and the remix was produced by Passion Pit.

Check out the remix here.

Polar Bear Club have unveiled a new 7-inch due out this summer which will preview two tracks from their forthcoming Bridge Nine Records debut, Chasing Hamburg. Due out July 28, 2009, the 7-inch will feature two songs from the album and one exclusive track, "Dead Man."

You can click Read More for the details.

Animal Collective have posted the second single from their 2009 album, Merriweather Post Pavilion. The song will be released on a 12-inch single and digital download next week and will feature the song plus three remixes named Dâm-Funk, L..D. and Zomby's Analog Lego.

Check out the song on their myspace page.

Strike Anywhere have posted the first song from their upcoming debut for Bridge Nine Records. The record is titled Iron Front and is due out October 6, 2009. The song will also appear on the new Bridge Nine summer compilation (here)

Check out "Hand of Glory" on their myspace page.

In a post to the recording engineer forum, Gearslutz, veteran producer Butch Vig commented on recording plans for the next Against Me! album. Apparently Vig will again be recording the band and noted:

I'm starting pre-pro with them in a couple weeks for the next album, which we hope to start in August.

Vig also recorded the band's Sire debut, New Wave. The record is expected in 2010.

Against Me! will see release of their EP, The Original Cowboy, on July 7, 2009.

We Are the Union have announced their summer tour schedule. The run includes shows with Go Rydell, Dolarhyde, The Snips and Legitimate Business as well as three shows on the Warped Tour. The band is supporting their new Paper and Plastick EP, The Gun Show Must Go On.

You can click Read More for the dates.

Bomb the Music Industry! have confirmed more dates for their forthcoming summer tour with Laura Stevenson and The Cans.

You can click Read More for the dates.

Franz Nicolay has posted a run of August dates. The inspiration for the tour was a little unusual, but Franz explained:

A college friend who's now a biology Ph.D. student at Rutgers, got in touch because he needed to go on a plant-collecting roadtrip, in search of Japanese Stilt Grass (Microstegium vimineum), and wanted a driving buddy. I needed to go on tour again anyway. Car contents will include guitar, accordion, banjo, plant press, lots of plastic bags and about 20 pounds of silica gel. We can be spotted at high elevations, rivers, wet spots and drainage areas during the day, and local rock establishments after dark.

Nicolay released his debut solo album, Major General, earlier this year in the US via Fistolo Records and the record will see a European/UK release in July on Decor Records with two bonus tracks - "The Black Rose Paladins" and "There Will Be Violins."

You can click Read More for the dates.

It Dies Today have announced plans to release their next full length. The record is titled Lividity and is due out September 15, 2009. The record has been delayed but vocalist Jason Wood commented:

We're really pumped about this new record and finally releasing it for our fans! This week Mike Hatalak (producer/guitarist) is in final mix sessions for the album and we have also finished several cover songs including a cover of Duran Duran's "Come Undone" as well as Alice In Chains "Them Bones". We know alot of fans are curious about the delays with this new album, but we assure you, if we could have gotten it to you sooner we would have! We have had so many problems with the studio we build to record this album.

After spending close to $12,000 on building a completely enclosed soundproofed studio in the house that Mike (Hatalak) and I lived in and spending over 2 months finishing pre-production and tracking, our efforts were thwarted with a forced move out of the house. That move forced us to tear down our entire studio (salvaging about $2,000 of materials) within a holiday weekend. So we moved to a new house and rebuilt the studio and are now finally finishing all mixes. I'm looking forward to hearing reactions from our fans and foes and hopefully this album will make up for the long wait!

The band is promising a US headline tour kicking off in September, and a European/UK tour to kick off in November.