Last month, Ann Beretta returned to the stage after a long hiatus. Consisting of former members of Inquisition, Ann Beretta plays a brand of a rock-influenced punk consistent with bands like The Gaslight Anthem and The Loved Ones. This week's clip, "Not Invited" comes from that show and was featured on their last LP, Three Chord Revolution. The group will next perform in Baltimore at Insubordination Fest on June 27th.

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This week we bring you footage from Glass and Ashes, who recently released their S/T sophomore LP via No Idea Records (which we are also streaming in its entirety at the band's Punknews profile page). Their brand of punkrock fused with metal and hardcore tenancies has been compared to the likes of Planes Mistaken For Stars.

The following footage was again provided by our amigos at National Underground, a new site devoted to providing free, high-quality live performances of some of the best bands in punk, hardcore and other related genres. Check out the band's performance at the Fest V by clicking Read More.

I wasn't quite sure what to run this week for our video. Then, fellow editor Justin sent me this interesting and hilariously uncomfortable (from a fellow interviewer's stance) video posted over at anti-hipster-yet-hipster-by-being-anti webzine Buddyhead. It features a young Henry Rollins being interviewed during his days with hardcore legends Black Flag. A few months ago, I tried to set-up a video interview with Mr. Rollins, but it didn't pan out. After seeing the following video, maybe that was a blessing in disguise.

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In preparation for an upcoming tour, and debut LP release on Paper & Plastick, Richmond, VA's Landmines recently played a hometown show to test the new material. I worked with the band for a DIY live music video (translation: they paid for my "services" in beer") using a multi camcorder setup, something I've never done for my normal Video of the Week segment. Considering my inexperience, the final product didn't come out too bad. You can judge for yourself and flame away below.

The featured track is titled "Shadows and Ashes" and will be on the band's upcoming S/T record. You can check it out below by clicking Read More.

This week we are handing the Video of the Week reigns over to our friends over at National Underground. They started out in 2005 as a group of music enthusiasts who wanted to archive shows. They ended up with hundreds of sets recorded at The Fest (4-6) in Gainesville, and at shows all over Florida, recording studio quality audio and multi-camera video. The idea had been to start a label with the material, but eventually they decided to release it all online...For FREE! No gimmicks, just signup at NationalUnderground.org and you can download everything at absolutely no cost. They plan to release additional material soon from Fest 6, including sets from Dead To Me, Smoke Or Fire and American Steel

This week's video comes from Fest 5, and features the recently defunct Colorado post-hardcore-semi-metal outfit Planes Mistaken For Stars. Check it out below by clicking Read More.

We return this week with the second installment of our interview/performance with the Gaslight Anthem. This segment includes two more live performances, and more of our talk with the band. If you missed it, you can check out part 1 here.

We also have some information on the band's new album. Our initial plan was to be clever and have Brian Fallon, Gaslight's singer/guitarist announce it in the video. But due to some technical issues, the footage and audio of that can't be used. However, we asked Brian about the new record and here's what he said:

Yeah, it comes out August 18th on SideOneDummy Records. It's called The '59 Sound.

We recently spoke with New Jersey's The Gaslight Anthem on the first date of their current headlining tour. The first installment features discussion on the band's well-received debut LP, Sink or Swim, and their impressions on it's unexpected success.

The clip also features a live track from the night's performance, the title track from their new EP, Señor and the Queen. Check back next week for next installment. Click Read More for the video below.

After the departure of some of Fat Wreck Chords' most beloved bands to other labels, Boston/Richmond group Smoke or Fire was left carrying the torch. With two solid releases since their moniker change, 2005's Above the City, and last year's This Sinking Ship, the band continues to tour relentlessly and put out great music.

Here's a clip from a recent performance, with Avail's bassist Gwomper filling in on 4-string. The clip features a track from each of the previously mentioned records. Click Read More to check it out below.

In the second installment of our interview/live performance segment with cult-DIY-ska favorites Bomb the Music Industry!, we witness the band's different approach to merchandise on the road, and of course, another live performance. For those of you that missed part 1, you can find it here.

You can check out part 2 below by clicking Read More.

After a trip to Vegas, followed by a trek to New Jersey, followed by unspeakable illness; Video of the Week returns with a special treat. We thought this tape was lost somewhere on the highways of America last summer, but alas, it was meant to be seen and has surfaced.

Last summer, we hung out with the one and only Bomb The Music Industry! (the band, not just Jeff), and the guys answered an entire article of ridiculous, racist, homophobic and just plain absurd comments and questions. Plus they played a show. Here's the first segment.

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In preparation for the holidays, here's a special Video of the Week. We'll be back in the new year with Part 2 of the Cobra Skulls interview.

This special video features two of the best things about the Christmas holiday...tacky houselights and the greatest Christmas carol of all time...Run DMC's "Christmas in Hollis". Click Read More to check it out below.

I recently talked with Cobra Skulls, a group fine young men playing rock music from the great and honest state of Nevada. The interview was conducted during a recent tour with Against Me!. The band is supporting this year's release, their first for Red Scare Industries, titled Sitting Army.

You can check out part one below by clicking Read More.

In my final segment of coverage of The Fest 6, I bring you a clip from Richmond, VA's The Riot Before, who performed an early set on the second day of the festival. The band also contributed a song to our Fest 6 compilation.

You can check out the video below by clicking Read More.

When we left off from the start of our documented story of Punknews making its way down the east coast from CMJ in NYC to the Fest 6 in Gainesville, FL, I had just parted ways with Fake Problems. I returned to my home of Richmond, VA to meet up with fellow 'Org editor and now Canadian defect Ben for two days with the Lawrence Arms/Sundowner/Falcon/American Steel road show, and the 10 hour roadtrip to Gainesville, FL.

You can check out some photos and video below by clicking Read More.

In my ongoing travels for Punknews.org I recently embarked on a two week journey from Richmond, VA to NYC, back down the east coast to Richmond, then on to Gainesville, FL. Included in my escapades was a trip to the Mutiny PR/Punknews.org CMJ showcase, a few days on the road with Florida's Fake Problems, two days with a Canadian Punknews.org editor, The Lawrence Arms/The Falcon/Sundowner and American Steel; and a trip to the Fest 6 sharing two cramped hotel rooms with an audio/video crew and two bands, The Riot Before and The Gaslight Anthem.

Obviously I made it home alive, but was my mind completely warped? Did I contract any sexually transmitted diseases? Click Read More for part one below.