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Obi Fernandez to release first solo record via Paper + Plastick Records

Obi Fernandez of Westbound Train has come a long way since playing trombone in the NJ ska band Day 19. Frontman of Westbound Train, and now releasing his solo album in which he got help from the Expanders and members of the Aggrolites. The name of the album is called “Confessions, Waves and the Garden State” and will be out on August 21st. Looking forward to hearing this and maybe Obi will want to play for BeforeTheConcert.com when he’s in town? The press release and video from the recording studio are below:
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Reel Big Fish and Goldfinger announce Summer of Ska co-headline tour kicking off June 17

The Summer of Ska is upon us and Reel Big Fish & Goldfinger are touring again this summer. The tour kicks off June 17th, and the tour will be in NYC on June 27th at Best Buy Theater. Or if you don’t want to go to the city, you can travel up to Poughkeepise the next night and see the show there. Reel Big Fish are in the process of recording their 8th full-length, titled, “Candy Coated Fury.” What can you expect from Goldfinger? Eating Twinkies out of the band’s asses most likely.
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The National play “The Rains of Castamere” on Game of Thrones Season 2 soundtrack

Game of Thrones is without a doubt the best TV series on right now. The show has 2 more episodes to go for the season and the score for the Second Two was announced for release on June 16th. In the meantime, it appears iTunes has the soundtrack available for download now and you can preview the tracks as well.
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Hatebreed working on a new studio album

Hatebreed is excited to announce that they are currently in the studio self-producing their upcoming full-length album with co-producer assistance from world-renowned metal producers Josh Wilbur (Lamb of God, Avenged Sevenfold) and Chris “Zeuss” Harris (Suicide Silence, All That Remains, Shadows Fall).
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Millencolin streams their rarities collection at PunkNews.org

Celebrated Swedish punk band, Millencolin invite fans to stream their upcoming May 29th release, The Melancholy Connection. This assemblage of b-sides is a follow up to 1999′s The Melancholy Collection and features two brand new songs and twelve rarities spanning from their break-out album, Pennybridge Pioneers, through today.
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Greenland Whalefishers – “Live at Farmer’s Phil Festival”

Record Label: A Patchwork Record Production
Genre: Celtic
Band Link: http://www.g-w-f.com
Buy on CD Baby

Norway’s answer to The Pogues, The Greenland Whalefishers’ latest release isn’t a studio album. It’s a live vinyl release, “Live at Farmer’s Phil Festival” to be exact. Thankfully the band sent over some mp3s for me to listen to since I refuse to own a record player. While it seems like I might not be able to ever see the Greenland Whalefishers live, hearing a live album is the next best thing…well unless they releases a live DVD/Blu-Ray than that would be better!
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DVD/Blu-Ray Tuesday Roundup (May 22nd 2012)

It’s time for the DVD/Blu-Ray Tuesday Roundup of May 22nd 2012! Some of titles coming out today include: Red Tails, Sherlock: Season Two, This Means War, The Woman in Black, The Secret World of Arrietty, and more. Each week I’ll list the latest DVD/Blu-Ray releases and point out the ones worth buying. I can’t review everything I get so this serves as a nice guide for what’s coming out each week. Plus, it’s just fun making fun of movies and TV shows!
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Various Artists – “Magic City (Soundtrack From The TV series)”

Record Label: Silva Screen Records
Genre: Soundtrack
Buy on Amazon.com

Magic City is the latest TV series on Starz. Originally I thought it’s about Las Vegas, but that’s been done to death. This time it’s set in the 1950s in Miami and is about hotel owner Ike Evans. The series stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olga Kurylenko, Steven Strait, Danny Huston and others. The series was picked up for a second season already so that’s a good thing. Maybe I’ll check it out then since that’s my rule with watching new shows: has to be picked up for another season.
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Larry and His Flask announce new tour dates in Canada & dates with Frank Turner in the Fall

Larry and His Flask are keeping busy this Summer by touring Canada, some one-off dates for the Warped Tour and a few other selective dates. Then this Fall they will be opening up for Frank Turner in the US. They will be playing Webster Hall in NYC on September 20th, and then play 3 dates at The Fest 2012 in Gainesville, Florida.
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