The Week That Was: May 13 – May 19

A lot of things happen each and every week that sometimes it’s hard to keep track of everything. If you’re somehow without internet access for a day, you could miss a big tour announcement or signing – and we don’t want that to happen. That’s why we have “The Week That Was” where we will recap the more important news stories from the past week.

This week’s highlights include:

• Glocca Morra debuted a brand new song.
• Bands that debuted new music videos include We Came As Romans, The Menzingers, Nations Afire, The Lucky Ones, The Weekend Kids,.
• Bands with recent tour announcements include Lemuria, Nick 13, Municipal Waste, Joie De Vivre, Death By Stereo, The Atom Age, Dirty Heads / Matisyahu, One Win Choice / Astpai, and Audra May.
• The track list for the 2012 Vans Warped Tour was announced.
• Costa joined Run For Cover Records.
• Flatfoot 56 streamed a brand new song.
• California Wives joined the Vagrant Records family.
• Bob Wayne streamed a brand new song.
• The Atom Age streamed their brand new record.
• NOFX announced a new 7″
• The Gaslight Anthem detailed Handwritten.
• Topshelf Records and No Sleep Records released a joint compilation.
• Hot Water Music streamed their long awaited album, Exister.
• And Bobby headed to Pouzza Fest for the week to participate in the Pizza, Poutine, and Punk extravaganza.  Expect a full report of his Montreal excursion in the weeks ahead.