New Found Glory Release Music Video For Stubborn

MTV are premièring New Found Glory's new video for Stubborn, a song which comes from their new album 'Resurrection'. The video has a retro theme and takes inspiration from bands that graced MTV back in the 90s, including Green Day, Pearl Jam and Nirvana, guitarist Chad Gilbert stated to MTV. Check out the new video and what else Chad had to say about it here. 

Trash Boat: Lock In Acoustic

New Noise Magazine are premièring a new acoustic video from Trash Boat. The video is an acoustic version of their song 'Lock In' from their first EP 'Look Alive'. Check it out below:

Maycomb Release New Video

UK pop punks Maycomb, who hail from Wolverhampton, have released a new video for their song 'Hell'. The track comes from their new EP 'Little Ease'. Check it out below:

Real Friends Announce UK Headline Shows

Real Friends have announced that they will be playing three UK headline shows alongside their support slot with All Time Low in March. Tickets go on sale today! Check out the dates below:

Boston Manor Release New Video

Boston Manor are premièring their new video over on Kerrang! The video is for their song 'Driftwood' from their new EP of the same name. Check it out below:

The Movielife Reunite

Yes, you heard us correctly, The Movielife are reuniting and will be playing their first show in 2015. Today, Noisey released an exclusive article with the band in which they declared that they were reforming and will be playing their first show at the Irving Plaza next February. The band originally broke up in 2003 and got together for a brief reunion in 2011. However things are looking more hopeful this time with vocalist, Vinnie Caruana stating 'We’re not planning on doing anything but playing some shows, and when we’ve played those shows, maybe we’ll play some more. Brandon and I talk about playing music together all the time, and if nothing more, to keep the door open on this means we get to play together and we get to play with the other guys.' Even better, Caruana goes on to say ''I don’t think the UK would allow us to reunite and not come visit them. I think the hatred and frustration would implode the whole country, so we’re definitely going to come over there, I think'. Well holy shit,  this is one hell of an early Christmas present.
Read the full Noisey article here.

Up and Coming Pop Punk Bands | Layby

This week for our up and coming UK pop punk bands we bring to you Nottingham pop punks Layby. Forming in 2013, Layby recently released their first EP 'Bombsite'. If you're a fan of fast paced pop punk like Handguns, Forever Came Calling or Neck Deep definitely check them out. The band are also playing Nottingham Pop Punk Fest on the 3rd of January (find out more here). We asked the band some questions to find out a bit more about them...

HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH YOUR BAND NAME?

Aaron (lead vocals) is a trucker and came up with the name after years of writing songs on those lonely nights in a Layby.

DESCRIBE LAYBY'S SOUND IN FIVE WORDS FOR SOMEONE WHO'S NEVER HEARD YOU BEFORE...

Heavy, Fast, Passionate, Pop Punk.

FAVOURITE TRACK FROM 'BOMBSITE' AND WHY? 

'More Than This' was the first song we wrote together and was the first song we released, so its the most special to us. We get a lot of positive feedback for that song too.

YOU'RE RECORDING YOUR SECOND EP, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN TELL US ABOUT IT?

Over the last year, our first full year together as a band we've grown a lot closer as friends and as band mates. Writing together is getting easier and easier. We can really bounce off each other and enjoy producing music. Since 'Bombsite,' we've come a long way and we are really pleased with our progress.

The EP is going to be awesome to play live! When we play live we want it to be a more then just another gig. We're fans of getting the crowd involved, singalong, starting circle pits etc. 

We've worked really hard with our producer, James Hill at Steel City Studio in Sheffield to get this EP sounding massive. There are some sick breakdowns and gang vocals throughout the EP. The lead vocals have a punk rock edge with a lot of aggression and passion. There's honesty and sincerity in every bar. 

Aaron writes a majority of the lyrics and on this EP, he's been quite self-reflective. He wrote a ton of lyrics when the rest of the band were working on the music, and this led him to letting out a whole load of pent up feelings such as self-doubt and guilt. As a whole the EP has really helped everyone in the band get over something that was troubling them.

YOU'RE PLAYING NOTTINGHAM POP PUNK FEST IN JANUARY, WHAT IS ONE REASON WHY EVERYONE SHOULD GET DOWN TO THE MAZE AND CHECK IT OUT? 

Aaron from the band is throwing it to build an Unsigned Pop Punk Scene in Nottingham. So you should come down and support your local scene.

IF YOU COULD PLAY A SHOW WITH ANYONE IN THE WORLD WHO WOULD IT BE?

Wow, big question. I think it would be impossible for us all to agree on one. Let's say it would be a toss up between New Found Glory, Neck Deep and blink-182.

WHO INFLUENCES YOU THE MOST AS A BAND?

There's a massive age gap in this band, like 10 years, so as you can imagine the influence of the style of Pop Punk that we're most passionate about is extremely mixed. We're a pretty awesome balance of a kind of New Found Glory and State Champs sound!

WHAT ARE YOUR TOP FIVE FAVOURITE POP PUNK ALBUMS?

We've picked one each:

Aaron: blink-182 - Dude Ranch

Neal: blink-182 - Enema of the State 

Tim: State Champs - The Finer Things

Joe: The Wonder Years - The Upsides

Ash: The Story So Far - What You Don't See

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