The CatBirdSeat — The Bats - “Castle Lights” As I mentioned last month, Hidden Agenda has done us Yanks a solid by picking up kiwi rock legends The Bats‘ latest, The Guilty Office, for a US release. It’s slated for release on 6/23, and from the sound of “... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Baby Teeth: "Big Schools" [mp3] from Hustle Beach (out July 14th) other Baby Teeth posts at Largehearted Boy The Bats: "Castle Light" [mp3] from The Guilty Office (out June 23rd) other Bats posts at... more info

NME - Notes From The Underground — Modern hardcore bands tend to be all haircuts and no riffs, right? Well, not these chaps. [...] Read more! more info

The Red Radio — The record finally hits shops tomorrow. We can't stop swooning over lead single Daniel; Natasha Khan's ode to the original Karate Kid Daniel LaRusso aka Ralph Macchio. In the insane madness of working a full time job and trying to... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Bandega: What venue do you consider to be your "home", where you feel most comfortable, with the crowd and the place itself? Eric Johnson of Fruit Bats & The Shins: The shortlist would be Schubas, Hideout and Empty Bottle in... more info

Detroit Free Press — TASTE OF CHAOS TOUR: Round 4 of this annual hardcore fest is led by the New Jersey ensemble Thursday, whose new, politically intense "Common Existence" album has at last helped separate the band from the faceless emo pack where it languished for mo... more info

The CatBirdSeat — Legendary kiwi rockers The Bats are to return this April with The Guilty Office, their first album of new material since 2005 (it’ll be their 8th LP overall). It’s coming out on Hidden Agenda and is available for pre-order now from Parasol. The ... more info

Chorus.fm — Here are the bands on your television this coming week. Check your local listings for showtimes. 3/2 - U2 on David Letterman [CBS] 3/2 - The Fray on Jay Leno [NBC] 3/3 - Lil Wayne on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC] 3/4 - The Fray on Ellen DeGeneres [SYN] 3/4 - Ca... more info

Kerrang! — Cancer Bats have announced a series of UK and Ireland dates for April and May this year, with support coming from SSS and The Plight. The band were due to support In Flames for a series of shows, but the Swedish headliners cancelled the dates earlie... more info

Nialler9 — More Richter Collective tickets to giveaway this week, this time for Bats last show before they head off to record their debut with Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou in Salem, Massachusetts. Support comes from Wounds, Jenny & The Deadites and Squarehead... more info