Brooklyn Vegan — As discussed, punk festival Skate & Surf is returning to Asbury Park on May 16 & 17 this year with a handful of great bands including Small Brown Bike, Beach Slang, The Front Bottoms, Modern Baseball, Manchester Orchestra, Dropkick... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Poison the Well is an experimental hardcore band from Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Florida who were last signed to Ferret Music. Guitarist Ryan Primack and drummer Chris Hornbrook were the only remaining members of the band who were involved since their in... more info

Chorus.fm — Head to the replies to hear *Liferuiner* (https://www.facebook.com/weareliferuiner)'s cover of *Poison the Well* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/poisonthewell)'s " Zombies Are Good For Your Health." more info

Chorus.fm — *Poison the Well (http://www.absolutepunk.net/poisonthewell) *have news coming soon (http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=345829675466139&id=235454609836980). I've been sworn to secrecy ... sorry. more info

Guardian Music — The pop star's interest got Derek Miller the sack as a waiter, but there's no hanging about for a duo making an instant impressionContradiction seems to be the foundation on which Brooklyn-based duo Sleigh Bells are built. It's there in their sound, ... more info

Metal Injection — by Graham "Gruhamed" Hartmann Today I got a text message from my buddy Joe that I hoped I would never receive: “POISON THE WELL is on indefinite hiatus” My response? The official statement entitled “Taking a break for a while…” was release... more info

Metalsucks — Oh, sure. A whole slew of awesome bands seem to be “taking a break” (see: Coalesce, Isis, and Buried Inside — and that’s just since May), but fucking Disturbed will live on forever and ever. Here’s the statement from the band: “So, after ... more info

Chorus.fm — *Poison the Well* (http://absolutepunk.net/poisonthewell) are taking a hiatus to "explore other interests". A statement from the band can be found in the replies. more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — Ear-searing crunk-rock duo Sleigh Bells reps New York today, but the Sunshine State can take plenty of credit for its formation. In the early '00s, guitarist Derek Miller played ragged post-hardcore in South Florida as part of Poison the Well. Meanw... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Happy Holidays! I take on more than I can handle. That results in a lot of unposted content. In the name of catching up, while also taking it easy during this final week of the year, here's some... more info