411 Mania — Kidz Bop, Gregg Allman, The Script and Social Distortion make up an all new Top 5 albums... more info

Metalsucks — The #4 album in the country last week came from Social Distortion, yet that album failed to register on the “Top Hard Music” chart I usually cover in this column where it would’ve been #1 by a long shot. I mean, I know Social Distortion aren’... more info

411 Mania — To celebrate the release of Social Distortion's new album Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes, Alistair McGeorge looks at their seven studio albums to date, spanning a fantastic career. Check out the full column for more. more info

Popdose — The Web moves fast. Here are our favorite links from the week that was: The age of extreme offshore oil is just beginning [Discover] Apple’s top all-time apps [TechCrunch] Social Distortion at Daytrotter [Daytrotter] Nicki Minaj, Lil B, Kaynye West... more info

Culture Bully — Only Social Distortion's seventh studio album since the group's 1983 debut, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes showcases a band of veterans slowly creepy away from their safe zone while still holding on to the sound that fans have come to love them for. more info

411 Mania — The legendary punk act returns with their first album in seven years. Was it worth the wait? more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Social Distortion’s new album, “Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes,” officially surfaces Tuesday, and longtime followers of the veteran O.C. punk rock band probably have noticed the group’s profile surfacing in ways they might never had expected. ... more info

Metalsucks — Congrats to reader Michael Curbo, who correctly identified last week’s logo as belonging to the band Putrid Carnage, or, as I know it, Thanksgiving at the Rosenberg House. Michael wins a bunch of shit that I have lying around. Thanks for helping me... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — “Life gets hard and then it gets good, like I always knew it would,” Mike Ness declares on Social Distortion’s new album. Old-school fans of this long-running Orange County punk band might have trouble accepting the latter half of that... more info

USA Today Music — This week's Listen Up follows The Script with new releases from Social Distortion, Gregg Allman, The Decemberists and James Blunt. more info