5 Minutes Of Fame for the week of June 13, 2010

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WIN SOME TICKETS to: 3 stops on the VANS Warped Tour, The Hootenanny and Street Dogs.
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Reno rockers The Cobra Skulls have signed to Fat Wreck Chords, and will be releasing their third album before the end of this year. Two songs are scheduled to be released on Fat Wreck compilations before the full album. The Cobra Skulls' second album "American Rubicon" was voted one of the best new albums of 2009 by Big Wheel staff.

Captain Sensible of the Damned has a present for you. It's a free download of the songs he played during his DJ set on the recent Damned/ Texas Terribomb tour. Get it HERE

The Warped Tour is also offering a free download. This 10 song sampler features acts on the Warped Tour this year, and is the perfect way to get you revved up for the summer. Check it out HERE

Bad Brains have released a set of summer dates for Southern California. Find out when they're coming to you at  www.myspace.com/badbrains

Screeching Weasel have also announced dates tour dates for this summer, which can be found HERE Get your tickets early, last time Ben Weasel came to Los Angeles, the venue sold out in a couple days.

Legendary bassist Mick Karn is very sick with cancer. Look at www.mickkarn.net/index.htm to find out how to help.

Awesome Fest in San Diego has set their lineup (which includes The Beltones and FYP), and tickets will be on sale from June 18th.

The Radioactive Chickenheads have put out a new album "Poultry Uprising" as a "pay what you can" download. The album contains covers of The Dead Milkmen and Suicidal Tendencies, as well as original tracks, and art by Thom Foolery. Check it out HERE or www.radioactivechickenheads.bandcamp.com

Million Kids are offering their EP "LA is Gonna Make You Breathe" as a free download as well. You can get it HERE

The Lower Class Brats have announced the upcoming release of a best of album titles "Talk About Snotty, This is a Nosebleed: The Bet of The Lower Class Brats", which will be available as an import only from Pineapple Records (Japan).

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Some of the shows coming up this week are:    The full show listing can be viewed HERE
Mon- Jun 14, 2010  SUBHUMANS w/ M.D.C, Rat Damage    Shire Road Club    Sacramento, CA
Tue- Jun 15, 2010  DISALTO w/ And We Are Them & That Noise    The Terrace    Pasadena, CA
Thu- Jun 17, 2010  GBH w/ Outernational & The Bombpops    The Music Box    Hollywood, CA
Thu- Jun 17, 2010  Bobot Adrenaline    Old Towne Pub    Pasadena, CA
Thu- Jun 17, 2010  U.S. BOMBS w/ The Forgotten    Slim's    San Francisco, CA
Thu- Jun 17, 2010  Henry Rollins Spoken Word    Hard Rock Hotel & Casino    Las Vegas, NV
Fri- Jun 18, 2010  Channel 3 w/ Symbol Six    The Blank Club    San Jose, CA
Fri- Jun 18, 2010  The Offsping w/ Terrible Things    Hard Rock Hotel & Casino    Las Vegas, NV
Fri- Jun 18, 2010  U.S. BOMBS w/ Hanover Saints    Shire Road Club    Sacramento, CA
Sat- Jun 19, 2010  The Briggs w/ Narcoleptic Youth    The Dome    Bakersfield, CA
Sat- Jun 19, 2010  Symbol Six w/ Defects    Surf City Saloon    Huntington Beach, CA
Sat- Jun 19, 2010  DCOI! w/ Destruct, Urban Decay    Hogue Barmichaels    Newport Beach, CA
Sat- Jun 19, 2010  The Blasters presented by Middle Earth Records    The Echo    Echo Park, CA
Sat- Jun 19, 2010  Yeastie Boys w/ DMF, Action 45, The Blob    Kegs    Redondo Beach, CA
Sat- Jun 19, 2010  GBH    Boardwalk    Orangevale, CA
Sat- Jun 19, 2010  Matt and Kim w/ The Antlers, Warpaint    Make Music Pasadena    Pasadena, CA
Sat- Jun 19, 2010  Fallujah 71 w/ Dirty Eyes    Silver Factory Studios    Los Angeles, CA
Sun- Jun 20, 2010  U.S. BOMBS w/ The Stitches    House of Blues Anaheim    Anaheim, CA
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