5 Minutes Of Fame for the week of June 20, 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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The Dwarves have announced a tour this summer with the Turbo ACs, which starts June 17 in Albany, NY. Keep up with the self-proclaimed best band in the world here: www.thedwarves.com or on their MySpace: www.myspace.com/thedwarves

Coming up this week on Sunday June 27, 2010 is a FREE  Music and Skate contest with: The Crowd, Channel 3, Disguster, Cat Party, Splntr, New Skool Kings, Sloka, Joe’s Garage, Craic Haus + more  at Volcom Skate Park / Teawinkle Park    Costa Mesa, CA    11:00am

New Jersey based rockers Electric Frankenstein have announced some dates across the country for this summer, including the Las Vegas Shakedown with The Mau Maus, Throwrag, Burbon Saints, Lords of Altamont, and many others. Check them out here:  www.electricfrankenstein.com/tour.html

Broken Bones‘ new album "Fuck You and All You Stand For" is out now, and the band have released a preview of all tracks on YouTube HERE

NYHC party band Murphy’s Law has been forced to cancel all west coast dates for the time being, due to a family member in hospital. The band sends their regrets.

The legendary Dead Milkmen have announced that they are working on new material, and hope to have a new album out at the end of the year. The Milkmen have been doing a spate of shows recently, including a sold out night at Boston’s Middle East club. Keep an eye on their official site in case they fulfill everyone’s fondest dreams and announce a full tour: www.deadmilkmen.com

The Buzzcocks have officially confirmed that their hit "What Do I Get" will be featured in the next edition of Guitar Hero.

Destructo-rockers ANTiSEEN have announced west coast tour dates, as their east coast dates wind to a close. Find them at: www.antiseen.com

The Riverdales (featuring members of Screeching Weasel) will release their new album "Tarantula" on June 22. Interpunk Records has 300 exclusive colored vinyl (red) records for the release.

Epitaph has released a new summer sampler for only $2.99 available for download on iTunes which features new tracks from Off With Their Heads, Street Dogs, and many more.

Strummerville has concluded their annual Summer Sessions showcase. If you were there and loved it, or were unfortunate enough to miss it, they are offering a free download of each of the bands who played. Get yours here: http://soundcloud.com/strummerville/sets/strummerville-summer-sessions-showcase-2010 Strummerville is a charity created in remembrance of the late, great Joe Strummer which  creates new opportunities for aspiring musicians. Follow their work at: www.strummerville.com

English Ska Rockers Sonic Boom Six are offering a free exclusive download to anyone who signs up for their mailing list. Check them out and get yours at: www.sonicboomsix.co.uk

Insubordination Fest is just around the corner in Maryland, with performances by Chinese Telephones, Dear Landlord, Off With Their Heads, Teenage Bottlerocket, and many others. Check it out at: www.myspace.com/insubordinationfest

Canadian Punk rockers The New Enemy are offering two of their albums for free download. Get your copies of "The Shakedown" and "Outsourced" here: www.thenewenemy.net/download-album

The Cute Lepers have been announced as support for the Swingin’ Utters current west coast tour. Check out the dates here: www.myspace.com/swinginutters

Texas-based Oi band The Broadsiders are once again offering a free download of their EP "Against The World". If you missed it last time, snag it on their Facebook page now: http://www.facebook.com/thebroadsiders?v=app_2347471856&035;!/note.php?note_id=436960108335

Danish metal/ Punk group Volbeat have announced a full US and Canadian tour this summer, starting in August in NYC and finishing in California. The band will then be touring the UK in the fall to support their new album "Beyond Heaven/ Above Hell". Check them out here: www.myspace.com/volbeat or on their official site here: www.volbeat.dk

And speaking of metal, Iron Maiden is offering a free download of their track "El Dorado" off their new album "The Final Frontier" due out August 16. Get yours at www.ironmaiden.com

Aussie rockers Airbourne have also announced an upcoming UK tour. Details, and summer dates in the US and Canada can be found here: www.myspace.com/airbourne

UK punk/ Oi band Criminal Class are set to release their new album "25 to Life" this month. New songs are streaming on their MySpace page here: www.myspace.com/ukcriminalclass

Tickets for Screeching Weasel’s Los Angeles show are currently on sale at the Club Nokia website.

The Upper Crust are once again aurally courting you with a free download. This time it’s "I Stand Corrected" and it’s available HERE

Wax Phantom are also offering their EP "Don’t Fool With A Phantom" for free download HERE

Eulogy Recordings are celebrating a successful summer signing dozens of bands by offering a free sampler download of recently signed bands, as well as a "classic" sampler of bands who have been with the label for a while. Get both HERE

Jello Biafra’s new band Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine have announced summer tour dates covering various European cities. Find them here: www.myspace.com/jellobiafraandthegsm

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Some of the shows coming up this week are:    The full show listing can be viewed HERE
Mon- Jun 21, 2010  Gogol Bordello    The Mayan    Los Angeles, CA
Tue- Jun 22, 2010  Brian Jonestown Massacre    The Music Box  Hollywood, CA
Tue- Jun 22, 2010  Gogol Bordello    The Mayan    Los Angeles, CA
Tue- Jun 22, 2010  Flipside Nite w/ Decry, Doggy Syle, Million Kids  Redwood Bar  Los Angeles, CA
Wed- Jun 23, 2010  Discharge w/ Phobia, Crucial Infantry, Lab Rats    The Farm    Las Vegas, NV
Wed- Jun 23, 2010  The Swellers w/ Heartsounds    Cobalt Café    Canoga Park, CA
Wed- Jun 23, 2010  Black Diamond Riders    Slide Bar    Fullerton, CA
Thu- Jun 24, 2010  Psychedelic Furs w/ She Wants Revenge    The Wiltern    Los Angeles, CA
Thu- Jun 24, 2010  GBH w / Outernational & D.P.I.     Area 702 Skatepark    Las Vegas, NV
Thu- Jun 24, 2010  The Insurgence w/ Take Pride & No Comply  The Captain’s Table    Yuba City, CA
Fri- Jun 25, 2010  Vans Warped Tour 2010  Home Depot Center    Carson, CA
Fri- Jun 25, 2010  The VOIDS with RF7, Max and The Makeups  Riff Haus Studios    Fullerton, CA
Fri- Jun 25, 2010  PHOBIA w/ Doomsday Hour, All Or Nothing HC  Common Ground    Riverside, CA
Fri- Jun 25, 2010  Psychedelic Furs w/ She Wants Revenge  The Grove    Anaheim, CA
Fri- Jun 25, 2010  Authority Zero w/ The Pricks, Knocked Out Cold  Galaxy Theater    Santa Ana, CA
Fri- Jun 25, 2010  Symbol Six w/ Dead Lazlos Place, Social Task  The Blvd Cafe  Los Angeles, CA
Sat- Jun 26, 2010  Ska in the Park 2010    The Fox Theater    Pomona, CA
Sat- Jun 26, 2010  Flock Of Seagulls w/ When In Rome    Coach House    San Juan Capistrano, CA
Sat- Jun 26, 2010  Evacuate w/ The Insurgence & Knocked Out Cold  Riff Haus Studios  Fullerton, CA
Sat- Jun 26, 2010  Danzig    Club Nokia    Los Angeles, CA
Sat- Jun 26, 2010  The Adicts w/ Final Solution + more    Angel’s Roadhouse    Apple Valley, CA
Sat- Jun 26, 2010  Yeastie Boys w/ Desperation Squad, Plan 9    Doll Hut    Anaheim, CA
Sat- Jun 26, 2010  Prima Donna w/ Mystic Knights Of The Cobra    Uptown Oakland    Oakland, CA
Sun- Jun 27, 2010  Vans Warped Tour 2010  Seaside Park    Ventura, CA
Sun- Jun 27, 2010  The Adicts w/ Franki Doll  Brixton South Bay  Redondo Beach, CA
Sun- Jun 27, 2010  The Pist w/ Evacuate, The Insurgence  Metaphor Cafe  Escondido, CA
Sun- Jun 27, 2010  Music and Skate contest with: The Crowd, Channel 3, Disguster, Cat Party, Splntr,
New Skool Kings, Sloka, Joe’s Garage, Craic Haus + more FREE SHOW
at Volcom Skate Park / Teawinkle Park    Costa Mesa, CA    11:00am
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