Brian Sella (The Front Bottoms)

The Front Bottoms are currently on their first headlining tour across North America and most, if not all, the dates have sold out. The tour is in support of their latest effort, Talon of the Hawk, which is the bands sophomore release. Later in the year the band will be embarking on a headlining tour of Europe. To say The Front Bottoms are busy would be quite the understatement.

Contributing editor Armando Olivas and photographer Jackie WIlding were lucky enough to sit down with vocalist/lead guitarist Brian Sella to chat about the band during the Santa Ana date of the tour. The duo were asked him about recent line up changes within the band, Kevin Devine, and Brian's impending debute into the WWE.

Chris Cresswell (The Flatliners)

It has been a busy year for Toronto-based The Flatliners. This year they will hit the road once again while putting out their fourth full-length album entitled Dead Language. A full three years since their last release, Dead Language will be released on September 17, 2013 on Fat Wreck Chords. Punknews interviewer Samantha Barrett spoke with vocalist Chris Cresswell about tour and the new album.

Sam Russo

On the heels of his 2012 debut, Storm from Red Scare Industries native brit Sam Russo is not slowing down. Juggling full-time jobs alongside a music career is tough, but with U.K dates with Tim Barry that started on June 21st and his first hefty U.S tour the rest of the summer with fellow Red Scare artists Masked Intruder and Elway, it look's like it's paid off. Staff interviewer Laila Hanson spoke to Russo about songwriting, working day jobs and getting a record deal by way of a good word from Dan Andriano.

Night Birds

Featuring ex-members of the seminal bands Ergs, For Science and (for a while) Hunchback, Night Birds exploded on the scene about three years ago with the killer full length The Other Side of Darkness. Abounding with songs that don't sound so much like their early eighties West Coast influences, but like something fresh, new, and above all, fun. Live they zip through a set so fast and tight and energetic that you end up so exhausted you would have sworn it had been two hours instead of thirty minutes. The band is joining the legendary Zero Boys for some upcoming shows in August, but before that, long-time Punknews interviewer, Brian Cogan, caught up with Brian, Joe and PJ of the band to talk about tour plans, the new EP and new full length LP and… their love of Jermaine Stewart.

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Mike D'Antonio (Killswitch Engage)

Armed with their new/old singer Jesse Leach and Disarm the Descent, Killswitch Engage is back in full force and better than ever as shown by their stellar new album, live show and attitude. Punknews interviewer Jason Epstein spoke to Killswitch Engage bassist Mike D'Antonio about Howard's departure, Jesse's return, the new album and the new tour.

Jordan Pundik (New Found Glory)

Hours before their show under an overcast Vancouver sky, New Found Glory singer Jordan Pundik is walking up to the Rickshaw Theatre, looking every bit as weary as the venue itself.

"This is our last stop in Canada," he says, adjusting his blue mesh Vans hat. He squints at the sun trying to break through the clouds. "Fuck…yeah, we've driven a lot this tour, but seen a lot of the country."

The band is celebrating the 10th anniversary of their third album, Sticks And Stones, by touring Canada and the States, playing the record in its entirety. During the soundcheck of the opening band Cartel, Jordan sat down with Punknews interviewer Gen Handley to talk about the popular album, who he thinks are the true pioneers of pop punk and how New Found Glory fits into it all.

Ryan Rockwell (Mixtapes)

Cincinnati-based Mixtapes are preparing for the release of the band's second release for No Sleep Records, titled Ordinary Silence, set to hit stores on June 25th. The four-piece will embark on a headlining tour in support of the album with You Blew It! and Light Years, as well as a slew of dates on this summer's Vans Warped Tour. Punknews staff interviewer Gregg Harrington recently spoke with guitarist/vocalist Ryan Rockwell about the band's approach to recording, their upcoming tour itinerary and the Yost Theater in California.

Dan Vapid

Dan Vapid has been in all of your favorite pop-punk bands. He helped pioneer the snotty-but-sweet sound that made Screeching Weasels legendary, then helped reinvent that sound all over again with the Riverdales. The rest of his resume reads like your record collection - Sludgeworth, The Methadones, The Mopes, Noise By Numbers and his latest project, Dan Vapid and the Cheats. What started as a means for Vapid to play all the songs he'd written over the years quickly turned into a full-time band in its own right, spawning an album that brought together elements of all his previous bands while still sounding decidedly different. With a second record on the way this summer, staff interviewer Adam Eisenberg called Vapid up to talk about the new album, get the details on the upcoming Mopes reunion at Insubordination Fest and learn why sometimes, you've just got to start another band.

Ezra Kire (Morning Glory)

Ezra Kire is back on top, baby! For a while it seemed as though the Leftover Crack guitarist/ Morning Glory front man was on permanent sabbatical, popping up a few times a year for L.O.C. shows and then fading away again.

But then, last year, he dropped the first Morning Glory release in nine- count 'em- NINE years, Poets Were My Heroes. The record was as intense as an episode of Breaking Bad, detailing Kire's battles with addiction, his family, and romantic relationships. But also, it rocked, man. It rocked.

Now that Poets has wrapped up Kire's past, he and the rest of the gang are already back at the races, working on the next Morning Glory record. In order to get the inside scoop, Punknews Features Editor John Gentile met up with Kire to talk about the new record, Chubby Checker, and those three times that Kire saved the lives of old ladies.

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Erik Funk (Dillinger Four)

When it comes to the Fourth of July, there are a few things you can count on: fireworks, American flags and a Dillinger Four show in Minneapolis. In fact, over the years the D4th of July has become a tradition that's very much worthy of a day off from work. This year, it's bigger than ever, with three nights (July 4, 5 and 6) of shows headlined by Banner Pilot, Off With Their Heads, and of course, Dillinger Four. Staff interviewer Adam Eisenberg caught up with D4's Erik Funk to find out what to expect at the D4th of July celebration, when we might hear something new and how the band plans to celebrate its 20th anniversary.

Thomas Fekete (Surfer Blood)

Young Floridians Surfer Blood just released their second full-length, Pythons, on Warner Bros. Records (out today!). They had been touring for three years straight on their debut Astro Coast and have quickly become a road-tested unit, growing their sound and perfecting it. Punknews' staff reviewer Greg Simpson, aka greg0rb, takes a brief foray into interviewing to talk to guitarist Thomas Fekete as they drive to Salt Lake City.