Our friends over at Alternative Press have posted their review of the new Streetlight Manifesto album 99 Songs Of Revolution: Volume 1.  The album, comprised of all cover songs,  is due out on Victory Records on March 16.

You can read the full review HERE

These videos are coming to you courtesy of Alternative Press.  Gainesville, FL was packed last weekend as Fest 8 rolled through with hurricane-like strength.  Veteran ska-punkers Less Than Jake had home field advantage and played a set on Halloween night.  The above video shows the band playing the fan-favorite “Scott Farcas Takes It On The Chin” from their Hello Rockview album as well as them wishing bassist Roger a most happy birthday.

A reminder that the MNSKA.COM Less Than Jake contest is running through November 18th, so email your LTJ stories to mnskanews@gmail.com for a chance to win a pair of tickets to see them live at Station 4 in St. Paul, MN on November 25th!

Check out another LTJ Fest 8 video after the jump of them playing the song “Conviction Notice” from their latest album GNV FLA.

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So we’ve gone a little crazy with all the videos in an attempt to make up for our recent video dryspell.  Here is the brand new video from Big D and the Kids Table for the song “Fluent In Stroll” from an album with the same name, courtesy of AltPress.

Tomas Kalnoky of Streetlight Manifesto sat down with Jason Pettigrew from Alternative Press for an exclusive interview and acoustic set.  In a lengthy (45 minutes) interview, Kalnoky shares his opinions on how ska may be dead, emo could be good, and his ill feelings about being on Victory Records.  Interspersed in between are acoustic renditions of Streetlight Manifesto anthems, like “Somewhere In The Between,” “Forty Days” and “Dear Sergio.”

Check out the interview here.

Although Alternative Press is a little bit slanted towards emo bands, their AP Show recently featured the Rx Bandits.  Matt Embree (vocals, guitar) and Steve Choi (guitar, keyboards) sit down with AP’s Rob Ortenzi for an exclusive interview and play a small acoustic set.  Check it out here. You may remember Steve Choi from the ska-punk Mike Park group The Chinkees (Asian Man Records).

Rx Bandits are a band that started off as a typical third-wave ska band back in 2000, but have since taken their sound to new levels.  There are distinct rhythms and elements of their sound that has roots in ska and reggae.

Rx Bandits released …And The Battle Begun on October 10, 2006 on MDB Records.