You know how "4/20" has became associated with smoking 'mad amounts of marijuana'? I had no idea so I looked I looked it up. It all started back in 1971, when a crew of teenagers at San Rafael High School met every day at the base of a statue of Louis Pasteur (yeah the guy who figured out how to make it cool to drink milk a few weeks after it has left the cow). The kids met at 4:20 and shot the shit over a couple joints. "4:20 pm" eventually turned into "4/20", as an underground holiday to observe the lifestyle of the counter culture.

This is all relevant because on 4/20/2010 the remaining members of Sublime will embark on reunion show with Rome on vocals. 

Their friends from Huntington Beach, The Dirty Heads, will be opening for the tour. Right now The Dirty Heads have one of their songs available for download on their site. Go grab 'I Got No Time' right here. 

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Rancid singer Tim Armstrong recently stopped by Blast Surf N Skate in Playa del Rey and treated the boys to an acoustic performance. Not too bad having the legendary punk singer playing a show for you in your local shop.

Check out the first video right here. 

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Is the new MGMT song inspired by an odd medical disorder? Did Andy VanWyndarden 'flip a shit'?

The latest skit from the band features the singer confessing some unusual medical symptoms to his doctor. Among the symptoms are a loss of control and an alien life force appearing in the night. And peculiarly, Andrew has a moment where he turns into a giant salmon colored roller skate. If I had to guess I would say it's a size 23 shoe.

Also check out the guys playing some new songs at a secret show in NYC under the name Smirking Worm.

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Emily, James, Josh and Joules of Metric have a couple new songs for you. The songs are b-sides off 'Fantasies' and are featured on the soundtrack of a new Michael Cera film. Director Edgar Wright hit up the band for music, and as Metric explains, "It just so happened we had the beginnings of a song that suited the project perfectly from our early "Fantasies" recording sessions at Bear Creek, and with a little work we finished the song, called it "Black Sheep" and it became a pivotal track in the movie, which is an adaptation of a graphic novel byBryan Lee O'Malley that centers around a young group of musicians and is due out later this year."

Become a fan of the band and download your songs right here.

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You guys follow some cool Twitterers? Are you a cool Twitterer? Hit us up! We just so happen to be on there @theradreport, and I tweet my brains out at @eddiedaroza. Sort of.

Get inside the mind of the original Maxl Rose @maxlrose. See some boobs, surf and lesbians who look like Justin Bieber.

Travis, Tim, and Rob of The Transplants just signed up at @transplantsband where they're posting about the new album.

Vice founder Gavin Mcinnes spews his "brain droppings" at his new site @street_carnage.

Make sure ur 'up to date' on relevant memes. @altreport.

Terry Richardson's studio will make you want to shoot yourself out of sheer jealousy. @terry_world.

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The Flobots are back with a new album just in time for the summer of 2010. Way back in the summer of 2009, 'Handlebars' turned the group into alt radio regulars. Wil they have the same success this time around? Here's the video for their first single, White Flag Warrior, off 'Survival Story':

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A sushi restaurant in Santa Monica is done serving customers very expensive little pieces of endangered whale after Pennywise singer Zoli Teglas and the Sea Shepherd Society shut them down by way of undercover activity.

The Hump restaurant was serving Sei Whale sashimi to customers who requested an "exotic dish and taste" that would "push your comfort level."

When Zoli and the Sea Shepherds heard about the illegal edibles, they set up a sting financed by a private doner. After purchasing $6,000 worth of bite sized whale meat, they sent some samples to a lab and turned Federal Agents onto the results. 

Now The Hump is facing fines of $200,000 among other legal liabilities. Here is Teglas at the press conference, via The Gauntlet:

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Allllrighiiiiiit. Grab yourself a couple songs from Pepper, and while your in the neighborhood have a listen to the always entertaining Aussies Goons of Doom. The Volcom Entertainment 2010 Label Sampler was just released and it is absolutely free. 

On the disc you will also find some musical arrangements by Valient Thorr, Kandi Coded, and Kaleo's side project Sabotage Soundsystem. 

Download here.

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