Checkered-Vans.com | Free Legal Pop Punk & Hardcore Downloads http://checkered-vans.com Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:38:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Sweet New Music: Transit – Please Head North http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1501 http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1501#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:38:33 +0000 admin http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1501 Boston MA’s Transit have posted a new song on their myspace from their upcoming split with Man Overboard on Pure Noise. stream “Please Head North” >> myspace.com/transitma preorder the Transit / Man Overboard split

]]> Boston MA’s Transit have posted a new song on their myspace from their upcoming split with Man Overboard on Pure Noise.
stream “Please Head North” >>
myspace.com/transitma
preorder the Transit / Man Overboard split

]]> http://checkered-vans.com/?feed=rss2&p=1501 0 New mp3: Just Surrender – Burning Up (Acoustic) http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1499 http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1499#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:27:04 +0000 admin http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1499 Poughkeepsie NY’s Just Surrender have signed with Razor and Tie for the release of their third full-length album. You can stream a new song “On My Own” on their myspace, and download the mp3 of a new acoustic song. myspace.com/justsurrenderrock mp3: Just Surrender – Burning Up (Acoustic) (right-click & save)

]]> Poughkeepsie NY’s Just Surrender have signed with Razor and Tie for the release of their third full-length album. You can stream a new song “On My Own” on their myspace, and download the mp3 of a new acoustic song.
myspace.com/justsurrenderrock
mp3: Just Surrender – Burning Up (Acoustic) (right-click & save)

]]> http://checkered-vans.com/?feed=rss2&p=1499 0 Free mp3 from Man Overboard http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1494 http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1494#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:23:16 +0000 admin http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1494 Man Overboard has signed to Run For Cover Records and released a 3-song EP Dahlia which can be purchased on iTunes or on their website. The song “Montrose” is a free download. for fans of: Transit, The Wonder Years, Fireworks download “Montrose” on defendpoppunk.com myspace.com/manoverboardnj

]]> Man Overboard has signed to Run For Cover Records and released a 3-song EP Dahlia which can be purchased on iTunes or on their website. The song “Montrose” is a free download.
for fans of: Transit, The Wonder Years, Fireworks
download “Montrose” on defendpoppunk.com
myspace.com/manoverboardnj

]]> http://checkered-vans.com/?feed=rss2&p=1494 0 Purevolume: A Place For Shitty Cover Songs http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1155 http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1155#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:25:01 +0000 admin http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1155 Some of these artists are seriously awful, but everyone loves covers, right? Here are 27 purevolume pages with downloadable cover songs. I recommend A Loss For Words and Freshman 15. A Faylene Sky – I Kissed A Girl – Katy Perry (rock) A Loss For Words – Water Runs Dry – Boyz 2 Men (pop-punk) Action Hero Select – Love Story – Taylor Swift (electronica) Breathe Carolina – With Or Without You – U2 (electronica) Beautiful Dying Day –…

]]> Some of these artists are seriously awful, but everyone loves covers, right? Here are 27 purevolume pages with downloadable cover songs. I recommend A Loss For Words and Freshman 15.

A Faylene Sky – I Kissed A Girl – Katy Perry (rock)
A Loss For Words – Water Runs Dry – Boyz 2 Men (pop-punk)
Action Hero Select – Love Story – Taylor Swift (electronica)
Breathe Carolina – With Or Without You – U2 (electronica)
Beautiful Dying Day – Fireflies – Owl City (screamo)
Chance King – I Wanna Love You – Akon (acoustic)
Dan Storm – Whatever You Like – T.I. (acoustic)
Dropping A Popped Locket… – 4 covers (screamo/electronica)
Eternal September – 4 covers (screamo)
The Failsafe – Don’t Trust Me – 3oh!3 (screamo)
Forever & Always – Love Story – Taylor Swift (pop-punk)
foreverinmotion – For Me This Is Heaven – Jimmy Eat World (folk)
Freshman 15 – Paper Planes – MIA (pop-punk)
The Goodnight Dream – 4 covers (electronica)
I AM 4LF4! – Right Round – Rihanna (screamo)
I Eat Lightening – Poker Face – Lady Gaga +1 other (screamo/electronica)
The Icarus Account – Burn – Usher (acoustic/pop)
Kill Paradise – Graduation – Vitamin C (electronica)
nickasaur – 6 covers (electronica)
Quick Quick Danger – Down – Jay Sean (powerpop)
Romance On A Rocketship – The Scientist – Coldplay (electronica)
Seven Story Fall – Right Now (Na Na Na) by Akon (rock)
The Shoreline – Live Your Life – T.I. & Rihanna (pop-punk)
Steel Train – I Want You Back – Jackson 5 (rock)
Surrender The Dance Floor – Just Dance – Lady Gaga (screamo)
Then The Day Came – Whatever You Like – T.I. (screamo)
The Wide Awake – Our Song – Taylor Swift +2 others (pop)

]]> http://checkered-vans.com/?feed=rss2&p=1155 0 Free EP: Hail Archer – Leave Your Body Behind http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1483 http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1483#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:45:06 +0000 admin http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1483 Milwaukee, WI post-hardcore band Hail Archer has released a new free EP Leave Your Body Behind. for fans of: Saosin, Conditions, Thrice myspace.com/hailarcher download via mediafire

]]> Milwaukee, WI post-hardcore band Hail Archer has released a new free EP Leave Your Body Behind.
for fans of: Saosin, Conditions, Thrice
myspace.com/hailarcher
download via mediafire

]]> http://checkered-vans.com/?feed=rss2&p=1483 1 Free Album: This Time Next Year – Road Maps and Heart Attacks http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1479 http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1479#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:03:30 +0000 admin http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1479 Walnut Creek, CA pop-punkers This Time Next Year are giving away their Equal Vision Records debut LP Road Maps and Heart Attacks as a “pay what you like” download with no minimum. for fans of: Fireworks, The Wonder Years, First To Leave myspace / download

]]> Walnut Creek, CA pop-punkers This Time Next Year are giving away their Equal Vision Records debut LP Road Maps and Heart Attacks as a “pay what you like” download with no minimum.
for fans of: Fireworks, The Wonder Years, First To Leave
myspace / download

]]> http://checkered-vans.com/?feed=rss2&p=1479 0 New mp3: Motion City Soundtrack – Disappear http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1477 http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1477#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:23:55 +0000 admin http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1477 Minneapolis, MN’s Motion City Soundtrack have released a new song “Disappear” from their upcoming fourth album My Dinosaur Life. click “read more” for the widget where you can stream the song or enter you email address to download it. for fans of: The Matches, The Starting Line, Say Anything myspace.com/motioncitysoundtrack

]]> Minneapolis, MN’s Motion City Soundtrack have released a new song “Disappear” from their upcoming fourth album My Dinosaur Life. click “read more” for the widget where you can stream the song or enter you email address to download it.
for fans of: The Matches, The Starting Line, Say Anything
myspace.com/motioncitysoundtrack

]]> http://checkered-vans.com/?feed=rss2&p=1477 0 Free Album: Love and Reverie – The Lost Album http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1471 http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1471#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:03:10 +0000 admin http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1471 Richmond, VA alternative rock band Love and Reverie have a free full length album Lovers Are Liars: The Lost Album for free download on their purevolume page. for fans of: The Dangerous Summer, Copeland, Rookie Of The Year myspace.com/loveandreverie download via purevolume

]]> Richmond, VA alternative rock band Love and Reverie have a free full length album Lovers Are Liars: The Lost Album for free download on their purevolume page.
for fans of: The Dangerous Summer, Copeland, Rookie Of The Year
myspace.com/loveandreverie
download via purevolume

]]> http://checkered-vans.com/?feed=rss2&p=1471 0 Free EP: To Write A Riot – The Party Law http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1469 http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1469#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:46:02 +0000 admin http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1469 Naugatuck, CT pop rock band To Write A Riot! have a 5-song EP The Party Law available for free on their purevolume page for fans of: The Downtown Fiction, Van Atta High, runner runner myspace.com/towriteariot download via purevolume

]]> Naugatuck, CT pop rock band To Write A Riot! have a 5-song EP The Party Law available for free on their purevolume page
for fans of: The Downtown Fiction, Van Atta High, runner runner
myspace.com/towriteariot
download via purevolume

]]> http://checkered-vans.com/?feed=rss2&p=1469 0 Free Discography: The Steal http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1461 http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1461#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:28:48 +0000 admin http://checkered-vans.com/?p=1461 UK melodic hardcore band The Steal recently broke up, and are now giving away their entire discography for free. for fans of: Shook Ones, Paint It Black, Kid Dynamite myspace.com/thesteal download links below: Bright Grey (download)

1. The Possibilities Are Endless 2. Disconnected 3. Dave Gets Mad 4. No Control 5. Fashionless 6. The Angles 7. Repeat 8. Keep Moving Forward 9. Got Ideas 10. Horror Vacui 11. Breathe In 12. Statues 13. Kids With Kids 14. Keep…

]]> UK melodic hardcore band The Steal recently broke up, and are now giving away their entire discography for free.
for fans of: Shook Ones, Paint It Black, Kid Dynamite
myspace.com/thesteal
download links below:


Bright Grey (download)

1. The Possibilities Are Endless
2. Disconnected
3. Dave Gets Mad
4. No Control
5. Fashionless
6. The Angles
7. Repeat
8. Keep Moving Forward
9. Got Ideas
10. Horror Vacui
11. Breathe In
12. Statues
13. Kids With Kids
14. Keep It Simple


S/T (download)

1. Breakout
2. Little Dip
3. World Wide World
4. Libidon’t
5. Waiting For The Simple Life
6. The Steal
7. Clothing Rack
8. Strength In Community
9. Living For The Weekend
10. Up In Smoke
11. Door To Door
12. New Friend
13. Loudest Voices
14. Wonderstuff


Split 7″ w/ Beat Express (download)

1. The Score / 451


Split 10″ w/ Set Your Goals (download)

1. Long Song Titles Are So Two Thousand And One
2. That Fucking Hurt (originally by Chopper)


Radio One Lock Up Session 2008 (download)


Radio One Lock Up Session 2006 (download)



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