Episode 45 of Issue Oriented is right around the corner, and it’s gonna be a blow-out. Not a Brooklyn Blow-Out, but still a blow-out. Ep 45 features an interview with and performance from Frank Turner, and is awesome. Here’s a clip from the episode, video style – Frank playing “Journey of the Magi” from his new record, Poetry of the Deed, out 9/8. (And when you’re done, don’t forget to watch this video, also a preview of ep45 – Frank playing the unreleased song “Pass It Along” – the first studio recording ever of this song!)

From our top-secret vault of tasty performances comes this video of Good Old War playing “That’s What’s Wrong” for episode 42 of Issue Oriented. A stirring performance that comes with a bonus cameo from Rocky the dog. (Episode 42 also includes a performance from Mansions and an interview with and performance from Fake Problems.) Enjoy!

From time to time we’ll be posting unreleased videos from past Issue Oriented performances. This one is Chris Farren of Fake Problems performing “Heart BPM” for episode 42. Like all past episodes, ol’ 42 is available on iTunes, our feed, and of course IssueOriented.com. Enjoy!

Mansions stopped by IO headquarters this week to perform for the upcoming episode, #42. Here’s the song “Talk Talk Talk” from that session. More to come!

Okay, maybe not. But did you know that Issue Oriented released a new episode on New Year’s Day? And on Thanksgiving Day a few months ago, too? We must me crazy. In fact, we haven’t taken a break in about two years. So we don’t feel too bad telling you that there will be no new episode this month. We figured the best month to take off would be the shortest one we could find.

It was good timing, too, as Host and Producer Ronen Kauffman has been busy spending time with blogger Mike O. and his band Burnt By The Sun. Ronen has been documenting BBTS as they record their new record, Heart of Darkness, with Eric Rachel (Hatebreed, A Life Once Lost, The Red Chord) at Trax East in South River, NJ. This material will appear as DVD bonus content on Heart of Darkness when it’s released by Relapse Records in late spring/early summer. You can check out a preview webisode (the first of four) below!

So we’ll see you next month with a brand new episode of Issue Oriented. (In the mean time, you can still keep up with our blogs (including Barstool Politics with Mike O.), which continue to enrage and inspire.)