Violinist Sean Mackin of Yellowcard recently came out and released a statement about how he has been battling thyroid cancer since December of 2011. This news is devastating, however through his multiple treatments and surguries he has been slowly but surely getting better. He will still be on all of Warped Tour this summer, which shows you how dedicated he is to fans of the band. Here at UTG our hearts go out to Sean, his family and his friends, and we are really happy to hear that he is getting better. We look forward to seeing him on Warped …
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Yellowcard Violinist Has Been Battling Cancer but is in Recovery
June 11th, 2012 
Tyler Osborne 
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Tags: cancer, florida, hopeless records, pop punk (genre), punk (genre), sean mackin, thyroid, thyroid cancer, violin, violinist, yellowcard 
No Comments » STREAM: Yellowcard – “Always Summer”
May 21st, 2012 Tyler Osborne Florida pop-punk band Yellowcard just released a new song “Always Summer,” and our friends over at Absolutepunk.net have an exclusive stream of it! To say that this song sounds like Summer is really quite cliche given the song title, but frankly that’s one of the only ways to describe it. It’s fun, it’s pushing, and the violin solo in the middle is absolutely gorgeous. Really, there isn’t much that we can say other than to go listen to the track here. While the album is still a few months away, this song should carry a heavy rotation in your …
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