When the new album for New Yorker Jesse Malin came through the mail (email that is) I have to be honest the name didn’t ring any bells. I say that with no disrespect to Jesse but while he was playing in bands in his teens I was in diapers and had yet to be introduced…
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After debuting on Century Media Records in 2006 with the critically acclaimed ‘Death To Tyrants’ album and celebrating their 20th anniversary in the same year, SICK OF IT ALL certainly deserve being labelled a “living legend”, and still prove that classic New York hardcore is alive and kicking! With a career spanning 20 years…
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The personal assistant to former Ramones manager Linda Stein has been convicted in a New York court of bludgeoning her boss to death.
Prosecutors said Natavia Lowery, 28, stole more than $30,000 (£19,500) from Stein, then clubbed her with a piece of exercise equipment to try and hide it.
Jurors spent less than…
Europe’s mega-punkfest, Groezrock returns to Gestel, a suburb of Meerhout, in Belgium for the 19th year on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th April 2010.
Groezrock started out as a small festival with a few hundred people attending, but has evolved into a large punk rock festival, with attendances now exceeding 30000 (2009 being the biggest to…
Bridge House 2, Bidder Street, Canning Town, London E16 4ST
Times: 4pm til late
Price: £10 – Advance tickets available from www.ticketweb.co.uk
Travel: Canning Town or West Ham tube lines
Age: 16+
Four Year Strong, are set to release their third full length album, “Enemy of the World”, in the UK on Defacto Records on May 31st 2010.
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The band, Dan O’Connor (Vocals/Guitar), Alan Day (Vocals/Guitar), Josh Lyford (Vocals/Synth), Jake Massucco (Drums), and Joe Weiss (Bass), was formed in Massachusetts in 2001 after O’Conner, Day, and Massucco…
Los Gatos Locos formed in Seattle Washington in 1994, combining elements of classic horror, 80’s slasher, and camp sci-fi themes with a mixture of rockabilly, punk, garage, surf, and metal music.
2010 sees founding members Charlie Splatterhead and Yasuo “the Sarge” Saito return with a new line up and release of the long overdue album “Even…
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Joe Strummer’s untimely death in December 2002 sent shockwaves around the world of music and beyond. Yet friends and family were determined that his spirit would live on.
In this documentary, Grammy award-winning filmmaker Don Letts shows how Joe’s unique contribution to the music world is manifesting itself through a charity set up in his…
Although not ‘new’ news or surprising-South Bay (US) punk pioneers Pennywise have announced that Zoli Teglas of Orange County’s Ignite, is the band’s new and permanent lead singer.
The members of Pennywise announced that Ignite vocalist Zoli Teglas is now officially the new front man. Teglas, a longtime friend and tour mate, recently played a handful…
The U.K. Subs Time & Matter website is pleased to announce the launch of their ‘not for profit company’ Time & Matter Recordings.
T&M exists purely to put out previously un-released or no longer available U.K. Subs material on CD and DVD (and possibly other formats) with 100% of the profits going to a charity or…
May 2010 bank holiday weekend sees the annual return of SLAM DUNK FESTIVAL in the UK with this year’s event planned to be bigger and better; doubling in size. Due to the growth, the Leeds site and format remains unchanged, though the festival grows with the addition of another site, this time in London, the…
Read the full story »Static Thought are a four piece punk rock band from the Bay area in California that includes Eric Urbach on guitar and vocals, Johaan Hill on bass and vocals, Daniel Garcia on guitar and vocals, and Drew Cueva on drums. To date the band have released two records on Hellcat Records and are easing their…
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Smog Veil Records today announced the SXSW debut concert and debut recording by punk rock supergroup “Batusis” featuring the seminal punk icons Sylvain Sylvain (New York Dolls) and Cheetah Chrome (Rocket From The Tombs/Dead Boys).
Batusis, whose name is derived from when Adam West danced a version of the watusi on the popular Batman…
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Dropkick Murphys have announced opening acts for their run of seven shows in six days at Boston’s House of Blues the week of St. Patrick’s Day (March 12-17). Among the openers are NYC hardcore legends Sick Of It All, Bay Area punks Swingin’ Utters and their folk/punk alter-ego Filthy Thieving Bastards (featuring three of…
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New York’s eclectic sextet The Slackers will make their triumphant return to usher in the next chapter of ska with the release of The Great Rocksteady Swindle on April 19 via Hellcat Records. The band’s first single, ‘Anastasia’, can be heard now.
Featuring cuts like “Cheated,” “How It Feels” and “Thank You,” The Great…
Read the full story »The first song “Set The Pace” from Riot Brigade’s upcoming album “Go On!” is now on the bands MySpace site (the record is due April 1st 2010).
Concrete Jungle Records have also recently signed both LA based punk veterans Total Chaos and Seattle’s The Hollowpoints.
The Hollowpoints new album “Old Haunts In The Horizon” will be released…
Flogging Molly are a band that I have seen play across different sized venues and in different countries, for me personally they have never failed to impress as a live band. I have seen them endure some horrible sound problems at festivals and tackle smaller venues in support slots but their gradual rise in prominence…
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Underworld
London, UK
Friday 26th February 2010
Having seen all of the bands on the bill (and I could be wrong but I think it’s the same UK based support acts as the last time Jaya came to The Underworld?) I was slightly disappointed that Clay Pigeon pulled out last minute due to unforeseen circumstances as it…
Live On Lansdowne, Boston MA
Dropkick Murphy’s
Cooking Vinyl
This live album (the bands second) aims to provide a glimpse into the craziness that is the St Patrick’s set of hometown shows the Murphy’s play annually in Boston, and hence on Lansdwone Road, opposite Fenway Park- home of their beloved Red Sox.
I was fortunate enough to make…
This Addiction
Alkaline Trio
Heart and Skull
The powerful opening guitar riffs to the Chicago’s trios seventh studio album is a signal of intent on the title track “This Addiction” with the recognisable Matt Skiba vocals bringing in the theme of drugs (heroin) and its comparison to love and relationships a positive start.
Much has been written…
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