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Posted on March 10, 2010 - by Editor
BAD RELIGION ANNOUNCES 30TH ANNIVERSARY EUROPEAN TOUR AND SAYS THANK YOU TO FANS FOR 30 YEARS OF SUPPORT WITH FREE LIVE ALBUM
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Pioneering So-Cal Punk Band Offer Fans Free Limited Live Album On May 18
2010 marks the 30th anniversary of quintessential Los Angeles punk rock pioneers Bad Religion and the band will kick off their European celebration at Groezrock in Belgium on April 24th, followed by a big list of festival and headlining club shows throughout…
Posted on March 9, 2010 - by Editor
Batusis featuring Sylvain Sylvain & Cheetah Chrome release EP and Tour UK
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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…
Posted on March 4, 2010 - by Editor
DROPKICK MURPHYS ANNOUNCE OPENING ACTS FOR BOSTON- St. PATRICK’S SHOWS
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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…
Posted on March 2, 2010 - by Editor
The Slackers “The Great Rocksteady Swindle” due April 19th on Hellcat Records
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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 »Posted on March 2, 2010 - by Editor
Concrete Jungle Records – Riot Brigade/Total Chaos/The Hollowpoints
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…
Posted on March 2, 2010 - by Editor
Limited Edition Joe Shithead Keithley (D.O.A.) Throbblehead /New D.O.A Album May 1st
Following up on Taron Cochrane’s third column for Distorted focussing on D.O.A and Joe Shithead Keithley, news has come in that Aggronautix is releasing a throbblehead figure in the limited capacity of 1000 numbered units of Joe Shithead Kiethley. It stands at 7 inches tall, and is made of a lightweight polyresin, displayed in a…
Read the full story »Posted on February 25, 2010 - by Editor
Steve Ignorant presents The Last Supper- Crass Songs 1977-1982
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The Last Supper- Crass Songs 1977-1982
(Plus a few shocks, surprises, perhaps some slogans, but no tantrums and a bit of a laugh)
In 2007, Steve Ignorant gathered some friends together and put on two shows at Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London. Called The Feeding Of 5000, the show was a celebration of the Crass…
Posted on February 25, 2010 - by Editor
Strummerville Fundraiser Gig: London April 16 2010
A fundraising gig for the Strummerville charity will be taking place in London on April 16th with bands including Shag Nasty, UK VOMIT, Viki Vortex & The Cumshots, Baptist and Criminal Brainstorm all due to play.
Strummerville is also putting a pack of goodies together for a raffle to raise funds; prizes including some signed lyric…
Posted on February 25, 2010 - by Editor
London pop punks The Famous Class release their ‘Make Or Break’ EP on TFC Records on April 5 2010.
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The Famous Class are on a mission to bring a little bounce, a little cheer back to the masses. From the insanely catchy first single ‘Emily’ to the driving groove of ‘Losing The Game’, each of the five tracks on their imminently released debut EP are paeans to positivity.
“Lots of bands shy-away from making…
Posted on February 25, 2010 - by Editor
GBH TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM “PERFUME AND PISS” VIA HELLCAT RECORDS APRIL 5TH
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After years of speculation, groundbreaking English hardcore band GBH has announced plans to release their eleventh studio album, Perfume and Piss, via Hellcat Records on April 5.
There isn’t a self-respecting gutter punk, hardcore kid or subcultural miscreant alive who hasn’t seen the GBH logo emblazoned on the back of a leather jacket, a…
Posted on February 25, 2010 - by Editor
SICK OF IT ALL – NEW ALBUM “BASED ON A TRUE STORY” DUE FOR RELEASE MID APRIL
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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…
Posted on February 25, 2010 - by Editor
Ramones manager Linda Stein’s assistant convicted of her murder
This come from the BBC:
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…
Posted on February 23, 2010 - by Editor
Groezrock 2010 looks Mighty impressive!
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…
Posted on February 23, 2010 - by Editor
Daggers Punk Promotions & Distorted Present:
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+
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