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Posted on August 17, 2010 - by Editor
London International Ska Festival revival in April 2011
Sean Flowerdew of Pama International and Rockers Revolt has posted news that the plans are well under way to relaunch The London International Ska Festival which he had started back in 1988 and saw the likes of Laurel Aitken, Bad Manners, Potato 5, The Loafers, Hotknives, The Deltones, Napolean Solo, Capone and The Bullets and…
Read the full story »Posted on August 16, 2010 - by Editor
The Slackers’ Vic Ruggiero announces free solo show in London
Vic Ruggiero of The Slackers has just announced a one-off solo show in London at the end of the band’s current summer tour.
He will be play a free gig at Bar Solo in Camden, north London, on Thursday 26th August. Vic’s solo shows are well loved for their impressive mix songs from his solo albums,…
Posted on August 12, 2010 - by Editor
Donots – “The Long Way Home” released on Lockjaw/Solitary Man Records on Sept 27 2010.
German punk royalty Donots are a band with a quite amazing pedigree. 600,000 units sold worldwide. Three Top 20 albums in their native Germany. Two Top 10 albums in Japan. Over 1000 live shows (with acts like Green Day, Bad Religion, Blink182, AFI, The Offspring, NOFX, Iggy Pop, Linkin Park, Jimmy Eat World, Weezer, The…
Read the full story »Posted on August 12, 2010 - by Editor
Against Me! announce 2 intimate Reading Festival warm up shows in London
With the Reaidng/Leeds hype kicking in, the first of what we are sure to be many secret and intimate shows have been announced with Against Me! planning two shows on the same day. The band release their new single – ‘White Crosses’ on August 30th.
Punk rock legends Against Me! have announced 2 incredibly intimate warm…
Posted on August 10, 2010 - by Editor
VOCALIST ROD LETHAL LEAVES THE SMOKING HEARTS
Under some ambiguous circumstances UK based The Smoking Hearts have lost their singer, Rod lethal. The band issued the following slightly humorous and mysterious press release:
It is with great sadness that The Smoking Hearts have parted ways with vocalist Rod Lethal. After years of being in a band together, playing gigs, partying, wrecking venues/pubs/houses/each other,…
Posted on August 10, 2010 - by Editor
PUNK 4 THE HOMELESS September Show
Punk 4 The Homeless have announced the line-up for their next fund raising show at the Centenary Methodist church in Boston, UK on September 4th which will include Senseless, The Crux, Detuners and Murder Charge. Suggested Donations are a mere £5.
Raising Awareness and much needed cash to help save the lives and relieve the suffering…
Posted on August 6, 2010 - by Editor
The Notekillers to release “We’re Here to Help”
Late 70s punk experimentalists The Notekillers return to release “We’re Here to Help” via Prophase Music on November 9th.
The Notekillers, who originally slugged it out during the punk wars of the late 1970’s, continue their improbable reincarnation march with this barely-hinged celebration of rock & roll noise. Their only official recording, “The Zipper”, a self-released…
Posted on August 4, 2010 - by Editor
Riot Fest Announces more acts for this year’s event
In what must be one of the most enviable punk festival line-ups, Riot Fest in Chicago, USA has added more bands to the current roster for the event in October :
Riot Fest (October 6-10, 2010, Chicago, IL) is bringing a plethora of top-notch bands from every era of punk rock for the 2010. Never content…
Posted on August 4, 2010 - by Editor
The Gaff (North London, UK) hosts Radio Dead Ones/Brijitte West/Charlie Harper and more
August is ridiculously busy and fun if you are a fan of punk rock in the UK and London in partticular, with the Camden Carnage shows on and Rebellion Festival looming, don’t forget to try and support your local shows and next week at the Gaff in North London; Radio Dead Ones,…
Read the full story »Posted on August 2, 2010 - by Editor
Rufio release first full length in 5 years, “Anybody Out There”
American Pop punks Rufio have released their latest album “Anybody Out There” which is also available for full streaming on Purevolume.
The album is their first full length since 2005, after line-up changes and a breakup were announced over recent years. Currently the band consists of Scott Sellers (vocals/guitar), Clark Domae (guitar), Taylor Albaugh (Bass/vocals) and…
Posted on August 2, 2010 - by Editor
Just Surrender new album “Phoenix” due Sept 13th
Pop-punk rockers Just Surrender present their brand new album “Phoenix”, set for release on September 6th through LAB Records in the UK/ EU. The new album is produced by Lou Giordano (Taking Back Sunday, We The Kings, Goo Goo Dolls) and is co-produced by Ace Enders (former lead singer /guitarist for the band The Early…
Read the full story »Posted on August 2, 2010 - by Editor
‘New York United’ tour featuring SICK OF IT ALL & MADBALL in October
The ‘NEW YORK UNITED’ October European tour has been announced featuring New York hardcore legends Sick Of It All and Madball.
Sick Of It All formed in 1986 and released their most recent album ‘Based On A True Story’ earlier this year whilst Madball famously originated in the late 1980s, as a side-project of Agnostic Front.
‘NEW…
Posted on July 30, 2010 - by Editor
BAD RELIGION CULMINATE 30TH ANNIVERSARY WITH 15TH STUDIO ALBUM IN SEPTEMBER
Bad Religion will release their fifteenth studio album, “The Dissent of Man”, on September 27. The album’s first single ‘The Devil in Stitches’ can be heard now at www.myspace.com/badreligion. Fans can preorder The Dissent of Man now at www.BadReligionStore.com.
Produced by Joe Barresi (Queens of the Stone Age, Tool), “The Dissent of Man” finds Bad Religion…
Posted on July 26, 2010 - by Editor
The Suzukis release 2nd single ‘Reasons For Leaving’ for free
From Jerry Lee Lewis to At The Drive-In, via The Stooges and The Sex Pistols, there is a lineage of rock and roll bands united by the same primeval energy and visceral power.
Hailing from Wigan, a quartet called The Suzukis, are creating a mighty storm that taps into this same raw, primal aggression and marks…





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