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Obituaries: Andy Rourke (1964-2023)

News — May 20, 2023

Best known as bassist for The Smiths, Andy Rourke passed away on Friday at the age of 59. Rourke additionally performed with Sinéad O'Connor and the Pretenders, and was a member of Freebass and D.A.R.K..

Records: No Joy from Spanish Love Songs this summer

News — May 20, 2023

Los Angeles wordy punk band Spanish Love Songs is back, announcing plans to release No Joy on August 25 via Pure Noise Records. Rooted in punk, the band carries the torch of working class rock 'n' roll meets introspective wordsmithery that focuses on the challenges of day to day …

Records: Khanate rises

News — May 20, 2023

Described as experimental doom, Khanate is back after a 14-year hiatus, sharing a full stream of a new album called To Be Cruel, which will officially release on June 30 via Sacred Bones Records. With a stacked lineup featuring members of Sunn O))), OLD, and Blind Idiot God …

Records: Ashtar returns as a one-person band

News — May 20, 2023

Today, Eisenwald record label announced the July 28 release of Wandering Through Time, the latest from Swiss blackened doom metal project Ashtar. Ashtar last released Kaikuja in 2020 as a duo, with Wandering Through Time marking a format change as a one woman-band led by Witch N. Listen …

MP3s: The Carousers share a new single before Pouzza

News — May 19, 2023

New Jersey punk band The Carousers has a new song out today, "The Future." “'The Future' is about the emotional heartbreak you go through after being ghosted in a relationship. You’re stuck thinking what could have been and why things turned for the worse," the band explains. They previously …

Tours: Hell Can Wait with a new single and tour plans

News — May 19, 2023

Based in Brighton, UK and playing melodic hardcore, Hell Can Wait has shared a new song, "Abbey Gardens," along with several tour dates beginning in June, also in the UK. The single is out today, produced and mixed by Sam Bloor at Lower Lane Studios. The band formed …

Videos: SPB premiere: "Heavy Machinery" by The SLIP~ons!

News — May 19, 2023

The SLIP~ons! have a new video out today, for the single "Heavy Machinery" from their soon-to-release EP of the same name. The song is a guitar-rock, power-pop rock 'n' roll romp with heavy hearts and authentic tones from a lineup of seasoned Canadian musicians: Brock Pytel (The Doughboys) on …

Records: Rise Above with For Better For Worse

News — May 19, 2023

Based in Winterswijk in East Holland, hardcore group Rise Above has a new release coming out June 30, For Better For Worse, via WTF Records. Playing old school hardcore with some metallic influence, the band shared "White Eyes" from the upcoming record this week. “‘White Eyes’ is …

Labels: Lauren Records shares "Damn Shame" by The Talking Kind (Spraynard)

News — May 19, 2023

The Talking Kind, the solo project of Pat Graham (Spraynard, Big Nothing), has shared a new single called "Damn Share," paired with news of a new label home at Lauren Records. The song is written for Graham's mother and fittingly releases shortly after Mother's Day here in the US. …

Records: SPB premiere: "Deceiver" by SPELLS

News — May 17, 2023

Denver, CO-based upbeat punks SPELLS are celebrating their tenth anniversary as a band this year, and the group has a fitting release to mark the occasion, the new 12" LP Loose Change, Vol. 2, which collects out-of-print songs with previously digital-only material, all on one colorful vinyl. The …

Videos: SPB premiere: "I Really Wanted To" by Moonraker

News — May 16, 2023

Moonraker is celebrating the one year anniversary of their 2022 full-length, The Forest, with a celebratory round of Whirlyball -- caught on film for all to see in a new video from the southern California punk band for "I Really Wanted To," off of The Forest. While …

Videos: Speed documents their Southeast Asia tour

News — May 14, 2023

Australian hardcore band Speed, who released the Gang Called Speed EP last year (Flatspot Records), has now shared a documentary following the band on their tour through Southeast Asia, highlighting four shows in the region, including stops in Singapore and Malasia. The documentary was produced by Darryl Carulli at …

Records: Dead Krazukies with something new

News — May 14, 2023

French punk band The Dead Krazukies is back, sharing a new single this week, "Captain Crust," which appears on the upcoming new LP From The Underworld, out June 16 via SBAM Records and Kicking Records. The new record has 10 songs in total, drawing influence from skaptepunk and other …

Records: Night Court III

News — May 14, 2023

Night Court is back -- and this one isn't a reboot. It's the third album from the Vancouver, BC punk band, to be called Humans!, releasing on June 9 via Snappy Little Numbers (US) and Debt Offensive (CA). The band play lo-fi melodic rock with pop and post-punk elements, …

Records: Don't Sleep awakens with second LP

News — May 13, 2023

Don't Sleep return, releasing a 9-song sophomore record on June 2 via End Hits. The new record is called See Change and features classic melodic hardcore from a lineup of Dave Smalley (Dag Nasty, ALL, Down By Law, DYS), Garrett Rothman (Junction), Jim Bedorf, Tom McGrath (Very Americans), and …

Records: Travels With My Amp, by Groovie Ghoulies, repressed

News — May 13, 2023

Back in print for the first time this millennia, Travels With My Amp by Groovie Ghoulies is back on colored vinyl and cd, courtesy of Pirates Press Records. The record initially came out in 2000 on Lookout Records and continues a collaboration between Kepi Ghoulie and Pirates Press.

Tours: Napalm Death goes to Australia + NZ

News — May 13, 2023

Dubbed the "Campaign For Musical Destruction,' the one and only Napalm Death will head to both Australia and New Zealand in September, bringing Wormrot along for the ride. The band last released Hiss, their seventeenth album, in 2022.  Dates are listed below, with tickets on sale now.

Tours: Schellraiser: Dinosaur Jr, Blonde Redhead, Murder By Death & more

News — May 13, 2023

Taking place June 1-3 near the small town of Ely, in eastern Nevada, Schellraiser music festival will feature a 3-day lineup with performances from Dinosaur Jr., Blonde Redhead, Murder By Death, Asleep At The Wheel, Death Valley Girls, Blitzen Trapper, and more, as well as live painting by Steve Keene. …

Records: Lone Wolf release Haze Wave

News — May 13, 2023

Dutch indie-punk band Lone Wolf is back, releasing a new 12-song album called Haze Wave. The record is out today, courtesy of Stardumb. Formed in 2016, the band melds pop punk structures with catchy indie rock for singalong tunes that are equally cathartic yet chill. They will …

Records: Fishbone isn't over the hill

News — May 12, 2023

Today long-running ska-rock 'n' more band Fishbone announced a self-titled EP out on May 26 to mark the band's 40th anniversary. The EP includes five songs and will release on Fat Wreck imprint Bottles To The Ground. It was recorded at produced by Fat Mike. The lineup in 2023 …