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Obituaries: Gregory Lee of Hepcat passes away

News — April 14, 2024

Greg Lee, vocalist of ska band Hepcat, passed away last month at the age of 53. Lee suffered a brain aneurysm followed by cardiac arrest on March 17 and passed away on March 19. His partner, currently pregnant is hosting a fundraiser for his memorial and children.

Records: JD Pinkus hopes the world will Grow A Pear

News — April 13, 2024

JD Pinkus, best known for paying with Butthole Surfers (and a bunch of others) has a new solo record coming out on Shimmy Disc this summer. Pinkus plans to release Grow A Pear on June 7, sharing new single "Charmer" along with the album release info this week. Pinkus also …

Records: Bangladeafy duo is back with "Beautification" ahead of Vulture

News — April 13, 2024

New York synth noise-punks Bangladeafy return on June 21, releasing Vulture via Nefarious Industries. But here we are with two months to go, so the band gives us "Beautification" now. Comprised of Jon Ehlers and Atif Haq, the duo is distinct in structure alone. But Ehlers also suffers sensorineural …

Records: New Rad Owl

News — April 13, 2024

Rad Owl just announced their second LP. The Minneapolis, MN band featuring former members of Samiam, Gratitude, and The Stereo, among others, will release Rage Gracefully on May 31 via Sell The Heart Records (U.S.) and Engineer Records (EU/UK). Much as the title suggests, themes include middle age-dom and DIY …

Bands: This is State Power

News — April 13, 2024

State Power, a hardcore band from Holland, has shared a new song via White Russian Records, "Gates of Hell." The band features members of Two and a Half Girl, Bony Macaroni, and Half Cab, in this group applying a thrash element to modern hardcore.

Bands: Lair of the Minotaur: old lineup, new material

News — April 13, 2024

The original lineup of Lair of the Minotaur will reunite for an April 20 show in Chicago, IL marking the band's 20th anniversary. The lineup of drummer Larry Herweg (Pelican), plus guitarist/vocalist Steven Rathbone and bassist DJ Barraca (both of 7000 Dying Rats), first formed the group two decades …

Records: What is Martin Bisi doing right now?

News — April 13, 2024

The answer: prepping the release of a new digital-only EP, Your Ultimate Urban Fantasy, out May 17 via Black Freighter Records. The new Ep has 5 songs of experimental-leaning, conceptual rock with an urban theme that stretches from New York to Berlin. Bisi is best known for …

Records: Tina Fey is a duo

News — April 13, 2024

Ohio post-grindcore band Tina Fey, sharing a name with a famous actor, has released a new 3-song EP, In Living Memory, out today on Nefarious Industries. The EP comes as a result of Bryce Aasen leaving the group last year, retooling and igniting a new creative process for …

Records: Wilting from Psychic Graveyard

News — April 13, 2024

If the resume that includes stints in Arab On Radar, Chinese Stars, Some Girls, Doomsday Student, and Hot Nerdz doesn't have your attention, perhaps "Stuffed With Secrets" will. It's the latest single from Wilting, the upcoming record by Psychic Graveyard. Wilting will release on June 7 and is the …

Labels: 25 Hex years (and a year long series of covers)

News — April 12, 2024

2024 is the 25th anniversary of Hex Records and the label is celebrating all year long. Notably the label has a new cover song each month where a roster band takes on a classic. "In January Alpha Hopper covered Nation [of] Ulysses, February saw Headless Horse tackle Sick Of It …

Records: U.K. Subs: live in person and live on CD/DVD

News — April 12, 2024

U.K. Subs, in addition to touring in the UK and Europe this year, are releasing a live CD/DVD titled The Last Will and Testament of U.K. Subs, recorded at 100 Club in London last fall. The CD/DVD will release on May 3 via MVD Entertainment Group. Live dates …

Shows: This Day Forward looks back

News — April 12, 2024

Pennsylvania post-hardcore band This Day Forward has announced two reunion shows this summer, playing shows for the first time in 20 years. Members of the band would later play with Circa Survive, Poison the Well, Marigold, Superstitions of the Sky, and Taken. The shows take place August 24 in Philadelphia …

Bands: A Crackups quickie

News — April 12, 2024

Crackups, teasing their third album, has shared the new song "Sgt. Haze," a mash-up of punk and new wave in the best way possible and only 95 seconds long. The band will release Plexi later this year on Mayway Records.

Records: Eat Defeat feeds us a ska-tinged new track

News — April 12, 2024

Leeds, UK pop-punk band Eat Defeat returns with a new album on May 10, My Money's On Me, which will release on Uncle Style Records, a sister label to Bad Time Records. Speaking of Bad Time, the band just shared a new single from the forthcoming record, "Slip …

Shows: System Of A Down, Deftones, and more at Golden Gate Park

News — April 12, 2024

A one night only show this August in San Francisco will bring System of a Down, Deftones, The Mars Volta, Viagra Boys, and VOWWS all to the same state. The show, on August 17, 2024, will launch a new outdoor music venue at Golden Gate Park and will be …

Records: The second Mouses album

News — April 12, 2024

UK queerpunk duo Mouses just shared the new single "Friends," which will appear on their next album, out in June. The band's second album is titled bwywtb and comes out on June 21 on Butterfly Effect. It comes seven years after the band's debut, The Mouses Album (2016).

Tours: The Body & Dis Fig + Cel Genesis

News — April 11, 2024

Following their collaborative album Orchards of a Futile Heaven, The Body and Dis Fig will be touring North America together this summer. The tour will mark the first time performing together, collaboratively, live.

Records: First new Sludgeworth of the 21th century

News — April 11, 2024

Chicago, IL punk band Sludgeworth, whose collection/discography Losers of the Year was reissued last year on Red Scare Industries, has now announced a new 7" of brand new material, due to release on May 17. The EP is titled Together Not Together, also coming out on Red Scare, and …

Records: New MONO tunes

News — April 11, 2024

Japan-based instrumental band MONO rises again, with their twelfth album coming out this June. The band will officially release Oath on June 14 via Pelagic Records. More info will come leading up to its release, but we get a teaser here:

Tours: 2024 Is For Lovers

News — April 11, 2024

The Is For Lovers tour festival returns, with participants along the way to include All-American Rejects, Underoath, Thursday, Less Than Jake, Hot Mulligan, Hawthorne Heights, Yellowcard, Saosin, The Starting Line, State Champs, and Armor For Sleep, with seven separate dates and locations booked for the fest. Several additional artists will …