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Bands: SPB premiere: "Motor Rhythm, Wooden" by Dan Rincon (OSEES)

News — April 17, 2024

Longtime OSEES drummer Dan Rincon is throwing us a different kind of beat on his new solo LP, Spotlight City, his first solo record. The concept of the new record comes from Rincon's exploration of artificial landscapes, as he calls it, making melodies with Moog Grandmother, Mellotron, and "a …

Records: Foo Fighters + Anthrax?

News — April 17, 2024

A one-off single from a band calling itself GBI will release a 7" single, The Regulator, on April 20 for Record Store Day (Megaforce Records). The GBI of the band stands for Dave Grohl, Charlie Benante, and Scott Ian, who are covering Bad Brains on a limited release to …

Records: Bermuda Squares ahead

News — April 17, 2024

Feel it Records is prepping for a May 17 release date of Outsider, the debut from Bermuda Squares -- a not so mysterious Minneapolis, MN band founded by vocalist/guitarist Tony Milek, and including members and former members of The Sinks, Citric Dummies, Color TV, Retainers, Dummy, the Soviettes, and …

Shows: Dark Days Bright Nights Richmond festival

News — April 17, 2024

Richmond, VA has a new festival coming up. Sponsored by Persistent Vision Records and Yr Screaming Youth, Dark Days Bright Nights will take place Sept. 13-15, 2024 at The Broadberry venue. The lineup features Pageninetynine, Portrayal of Guilt, Thou, and Young Widows and headliners, with more to join them, such …

Records: Marea turns out a new track

News — April 16, 2024

Atmospheric post-black metal band Marea, a one-person project that translates to "Tide," will release its debut album on May 17, The Silence of Rust, releasing via Masked Dead Records / Sulphur Music. To get a feel for the dynamic, at times dramatic sound, check out "Sidereal" from the upcoming …

Records: Find Spiders From Uranus

News — April 15, 2024

Spiders From Uranus has released their debut album, Blow It Out! The band features Chris Pugh (Young Pioneers, Pet Projects, Creep, Saba), Colm Meek (Creep, Saba, Heliotrope), and Scott Vanderpool (Young Pioneers, Chemistry Set), with the record produced by Tad Doyle. The band showcases their protopunk meets power-pop vibes …

Records: Mutually Assured Destruction's Hexer

News — April 15, 2024

Richmond, VA metallic hardcore band Hexer is back, sharing a new EP today -- out now on digital platforms and coming to 7" vinyl formats on May 3 courtesy of Creator-Destructor Records. Listen in full below. The band has a run of live dates on the US East …

Records: Sea Urchin #sadpunk

News — April 14, 2024

Coining a new winking subgenre they call sad punk, Queens, NY-based band Sea Urchin has released a 10-song album of "Phil Spector Meat Loafs In Matt Strickland’s Tribute To ‘50s Teen Death Songs", out on April 5 via Ba Da Bing Records. The record was written in a post-breakup …

Records: .MAR Versiones covers EP

News — April 14, 2024

Buenos Aires, Argentina band .MAR has a new EP coming next month. The band will release Versiones on May 10, a 3-song collection of .MAR-style covers of classic songs that influenced the band's creative approach, all of which are live staples never set to track in the studio. On the …

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 …