Reno, Nevada punks, Vampirates are BACK BETTER THAN EVER! Merry Christmas to you, your brother, sister and great uncle Tommy. 

These guys will be in Cali, Oregon, and in Reno, Nevada so make sure to pick up some tix and get your butt to a show!

Orange County hardcore veterans Ignite have released a video for “Nothing Can Stop Me”, which is from 2016’s A War Against You. The video is out to mark the band’s announcement that they are working on new materal – and tour dates.

See a statement about upcoming plans, the tour schedule (and the video) below.

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Manchester Punk Festival, which takes place April 2019 in Manchester, UK (surprisingly), has announced it’s next batch of bands. They’ve added  Samiam,Tom May (The Menzingers), Goober Patrol, Misantropic, Popes Of Chillitown and Muncie Girls, among others.

A full list of bands currently announced is below. You can get the latest in the long series of Bandcamp compilations of bands performing at the festival now, too.

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Just in time for Christmas Fall River, MA’s Sweet Babylon have released two new albums. The first being a live version of their track “X-mas Truth”. The second is a five song cover album which features covers of the Ramones, Reel Big Fish, the Police, Suicide Machines, and a ridiculously good mash-up of Blondie’s “Tide is High” with Fall Out Boy’s “Sugar Were Going Down”.

Both albums are being offered for free as a Christmas gift. Is there a better present than free music?

Check out the streams below.

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Photo by Roxplosion.

I was recently able to share a few words with front man Drew Champion of the up and coming DC Punk band The Split Seconds, (Altercation Records) and below is what he had to say about the year gone by.

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Denver ska/pop-punk band All Waffle Trick have released new single, ‘What a Way to Spend a Night”. This is the band’s first release since 2015’s “Part of a Complete Breakfast” and will be followed by a full album release in 2019. 

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Basement have just announced an intimate gig at London’s New Cross Inn and in contrast, a huge US tour supporting The Pixies.

The New Cross Inn has become staple in the London punk scene, recently hosting bands like Goldfinger and Red City Radio. Tickets and more information about the Basement gig can be found here.

The Purps, a band from Ithaca Michigan, released the album ‘Let’s Re-Tox’ on December 8th via Skate or Die Records and you can stream the whole thing below.

All the usual the skate punk influences like NOFX and Lagwagon can be heard along with some ska elements. There is also a fun pop punk cover of The Cure’s ‘Boys Don’t Cry’.

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The Smoking Popes have announced a West Coast leg of their ‘Into The Agony Tour’. Direct Hit! will be the support, the dates are as follows:

2/20 SAN DIEGO @ SODA BAR
2/21 HOLLYWOOD @ THE ROXY
2/22 FULLERTON @ SLIDEBAR
2/23 SAN FRANCISCO @ BOTTOM OF THE HILL
2/24 SACRAMENTO @ HOLY DIVER
2/25 PORTLAND @ STAR THEATER
2/26 SEATTLE @ CORAZON

Harker, from Brighton UK, have had a big year. They released their debut full length ‘No Discordance’ February via Disconnect Disconnect Records and Wiretap Records. The album has seen some favourable reviews and they have played some festivals and toured with Astpai.

Now they have released a lyric video for ‘Nancy Downs’ and have announced some tour dates in Japan. The dates are as follows:

22/03 Yokohama Studio Olive
23/03 Shimokitazawa ERA
24/03 Uguisudani Whats Up
25/03 Nagoya Studio 246

The video can be seen below.

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