Edmonton, Alberta pop-punks The Nielsens are streaming their new track “Casserole”. No word on whether this will be a part of the album they are teasing us with later this summer or just a nibble to get us excited, but if this is a nibble, I want the whole BeaverTail.

Check out the new song below.

This is the first new music from The Nielsens since the 2016 release of their self titled album. If you’re a fan of The Riptides or The Queers you will thoroughly enjoy this song. You can catch these guys opening for 88 Fingers Louie this Friday night at the Starlite in Edmonton. [Read more…]

Boston punks Street Dogs have announced some west coast summer tour dates, which you can check out below.

The bands’ last full length release was the self-titled LP in 2010 that was released on Hellcat Records, with 2014 seeing a split with Noi!se through Pirates Press. [Read more…]

The Wonder Years are streaming their new album Sister Cities in its entirety.

You can give it a listen here.

Sister Cities was released on April 6th via Hopeless Records.

Denton, TX ska-punks The Holophonics have released a music video for their song “Escape Velocity,” which comes from the bands’ upcoming album Phantom Arrival that is set to be released on May 11th 2018. 

In addition to the video, the band has announced a huge tour that will kick off with an album release show in Dallas.  You can check out all those dates and locations, as well as the video, below.

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Canadian punk act Territories are streaming two new songs from their upcoming debut album.

You can listen to “There and Gone” and “Heart That Breaks” below.

Territories’ debut self-titled album is set to be released this summer via Pirates Press Records. [Read more…]

Oakland hardcore punks Discourage are streaming their new song “Thoughts and Prayers.”

You can give it a listen here.

“Thoughts and Prayers” comes from the bands’ upcoming self-titled debut 7″ that will be released soon via CoinToss Records (US), State of Mind Recordings (US), Assault Records (EU), and Speedowax Records (UK).

Irish punks The Wood Burning Savages have released a video for their song “Purple Heart”. The video tackles the tough subject of PTSD.

You can give the video a watch below.

The song is the first single off the band’s upcoming release Stability which is due out April 27th. Front-man Paul Connoly had this to say about the upcoming album: “A collection of songs about a working class furious at years of empty promises”.If you’re a fan of the Swingin’ Utters these guys will be right up your alley. [Read more…]

Phoenix pop-punks The Mental Code are streaming a new single entitled “My Padded Cell”. It comes off the band’s latest release Force Fed.

Check out the single below.

The Mental Code’s latest release Force Fed was released in March. If you’re a fan of The Vandals or Guttermouth these guys are for you. [Read more…]

Photo courtesy of Laura Collins

Fest has been announced, and with that, so have Crusades’ last shows. Here at Dying Scene, we love Crusades and wanted to give them a proper send-off. Read below for a career retrospective and click here for more information regarding Crusades and Fest. And if you’re local to them, expect a hometown goodbye at Ottawa Explosion Weekend Festival in June!

Following in the footsteps of Refused, Fugazi, Jawbreaker, and a thousand other greats, Ontario punk act Crusades have decided to join the long list of good ones in the sky. That’s right, after eight years of activity, Crusades is fucking dead. The split comes amicably; and realistically, is inevitable. It’s the difference between opening act and classic, between living and (fucking) dead.

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London, UK based podcast The Wasting Time Podcast has just reached episode 16 of it’s punk rock related ramblings. The guest for this show is Ollie John Ward of Great Cynics and Myelin.  Full details of the bands and releases they discuss are over on the pod website. It’s well worth a listen.

You can find the podcast on all the usual platforms, or download directly.