British veterans of street punk, GBH, have announced a run of North American tour dates surrounding their appearance at Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas. The US dates will begin in late May and finish up on June 23. You can check out the full list below. It includes a few UK and European shows too.

GBH’s latest record was their first in seven years. Titled Momentum it was released via Hellcat Records.

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Inspired by the recent reunion shows, Jawbreaker fans are appealing to the band to write and record a new record by way of petition. It reads:

“The 90’s punk music scene wasn’t just all about bands like Green Day, The Offspring or even Blink-182. There was this band called Jawbreaker who released four amazing albums that remain a major influence on pop punk, emo and similar genres in general, including their last one from 1995 “Dear You”. The band went their separate ways in 1996, but have been back together since 2017.

Given how many years it’s been since the last Jawbreaker album was released, many fans would love to hear a new album. Our patience is running out, especially after too many years of waiting for a reunion, and Blake Schwarzenbach saying in the summer of 2017 that Jawbreaker has been trying to write what may be a new album. Let’s get this petition out there and shared to as many Jawbreaker fans as possible to let the band know that we want to hear at least one new song.”

If you’re behind the motion, head over to the petition page and add your name.

North Carolina post-hardcore throwbacks Harm are streaming a track off their recently announced EP. “She Knows Who She Is, She Just Forgot For a Little While” will feature on the EP What We Know is a Drop. Vocalist Billie Cloer explained the inspiration behind the release that’s due out on March 2, 2018:

“This record is about growing up… It’s scary and overwhelming and easy to lose yourself in it. It’s okay to not fully understand yourself or have it all put together, though. I don’t think anyone fully has a grasp on life—some people are just better at hiding it than others.”

What We Know is a Drop below. It’s the third release from Harm. Previous efforts included the 2017 acoustic EP, (Pray), and the 2016 full band debut (quiet) life. [Read more…]

Legendary former Misfits vocalist Michale Graves has announced European dates for his “Beginning of the End Tour 2018”. Starting in April, Graves will hit 17 cities across the continent performing classic Misfits tunes, as well as his own material.

Check out the full list of dates below.

Michale Graves’ latest release was the 2017 record Backroads.

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Ever wonder what the folks who run Dying Scene have been listening to lately?  We’re going to pretend you said “yes” to that question and feature a curated playlist from a different DS editor each week with the intent of exposing you to some new kickass punk bands.  This week we head to the land of maple syrup and bacon for Goldfinger’s picks.

Discover some great new tunes, and find out what makes him tick by streaming Goldfinger’s personal picks below. [Read more…]

It’s America’s favorite pastime, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams and Sandy Koufax. These are some of the more notable names who have shaped America’s game. Baseball is as American as apple pie. Punk rock on the other hand is like pop music’s bastard brother. Joey Ramone, Joe Strummer, Greg Graffin, and Henry Rollins are some of the names that helped shape punk rock. So is it possible that a parallel might be drawn between the high-priced spectacle that is the world of professional sports and the down and out DIY of the punk rock world?

Baseball Punx is out to draw that parallel, while sports doesn’t always find itself embraced in the alternative world of punk music. The comparison’s however that could be drawn between the two are undeniable. Admittedly, million dollar contracts, chartered jets, and luxury motels might be a far cry from tour vans, greasy bars and strangers couches. However underneath all that baseball is among the more progressive pro sports leagues. Embracing LBGTQ players and fans alike baseball has done an admirable job of trying to end the homophobic, macho, misogynistic attitudes that are unfortunately still present in many locker rooms around the world. At the same time baseball doesn’t try to silence the players and fans from voicing their displeasure with the state of politics or the injustices of modern-day America.

Likewise it could be said that it wasn’t long ago the punk rock scene was just as full of homophobic, macho, misogynistic attitudes that make the sports world an uncomfortable place for those with alternative lifestyles. However over the years the punk scene has grown up and become a much more all-inclusive space, while also still being the conscience of America as well as the voice for the voiceless.

The ups and downs of America can be tied to both baseball and punk rock. You may have noticed that punk rock is suddenly making an impact in the music world for the first time since that Bush fella was president, and that’s no coincidence. While the NFL faces criticism for players kneeling for the anthem and the NFL turning it’s back on those players MLB has shown support for players who wish to make a “statement”, and while there is still backlash MLB isn’t blaming those players for decreased ratings.

Having more than ninety years on punk rock baseball has clearly had more time to change with the times. While both have grown and become more inclusive there’s still lot’s of work that needs to be done. But as a person who grew up in the homophobic, macho, misogynistic world of highly competitive sports, my escape from that world was punk rock and I never looked back, but now that I have I’m happy to see that the world of sports is starting to come into the 21st century. Just as I’m happy to go to a punk rock show and see people of all shapes, colours and lifestyles.

Baseball Punx does a great job of drawing the many comparisons I’ve outlined above, it’s a great piece. It’ll make you think, the people and bands in the documentary do a great job of giving us insight into why they enjoy baseball and even love it in some cases, but it also shows us how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go. Do yourself a favor and check it out below and be sure to check out the Baseball Punx website here. Besides how many of you know who Scott Radinsky is and why he’s the most awesome pitcher to have towed the rubber in MLB? [Read more…]

It’s been five years since Bad Religion last released any new material, but a tweet from frontman Greg Graffin suggests that he and guitarist Brett Gurewitz are in the studio working on songs for the band’s next record. The tweet simply says, “New songs in the pipeline….”

The new Bad Religion album will be their full-length studio album since 2013’s True North as well as their first with Mike Dimkich (replacing Greg Hetson) on guitar and Jamie Miller (replacing Brooks Wackerman) on drums. The band last released the EP Christmas Songs, which also came out in 2013.

When the record will be released is unknown, but we’ll keep you updated as details arise.

Straightline is striking out next month on their first ever Australian tour. They’ll be joined by Melbourne’s Blind Man Death Stare and a slew of supporting acts.

You can get tickets at Blind Man Death Stare’s website, and find the tour dates below. [Read more…]

Captain Kaiser has released a video for the title track of their upcoming album, “Dog Days on Deck.”

The album will be out on February 23rd. You can check out the trippy time-travel video below and preorder the album from Bearded Punk Records. [Read more…]

British punks Vile Assembly have premiered a new video for their track “Division of Labor.” The band has a classic 70s punk sound and goes back to the roots, singing about anarchy and corporate greed.

Check out the video for “Division of Labor” below! [Read more…]