Bloodstains Hardcore Festival is back! 2017 was an absolute blast so I’m glad to see its happening again this year! The festival will be held at one of the best d.i.y punk venues in the UK: Temple of Boom in Leeds. The first wave of bands announcements have been released and it looks like it’s set to be another great line up! Bands include The Wierdos, Adolescents, Vicious Circle, Raw Power, The Stupids, Clowns, Rat Cage, Rats In The Wall, Natterers and a lot more!

You can get more information and buy tickets here.

The Gaslight Anthem have announced a tour in June/July to perform ‘The ’59 Sound’ in its entirety, celebrating the album’s 10th anniversary. The tour sees the band perform in North America, UK and Europe.

A full list of dates so far is up on the band’s website, with pre-orders tomorrow and normal release this Friday (2nd February).

Hey there comrades! Your favorite molotov cocktail waiter, Anarchopunk here with a perfect playlist to kick of your work week. If you’re unfamiliar with my work, there’s not much that I don’t do around here. In addition to hosting the official podcast of Dying Scene, I also manage the exclusive premieres, and try to chronicle every show possible in picture form for the DS Instagram page. Today’s playlist has a great balance of emerging artists as well as some older more well known acts from just about every genre you can think of. Variety is what I’m all about! Check it out below and remember, you don’t hate Mondays, you hate Capitalism.

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In this special edition of the new and improved Dying Scene Radio, the boys get drunk and talk about their favorite albums of 2017. What else do you need to know? Grab a cerveza and get to streaming, below and then weigh in on who’s list you think is better over on our social media pages (ed note: psssttt…..It’s AP’s)!

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Chicago based punk rock trio Blind Adam and the Federal League released a lyric video for the song “How Do They Sleep at Night” off of their upcoming debut, LP recently. When asked about the song, they said “With the anniversary of Trump’s Inauguration fresh on everyone’s mind, this track is something to look forward to and your anthem for the times ahead”. The upcoming full length blends punk, rock ‘n’ roll and country and is scheduled to be released in early April via Friskie Morris & Friends Records. Until then, check out the debut video from the self-titled album, below!

FFO: Lucero, Frank Turner, The Bouncing Souls

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The Gastlight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon is streaming another song off his upcoming solo album Sleepwalkers. The track’s called “My Name Is The Night (Color Me Black)”, and you can check it out below.

Sleepwalkers is set to release on February 9th, 2018 through Island Records. Fallon will be supporting the album with European and US tours. [Read more…]

UK ska-punks Random Hand have announced they will be collaborating with TNS Records to reissue their debut album Change of Plan on vinyl, in celebration of its 10th birthday. The release is limited to 300 copies on translucent red wax, and you can pick it up here.

The band has been mostly inactive in recent years, but they have a few shows lined up for the coming months. Check out their tour dates below to see if they’re playing near you. [Read more…]

The lineup for the 2018 edition of Travis Barker’s annual tattoo convention and music festival Musink has been revealed. The 3-day festival is headlined by Blink-182, and also features the Descendents, Strung Out, Fear, and the Adolescents, among others.

Musink 2018 takes place March 16-18 at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, CA. Tickets are on sale now on the festival’s website.

Los Angeles’ Spanish Love Songs have announced their new album Schmaltz will be released on March 30th through A-F Records (US) and Uncle M Records (EU). Check out the cover art and tracklist below, and stay tuned for streams of new songs.

This will be the band’s second full-length, following their 2015 debut Giant Sings The Blues. They recently released the Buffalo Buffalo EP, which features a couple songs that will appear on Schmaltz. You can give that a listen here. [Read more…]

Montreal based Pouzza Fest has announced the second round of bands  for their eighth installment. Reel Big Fish and Anti-Flag headline while the robust lineup is rounded out with bands such as: Cancer Bats, Get Dead, Tsunami Bomb, with even more to be announced. For more information on the festival which takes place May 18, 19 and 20th scoot on over here.

For a look at the lineup so far check out the poster below!  [Read more…]