Transit, Energy, We Are The Union and many, many more have been confirmed for this year’s “Pop Punk Made Me Do It” festival. The show will take place July 27th 2011 in Wakefield, MA. To see the full lineup, check out the event page here. More details are expected to be announced soon.
Transit, Energy, We Are The Union and many, many more have been confirmed for this year’s “Pop Punk Made Me Do It” festival. The show will take place July 27th 2011 in Wakefield, MA. To see the full lineup, check out the event page here.
More details are expected to be announced soon.
Montreal oi act The Prowlers and Germany’s Produzenten Der Froide will soon be releasing a split album together via Insurgence Records. Here’s a brief description of the upcoming release: “Oi! Drunk! Rock-n-Roll! This split-release is the result of pairing up Canada’s most notorious skinhead band with their suitably-matched counterparts in Germany for some international touring, recording, […]
Montreal oi act The Prowlers and Germany’s Produzenten Der Froide will soon be releasing a split album together via Insurgence Records. Here’s a brief description of the upcoming release:
“Oi! Drunk! Rock-n-Roll! This split-release is the result of pairing up Canada’s most notorious skinhead band with their suitably-matched counterparts in Germany for some international touring, recording, and unavoidable mayhem. Five original tracks from each band at their fighting best!”
The two bands will also be playing some shows in Canada, and you can see the dates and locations here. No word yet on when the split will be released, so keep checking back for more info.
Massachusetts hardcore band Lions Lions have released their new music video “Killing Your Grace” which comes off their last album “The Path We Take.” You can check it out right here. “The Path We Take” was released on October 26 through Panic Records.
Massachusetts hardcore band Lions Lions have released their new music video “Killing Your Grace” which comes off their last album “The Path We Take.” You can check it out right here.
“The Path We Take” was released on October 26 through Panic Records.
Rise Records is currently streaming Michigan metal band For The Fallen Dreams’ upcoming album “Back Burner.” You can listen to the whole thing right here. “Back Burner” will be released May 24th on Rise.
Rise Records is currently streaming Michigan metal band For The Fallen Dreams’ upcoming album “Back Burner.” You can listen to the whole thing right here.
“Back Burner” will be released May 24th on Rise.
Even though their spring tour has been over for a while, The Flatliners still want everyone to see their on the road adventures. The guys have posted part 1 of the tour’s video blog, which obviously means more videos will be coming soon. Check the first one out right here. The Flatliners last album was […]
Even though their spring tour has been over for a while, The Flatliners still want everyone to see their on the road adventures. The guys have posted part 1 of the tour’s video blog, which obviously means more videos will be coming soon. Check the first one out right here.
The Flatliners last album was “Cavalcade,” released April 13th, 2010 on Fat Wreck Chords.
Los Angeles based melodic punk act, DC Fallout have announced that their upcoming EP will be titled “Serfs Up” and will be released on June 28th. They’ve announced several U.S. tour dates so click here for dates and locations. If you want to listen to their latest album, “Retreat,” go here. Check out our interview […]
Los Angeles based melodic punk act, DC Fallout have announced that their upcoming EP will be titled “Serfs Up” and will be released on June 28th.
They’ve announced several U.S. tour dates so click here for dates and locations.
If you want to listen to their latest album, “Retreat,” go here. Check out our interview with the band here.
Even though I asked to review this release, I must admit I was still hesitant. Poly Styrene, whose real name was Marianne Joan Elliot-Said, had just recently lost her battle with cancer (on April 25th to be exact) and what if I didn’t like “Generation Indigo”? The last thing I wanted to do was rip […]
Even though I asked to review this release, I must admit I was still hesitant. Poly Styrene, whose real name was Marianne Joan Elliot-Said, had just recently lost her battle with cancer (on April 25th to be exact) and what if I didn’t like “Generation Indigo”? The last thing I wanted to do was rip apart her final recordings. Luckily, that wasn’t the case. It’s a great album and I’m very happy that I got the chance to hear and review it.
Most of us know Poly Styrene as the singer of the phenomenal band, X-Ray Spex. Their debut album “Germ Free Adolescents” was a major influence on many of the bands that formed the Riot Grrrl movement of the ’90’s and has often been called one of the most important punk albums of all time. But what a lot of us (especially those of us who live in the United States) don’t know is that Poly had a singing career both before and after her time with the X-Ray Spex. Before she founded the Spex back in ’76 she recorded a reggae single, “Silly Billy/ What A Way” under the name Mari Elliot; those two songs were later included on an X-Ray Spex anthology titled “Let’s Submerge”. And since leaving the band, she has collaborated with several other musicians, released a solo EP and three full-length albums, of which “Generation Indigo” is the third.
“Generation Indigo” is not really a “punk” album, and I doubt it was ever meant to be one. So if you’re looking for the 2011 version of X-Ray Spex…this is not the album you’re looking for. The record does have some punk influence though, especially on the songs “Trash City,” which has a “Combat Rock” style Clash to it and “Kitsch,” which is the most X-Ray Spex-like song on the album (especially with the inclusion of the saxophone). Several of the other songs have a severe reggae influence to them, and there is even a Jamaican-style MC who makes a few appearances. The remaining tracks would probably be considered pop, or in the case of “L.U.V” and “White Gold” possibly pop-rock. But don’t take the word ‘pop’ as a bad word, at least not in this case. I’m not saying these songs are in any way like the auto-tuned bullshit that floods today’s radio stations, but something more akin to the early ’80’s post-punk pop songs released by The Cure or Blondie. Poly actually sounds a lot like Debbie Harry of Blondie on the songs “Ghoulish” and “No Rockefeller”. If I were to compare “Generation Indigo” to another album, I’d say that it is in many ways similar to “Rock Art & The X-ray Style” by the late, great Joe Strummer but with a stronger Caribbean vibe to it.
There is really not one song on this disc that I don’t like in one way or another but a couple stand out to me as highlights.
The song “Code Pink Dub” is a really cool, slow reggae dub. It’s a song about getting “the hell out of Iraq” and Poly’s voice sounds very angelic on the chorus. The message is even more relevant today, since Bin Laden was neutralized shortly after this album was released.
The title track “Generation Indigo” is another of my favourites on the disc. This one has a hip-hopish beat that sounds like it was run through a wah-wah guitar peddle. It’s upbeat and makes you want to jump around. It’s also one of the songs that features the guest MC. A great song for a summer cookout/party. The only downside to this track is that it’s pretty short at slightly under two and a half minutes.
The previously mentioned “Kitsch” is the song that I probably like the most on the disc (it’s either this or “Code Blue Dub”, I keep changing my mind). This one is punky, but still has a little bit of a pop sound to it. The lyrics seem to be about being yourself regardless of what someone else has to say about it. It’s a good message and delivered in a way only Poly Styrene could.
Start to finish, this is a great disc. You can hear samples of it on both Amazon and iTunes so go and check it out; you might find something you like.
Against Me! is streaming all 15 tracks from their upcoming album “Total Clarity” right here. “Total Clarity” is a compilation of the band’s unreleased songs and demos recorded when preparing to make the album “Searching For A Former Clarity”. It’s set for a May 24 release on Fat Wreck Chords. Against Me! is currently on […]
Against Me! is streaming all 15 tracks from their upcoming album “Total Clarity” right here.
“Total Clarity” is a compilation of the band’s unreleased songs and demos recorded when preparing to make the album “Searching For A Former Clarity”. It’s set for a May 24 release on Fat Wreck Chords.
Against Me! is currently on tour, so head to their Dying Scene Shows page for more information on dates and locations.
Delaware based “post-metal-hardcore” act The May 4th Massacre have premiered the music video for their song “Traitors” and you can check it out here. The song appears on the band’s newest album, “All Guilty,” which was released on MorseCode Recordings. .
Delaware based “post-metal-hardcore” act The May 4th Massacre have premiered the music video for their song “Traitors” and you can check it out here.
The song appears on the band’s newest album, “All Guilty,” which was released on MorseCode Recordings.
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Cincinnati pop-punkers Mixtapes recently recorded acoustic versions of 4 of their songs (“Soups Whatever”, “And If We Both Fail,” “Morning Sex And AM Radio,” and “You’d Better Bring More Dudes”) for The Nervous Energies Sessions. Check them out here. Mixtapes released “Hope Is For People” on May 3rd on Animal Style Records.
Cincinnati pop-punkers Mixtapes recently recorded acoustic versions of 4 of their songs (“Soups Whatever”, “And If We Both Fail,” “Morning Sex And AM Radio,” and “You’d Better Bring More Dudes”) for The Nervous Energies Sessions.
Check them out here.
Mixtapes released “Hope Is For People” on May 3rd on Animal Style Records.