Atlanta, Georgia hardcore act Foundation have announced U.S. tour dates with Shai Hulud and Mother of Mercy. They’ll begin with Shai Hulud and then part ways on May 18th to team up with Mother of Mercy along with others and head out towards Rain Fest and back east again. Check out the dates and locations […]
Atlanta, Georgia hardcore act Foundation have announced U.S. tour dates with Shai Hulud and Mother of Mercy. They’ll begin with Shai Hulud and then part ways on May 18th to team up with Mother of Mercy along with others and head out towards Rain Fest and back east again.
Check out the dates and locations here.
Foundation’s latest album “When the Smoke Clears” was released May 3rd via Bridge Nine Records.
Vancouver’s hometown heroes Living With Lions have unveiled the music video for their song “Honesty, Honestly.” You can check out the video here. The song appears on their upcoming album “Holy Shit” which will be released on May 17th via Adeline Records.
Vancouver’s hometown heroes Living With Lions have unveiled the music video for their song “Honesty, Honestly.”
You can check out the video here.
The song appears on their upcoming album “Holy Shit” which will be released on May 17th via Adeline Records.
SoCal metallers Avenged Sevenfold have premiered the music video for the song “So Far Away” on their official site. The video is a touching tribute to Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan who passed away December of 2009. Click here to watch. Avenged Sevenfold released their latest album “Nightmare” in July 2010, on Warner Bros. Records. The […]
SoCal metallers Avenged Sevenfold have premiered the music video for the song “So Far Away” on their official site. The video is a touching tribute to Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan who passed away December of 2009. Click here to watch.
Avenged Sevenfold released their latest album “Nightmare” in July 2010, on Warner Bros. Records. The band is currently on the “Welcome To The Family” tour. Click here for the tour dates.
Ontario indie punk band Stuck Out Here have released their debut full length record “Last Night, This Morning” through online record label Juicebox Recording Co. for free/PWYC download. The record’s vinyl release will be coming out in June on Windsor punk label Tragicomedy Records. They are also scheduled to play Pouzza Fest in Montreal later […]
Ontario indie punk band Stuck Out Here have released their debut full length record “Last Night, This Morning” through online record label Juicebox Recording Co. for free/PWYC download. The record’s vinyl release will be coming out in June on Windsor punk label Tragicomedy Records.
They are also scheduled to play Pouzza Fest in Montreal later this month.
You can find the record online here.
Colorado punk act Elway have announced a slew of US (and Montreal) tour dates. Check out the dates and locations here. Elway released their debut full-length album, “Delusions,” today on Red Scare Records. This will be the band’s first material to be released since they formed from the ashes of 10-4 Eleanor.
Colorado punk act Elway have announced a slew of US (and Montreal) tour dates. Check out the dates and locations here.
Elway released their debut full-length album, “Delusions,” today on Red Scare Records.
This will be the band’s first material to be released since they formed from the ashes of 10-4 Eleanor.
How Dare You dropped their new album “The King, the Clown and the Colonel” today through Anchorless Records and it is, without a doubt, their best work to date and sure to rank high on those end of year lists that everyone loves so much. Just before the release we sent some questions to drummer, […]
How Dare You dropped their new album “The King, the Clown and the Colonel” today through Anchorless Records and it is, without a doubt, their best work to date and sure to rank high on those end of year lists that everyone loves so much.
Just before the release we sent some questions to drummer, Zach Swain to find out more about the new album. We also discuss their signing to Anchorless Records, their constant battle against hypocrisy in the punk scene and how “the term ‘punk’ is too generic anymore and is for the most part dead.” Read the full interview here.
Heavy music giants Deathwish Inc. have signed Belgium’s Thrash/Hardcore outfit Oathbreaker. The label has also announced that they will be releasing Oathbreaker’s label debut Maelstrom which is already in the works. Further details on the release are yet to be announced. You can check out some of Oathbreaker’s music right here.
Heavy music giants Deathwish Inc. have signed Belgium’s Thrash/Hardcore outfit Oathbreaker. The label has also announced that they will be releasing Oathbreaker’s label debut Maelstrom which is already in the works. Further details on the release are yet to be announced.
You can check out some of Oathbreaker’s music right here.
Rancid is one of my all time favorite bands, so whenever one of the members releases a side project, it’s pretty much guaranteed that I’m going to buy it. That being said, I’ve got to admit that I was a bit skeptical about Lars Frederiksen’s newest endeavor. Most of the press that I was reading […]
s one of my all time favorite bands, so whenever one of the members releases a side project, it’s pretty much guaranteed that I’m going to buy it. That being said, I’ve got to admit that I was a bit skeptical about Lars Frederiksen’s newest endeavor. Most of the press that I was reading about The Old Firm Casuals said that they were an Oi band and usually I’m not a fan of that type of music. Sure, the Angelic Upstarts and Cock Sparrer are often categorized as Oi bands and I like both of them but they (and a few others) are the exceptions. The majority of the Oi that I’ve been exposed to has been disappointing, to say the least. The music all pretty much sounds the same and the vocalists often bark the lyrics in monotone rather than singing them. I end up feeling like I’ve just been preached to, or sometimes yelled at, rather than having listened to some music.
So I really wasn’t expecting to enjoy this release, but The Old Firm Casuals blew my expectations away in just ten short minutes. This is a surprisingly good record! There are obvious Oi influences, but the band manages to stay away from the things that annoy me about the genre. Musically, each song is unique and with all three members of the band contributing vocals, the singing is far from monotone. If you are a fan of Lars’ previous bands, you’re likely to hear their influence on this recording as well. The song “Lone Wolf” has an early Rancid feel to it, and “Apocalypse Coming” sounds like it could have fit on an album by Lars Frederiksen and The Bastards. The other two songs, “The Old Firm (D.M.S.)” and “Casual,” are the ones that sound the most Oi to me (also, they both mention punching someone in the nose) and oddly enough, they are my favorites on the record. The version of Oi presented by The Old Firm Casuals is definitely something that I enjoy. Maybe I should go back and listen to some of the original bands of the genre again; I might find something that I really like, who knows? But what I do know is that I will be looking forward to future releases from The Old Firm Casuals, and from what I read in a recent interview, this is just the first of three 7-inch records that the band is planning to release by the end of the summer.
So…yeah. We actually missed this announcement when it happened last week, but we figured better late than never, right? NYC’s annual free festival, Punk Island, announced its full list of bands, and if we can editorialize, it’s pretty effin’ sweet. There are fewer stages this year due to island construction, but as usual, Star Fucking […]
So…yeah. We actually missed this announcement when it happened last week, but we figured better late than never, right?
NYC’s annual free festival, Punk Island, announced its full list of bands, and if we can editorialize, it’s pretty effin’ sweet. There are fewer stages this year due to island construction, but as usual, Star Fucking Hipsters will be playing along with a ton of NYC local punk bands. Check out the full list here.
Punk Island is Sunday, June 19, on Governor’s Island in New York. It’s free and it’s on the weekend, so if you’re in the area there’s really no excuse to miss it. For more info check out the Facebook page.
Starting the week off with a bang we bring you a stream of Our Life Story‘s upcoming EP I’d Rather Change Than Stay The Same. What these dudes have crafted here is a solid, hearty EP filled with catchy hooks, upbeat tempos and enough bite to keep the songs sounding honest and full of youthful […]
Starting the week off with a bang we bring you a stream of Our Life Story‘s upcoming EP I’d Rather Change Than Stay The Same. What these dudes have crafted here is a solid, hearty EP filled with catchy hooks, upbeat tempos and enough bite to keep the songs sounding honest and full of youthful fervor. Seriously, if you’re at all a fan of the likes of Transit, Fireworks, Set Your Goals and Polar Bear Club, you definitely should check these Minneapolis boys out. You can listen to the entire EP right here.