Pennsylvania based pop punk act Handguns have posted a new song titled “A Year in Review.” You can listen to it here. The song will appear on their upcoming album “Don’t Bite Your Tongue” which is set to drop February 22nd, 2011 on Pure Noise Entertainment.
Pennsylvania based pop punk act Handguns have posted a new song titled “A Year in Review.”
You can listen to it here.
The song will appear on their upcoming album “Don’t Bite Your Tongue” which is set to drop February 22nd, 2011 on Pure Noise Entertainment.
The Frustrators, the longstanding, bi-coastal punk rock 4-piece, are set to release their “Griller” EP on Adeline Records on February 15th. The band features Green Day‘s Mike Dirnt, and will support the release with a West Coast tour. You can find the dates on their Facebook page. “Griller” will be the band’s first release since […]
The Frustrators, the longstanding, bi-coastal punk rock 4-piece, are set to release their “Griller” EP on Adeline Records on February 15th. The band features Green Day‘s Mike Dirnt, and will support the release with a West Coast tour. You can find the dates on their Facebook page.
“Griller” will be the band’s first release since 2002’s “Achtung Jackass.”
The World/Inferno Friendship Society might be the most original band in the current music scene. One could spend years searching for a more unique band, and every one would fall far short of World/Inferno. This is simply due to one thing: all of the members of World/Inferno, past and present, love music. All music. They […]
The World/Inferno Friendship Society might be the most original band in the current music scene. One could spend years searching for a more unique band, and every one would fall far short of World/Inferno. This is simply due to one thing: all of the members of World/Inferno, past and present, love music. All music. They are not, and refuse to be, pigeonholed by any particular genre or by their own lyrics. They are an abundance of musical diversity.
That said, I’ll admit that my own familiarity with the band is limited. I originally heard about the band through the first “Rock Against Bush” compilation, where in my opinion they sounded out of place amongst all of the punk bands. In fact, there probably isn’t a compilation under any genre where World/Inferno would fit in perfectly. Conversely, their crazy musical directions might allow them to squeeze their way in to any comp even if they do sound slightly out of place with other contributors.
World/Inferno doesn’t fit 100% into any specific genre, but they do fit in to partially to many. It’s like a puzzle – each piece is a new musical direction, and World/Inferno are trying to fit each piece together.
The result is a release like “The Anarchy and the Ecstasy.” The album might not be liked by genre elitists, but will be loved by those who consider themselves fans of a myriad of musical styles. There are many contrasting and disparate elements – gospel, ska, big band, classic rock, punk rock, and an odd little foray into hip-hop on the opening track, amongst others. Those who are prone to only like one genre of music should beware – listening to “The Anarchy and the Ecstasy” might just broaden your musical horizons. It’s that sort of album.
Ironically, the very first track (“I Am Sick of People Being Sick of My Shit”) calls out the haters, proving that no band can truly win over every person on the planet, but that it shouldn’t distract bands from making great music.
From there, “The Anarchy and the Ecstasy” unfolds into a thoroughly enjoyable album for independently minded music enthusiasts. “Canonize Philip K. Dick, OK” attacks those who think they can attack the system from their office cubicles, and will easily be one of the most difficult songs to banish from the recesses of the mind after repeated listening.
The vocals of Jack Terricloth and bassist Sandra Malak are perhaps the best vocal pairing to be found in any band. Both have very versatile voices that sound velvety smooth on each track, and bounce off each other nicely, especially on the track “Thirteen years Without Peter King.” They are the sort of voices that make listeners swoon and forget the fact that World/Inferno are singing about science fiction writers and destroying the system.
World/Inferno Friendship Society is a band that has perfected the craft of confusing people, and while it may take time for some to get used to the musical stylings of this album, “The Anarchy and the Ecstasy” is worth every listen.
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San Francisco punk act Set Your Goals have announced via tweet that they have finished recording their new album ‘Burning On Both Ends.’ The announcement reads as follows: “That’s a wrap. The record is done and we can’t wait for you guys to hear it. We are very excited on the new jams. Time to […]
San Francisco punk act Set Your Goals have announced via tweet that they have finished recording their new album ‘Burning On Both Ends.’ The announcement reads as follows:
“That’s a wrap. The record is done and we can’t wait for you guys to hear it. We are very excited on the new jams. Time to Gig.”
This will be the band’s second release on Epitaph to date, following their 2009 release ‘This Will Be The Death Of Us.’
The band is expecting an ‘early summer’ release date. Stay posted for news on the release.
Boston punks Transit have released artwork and a tracklisting for their newest release, an acoustic EP entitled ‘Something Left Behind.’ They are also currently streaming a new song, ‘Just Go, Just Leave’ off of the new EP and you can check it out right here. ‘Somewhere Left Behind’ is due out February 21st on Mightier Than […]
Boston punks Transit have released artwork and a tracklisting for their newest release, an acoustic EP entitled ‘Something Left Behind.’ They are also currently streaming a new song, ‘Just Go, Just Leave’ off of the new EP and you can check it out right here.
‘Somewhere Left Behind’ is due out February 21st on Mightier Than The Sword Records. For the tracklisting, click here.
Florida emo-rockers Mayday Parade have released a new video for their song ‘Get Up.’ Check it out here. The song is from their 2009 record ‘Anywhere but Here,’ released on Atlantic. The band is currently working on new material for their currently untitled album with a summer 2011 release date. Stay posted for more news […]
Florida emo-rockers Mayday Parade have released a new video for their song ‘Get Up.’ Check it out here.
The song is from their 2009 record ‘Anywhere but Here,’ released on Atlantic.
The band is currently working on new material for their currently untitled album with a summer 2011 release date. Stay posted for more news about the upcoming record.
Check out this video of Say Anything frontman Max Bemis playing his new song, ‘I Never Knew You Were So Lonely Tyler’ live from Texas. This video is from Bemis’s U.S. solo tour, happening now into February. Check out the dates here. I can’t tell if this is from an upcoming record or not, but […]
Check out this video of Say Anything frontman Max Bemis playing his new song, ‘I Never Knew You Were So Lonely Tyler’ live from Texas.
This video is from Bemis’s U.S. solo tour, happening now into February. Check out the dates here.
I can’t tell if this is from an upcoming record or not, but stay posted and we’ll get you the news as it surfaces.
Tampa, Florida based Loud Fast and Shitty Radio Show recently spoke with Bouncing Souls drummer Michael McDermott before their sold out performance with NOFX, Old Man Markley, Cobra Skulls and Nobody’s Hero at the House of Blues in Orlando. Among the topics discussed was their scheduled “Home For The Holidays” show that was postponed recently. […]
Tampa, Florida based Loud Fast and Shitty Radio Show recently spoke with Bouncing Souls drummer Michael McDermott before their sold out performance with NOFX, Old Man Markley, Cobra Skulls and Nobody’s Hero at the House of Blues in Orlando.
Among the topics discussed was their scheduled “Home For The Holidays” show that was postponed recently. The annual event this year was not only sold out, but snowed out. When a worldwide population of disappointed Bouncing Souls fans blanketed New Jersey’s hotels with nothing to do, singer Greg Attonito pleased the crowd with an impromptu acoustic set, in a hotel ballroom.
The four day series of Bouncing Souls shows chronicle their history of full length recordings, two albums a night, spanning their career. It has been rescheduled to February 9-12, 2011 in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The success of the yearly HFTH event has prompted The Bouncing Souls to plan an 8-10 city coast-to-coast tour of similar nature, with planned stops including New York, Philadelphia, Denver and Los Angeles among others.
McDermott also talks about being immortalized on the NOFX live recording of The Longest Line…and declares that if there is ANY cocaine backstage at a Bouncing Souls show, then Fat Mike surely brought it himself.
After being interrupted and distracted by a fan without tickets, McDermott stresses the importance of having your tickets purchased before embarking out to the venue.
Also discussed was the decision to leave Epitaph in favor of doing their own thing, as well as their preferred format of music distribution.
All of this and more can be heard on www.loudfastshitty.com. Episode #100.
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Did you know NOFX lead singer, Mike Burkett (“Fat Mike”), had an S&M dungeon in his house when he was married? I guess it’s not that surprising, but we didn’t know it either. The iconic front-man revealed that little tidbit and a lot more in a recent interview with The Daily Times. Topics covered range […]
Did you know NOFX lead singer, Mike Burkett (“Fat Mike”), had an S&M dungeon in his house when he was married? I guess it’s not that surprising, but we didn’t know it either. The iconic front-man revealed that little tidbit and a lot more in a recent interview with The Daily Times. Topics covered range from the aforementioned sexual proclivities to how difficult it’s been for Burkett to come up with new material after 27 years of song writing.
“There are some really good songs on ‘Coaster,’ but after having written 300 songs, I feel lucky I came up with them. That’s why there are songs on there about Iron Maiden and Tegan and Sara. I’m reaching, man. Sometimes I grab stuff just to grab stuff, and I’m going in a lot of different directions.”
Regarding the state of the punk scene in general, Burkett states:
“There are still good punk bands everywhere — punk rock is still alive and going. It’s just that the bands that get noticed are the stupid sellout bands. Just become some little bands with guys that brush their hair forward are getting all the attention doesn’t mean that punk isn’t the same as it ever was.”
He also touches on what he thinks of Obama and why he feels the need to get so wasted on stage, among other things. It’s a pretty great read actually, so check out the full interview here.
NOFX is taking Teenage Bottlerocket and Old Man Markley on a European vacation this April. You can check out the dates here.
LA hardcore group Eken Is Dead have announced that they will be releasing a new album in April titled “What Lies in the Mirror.” The album will be a follow-up to 2008’s Amendment” which was released on Blacksound Records. Check out Eken Is Dead’s Southern California tour dates.
LA hardcore group Eken Is Dead have announced that they will be releasing a new album in April titled “What Lies in the Mirror.”
The album will be a follow-up to 2008’s Amendment” which was released on Blacksound Records.
Check out Eken Is Dead’s Southern California tour dates.