The up and coming U.K. punk rock label, Disconnect Disconnect Records have signed UK melodic hardcore band, Radicus. The band will be releasing their new EP “The Bigger Noise” in February 2011, which will be followed by a U.K. tour. To get yourself familiar with the band check out their Band Spotlight. Also be sure […]
The up and coming U.K. punk rock label, Disconnect Disconnect Records have signed UK melodic hardcore band, Radicus.
The band will be releasing their new EP “The Bigger Noise” in February 2011, which will be followed by a U.K. tour.
To get yourself familiar with the band check out their Band Spotlight. Also be sure to check out the newly launched Disconnect Disconnect website here.
Welsh band The Blackout is coming back with a followup to 2009’s The Best In Town. This new release is called Hope (album art displayed to the left). The boys in The Blackout have posted the tracklisting, as well as a video for their new single “Ambition Is Critical”. Both can be found here. Hope […]
Welsh band The Blackout is coming back with a followup to 2009’s The Best In Town. This new release is called Hope (album art displayed to the left). The boys in The Blackout have posted the tracklisting, as well as a video for their new single “Ambition Is Critical”. Both can be found here.
Hope will be released April 4th on Epitaph.
Canadian Skate-punk shredmasters This Is A Standoff were recently interviewed by Amp Magazine. In the interview the band discussed song-writing, music, their new album, touring and more. You can check out the interview and stream both of the band’s releases “Be Excited” and “Be Disappointed” here. This is a Standoff released their latest album “Be […]
Canadian Skate-punk shredmasters This Is A Standoff were recently interviewed by Amp Magazine. In the interview the band discussed song-writing, music, their new album, touring and more.
You can check out the interview and stream both of the band’s releases “Be Excited” and “Be Disappointed” here.
This is a Standoff released their latest album “Be Disappointed” in 2009 through Funtime Records.
Recently, My Chemical Romance singer Gerard Way sat down with radio personality Billy Bush to discuss mundane topics like girls, touring, being famous, Glee (yes, ladies and gentlemen…I said the G-word), and Call Of Duty. Your normal interview. Except, being the cartoonist he is, Gerard decides to sketch Billy Bush during this interview. Check it out […]
Recently, My Chemical Romance singer Gerard Way sat down with radio personality Billy Bush to discuss mundane topics like girls, touring, being famous, Glee (yes, ladies and gentlemen…I said the G-word), and Call Of Duty. Your normal interview. Except, being the cartoonist he is, Gerard decides to sketch Billy Bush during this interview. Check it out right here. It is pretty darn funny.
My Chemical Romance is currently supporting their latest release Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys, released this past November on Reprise Records.
Need some fast skate punk today? Laughing In The Face Of are bringing you a new song all the way from Birmingham to whet your appetite. This new song is called “Broken Record”, and once you hear it, you’re going to wish you had a broken record to keep hearing the same song over and […]
Need some fast skate punk today? Laughing In The Face Of are bringing you a new song all the way from Birmingham to whet your appetite. This new song is called “Broken Record”, and once you hear it, you’re going to wish you had a broken record to keep hearing the same song over and over again. Check it out on their MySpace.
“Broken Record” will be on Laughing In The Face Of’s debut release The Lubrication Of Social Anxiety, due out February 21st on Lockjaw Records.
Canadian D.I.Y. Punk Rock Record Label Rebel Time Records have announced The “Rebel Fest”. It will be happening on March 12th and 13th at This Ain’t Hollywood in Hamilton, Ontario. All-ages/licensed. $9.00 per show. It’s a G20 Political Prisoner fundraiser too… The show on Saturday will feature: The Class War Kids, Overpower, The Lucky Ones, […]
Canadian D.I.Y. Punk Rock Record Label Rebel Time Records have announced The “Rebel Fest”. It will be happening on March 12th and 13th at This Ain’t Hollywood in Hamilton, Ontario. All-ages/licensed. $9.00 per show. It’s a G20 Political Prisoner fundraiser too…
The show on Saturday will feature: The Class War Kids, Overpower, The Lucky Ones, The Rotten, The Class Assassins, Jeunesse Apatride and The Steeltown Spoilers. Doors at 7:00 PM. Show ends around 12:30 PM.
The show on Sunday will feature: Mark It Zero, Brutal Youth, Machine Gun Dolly, The New Enemy, The Fallout, The Decay, Farler’s Fury, The Rebel Spell, and Broadcast Zero. Doors at 3:00 PM. Shows ends around 10:00.
Check out this link for the Rebel Fest edition of Rebel Time Radio. Phil (who plays in Broadcast Zero) played a bunch of the bands that will be at the Fest and talked about the steel workers strike and the upcoming demo.
UK punks Lower Than Atlantis have announced a run of U.S. tour dates. Check them out here. This will be the band’s first ever tour of the U.S. The band will be releasing their new album, World Record, in 2011. You can stream a handful of tracks off of it here.
UK punks Lower Than Atlantis have announced a run of U.S. tour dates. Check them out here. This will be the band’s first ever tour of the U.S.
The band will be releasing their new album, World Record, in 2011. You can stream a handful of tracks off of it here.
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Self-proclaimed ‘Godfathers of Oi!’, UK outfit The Gonads has announced their release of The Gonads Greater Hits Volume I: Plums. The album is expected to be released in February, 2011. The band’s most recent release, Glorious Bastards, came out in 2010 on Contra Records.
Self-proclaimed ‘Godfathers of Oi!’, UK outfit The Gonads has announced their release of The Gonads Greater Hits Volume I: Plums. The album is expected to be released in February, 2011.
The band’s most recent release, Glorious Bastards, came out in 2010 on Contra Records.
U.K. melodic hardcore act Leadtheway will have just released their debut album “And In Vengeance We Strike” and you can stream the album in its entirety right here. You can also check out the music video for their song “If it’s Fixed,” the first track on the new album, right here. Their music is recommended […]
U.K. melodic hardcore act Leadtheway will have just released their debut album “And In Vengeance We Strike” and you can stream the album in its entirety right here.
You can also check out the music video for their song “If it’s Fixed,” the first track on the new album, right here.
Their music is recommended for fans of Rise Against, Propagandhi, or Strike Anywhere.
Every now and then you’ll hear a band that just wow’s you from the second you start listening. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does it just hits the sweet spot over and over again. For me, one of those rare encounters has been with Captain, We’re Sinking. Since I got myself their second […]
Every now and then you’ll hear a band that just wow’s you from the second you start listening. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does it just hits the sweet spot over and over again. For me, one of those rare encounters has been with Captain, We’re Sinking. Since I got myself their second EP It’s A Trap! I was instantly hooked on their vicious, hook riddled and witty brand of emotionally charged punk. I was pretty bummed when once again the band fell out of sight until earlier today when I wrote up a story on their new EP With Joe Riley and a split with Timeshares. Because I haven’t heard Timeshares side of the split and also because I believe the EP is (if only slightly) better, I shall restrict this review to the latter only.
The EP starts off with possibly one of the best songs the band’s ever penned, “The Ballad Of Ichabod Crane”. It’s everything Captain, We’re Sinking is good at. Incredibly tight hooky musicianship, bouncy and energetic tempos and of course, the best double vocal attack this side of Taking Back Sunday’s Tell All Your Friends. The EP follows up with the slightly more vicious “Manners Are Their Own Reward, Gentleman”, which sees Captain We’re Sinking really ripping their vocal chords to shreds over atypical and quirky guitar and bass work.
Though these guys definitely pack more in just pure balls than they do in technique, it’s hard to deny that they’re extremely capable musicians and that instrumentally they run a very tight ship. Consequently, the way the two vocalist work the vocal melodies over the music becomes critical and Captain, We’re Sinking never misses a step. The album closes with one of the slowest songs the band has written so far and possibly the standout of the EP, “Foster Brothers”, which is one of the most shit-kicking tear jerkers I’ve heard in a long time. Simple, pop infused, but effective and honest.
Lyrically, the band continues their trend of witty, semi-poetic and awfully personal lyrics. They’re not neccessarily difficult, and that’s one of the awesome things about these guys, it’s just very intelligent writing. No need for lofty metaphors or the prominent use of everyone’s favourite ‘F’ Word, it’s just top-notch lyrical ability. The opening lines from “Foster Brothers” should be enough of an indication of what sort of lyrics you will find on this EP:
“I got up early today to clean my insides off the floor/I saw your face in the billboard abs above the 84. And since I’m broken and I’m lost I’ve nailed myself onto a cross? Won’t you help me down?/ Because all my foster brothers have given up on me”.
Not landmark poetry by any means, but a lyrical style that takes a certain amount of talent, specially when you make it sound as catchy as these dudes manage.
And that’s the thing with this EP, it definitely feels cleaner and tighter than It’s A Trap!. If they had any doubts about the band they were trying to be before it’s pretty clear they have long since cleared them up before writing up this EP. I would go as far as to say that this is their most accessible set of songs too, but that doesn’t take away from what they have created. This is as honest as underground music gets, and with this release under their belts it’s still a wonder to me that a larger label hasn’t yet picked them up. The only fault this EP has is that it’s just too fucking short. I have nothing but high hopes for their full-length.
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