L7 reunited in 2015 and have spent quite a bit of time on the road since then. Back in 2015 vocalist Donita Sparks said the band were only focusing on live shows and were not thinking about writing any new material. Two years later and L7 have just released a new track titled “Dispatch From Mar-A-Lago”. It is the band’s first new material in 19 years! You can check it out here.

The band are also releasing their new documentary “Pretend We’re Dead” on October 13th which includes never-before-seen home movies, previously unseen performance footage and interviews with Garbage’s Shirley Manson, Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic, Butch Vig, Joan Jett, Lydia Lunch, CSS, Brody Dalle and X singer Exene Cervenka.

Tim Barry has released a music video for the song “Running Never Tamed Me”, you can watch it below. The song is from the recently released album “High on 95” which came out on Chunksaah Records.

The video contains shots of Tim with his family along side various types on transport and he claims the song caused his two daughters to break down crying the first time they heard it.

Tim just kicked off his US tour and you can find the full list of upcoming dates below the video.
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Rancid singer/guitarist Tim Armstrong will be joining the large ensemble cast for underground writer/director Michael Cuenca’s “I’ll Be Around”. Armstrong wil be playing ‘Drew’, a bouncer for the principle music venue featured in the film.

The film follows a group of bands, fans, hopefuls, struggling creatives and wanderers who are connected through a series of events over the course of a day at a small post-punk music festival. It’s based on Cuenca’s own experiences as a musician as well as his journey as a guerrilla filmmaker.

Directed by Michael Cuenca, the film is being independently produced via a Seed & Spark campaign and it is sponsored by The Film Collaborative, the first non-profit committed to distribution, education, and facilitation of independent film.

It is not the first time Tim has tried his hand at acting, he made a guest appearance in an episode of The X-Files last year.

Cincinnati punks UnderTipper are streaming their new album “Y’all” in full, give it a listen below. It is the band’s second full length release following “Barely Making Cents” which came out in 2015.

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Ontario punkers The Flatliners have announced the launch of a new podcast called “Carry The Banner”. You can find it on iTunes or Soundcloud.

Band member Chris Cresswell said:

“As a podcast lover, I’d be remiss if I let the opportunity of chatting with the great friends we’ve made through music and other endeavours pass me by as we trot the globe in the name of rock n roll. So I give you Carry The Banner – a podcast born from the idea that music, friendship, positivity, and a little bit of comedy will always make for great entertainment. I’m fired up to be able to share some great stories and insightful conversations with you all, and also just to see where this thing goes.”

The first two episode are out now and include guests from The Menzingers, Comeback Kid and Sights and Sounds.

Scottish pop-punks The Murderburgers stopped off at Live! From The Rock Room whilst on their US tour and performed three songs, you can watch them below. The band played “Now That You’re Not #21” “Now That I’m Stuck at #27” and “The Waves”.

The band have two more shows to play in the US before heading to Europe for a number of performances. If you want to catch them before they leave here are the details:

25/10/17 – Big Pre-Fest in Little Ybor, FL, USA @ Crowbar
29/10/17 – THE FEST, Gainesville, FL, USA @ High Dive

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Gainesville pop-punks You Vandal have announced tour dates for this November in support of their upcoming album “I Just Want To Go Back To Hell”. You can check the dates out below. The tour will take the band up and down the East Coast with stops in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Brookyln, and more. Last week the band released a teaser track titled “Collapse” which you can listen to here.

“I Just Want To Go Back To Hell” is due out on November 17th via Jumpstart Records.

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Thrash Metal band Body Count have released a video for the song “This Is Why We Ride” which is featured on the album “Bloodlust”, watch it below.

The album earned the band a lot of success this year, earning nominations for Metal Artist of the Year, Metal Album of the Year (Bloodlust) and Metal Song of the Year (No Lives Matter) at the upcoming 2017 Loudwire Music Awards. The event will take place on October 24th and Body Count will be performing a live set.

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San Diego punk act Skipjack are streaming their new song “Follow The Bleeder”, listen to it below.

Skipjack released “Songs From The Great American Bargain Bin” earlier this year which included a selection of remastered tracks taken from their first five releases.

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Canadian hardcore legends No Warning have released a music video for their new song “Hell Realm”, you can watch it below. The song is from their upcoming album “Torture Culture”.

The new album will be released on October 13th via Last Gang Entertainment and Bad Actors. It is the band’s first album release since 2004’s “Suffer, Survive”.

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