Amsterdam, NL (via Boston)’s ska/reggae exports Jaya The Cat have announced a new album. Set for a November 17th release through Bomber Music, the band’s fifth album “A Good Day For The Damned” has been teased with a video for lead single “Sweet Eurotrash”. Have a watch of the video below – and check out the […]
Amsterdam, NL (via Boston)’s ska/reggae exports Jaya The Cat have announced a new album. Set for a November 17th release through Bomber Music, the band’s fifth album “A Good Day For The Damned” has been teased with a video for lead single “Sweet Eurotrash”.
Have a watch of the video below – and check out the artwork too, along with European winter tour dates.
UK based punk label Dirty Sushi Records have released a new compilation. The label, who concentrate on pop-punk/skate-punk with much of their recent catalogue, have put up the 8 track “Yo! Dirty Sushi” compilation on their Bandcamp – available to download for peanuts (virtually). Have a listen to the compilation below – and have a […]
UK based punk label Dirty Sushi Records have released a new compilation. The label, who concentrate on pop-punk/skate-punk with much of their recent catalogue, have put up the 8 track “Yo! Dirty Sushi” compilation on their Bandcamp – available to download for peanuts (virtually).
Have a listen to the compilation below – and have a listen to the label’s other new release, from Ipswich punks Paper Champ. [Read more…]
Derek Zanetti, aka The Homeless Gospel Choir embodies everything that makes punk great. He is a punk musician to the core who embodies a D.I.Y punk aesthetic where every song drips with authenticity and truth. He is that rare artist who can deliver a more affecting, relatable message in one single line than most bands […]
Derek Zanetti, aka The Homeless Gospel Choir embodies everything that makes punk great. He is a punk musician to the core who embodies a D.I.Y punk aesthetic where every song drips with authenticity and truth. He is that rare artist who can deliver a more affecting, relatable message in one single line than most bands manage on an entire album. His vulnerable lyrics and almost painful honesty often deal with his own mental health issues yet he can also be almost cruelly self-deprecating and uproariously funny. Similarly, his music is overtly political, following a proud tradition of folk-punk musicians such as Billy Bragg, Frank Turner, Davey Dynamite etc who use their voice to address the injustices, inequalities and general intolerance that sadly infects modern society.
Since releasing his 2010 debut album “Some People Never Go Anywhere”, Zanetti has built a dedicated following both in his native Pittsburgh and further afield. 2014’s “I Used To Be So Young” garnered him a degree of critical acclaim as well as some famous fans in the shape of Frank Turner and former My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero. New album, “Normal” features the same poignant, soul-stirring lyrical nous you would expect but also showcases a greater mastery of song craft as songs move from folk-punk to Americana to anthemic pop punk in the form of “Crazy”, “1983” and the defining and triumphant “Normal”. A beautifully succinct statement to the world about what it means to suddenly find yourself part of the all encompassing, life-changing scene that is punk rock.
Before Zanetti embarks on a huge tour with Beach Slang and Frank Iero and the Patience, Dying Scene had the chance to talk with the always gracious and engaging Zanetti about the “Normal” album, the influence of folk-punk great Frank Turner, working with Frank Iero as well as why the very ideals that punk embodies still coarse through his veins.
Check out the interview below.
Although a couple of us in the Dying Scene circle have been preaching the virtues of the burgeoning music scene in the Boston area for the last handful of years, you have to rewind the tape nearly twenty years to the explosion of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones to get to a time where there was […]
Although a couple of us in the Dying Scene circle have been preaching the virtues of the burgeoning music scene in the Boston area for the last handful of years, you have to rewind the tape nearly twenty years to the explosion of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones to get to a time where there was a sizable Bay State presence thriving on a larger level.
One of those local bands that had made a bit of a name for themselves over a career that spanned a dozen years was Kicked In The Head. They put out a couple studio albums, they toured a bunch (especially on the East Coast) and then, like so many other bands before and since, they were gone.
Until now! The four piece have announced plans for not one, but two hometown shows. They’ll take place on back-to-back nights (November 10th and 11th) at Great Scott in Boston’s Allston neighborhood, and they mark the band’s first shows in twelve years. Check out details and ticket information here!
Every year of a band’s existence gives it increased opportunities to look back and reflect and celebrate its own respective high and low points. But if you are a that’s been as seminal and influential to people as SoCal punk veterans Face To Face, who’ve rounded the corner on a quarter century of making music […]
Every year of a band’s existence gives it increased opportunities to look back and reflect and celebrate its own respective high and low points. But if you are a that’s been as seminal and influential to people as SoCal punk veterans Face To Face, who’ve rounded the corner on a quarter century of making music in one form or another, you get to collaborate with fans and look back together.
Founding frontman Trever Keith has announced details of a retrospective coffee table book called “Face To Face – 25 Years of SoCal Punk, The Visual History.” It was compiled by longtime fan (And graphic designer) Aaron Tanner, and it’s chock full of pictures, setlists, stories, and memories from such scene vets as Chris Carraba, Tim McIlrath, Roger Lima and more. The book is slated for release in December, but pre-orders of the limited edition book are available here. As is the standard nowadays, there are a variety of pre-order option packages available, but they all come with a previously unreleased track called “Self-determined.” Check it out!
Face to Face released their latest album, Protection, last May on Fat Wreck Chords. It’s the band’s ninth studio album.
Brand new music from New Jersey’s The Moms to kick off your weekend. The three-piece rock outfit have announced that they’re putting out a brand new full length album, Doing Asbestos We Can, next month via their new label home (Bar/None Records). It’s slated for release on October 13th, but you can check out the […]
Brand new music from New Jersey’s The Moms to kick off your weekend. The three-piece rock outfit have announced that they’re putting out a brand new full length album, Doing Asbestos We Can, next month via their new label home (Bar/None Records). It’s slated for release on October 13th, but you can check out the brand new tracks “Soup Song” and “Fortunate Former” on Spotify now to whet your appetite.
Pre-orders for Doing Asbestos We Can are available here. The album serves as follow-up to their debut full-length, Buy American, which came out in 2014 on Paper + Plastick.
Longtime Boston punk rock heavyweights Street Dogs have announced preliminary details for their annual run of hometown Christmastime shows! The 2017 edition of Wreck The Halls will take place over three nights — December 14, 15 and 16 — at the Sinclair, right smack in the middle of Harvard Square, Cambridge. Tickets are currently on […]
Longtime Boston punk rock heavyweights Street Dogs have announced preliminary details for their annual run of hometown Christmastime shows!
The 2017 edition of Wreck The Halls will take place over three nights — December 14, 15 and 16 — at the Sinclair, right smack in the middle of Harvard Square, Cambridge. Tickets are currently on sale, and you can snag yours right here.
No support acts have been announced yet, but stay tuned for those details, as well as a whole bunch more info about the band’s upcoming full-length release on Century Media. It’ll be their first such album to feature the retooled lineup that finds longtime core members Mike McColgan and Johnny Rioux joined by Pete Sosa on drums and Matt Pruitt and Lenny Lashley on guitars, and we caught up with the fellas a little while back for a pretty extensive discussion. Keep your eyes peeled!
Canadian pop-punks Seaway have announced a four date tour of Japan starting on November 30. You can find the tour dates and locations below. Japanese label Ice Grill$ have organized the tour, and appearing as supports throughout will be Tokyo, Japan based punk-rock act Castaway and pop-punk act also from Tokyo See You Smile.
Canadian pop-punks Seaway have announced a four date tour of Japan starting on November 30. You can find the tour dates and locations below.
Japanese label Ice Grill$ have organized the tour, and appearing as supports throughout will be Tokyo, Japan based punk-rock act Castaway and pop-punk act also from Tokyo See You Smile.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based alternative emo act Small Circle is streaming their debut album cyclical via their Bandcamp page. You can listen to it in full below. Small Circle features vocals from Marissa D’Elia, and 3 members of Sorority Noise (Cam Boucher, Adam Ackerman, Charlie Singer). cyclical was released on September 8 via Boucher’s Flower Girl […]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based alternative emo act Small Circle is streaming their debut album cyclical via their Bandcamp page. You can listen to it in full below.
Small Circle features vocals from Marissa D’Elia, and 3 members of Sorority Noise (Cam Boucher, Adam Ackerman, Charlie Singer). cyclical was released on September 8 via Boucher’s Flower Girl Records, as well as Triple Crown Records.
Albany, New York’s Firestarter are currently streaming a music video for their latest track “A Light To Guide You Home.” You can listen to it below. “A Light To Guide You Home” is taken from the band’s upcoming album The Time It Takes, which is set to be released on September 22. The new album […]
Albany, New York’s Firestarter are currently streaming a music video for their latest track “A Light To Guide You Home.” You can listen to it below.
“A Light To Guide You Home” is taken from the band’s upcoming album The Time It Takes, which is set to be released on September 22. The new album follows A Life Inconsistent which was released back in June 2015.