Western Settings, from San Diego, CA, have just released their new EP, “Agnus” on A-F Records and Gunner Records. The EP is available as a limited edition 8″ lathe cut, making it something special for record collectors. Not in to vinyl or just wanna hear the tunes before you’ve got the goods in hand? Stream […]
Western Settings, from San Diego, CA, have just released their new EP, “Agnus” on A-F Records and Gunner Records. The EP is available as a limited edition 8″ lathe cut, making it something special for record collectors.
Not in to vinyl or just wanna hear the tunes before you’ve got the goods in hand? Stream all three tracks from the release below.
Toronto’s Stuck Out Here have released a video for the first single “For You, For Me”, off their upcoming album, Until We’re Each Someone Else. Singer/guitarist Ivan Raczyki says of the song: ‘“For You, For Me” was written as an empathetic ode to my old partner who tried to console me after my dad had […]
Toronto’s Stuck Out Here have released a video for the first single “For You, For Me”, off their upcoming album, Until We’re Each Someone Else.
Singer/guitarist Ivan Raczyki says of the song: ‘“For You, For Me” was written as an empathetic ode to my old partner who tried to console me after my dad had passed away, as imagined from her perspective. Though our love languages were in totally different dialects, she still stood by my side, even as I was frustratingly inconsolable. The love she gave in that trying moment is a testament to the strength and quality of her character and I wanted to reflect that.”
Check out the video below.
Until We’re Each Someone Else is out May 31 on Get Party! Records/Must Be Nice Records.
Poland’s CF98 have just released their new EP, Rotten to the Core. Featuring five female-fronted skatepunk songs, it’s the perfect comeback for the band, who last released Story Makers in 2017. The band says of their history, “We are CF98 for over 14 years now and yes, we’ve changed a lot. A band is like a […]
Poland’s CF98 have just released their new EP, Rotten to the Core. Featuring five female-fronted skatepunk songs, it’s the perfect comeback for the band, who last released Story Makers in 2017. The band says of their history, “We are CF98 for over 14 years now and yes, we’ve changed a lot. A band is like a relationship, so after hard times, we did everything to come across better ones.”
It looks like they have succeeded.
Check out the new EP below.
MakeWar just premiered a video for “Don’t Panic” with New Noise magazine. The track tackles anxiety attacks and mental health issues, and is taken from MakeWar’s 2016 LP “Developing a Theory of Integrity” album. The video come together at the behest of a cinematographer friend of the band, and comes while the band are working […]
MakeWar just premiered a video for “Don’t Panic” with New Noise magazine. The track tackles anxiety attacks and mental health issues, and is taken from MakeWar’s 2016 LP “Developing a Theory of Integrity” album.
The video come together at the behest of a cinematographer friend of the band, and comes while the band are working on their next release.
Check out the video using the player below.
I wish I could say I “like” The Assembly of Arsonists new video for their track “What Lies In Ashes” but that would be far too simple of a statement for such a dense subject. The video, like its architect Travis James, is frightening, clever, original, disgusting, comical, theatrical, and above all intelligent. “What Lies […]
I wish I could say I “like” The Assembly of Arsonists new video for their track “What Lies In Ashes” but that would be far too simple of a statement for such a dense subject. The video, like its architect Travis James, is frightening, clever, original, disgusting, comical, theatrical, and above all intelligent.
“What Lies in Ashes” is the second single off of The Assembly of Arsonists upcoming LP The End is Dear due for release on May 24. The album’s first single “Learning At Both Ends” dropped on April 14,
Check out the video for “What Lies In Ashes” below.
The inaugural event of Bristol’s Booze Cruise has announced its day splits and full line-up. The festival takes place in Bristol on 24th – 26th May 2019 across various venues. Play the festival are Cultdreams, Apologies I Have None, Ducking Punches, Dangers Of Love, Bong Mountain and many, many more (see the full line up on the poster […]
The inaugural event of Bristol’s Booze Cruise has announced its day splits and full line-up. The festival takes place in Bristol on 24th – 26th May 2019 across various venues.
Play the festival are Cultdreams, Apologies I Have None, Ducking Punches, Dangers Of Love, Bong Mountain and many, many more (see the full line up on the poster below).
Tickets are priced at a rather reasonable £55 for a weekend pass (with individual day tickets also available) – available from here.
Dutch punk rock act Sweet Empire released their new album A New Cycle earlier this month via Shield Recordings (the follow up to their 2014 full-length, Old Ideas Keep Fighting Us.) They’ve now released a video for a track from it, “The Hunter”, a track about trophy hunting. Have a watch below.
Dutch punk rock act Sweet Empire released their new album A New Cycle earlier this month via Shield Recordings (the follow up to their 2014 full-length, Old Ideas Keep Fighting Us.)
They’ve now released a video for a track from it, “The Hunter”, a track about trophy hunting. Have a watch below.
Third-wave California ska-punk pioneers Buck-O-Nine have just released Fundaymental on Cleopatra Records. It’s their first album in 12 years and marks the band’s sixth studio album since their conception in ’91. Fundaymental has been years in the making with each of the seven members making ulterior individual contributions to bring these fourteen-tracks to life, where “do it yourself” […]
Third-wave California ska-punk pioneers Buck-O-Nine have just released Fundaymental on Cleopatra Records. It’s their first album in 12 years and marks the band’s sixth studio album since their conception in ’91. Fundaymental has been years in the making with each of the seven members making ulterior individual contributions to bring these fourteen-tracks to life, where “do it yourself” finds new meaning when your rhythm section is spread across the country and the guy singing the songs lives 100 miles away.
Dying Scene caught up with that guy via telephone call from Dallas to L.A. His name is Jon Pebsworth, and like pretty much all the rest of the band members, he’s been there since the beginning. Jon says the main thing to take away from Fundaymental is “Come out to the show. Put your worries aside, and have fun for a night.” and Buck-O-Nine after all these years? “Let it go!” The secret is trust, and this singer says he has loads of that, as well as respect for each member of his septet. He keeps the process fun and easy, and collaborations are chilled and inclusive.
“People leave. Even our drummer Steve, he’s the original drummer. He left the band in I think like ’99 or something like that and then he came back about six or seven years ago. So, it’s basically the same group of guys minus the bass player that did all of the first three records, which is pretty cool. Our bass player who is in the band now, Andy, has been in the band for about nineteen years.” Fun fact: Andy Platfoot is also the creative talent behind Buck-O-Nine’s music videos of late… the more you know.
As for the art on Fundaymental, “Steve did the cover and then the back cover, and then Jonas, our guitar player did all the graphic design and put it all together.” Fundaymental was recorded, monitored and produced by trumpet player Tony Curry who utilized F.B.I. spy tactic technological wizardry to hack his band member’s computers and record demos remotely. “Like I said, everybody’s got their little job that they do.”
“Our drummer recorded all the drums in a proper studio and stuff like that. It was a really weird process, but it was a lot of fun. There was a lot of learning as we were going. We were kind of like, ‘This is so trippy. We’ve never even been in the same room together playing these songs – which on all the other records that we’ve done over the years, we were just in a rehearsal room somewhere in San Diego playing the songs together and working them out that way. This was different but it was the only option we had. We just really, really wanted to do it, so we made it happen.”
When you find something you love, you’ve got to let it shine… I mean, something to that effect… I know that’s not right. You’ve got to be a peacock, right? “I went through some work things a few years ago working at this company, and I was trying my best to be like, ‘I’m into it. It’s cool.’ You know? ‘Let’s do this!’ And finally, after a couple of years I was just like, ‘You know what? Fuck this! And fuck this place! And fuck this job! I’m fucking out of here, dude.’ You know? Like, ‘I’m gonna’ go back to what I do. This isn’t me.’ So, that’s really kind of what its about. It’s really kind of a message to yourself, you know? A lot of my songs are like that where it’s like a pep talk almost for yourself. It’s a healing and process where you are talking yourself back into being positive and cool, and not dealing with bullshit. You know? For the most part that’s what it’s kind of about, and the references like ‘going back to the bar’ and ‘hanging out hooligan style’ is just a part of getting away from that negative shit to me, because that shit’s cool and fun.”
Jon and I had a great chat. It was super fun talking about ska in the 90’s, and the components of a talented band who tries to keep it in the family. Jon gave me the ins-and-outs of the new album Fundaymental. (available here) I got to meet his dog Barney, and we even talked about Mike Park a little bit behind his back. Find these conversations and more below, you young dead scenesters. Have a great day! [Read more…]
Hailing from Tel Aviv, Israel, the punk band Not On Tour have released their latest offering, Growing Pains, on SBÄM Records. It has been a four year wait, but it was worth it. The seventeen-song album is a collection of female-fronted punk songs, not a single one of which clocks in at more than two […]
Hailing from Tel Aviv, Israel, the punk band Not On Tour have released their latest offering, Growing Pains, on SBÄM Records. It has been a four year wait, but it was worth it. The seventeen-song album is a collection of female-fronted punk songs, not a single one of which clocks in at more than two minutes. And it works. That’s all this band needs to get their message across, and are a perfect choice for fans of bands such as Bad Cop/Bad Cop, The Distillers, Be Your Own Pet, and Tilt.
Sima’s vocals really stand out – her voice is more melodic than on previous offerings from the band, but it’s definitely not a bad thing. In fact, it’s a very good thing because this girl can sing – and she doesn’t lose any of the raw passion that is on display in their earlier albums while doing so.
Most of the songs have a California in the mid-90’s punk feel, though that doesn’t remotely mean they are a nostalgia-type act, as each song is fresh and new at the same time. It’s just hard to compare them to other bands that are playing now, and that’s a good thing. Sometimes being reminded of the past, with something that stands on its own two feet as well can be refreshing. Not On Tour is absolutely a breath of fresh air in the punk scene and one of the better bands that is regularly releasing records these days.
The album kicks off with the fast, hardcore skate punk sounding “Daddy”, which is 48 seconds of pure energy followed by the slightly longer “Fantasy World” (1:09). Each song on the album is instantly catchy and something you want to listen to over and over, because Not on Tour are masters of the art of leaving you wanting more.
Stand-out songs include the title track, “Growing Pains,” as well as the interestingly timed “N.O.T. Funny.” Though in all honesty, there’s not a bad song on the album, which is an achievement for the amount of songs on it.
You can check out and download the album below.
5/5 stars
California’s Bad Cop/Bad Cop have released an exclusive 7″ featuring the first three songs the band ever recorded – “Sweet Brown Water”, “Yeah, Yeah, Yeah”, and “A Little Wild.” The energetic songs show how much potential the band had from the first time they walked into a recording studio – and are high-quality, as opposed […]
California’s Bad Cop/Bad Cop have released an exclusive 7″ featuring the first three songs the band ever recorded – “Sweet Brown Water”, “Yeah, Yeah, Yeah”, and “A Little Wild.” The energetic songs show how much potential the band had from the first time they walked into a recording studio – and are high-quality, as opposed to many unearthed releases from bands. The three songs are bursts of pure punk rock and the perfect way to tide yourself over with new-to-us Bad Cop/Bad Cop music until their next album is eventually released.
The 7″ comes out on April 26th, and the songs are also available on Spotify, Amazon, Apple Music, Deezer, and Tidal.