<p>There’s something in the Nottingham water. Fresh off Sleaford Mods rousing show here in Boston and that recent Do Nothing cruiser, the English Midlands city delivers another sound heard round the world with the latest from Blondes. We last caught up with the indie band back in March via their sonic seducer “Love In The Afternoon,” and now following recent single “The Basement,” they have set a shimmering pop-rock course through the rich and melodic “Beautiful World,” which hits the […]</p>
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<p>With bands like The Sheila Divine, Dear Leader, and Aaron and the Lord, Aaron Perrino has been serving up tasty indie rock for the past 25 years. Now his hunger for another creative outlet is taking over, as the musician has launched a Mainvest campaign to open an upscale brick-and-mortar sandwich shop in Salem. The place is called The Bohemian Club, and it’s billed as “an upscale takeout sandwich & salad shop inspired by the occult and dark arts.” Perrino […]</p>
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Julez and the Rollerz are one day away from releasing their stellar debut EP Is This Where The Party Is?. The five-song EP sees the band kicking out blues-infused garage rock with a hint of psychedelia as they confront insecurities head-on, urge people to chase their dreams, and deal with change. Is This Where The Party Is? will be out everywhere on May 19 via Party Mermaid Records (you can pre-order it here or pre-save it here!) and the band will be kicking off their Californian tour tomorrow with their album release show at Non Plus Ultra in Los Angeles. Punknews editor Em Moore caught up with lead vocalist and guitarist Jules Batterman, synth player Shea Carothers, and guitarist Hannah Hughes over Zoom to talk about the new EP, working with a new lineup, dealing with insecurity, making tour scrapbooks, and so much more. Read the interview below!

<p>We don’t tip our editorial hand too often here at Vanyaland, but we’ll admit this: At some point next week we’ll publish a short list of the best songs to hear across Memorial Day weekend at Boston Calling Music Festival, and Genesis Owusu’s 2022 banger “Get Inspired” will be included. Or so we thought. Turns out we might scratch that off the list in favor of the Ghanaian-Australian artist’s fresh banger, a manic electro-funk sci-fi thumper called “Leaving The Light.” […]</p>
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Here's a fun little story. Recently, a cover band called Borderline Toxic was playing a set at Slim Jim’s Liquor Store in London. Well, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day happened to be there. so, he jumped on stage and played "Basket Case" with the band. You can see the video below.

New Jersey's Jon Caspi and First Gun have released a new 7-inch single. Side A features Jesse Malin (D Generation) and Dez Cadena (Black Flag, The MisFits) playing a track called "Hang 'Em High.". Side B is Dez Cadena doing vocals on the Black Flag "Nervous Breakdown". This is the only studio recording ever of Dez singing lead on the song. That's out now via Fake Chapter records. You can see the video for the a-side below.

Dave Lombardo, formerly of Slayer and now the drummer for The Misfits recently appeared on Amoeba's "What's in my bag." In the program, artists talk about cool records they got at the shop. Lombardo also just released a solo record. You can watch the episode below.

Bitters and Distractions, the acoustic punk duo from Long Island, New York, has signed with Sell The Heart Records. They're planning for a release in late 2023. You can see the band's latest video, "Existentialism in a Car," below.

Sticks and Stones, the New Jersey punk band that included Pietro Ventantonio aka Jack Terrilcoth of World/Inferno friendship Society, has digitally re-released most of their catalogue. the campaign includes most of the band's 7-inchers, both albums, and even the rare Inner Revolt cassette. You can find it on iTunes, Amazon Music, and Spotify.

Pop-punk bandNo Pressure released a new single titled "Say What You Mean", see below. The band is currently on tour with Koyo, Illlusion, and Fleshwater.