<p>There are very few sure things in this miserable hellscape we call life, but Alison Goldfrapp delivering a kaleidoscopic disco-pop banger for her debut solo effort certainly livens up the short list. The English artist and record producer, who has long kept dance floors packed as one half and namesake of English electronic-pop duo Goldfrapp, dropped “So Hard So Hot” today (March 16), just as our senses begin to fade into the grayscale workweek. The house-tinged track follows a few teaser collaborations (Claptone, […]</p>
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The Bar Stool Preachers have released a video for their new song “Lighthouse Keeper”. The video was created by Zombieteeth Media and uses video clips from Pexels. The song is off their upcoming album Above The Static which will be out March 31 via Pure Noise Records. Bar Stool Preachers will be touring Europe and the UK this spring and released Soundtrack to Your Apocalypse in 2020. Check out the video below

Last week, The Cure announced their first North American tour in almost 10 years. As part of their deal with ticketmaster/livenation, the Cure demanded that ticketmaster refrain from using a dynamic pricing model. A dynamic pricing model is where if demand for a certain act is very high during the initial sale period, ticketmaster will then raise the ticket price unilaterally. That is, depending on when you check out, the price for the same seats may fluctuate from between, $80 to $300 dollars, as ticketmaster's systems identifies hot shows, acts, and seats. Ir is also worth noting that ticketmaster specifically apportions a number of tickets that go directly to third party sites before general on sale public. This also affects demand for tickets. A few years ago, Metallica was forced to admit that they actually received a profit from tickets sold directly to third-parties at inflated prices, but that scandal did not affect the band significantly. The Cure were against this practice, so as part of their deal with ticketmaster, they demanded static ticket prices (tickets that are the same price no matter how high the demand is). It may be worth noting that Ticketmaster/Livenation owns the vast majority of venues that can handle a band of the level of the fame of the Cure, and of course, all those venues require that ticketmaster is the ticket selling service. However, when tickets went on sale recently, many fans were shocked to discover that ticketmnmaster, instead of using dynamic pricing, simply drastically increased their service fees. for some purchasers, $80 tickets were charge processing fees of over $80… that is, buyers ended up paying $160 for $80 tickets… with all of the fees going to ticketmaster. Ticketmaster/livenation, who has bene under fire of being a monopoly multiple times but has always avoided being subdivided, did not issue a statement. Robert Smith of the Cure did issue a statement, however: "“I am as sickened as you all are by today’s Ticketmaster ‘fees’ debacle. To be very clear: The artist has no way to limit them. I have been asking how they are justified. If I get anything coherent by way of an answer I will let you all know.”

Scene Queen has released a video for her new song “18+”. The video was directed by @spacedvisuals. The song appears to be a standalone single and is out now via Hopeless Records. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the song will go to nonprofit organization RAINN (the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network). Scene Queen released BIMBOCORE VOL.2 in 2022. Check out the video below.

Melvinator, the solo project of Eric Melvin of NOFX, has released a video for their cover of “Regaining Unconsciousness” by NOFX. The video was created by Baz The Frenchman. The song is off Melvinator’s new album The Rise of the Melvinator which will be out May 12 via Fat Wreck Chords / Bottles To The Ground. Check out the video below.

Sarah and The Safe Word have released a video for their new song “Old Lace”. The video was directed by Edward Tumulty. The song is off their upcoming album The Book of Broken Glass which will be out April 7 via Take This To Heart Records. Sarah and The Safe Word will be touring the US and Canada with Shayfer James this spring. The band re-released their album Strange Doings in the Night in 2022 (we spoke to Sarah Rose about it in December – check that out right here!) and released their album Good Gracious! Bad People in 2020. Check out the video below.

We are thrilled to bring to you a all new Punknews Exclusive premiere video for Vancouver, BC emotional punks Swear Jar. The band will be releasing a brand new single titled "Unfinished Business" tomorrow on streaming platforms and we have the offical music video to the track here a day early. The single will be available on their upcoming EP titled Swear Jar II, which will be out on March 31st, 2023 through Early Onset Records. The band features members of Rest Easy, Youth Fountain, Parting Ways and The Greatest Sons.

<p>Oftentimes, Bruce McCulloch finds himself, or rather places himself in weird situations without really knowing what he’s doing. But somewhere between the admitted bravery and stupidity of such adventures, the Canadian comedy legend is both scared and excited to be making his way to Boston on the solo tip. Bringing his Bravery and Stupidity Tour to The Wilbur tonight (March 16), McCulloch is looking forward to further showcasing the roots of his jam-packed comedy résumé, as his stand-up days started […]</p>
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