<p>If January and August are when the months in which studios dump the product that they’re genuinely skeptical about yet contractually required to release, then March is the time that they toss out the high-concept genre stuff that might actually make a buck. If you look back over the release schedule over the years, you’ll find an interesting collection of bona fide hits (300, Limitless, Us), near-misses (Life, Repo Men, Noah, Battle: Los Angeles), and straight-up disasters (Sucker Punch, Chappie). […]</p>
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<p>It’s curious how a new environment can shake up almost anything — like convert folksy “Dolly Parton-esque anguish” into vivacious pop-punk. When Cape Crush entered Salem’s God City Studio, their new track “San Souci” embraced an entirely revamped sound, jumping between genres without losing its initial “essence of woe,” as lead singer Ali Lipman describes it. Which is fitting, because “San Souci” is about the place that shook her up. Compounding grief with upheaval and loneliness, the North Shore band’s […]</p>
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New Jersey folk punk Sammy Kay released a new single called "Waiting". The song was co-wrote by Jon Graber, Reade Wolcott and Sammy Kay. See below to check out the single.

Buffalo-based melodic hardcore punks On The Cinder have announced US tour dates for this April. They will be playing Texas and the Midwest on this run. On The Cinder released their EP Sedentary Escape in 2021. Check out the dates below.

Ross Farrar of Ceremony and Spice is going to release a solo record. The release will be out March 17. Farrar stated: "When Spice was recording the Better Treatment EP @sampura said to me, “You should make a solo record.” Until that moment, I’d never considered it. I hope to continue releasing music and sharing it with you all for as long as possible." you can hear a snippet right here.

The Damned have released a video for their new song “Beware of the Clown”. The video was directed by Martin Gooch. The song is off their upcoming album Darkadelic which will be out on April 28. The Damned are currently touring Europe and will be touring the UK later this spring. The band released their album Evil Spirits in 2018. Check out the video below.

Montreal hardcore punk trailblazers Sc.u.m. have re-issued their 1985 debut (and only) album Born Too Soon…. The re-issue features a completely remastered version of the album done by the band and their producer, re-vamped liner notes, and three previously unreleased demos from 1983. The re-issue is out now via Porterhouse Records. A video for their song “Pool Hunt” (which features skateboarding footage by Six Stair Studio) has also been released. Check out the video below.

Codefendants have released a video for their song featuring The DOC called “Fast Ones”. The video was directed by INDECLINE. The song is off their upcoming album This Is Crime Wave which will be out March 24 via Bottles To The Ground/Fat Wreck Chords. Codefendants released their split with Get Dead in 2022. Check out the video below.

<p>Everyone knows that The Bangles’ blistering rendition of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Hazy Shade of Winter” — for the equally unfuckwithable Less Than Zero soundtrack back in blissful ’87 — is one of the greatest covers of all time. But we feel like it doesn’t get covered as often as it should, as perhaps because there’s a weird, unfounded fear cranking out a cover of a cover? Who knows. What we do know is that The Downhauls, a Boston punk band […]</p>
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Saves The Day is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Can’t Slow Down and 20th anniversary of In Reverie. The band will play both of the albums in entirety on select dates. Tickets for this run of club shows are on today.