Gord Lewis, founding member and guitarist of Hamilton punks Teenage Head, was found dead in his apartment on August 7. Police said that Lewis was found with "injuries consistent with foul play" and his son Jonathan has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder. Gord was 65. Gord's brother was asked for a statement by theHamilton Spectator and said, "We ask that you respect our privacy at this time." Teenage Head also put out a statement on Facebook reading, "We are heartbroken and still trying to process the loss of our friend, bandmate and brother Gord Lewis Our hearts are with his family and all that knew and loved him. Gord was a force and an inspiration to many. You were taken from us far too soon."Gord Lewis formed the band along with Steve Park, Frankie Venom, and Dave Desroches in 1975. The band released eight studio albums (the last of which was Teenage Head with Marky Ramone in 2008), one live album, and a compilation album over the course of their run. We send our deepest condolences to Gord Lewis' family, friends, and fans.

High Vis have released a new song. It is called "Trauma Bonds" and is off their upcoming album Blending due out September 9 via Dias Records. High Vis released No Sense No Feeling in 2019. Check out the song below.

<p>There aren’t many good reasons to dance these days, but The Vacant Lots are doing their best to keep us on the floor. The Brooklyn post-punk/synth-pop duo hit today (August 9) with a seductive beat machine crusher called “Thank You”, the type of song you make out with a stranger to in some dark toilet stall, and it arrives just as the Lots hit the road for a North American tour with The Black Angels this fall, and unleash the […]</p>
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<p>Australian singer-songwriter Elizabeth is billed as the “beloved patron saint of sad girls,” and that’s certainly enough to catch our faded attention as we wade through the never-ending pit of misery that is the month of August. This week, she serves up “Sweet Connection,” the second installment of the Melbourne artist’s three-part Suite of Singles, released via Our Golden Friend/AntiFragile Music and co-written and produced by Alice Ivy. Perhaps arriving when we need it most, the effortlessly floating “Sweet Connection” a magnetic […]</p>
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Drug Church have announced a handful of US tour dates between their appearance at Furnace Fest and their upcoming October tour with The Bronx, The Chats, and Scowl. Tickets for the new dates go on sale Friday. The band released Hygiene earlier this year. Check out the dates below.

Today's reviews are: The Flatliners – New RuinDeaf Havana – The Present Is A Foreign LandFroggy /Powerviolets / Vixen77 – Froggy record release show in PhillyYou can check out any of our reviews right here. 

<p>Back in December we slotted Tom A. Smith as one of 2022’s breakout performers, and here we are months later watching the artist living his truth. The teenage wonder from Sunderland dropped his second EP this past Friday (August 5) in the appropriately titled EP2, and it continues upward momentum for the skilled British songwriter who has not only become a bit of a press and radio darling back in the homeland, but was also selected by Elton John to […]</p>
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<p>Editor’s note: Things may look a little different for this week’s edition of our weekly Mic’d Up, and that’s simply because they are. Coming up on Saturday (August 13), Vanyaland celebrates the very first Vanyaland Comedy & Music Festival, where some of the best comedic and musical forces the local scene has to offer come together for a day of free fun, laughs, and community. So, with that being said, we’re taking this space this week to help you get […]</p>
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<p>After a decade away, The Big Pink returned to our hearts and mixtapes back in April with a noisy fuss of a stomp-along single called “No Angels.” Today (August 8), the revitalized project from frontman and co-founder Robbie Furze hits us with word of a new album in The Love That’s Ours, out September 30 via Project Melody Music. The new LP, the band’s first since 2012’s Future This, is fueled by a summer lullaby track titled “Rage,” co-written by […]</p>
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Dani Miller of Surfbort will debut a new side project on August 13. The project is called Trashworld and includes Ash Smith. The debut is at the church of fun in LA on August 13. Meanwhile, Surfbort has a tour with Me First and The Gimme Gimmes around the corner.