Tours: We Might Die announce US tour

Las Vegas-based punk rockers We Might Die have announced US tour dates for this spring. The tour begins on March 14 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and wraps up on March 24 in Ogden, Utah. The band are currently in the studio and released their album Hate You in 2025. Check out the dates below.

Knocked Loose new song “Hive Mind” featuring Denzel Curry

<p>Knocked Loose shares their new song “Hive Mind” featuring Denzel Curry. As the preeminent, contemporary heavy band, the new single sees the band bringing Denzel Curry – a noted student of hardcore and metal who made waves with his celebrated cover of Rage Against The…</p>
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NOR/ME to release debut EP, share "Burt Reynolds Beyond Recognition”

Portland-based self-described “khaki-core” (a mix of hardcore, surf, skate punk, and thrash) band NOR/ME have announced that they will be releasing their debut EP. The EP is called DEM/MO and will be out on March 24 via sad times productions. The band has also released their first single from the record called “Burt Reynolds Beyond Recognition”. NOR/ME will be playing their album release show on March 20 at Wyrd Hut in Portland. Check out the song and tracklist below.

Tours: Hans Gruber and the Die Hards announce US tour

Hans Gruber And The Die Hards have announced US tour dates for this spring. The tour begins on February 13 in Oklahoma City and wraps up on March 26 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This tour includes their previously announced dates with Crazy and the Brains and The Last Gang. Hans Gruber and the Die Hards released their album With A Vengeance in 2022. Check out the dates below.

Thee Male Nurse to release new album, share "Reaper"

Thee Male Nurse has announced that he will be releasing a new album. It is called NOASIS/eternal dusk and will be out this summer via Dirt Cult Records. He has also released the first single from the record called “Reaper”. Thee Male Nurse released Life Is More Than Anyone Can Say It’s Beautiful in 2025. Check out the song below.

Videos: Angel Du$t: "Pain Is A Must"

Angel Du$t have released a video for their new song “Pain Is A Must”. The video was directed by Noah Haycock. The song is off their upcoming album COLD 2 THE TOUCH which will be out on February 13 via Run For Cover Records. Angel Du$t will be touring North America starting later this month and released their album BRAND NEW SOUL in 2023. Check out the video below.

MX LONELY sling heavygaze through highs and lows on ‘Anesthetic’

<p>MX LONLEY — stylized in all caps, one gap — may hail from Brooklyn, but there is something about new single “Anesthetic” that transports us back to an Allston basement show in the early 2010s. The push and pull of the quartet’s heavygaze feels both deliberate and delicate, providing dizzying results, and this and January’s scrappy “Return to Sender” nicely set up the band’s intriguing debut album ALL MONSTERS (all caps, one gap), out February 20 on Julia’s War Recordings. […]</p>
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Mic’d Up: Chris Fleming brings the vibes all at once to NoHo

<p>There’s no better day for a little comedy madness in Massachusetts than a Tuesday in February. That’s just science, we don’t make the rules. In terms of the mad scientist in charge of enforcing that rule? Well, that’s Chris Fleming, of course. Nestled in the cultural epicenter of the “Here be Dragons?” part of the state, Fleming makes his way to Northampton’s Academy of Music Theatre for a two-day homecoming starting tonight (February 10) to unleash his latest hour of […]</p>
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In Memoriam: Fred Smith of Television has passed away

Fred Smith, bassist for Television, has passed away. He was 77 years old. His passing was announced in a statement on Instagram by Jimmy Rip, who was the guitarist in Television from 2007-2023. The statement reads, ”The legendary bassist for Television, Tom Verlaine and many others, Fred Smith, was not only my bandmate for 46 years — he was my true friend. He was a great running buddy and exactly the guy you wanted around when road life got wearisome. His sense of humor, much like his musical voice, was dry, subtle, to the point, hilarious and always left you wanting a more. Yesterday, he left this world, leaving so many who loved him wanting so much more…of him. We met in 1980 playing, with Jay Dee Daugherty on drums, in The Eve Moon Band, and soon after, the three of us were the NYC version of Holly and The Italians with Holly Beth Vincent. In 1981 when Tom Verlaine was preparing to tour for his disc Dreamtime, which Fred and Jay had performed on, they recommended me as second guitar, leading to very long and rich musical, and personal friendships. If you are a lover of melodic bass lines and counterpoint, you could go to school on what Fred created so effortlessly. He was a natural — never flashy, always essential — always serving the song in ways that only the greatest musicians can… He fought his illness long and hard these last few years, looking always forward to new projects… we had big plans to play Tom’s music live this year… but it just wasn’t meant to be. Thankfully, we were able to say goodbye, “love you” were our last words to each other. I will miss him more than anyone can imagine.” Fred Smith was the original bassist for Angel and the Snake, which would become Blondie, and left in 1975 to join Television. He replaced Richard Hell and would play with the band until they broke up in 1978. He rejoined the band when they reunited in 1992. Fred Smith also played with The Roches, Willie Nile, Peregrins, The Revelons, The Fleshtones, along with playing on Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd’s solo records. Fred Smith also ran a winery his wife, Paula Cereghino, called Cereghino Smith. We send our condolences to Fred Smith’s family, friends, and fans.