Viagra Boys have recorded a KEXP live session. They performed “Man Made of Meat”, “Waterboy”, “Pyramid of Health”, “The Bog Body”, and “Uno II” off their recently released album viagr aboys along with “Troglodyte” from their 2022 album Cave World and “Slow Learner” and “Sports” from their 2018 album Street Worms. Check out the session below.

He's bAaAaAaAaAaAaAack! Surely you know that Billy McFarland is the convicted fraudster behind Fyre festival, the "premium" destination festival that failed so spectacularly that people had to be helicoptered off the island of the festival. After that, he tried and failed to re-launched the festival a couple of times. This summer, he sold the name and related assets to Limewire for just under $250,000. McFarland was ordered to pay $26 million in restitution related to his convictions. Well, he has got a new festival in the works. It is really soon- december 4 to 8. It's called PHNX and it's another premium destination festival in Diamond Cay in the Caribbean. French Montana is the headliner. a second headliner is supposed to be announced soon. Ticket prices range $200 to $500,000. The $500k option gets you: Private, 10-seat Challenger 601 round trip from Miami; The best villa on Utila; Private chef in your villa 24/7; Golf cart with 24/7 driver and local guide, plus 4 ATVs; The best boat on Utila with 24/7 captain; Bottle service to your boat during the Saturday and Sunday Festival; Stage access during the festival. Be with the artists as they perform; Artist only dinner; Private dinner and drinks with Billy McFarland on Utila before or after the festival. The ticketing service has a very classy statement from McFarland, too: "To everyone saying play it safe, we got the islands. To all the internet NPCs claiming they live life, we are out here really doing this. To the people saying get a job, we are paying people back and supporting every f***ing island we touch. To the ones saying this is a normal vacation, you haven’t done a trip with me. To the ones saying this is delusional, wait until we drop the lineup. Let me show you Island Billy. Come live." Apparently, there are only 400 tickets for sale. This will definitely go totally as planned.

Alexisonfire have released a video for their cover of “Neighbourhood Villain” by Doughboys. The video was directed by Mathieu Gosselin and features Montreal skate collective Pagaille, which was founded in 2020 by Mathieu along with Matil Brouillard. The cover is off Alexisonfire’s recently released covers EP, Copies of Old Masters Volume 1. Check out the video below.

In 2023 Mike Huguenor (Shinobu, Hard Girls, Jeff Rosenstock) announced that he was writing a book about Asian Man Records called Elvis Is Dead, I’m Still Alive: The Story of Asian Man Records. Now, he has announced the release date for the book. It will be out on May 19 via Clash Books. The official description for the book reads in part, ”Sourced from over a hundred hours of interviews with musicians, producers, booking agents, label owners, writers, fans, employees, volunteers, friends and family, Elvis is Dead, I’m Still Alive tells the singular story of Asian Man Records. In its first thirty years, Asian Man Records released over 400 albums, all from the garage at Mike Park’s parents’ house. Founded when Park was in his early twenties, the label has started and supported the careers of musicians across many generations, all free from the pressures of the larger music industry. It seemed things could even stay that way forever, until an unexpected email arrived… Spanning early releases by breakout artists like Less Than Jake and Alkaline Trio, to albums that went viral on TikTok, every record has its own story. All of them connect back to Mike Park, the record label founder, who went from struggling with racism as a Korean American in an overwhelmingly white town, to his current status as international underground inspiration. Written by Mike Huguenor, a musician who has seen the label from inside and out, this music biography documents thirty years in the life of a record label unlike any other—the one and only Asian Man Records.” Check out the announcement post below.

Maid of Ace have announced European tour dates for this December. The shows begin on December 23 in Rouen, France and wrap up on December 21 in Berlin, Germany. Maid of Ace released their single “These R The Days” in June and released their album Live Fast or Die in 2020. Check out the dates below.

Toronto-based power pop band Cootie Catcher has announced that they’ve signed to Carpark Records and have released their first single with the label. The song is called “Gingham Dress” and comes with a video which was directed by Khalil Haddad. Cootie Catcher released their album Shy at first earlier this year. Check out the video below.

Los Angeles-based rockers Honey Revenge have released a video for their new song “Poison Apple Baby”. The video was directed by Sam Link. The song is available digitally now via Thriller Records and appears to be a standalone single. This is the second song they’ve released this year, following “Risk”. Honey Revenge released the extended edition of their 2023 album Retrovision in 2024. Check out the video below.