Cock Sparrer announce final LA show

Cock Sparrer have announced their final Los Angeles show. Dillinger Four, Home Front, and Castillo will be joining them. The show will take place at Hollywood Palladium on November 22. In the show announcement post on Instagram, the band said that “this will be one of the last US dates for the boys from England”. Check out the poster below.

Vintage Lee compiles classics and new bangers with ‘Grease Pack’

<p>Vintage Lee’s stage name has never been more appropriate. The Roxbury rapper last month (July 15) released her Grease Pack tape, a 13-track collection of new tunes and vintage — er, classic — releases. Spanning 2020’s snappy “KADAKAKA” to her 2024 UnoTheActivist collab “SHORELINE,” right up to recent songs like “YKMB (You Know My Body),” Grease Pack pairs the old(er) with the new: Gyrating jams like “East To South” and “OOO,” which also received its own music video last month. […]</p>
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Feura: "Sick Medicine"

Toronto-based punk artist Feura has released a new song. It is called “Sick Medicine” and is available digitally now. This is the second song, following “SMASH”, that they have released so far this year. Feura will be releasing their debut album in 2026. Check out the song below.

Chase Petra release "We Were Friends" video

Chase Petra have released a video for their new song “We Were Friends”. The video was filmed by Jake Allyn and was edited by Hunter Allen. The song is available digitally now and will be available on vinyl (along with a previously unreleased track called “Famous”) via Wax Bodega. Physical copies are set to ship in October. Chase Petra released their album Lullabies for Dogs earlier this year. The band will be touring the UK starting next month and will be touring the US in the fall. Check out the video below.

Cheap Perfume to release new album, share "Down To Riot"

Colorado-based punk rockers Cheap Perfume have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called Don’t Care. Didn’t Ask. and will be out on October 3 via Snappy Little Numbers. The band has also released a new song called “Down To Riot”. Cheap Perfume released their album Burn It Down in 2019. Check out the song and tracklist below.

Ganser: "stripe"

Ganser have released a video for their new song “stripe”. The video was directed by Alicia Gaines. The song is off their upcoming album Animal Hospital which will be out on August 29 via Felte. Ganser released their EP Nothing You Do Matters in 2022 and released their album Just Look At That Sky in 2020. Check out the video below.

Bad Cop/Bad Cop release lyric video for "I4NI"

Bad Cop/Bad Cop have released a lyric video for their new song “I4NI”. The video was edited by Bob Whitehill. The song is off their upcoming album Lighten Up which will be out on September 17 via Fat Wreck Chords. Bad Cop/Bad Cop will be touring the US with Iron Roses starting in September. Check out the video below.

Dream Nails to release new album, share "Organoid" video

Dream Nails have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called You Wish and will be out on February 6, 2026 via Marshall Records. The band has also released a video for their new song “Organoid” which was directed by Matt Chandler. Dream Nails released their album Doom Loop in 2023. Check out the video below.

How Cymande reclaimed a legacy of funk and hip-hop

<p>It’s rare in music for an artist to have a second act, and even more so to be recognized for their undeniable impact on entire genres. But it does happen, as is the case with Cymande, a footnote British psychedelic funk outfit from the early ‘70s who later found themselves as one of the building blocks to the foundation of hip-hop, along with being an influence on the UK’s underground rare groove scene. Guitarist Patrick Patterson and bassist Steve Scipio, […]</p>
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