SPEED have announced North American tour dates for this spring. The shows will begin on May 11 in Columbus, Ohio and wrap up on June 1 in Detroit, Michigan. Whispers will be joining them on all dates except for their appearances at Sonic Temple on May 11 and at Milwaukee Metal Fest on May 18. They will be playing with Gorilla Biscuits on May 23 in Atlanta and will be playing with Haywire on May 22 in Nashville and on May 24 in Greensboro. SPEED released their album ONLY ONE MODE in 2024. Check out the dates below.

<p>Steven Soderbergh and David Koepp are having a great 2025. After kicking the new year off with Presence, a dope little experiment in first-person spectral voyeurism, they’ve switched gears and gone full Ocean’s 11 mode. I don’t just mean in terms of a heist or con, which is partly what their new film, Black Bag, is about, but how this film appeals to the legacy of 20th-century Hollywood (and, well, the British equivalent). You have show-of-force star power in Michael […]</p>
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Philadelphia-based hardcore punk band Commitment has released their debut recording. It is a demo and features six new tracks; “Betrayal”, “Hard Candy”, “Hellraiser”, “Pluto In Aquarius”, “Send the Deposit”, and “Affirmative Action”. In the Bandcamp description for the demo, the band says that an album is coming. Check out the demo in full below.

Niis have released a video for their new song “BYD”. The video was directed by Meriel O’Connell. The song is off their upcoming album Niis World which will be out on March 28 via Get Better Records. Niis released their album Must Be… in 2022. Check out the video below.

<p>Editor’s Note: It’s the same thing we all know in love when it comes to Vanyaland’s recurring weekly live comedy rundown, Mic’d Up — just with a slightly different face. We’ll be hyping club shows, theater and arena gigs, open mics, and whatever else to help fill your free time with some much-needed laughter. It’s one thing to be pissed off at how things are going in the world right now, but Margaret Cho is bringing it to a whole new […]</p>
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Los Angeles-based Frankie and the Witch Fingers have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called Trash Classic and will be out on June 6 via The Reverberation Appreciation Society / Greenway Records. The band has also released their first single from the record called “Economy”. Frankie and the Witch Fingers released their live album Live at LEVITATION in 2024 and released their album Data Doom in 2023. Check out the song and tracklist below.

Sunny Day Real Estate have announced that they will be touring North America this spring. The tour will begin on May 28 in Montreal and will wrap up on September 24 in Vancouver. The band will be playing tracks from across their entire catalog. Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 14 but pre-sales will be taking place on March 12 and 13. Check out the dates below.

Chicago-based Babe Report has released a new song. It is called “DIY2K” and is available digitally via Exploding In Sound Records. Babe Report will be touring the US and Canada starting on Saturday and released their album Did You Get Better in 2024. Check out the song and dates below.

This story has been updated.Social Distortion have announced the cancellation of their upcoming European tour. The tour was supposed to start on April 2 and run until April 26. The band announced the cancellation of the tour in an Instagram post which reads, ”Due to unforeseen production delays with our forthcoming album, we regret to announce that Social Distortion’s upcoming European tour has been canceled. We sincerely apologize to our fans and appreciate your patience as we focus on finishing the record. Ticket holders can seek refunds at their original point of purchase.” The band shared a follow-up post on Instagram a few hours after their initial post which reads,Just wanted to follow up news of April European tour cancellation. I apologize to all who have been disappointed and inconvenienced by this. I feel it needs a contextual explanation. Due to the health issue which began April ‘23, this put EVERYTHING to a complete halt for an entire year. We were halfway done w record. In ‘24 we had reschedule two huge American tours which had to be postponed until I had a clean bill of health. “If I had a clean bill of health. “Throughout this, we’ve had to get back in studio to finish this album working producer, engineer’s schedules. Everyone is playing catch up. I can’t tell you how hard I’m working on all fronts to bring you this long awaited album. Please bear with us. We will be in Europe next year w a dynamite tour so excited to share with you all.P.S. Tickets will be refunded I assure you.All my sincerity, Mike Ness.You can see the posts in full below.

<p>It’s difficult to break new ground when putting out a concert film. Farewell performances, shows oversaturated with special guests, half-documentary/half-concerts – pretty much everything has been done and done to death. That’s why when Scott Lucas of the venerable rock duo Local H decided to bounce around ideas for film on the band, he knew it couldn’t be run of the mill. Much like Local H tours themselves over the years, he wanted it to have a hook – like […]</p>
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