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Power popper Nick Lowe is in the newest installment of Amoeba's "What's in my bag?" The show finds musicians talking about the cool tunes they picked up while shopping at Amoeba. You can see the video below.

Penny and The Pits, the band made up of Penelope Stevens of Motherhood, Megumi Yoshida of Century Egg, Colleen Collins of Construction and Destruction, and Grace Stratton of Glitterclit, have announced that they will be releasing their debut album. It is called Liquid Compactor and will be out on June 27. The band has also released a video for their new song “Pool Party”. Penny and The Pits released their debut single “Montenegro on Ice” last month. Check out the video below.

The Dirty Nil will be stomping around their home turf. The'll be touring Canada for most of September, and will primarily be in Ontario for the journey. Heart Attack Man and Spite House open. You can see the details below.

Rosemary nods upon the grave have released a video for their song “bonadventure”. The video was directed, filmed, and edited by Nat Lacuna. It was filmed in Savannah, Georgia, Indianapolis, Indiana, Chicago, Illinois, and parts of Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The song is off the band’s debut EP EP 1 which was released earlier this year. Check out the video below.

Debbie Harry of Blondie is on the new track by Andy Bell of Erasure. The tune is called "Heart's a Liar." that's off the upcoming Ten Crowns album out May 2. you can see the video below.

Recently, Mike Vallely obliquely announced that he left Black Flag. Today, Greg Ginn announced that not only is Vallely gone, so are the other members. The new Black Flag lineup is Greg Ginn (guitar), Max Zanelly (vocals), David Rodriguez (bass), and Bryce Weston (drums). The band plans to announce live dates soon. They also said they plan to release new recordings. Since the band's "reunion" in 2013, they have been through sixteen members including Ginn.

Iggy Pop handles the vocals on the new track by The Moonlandingz. The track is called "It's Where I'm From" and it's sort of a smooth jazz number. You can see the video below.

CDSM have released a video for their new song “Not Another Bleeder”. The video was directed by Violet Martini and Ben Presley. The song is off their upcoming debut album Convertible Hearse which will be out on May 23 via EXAG’ Records and Mothland. CDSM released their EP Hell Stairs in 2022. Check out the video below.