Career Woman has released a video for their song “Boyfriends” which was co-written by and features vocals from Katie McTingue of Pacing. The song is off Career Woman’s upcoming album Lighthouse which will be out on June 6 via Lauren Records. Career Woman released Hometown Demos and little habits in 2024. Check out the video below.
Heavy shoegazers Slow Crush have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called Thirst and will be out on August 29 via Pure Noise Records. The band has also released a video for the title track which was created by Bobby Pook and Jodie Guest. Slow Crush will be touring North America starting in September and reelased their album Hush in 2021. Check out the song and dates below.
Montreal-based pop-punks Fomo have released a new song. It is called “Sever” and is available digitally now. Fomo have released a handful of singles since 2021, including 2024’s “Don’t Use Blink-182 as a Pejorative”. The band will be playing Pouzza Fest in Montreal this weekend. Check out the song below.
On May 14, Amyl and the Sniffers performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The band played “Tiny Bikini” from their recently released album Cartoon Darkness. They were joined on stage by Kandy Muse, Aja, and Dahlia Sin of the Haus of Aja. Check out the video below.
The Dirty Nil have released a new song. It is called “Spider Dream” and is off their upcoming album The Lash which will be out on July 25 via Dine Alone Records. The Dirty Nil will be touring Canada in September and will be touring Europe with Spanish Love Songs in October. The Dirty Nil released their album Free Rein To Passions in 2023. Check out the song below.
Fire Drill have released a new song. It is called “Otter 841” and is off their upcoming EP 200 which will be out on June 21. Fire Drill released Pterodactyl in 2023. Check out the song below.
Bob Mould has announced that he will be heading out on a solo electric tour this fall. He will be touring around the US with J. Robbins, The Baseball Project, Loose Cattle, and David Barbe joining him on select dates. The trek kicks off on September 9 in Cincinnati, Ohio and wraps up on October 11 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Bob Mould released his album Here We Go Crazy earlier this year. Check out the dates below.
Somerset Thrower have released a new song. It is called “Motor City” and is off their upcoming album Take Only What You Need To Survive which will be out on July 11 via Smartpunk Records. Somerset Thrower released Paint My Memory in 2020. Check out the song below.
We've been running a contest for someone to win two free tickets to Punk Rock Bowling. Well, we've selected a winner! Congrats to Sara M of California for winning two passes to Punk Rock Bowling! …and Sara is looking for love out there at the event center and club shows. She says, "To simply put it, I want to go to find a husband. I’m just a single punk gal looking for a punk rock husband. Yes sure, I am so looking forward to seeing all the bands and being part of the punk milieu in general but I am determined to find one of my kind at the festival. Punk news could very well be responsible for making true love possible." So, congrats to Sara and if you see her out there, maybe say something nice. Don't be creepy. Might we suggest, "My, that is a most excellent Crass backpatch you have there. What did you use for the stitchting?" You very well might come to PRNB single and leave with a ring on your finger! Are you sad that you didn't win tickets to the fest? Well, then you can buy tickets right here! Punk Rock Bowling is Memorial day Weekend in Vegas. A whole heap o' bands are playing including FLAG, The Damned, Cocksparrer, Peter Hook of Joy Division, The Adverts, Interrupters, BOOTSIE FRIKKIN COLLINS, Ceremony, and many many many many many more!
<p>Sometimes a song isn’t so much a song as it is a confrontation, and within that confrontation is a chance to escape, if only for a moment, the blackened malaise of life. Providing the type of portal we need the most right now is Slow Crush, the Belgian shoegaze and noise-pop dynamo who this week (May 13) unleashes a strategic fit of calculated chaos called “Thirst.” It’s the unrelenting title track to the foursome’s new album out August 29 via Pure Noise […]</p>
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