<p>Just last month we were enchanted by the ocean-sized post-‘gaze of Wisp, who swept us away through a dream-pop current called “Sword” that ultimately ended up on The V List as one of our fave tracks of March. Now, fresh off a Coachella appearance and ahead of joining System of a Down’s summer stadium tour and appearances at Bonnaroo and Kilby Block Party, the San Francisco-born project of Natalie R. Lu is back with another tidal new single in “Get back to […]</p>
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On April 17, Marie Davidson played at the Longboat Hall in Toronto, Ontario. Tony Price opened the show. Marie Davidson released City Of Clowns earlier this year. Our photographer Stephen McGill was there to capture all the action. Check out his photos below! 

The Chameleons are playing a USA tour. It kicks off this week. The band will be supported by Twin Tribes and Psychedelic Furs on various dates. You can see the info below.

Dirt Nap Fest has revealed the lineup for Dirt Nap XXV. It's a three-day shindig at X-Ray Arcade in Cudahy, WI and runs August 29-31. Radioactivity, Th Ergs, Marked Men, and Mean Jeans headline the fest and a bunch of other bands play, too. You can see the details below.

The original Alice Cooper band – Alice, Michale Bruce, Neal Smith, Dennis Dunaway, and even the departed Glen Buxton- are teasing some sort of release. Apparently, Bob Ezrin will be involved. You can see the scant few details below.

Skull Fest has announced the first wave of its 2025 installment. The reunited Destroy and Negative Approach headline. A bunch of other bands are playing including Stormcrow, Iron Lung, Flower, Drop Dead, Blu Anxxiety, No Time, and Sex Dwarf. The event is in Pittsburg August 14-17, spread across a bunch of venues. More bands will be announced June 1. You can see the initial details below.

Cherie Curie of The Runaways is slated to appear at the "American Restoration tour" March and Rally. The event, which is organized by Brandon Straka, claims to be a place for "former liberals" who now want to be far right supporters. The organization is unabashedly pro-Trump. Notably, Matt Gaetz the former Florida politician, who was found the the House ethics committee to have "violated Florida state laws, including those prohibiting statutory rape, procurement of prostitution, and illicit drug use" and also to have paid "over $90,000 in payments to the 17-year-old girl and 11 other women," is the headline speaker. It may be of some significance that Curie's social media does not mention the event. The "Rally" is on April 27 in Beverly Hills.

Circle Jerks will throw a special show for Keith Morris' 70th Birthday. The show is September 19 at the Hollywood Palladium. Ceremony, Rocket from the Crypt, and Negative Approach also play the gig. Tickets are on sale Friday.

Today we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of the new split EP from Hans Gruber and the Die Hards and Sgt. Scag! For the EP, Hans Gruber and the Die Hards contributed a re-recorded version of their song “We’re All Gonna Die” from their first album and Sgt. Scag contributed live recordings of their songs “Sideshow” and “Ives Manor”. Speaking about the split, Steve Lonergan from Sgt. Scag said, We have now been at Sgt. Scag 2.0 since 2018, which means this iteration of the band has lasted twice as long as the iteration from the 1990s. That isn’t logical, nor is the idea of rereleasing 2 songs that are close to 30 years old. What I love about working with SPI and the Hans Grubers is that sense is not required. We are rebooting 2 old songs that have generally stayed in our live set even though we have new songs that could replace them. We were lucky enough to capture these when playing Supernova International Ska Fest back in 2023, the same week our newest record At Least More Than Halfway Dead was released on Ska Punk International. A big week, so it’s enjoyable to try and make some money off those lovely memories by selling people blue vinyl.”The bands have also released videos for each of the tracks and we caught up with them to hear the stories behind them. Hans Gruber and the Die Hards and Sgt. Scag's new split, Reboot, will be out everywhere on April 22 via Ska Punk International. The art for the EP was done by Cam Lopez. You can pre-order it on vinyl here or pre-save it on streaming here. Watch the videos and read the track-by-track breakdown below!

Joe Seiders, the drummer of New Pornographers, has been arrested for possession of child pornography on April 9. He was arrested by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (California) and remains in jail with his bail set at $1 million. According to the news release and online records, on April 7, police officers were alerted to “a suspicious circumstance” at a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Palm Desert, California. An 11-year-old boy told the officers that “an unknown male adult recorded him on a cell phone while he was using the restroom at the location.” On April 9, police were called to the same Chick-Fil-A, where an employee said that “a male was entering and exiting the restroom with juvenile males at the business.” That man was identified as Seiders who was then arrested. Following Seiders’ arrest, officials searched his residence, vehicle, and cell phone and found evidence implicating him in the two Chick-fil-A incidents and additional crimes, according to the news release.The band has fired Seiders and issued a statement: "“Everyone in the band is absolutely shocked, horrified, and devastated by the news of the charges against Joe Seiders—and we have immediately severed all ties with him. Our hearts go out to everyone who has been impacted by his actions.”