Our Clash tribute show with Kepi, Ara and Jay of the Slackers, Danbert is one week away!

YES!!! Summer Soiree 9, aka BLACK MARKET CLASH, our Clash tribute show is one week and one day away!!!! Get your tickets now! We've got a lot of cool stuff in the works… This will be a BONKERS show! GET TICKETS HERE!!! 2026 is the 50th anniversary of The Clash… and that means Summer Soiree 9 is going to be BLACK MARKET CLASH!!! But, this isn't any ol' Clash tribute show, it is a real one-night-only slam banger!!! For this special event, the new band Ghetto Defendant, which is Ara and Jay of The Slackers with Vinnie of Doomstompers, is teaming up with the hero Kepi Ghoulie of Groovie Ghoulies!!! They'll be doing a special, one-time-only, ALL CLASH SET! We have seen the setlist and it is AMAZING! This will be a really special show! But that's not all! Anarcho-punk icon Danbert Nobacon of Chumbawamba is flying out to do his own very special set. For the first time ever, he will be doing Clash acoustic tunes and some Danbert solo stuff… and maybe a Chumbawamba song or two… as you may know, Chumbawamba wrote the first ever Clash dis track ("Garageland" off Bullshit Detector), even though they loved the Clash! So, it will be a real full circle moment! PLUS, the newly reformed Droogettes will be playing hits from the first Clash album (USA and UK)!!! PLUS, The Dracu-Las will be playing the Clash's songs of Hate & War & Love!!! WOW. PLUS, we will have goodie bags, prizes, give aways, and other surprises! This one-night-only shindig is August 1 at Philamoca in Philly!!! Doors are at 7pm and the show starts at 7:20pm sharp! This show is not on punk time! See you there… But, you don't have to take our word for it. Click "read more" to see who else thinks you should go… Check out the Facebook event page here! GET TICKETS HERE!!!!

Ancient Teeth and Liver announce split 7-inch

Montreal's Ancient Teeth and Toronto's Liver have announced a split 7-inch featuring contributions of one brand-new song each. The 7-inch will be out on August 4th on all streaming platforms. To support the release, the two bands will be playing a few dates in Canada from August 13th to 16th; see below to check out the tour dates and track list.

Streams: Tokyo Rose : 'Never Say Die' (Track by track)

We are pleased to bring to you a track by track breakdown of New Jersey based emo band Tokyo Rose new EP titled, Never Say Die. Having being active in the early Aughts, Tokyo Rose released 3 LPs and a EP and toured with some promeant emo bands in their hay day. They are back with new music in over 19 years and you can see below to listen to the EP in full with a breakdown of each track.

Josh Alvarez (Crossed Keys) announce first single from new solo album

Josh Alvarez singer of Philly based band Crossed Keys have announced the first single off of his upcoming solo album, Paddington Checks In. The single is called "A Fondness for Sad Songs" and it is available now on streaming platforms. They have also launched a pre-order for the album via Square Of Opposition in a limited one time pressing black vinyl and CD package. You can click here to grab some merch.

Dark Thoughts releases Japanese only compilation

Dark Thoughts is on tour in Japan right now. The band made a CD compilation called Dark Thoughts Mania, which compiles material from their four albums. It's limited to 100 copies and only available on the Japanese tour, though the band stated that they might sneak a few back stateside.

Watch the bloody new trailer for Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’

<p>If you’re a fan of the Resident Evil games, you’ve been eating pretty well for the last decade — after Resident Evil 7 gave the franchise a shot in the arm, you’ve had a bunch of successful remakes to go along with the sequels. If you’re a fan of the Resident Evil films, you’ve been pretty much starved for that whole timeframe. You had a bumper crop back when Paul W.S. Anderson and Mila Jovavich turned a survival horror franchise […]</p>
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Mic’d Up: Ron Funches brings it in bunches to The Wilbur

<p>Are you lookin’ for some top tier comedy in the city this weekend? Well, let us tell you something, Brother: Funchamania is back in Boston in a big way, and Ron Funches is ready to bring the laughs in bunches. With a full-on rumble set for The Wilbur on Saturday (July 25), comedy’s undisputed heavyweight champion of bringing the good vibes everywhere he goes returns to the city with a fresh batch of jokes and stories that are sure to […]</p>
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Motor City Review: Messy yet masterful, with some musical muscle

<p>Editor’s Note: This review originally ran as part of our coverage of the 50th Toronto International Film Festival, and we’re re-publishing it today as part of the film’s wider release. The party truly never stops! Check out our full TIFF 2025 coverage, revisit our official curtain-raiser, and look back at the complete Vanyaland coverage archives from past TIFF editions. There are a fair number of frustrating things about Potsy Ponciroli’s Motor City, often by design. A co-production with Third Man Records, Ponciroli’s often at the mercy of […]</p>
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Career Day: "Last Good Day We Get"

Career Day have released a new song. It is called “Last Good Day We Get” and is available digitally now via We’re Trying Records. The band will also be touring the US starting at the end of this month. Career Day released their EP I’ll Always Be This in 2024. Check out the song below.

Twat Union release video for "TV BIKINY"

Twat Union have released a video for their new song “TV BIKINY”. The video was produced and edited by lead vocalist Kate Mac and keyboardist Alice Rivers and features costumes by guitarist Lucie Bowles. The song is available digitally now via Alcopop! Records. Twat Union released their EP Don’t Blame The Peach earlier this year and we spoke to Kate about it in April. Check out the video below.