<p>Few English bands over the past 20 years or so kept it as real as Hard-Fi. Richard Archer and the boys made their name from a street-smart style of indie, relaying the grittier side of life and doing it whilst canvassing a seedy underground from here to Surrey. Every Hard-Fi track was fit for both fighting or fucking, and each felt like a mini-chapter in an ongoing storyline. While the band certainly had its share of hits and misses (we […]</p>
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<p>Editor’s Note: In addition to our ongoing preview coverage, Vanyaland and Boston Calling are teaming up once again to showcase the homegrown bands and artists that help shape the local flavor of the city’s most vital music festival. Boston Calling’s ’24 headliners — The Killers, Ed Sheeran, Tyler Childers — and its remarkable undercard are well-known and established; but over the next few weeks, keep it locked as we profile the New England talent that decorates the lineup like few other […]</p>
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On May 18, Guitar Wolf played at Lee’s Palace in Toronto, Ontario. Hans Condor opened the show. Guitar Wolf released their live album BLACK LEATHER BOMB LIVE at WWWX in 2023 and released their album LOVE&JETT in 2019. Our photographer Stephen McGill was there to capture the show. Check out his photos below.

Amyl and the Sniffers have released two new songs called "U Should Not Be Doing That" and "Facts". A video for “U Should Not Be Doing That” which was directed and edited by John Angus Stewart has also been released. The songs are available now digitally as well as on 7-inch vinyl. Amyl and the Sniffers will be touring Europe starting later this month and will be touring the US and Quebec this summer. The band released their album Comfort To Me in 2021. Check out the video and song below.

Today we are thrilled to bring you a track-by-track of the new EP by Bay Area-based shoegaze band Pure Hex! The EP is called Spilling and came out earlier this month via Neon Bloodbath. We caught up with the band to hear their thoughts about the songs on the EP. Listen and read below!

GEL have announced North American tour dates for this fall. MSPAINT, Destiny Bond, and Smallman Records will be joining them on select dates. GEL will be releasing their new EP Persona on August 16 via Blue Grape Music and released their album Only Constant in 2023. Check out the dates below.

Respire have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called Hiraeth and will be out on July 26 via Dine Alone Records. The band has also released a video for their new song “Distant Light of Belonging” which features live footage of the band. Respire released their album Black Line in 2020. Check out the video and tracklist below.

Long running anarcho-punkers Conflict are in the studio working on a new LP. The band has been posting a few updates. as of this week, the band is laying down guitar tracks and vocals are on the docket next. The album is expected out later this year or early 2025. The new release would be the band's first LP since 2003's There's No Power Without Control.

<p>Editor’s Note: Just like Justin Timberlake said way back in the day with his iconic ramen hair: “It’s gonna be May.” With a new month and nice weather comes even better comedy talent, and maybe a few less reasons to stay inside. So, while we keep searching for where the time and our sanity have gone, we’ll take the chance to remind you that comedy is continuing to do the Lord’s work by giving us something to smile (or groan, wince, or […]</p>
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