Sprints have released two new songs under the name Black Box Sessions. One song is a b-side called “Help Me, I’m Spiralling” and the other is a reimagined version of their song “Drones” which was originally released on their 2021 EP Manifesto. Both songs were recorded during the recording process for their debut full-length album Letter To Self which was released earlier this year. Sprints will be playing a handful of UK shows with IDLESthis summer and will be playing Glastonbury in June. Check the tracks out below.

Today we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of the debut album by Toronto-based punk rockers No Sunshine Collective! The album is called Nothing Personal and features nine rocking new tracks. We caught up with vocalist and guitarist Steve Colucci to hear about each song. No Sunshine Collective will be playing their album release party at the Handlebar in Toronto on May 4 with Lovers, LyfeSk!llz, and Scoff. Nothing Personal will be out everywhere on May 4 via Cartridge Heart and you can pre-save it right here. Listen to the album and read the track-by-track breakdown below!

Illuminati Hotties have released a new song. It is called “Can’t Be Still” and appears to be a standalone single. It is out via Sarah Tudzin’s Hopeless Records imprint Snack Shack Tracks. Illuminati Hotties has also announced North American tour dates for this fall with Daffo and Maddie Ross joining them on select dates. Illuminati Hotties released Let Me Do One More in 2021. Check out the song and tour dates below.

<p>Makena Tate can go from “leave me” to “Hooked 4 Life” real quick. Fans of the artist and Berklee student heard Tate plead for solitude on her solemn January single, an attitude she sheds for her new tune “Hooked 4 Life,” which arrived last week (April 26). Tate’s new material spreads sheer adoration across five minutes of folksy pop, pacing her devotion to an unknown love and circling back to a stuck-on-you mentality that drives the lyrics. “I lose all […]</p>
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L.O.T.I.O.N. Multi National Corporation have released a "best of" comp. It's called B​.​E​.​S​.​T. OF 2013​-​2024 and it includes tracks from all of the band's albums, as well as remixes and rare tracks. The CD/download is out now via Nasubi Heavy Manufacturing Concern. You can hear it below.

A few year sago, it was announced that Mickey Leigh was working on a Ramones/Joey Ramone biopic, starring Pete Davidson. Well, in January, Linda Ramone, wife of the late Johnny Ramone and 50% owner of RPI, the entity that controls Ramones intellectual property, filed a suit against Leigh in a Manhattan court. The basis of the suit is that Leigh is not legally permitted to release a Ramones biopic without Linda's involvement/permission. As part of the suit, Linda states: "Ms. Ramone objects to defendants’ attempt to create a Ramones film without her involvement — not to be obstinate, but rather based on defendants’ disregard for [Ramones] assets and their conduct and treatment of Ms. Ramone and her late husband.To permit defendants alone to tell the authoritative story of the Ramones would be an injustice to the band and its legacy.” The suit also included related claims against Leigh's handling of RPI in general. It states that Leigh and David Frey, a director of the Ramones’ holding company, have effectively stopped RPI from moving forward due lack of communication. refusual to issue payments, and refusal to meet. The suit states: ""It is apparent from defendants’ continuing course of conduct that their main objective is to torment Ms. Ramone until she agrees to sell her interests. Regrettably, Defendants appear willing to allow the band’s legacy to decay, in order to benefit their own self-interest."This matter resurfaced in the news this week as the opposing sides are filing pleadings with the court. Leigh posted a number of declarations from CJ Ramone, which, apparently, stated that Leigh was indeed reasonable for malfeasance in regards to RPI and that, according to CJ, Joey specifically left his share of Ramones rights to his mother, and not to Leigh, because he did not want his brother to have control over Ramones material. (It is unclear why Leigh would specifically want to repost material that is apparently against his self-interest).However, as of this norning, Leigh has deleted those posts.Interestingly, this latest scuffle follows a 2022 sale of Joey Ramones publishing. In that sale, Leigh sold Joey band and solo publishing for $10 million to Primary Wave, a company that specifically purchases publishing from various artists and adds it into a portfolio of publishing assets. Linda Ramone has not issued a public statement.We'll keep you updated.

Today we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of the new video by Winnipeg-based punk rockers Screaming At Traffic! The video is for their new song “Forsythia” and was host and edited by Travis Anema. Speaking about the song vocalist and guitarist Duncan Murta said, ”’Forsythia’ started out as a song about being locked indoors during the long winter months, and the self-imposed loneliness that comes with all of that. I was going to show it to the band when we came back from our March 2020 tour, but then lockdowns happened and the song took on a different meaning to me.  I hope someone gets the weird reference the title is making, in regards to the pandemic.” ”Forsythia” is off Screaming At Traffic’s upcoming album If you play these songs at a party, you’ll bum everyone out which will be out on May 4 and you can pre-order it right here. The band will be playing Turbo Haus as part of Pouzza Fest on May 17 in Montreal, Quebec. Watch the video below!

Hellcat Records has teamed up with Nascar Aloe for the next installment in their Hellcat Singles Club series. The song is called “Legacy of Terror” and was produced by Tim Armstrong. Nascar Aloe wrote the song and TJ Rivera mixed it. Nascar Aloe released SPEED earlier this year. Check out the song below.

<p>There’s a been a lot of discussion lately about indie musicians and their survival in a fucked up music industry. From streaming sites paying fraction of a pennies to the soaring cost of touring, the decks are stacked to anyone out there making a proper go of it. And that doesn’t even get into the sketchy shit bands have to deal with day in and day out, crawling from city to city to showcase their sounds. Having expeirenced the darker […]</p>
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SPEED have announced that they will be releasing their debut full-length album. It is called ONLY ONE MODE and will be out on July 12 via Flatspot Records and Last Ride Records. The band has also released a video for their new song “REAL LIFE LOVE” which was directed by Jim Siow, Jack Rudder, and Thomas Elliott and is dedicated to the memory of Tahmid “Ladstreet” Nurullah. SPEED are currently ttouring North America with Knocked Loose and released their EP Gang Called Speed in 2022. Check out the video and tracklist below.