Unfortunately, this weekend, East Bay Ray of Dead Kennedys was hit by a car in a crosswalk. He went to the emergency room and was cleared, albeit a little battered. He issued a short post about the incident which you can see below. We wish Ray a quick recovery.
Los Angeles-based hardcore punk band Monk have released a video for their cover of “Brutal” by Olivia Rodrigo. The video features live footage of the band and was directed and edited by Andrew Kalu. The cover is available digitally now. Monk will be touring California and Mexico in February. The band released Rock in 2023. Check out the video below.
Buzz Osborne of Melvins and Trvor Dunn of Mr. Bungle and Fantômas have an acoustic band called King dunn. The band is going on a two-month tour starting this August. JD Pinkus, formerly of Melvins, opens. You can see the dates below. We spoke to to the Melvins at the end of 2023.
Manchester Punk Festival has announced the final additions for this year’s festival. Grade 2, Witch Fever, Teenage Halloween, Darko, Rifle, Dave Hause, Horsebastard, Dakka Skanks, Grafteoke, The Social Club, Blagged, Jade Hairpins, Animal Byproducts, Honey Joy, Brightr, Kill, The Icon!, Gravehouse, Novacane, Play Dead, Sally Pepper, Incaseyouleave, Ikhras, Nettle, Slalom D, Slash Fiction, Irish Handcuffs, False Advertising, Taurine, Goodfellow Records, Velvet Fist, and Matt Hartless and The Maverick 7 will now be playing the festival. These bands join the previously announced lineup which includes Fresh, Spaced, Shooting Daggers, Hot Water Music, Pissed Jeans, Martha, and The Planet Smashers. Manchester Punk Festival will take place on March 29-31 , 2024 across several venues in Manchester, UK.
<p>Look, we’re trying very hard to not cover every little thing The Last Dinner Party does. The band who captured the 2023 Song of the Year (“Nothing Matters”) and will likely own 2024’s Album of the Year (next month’s debut effort Prelude To Ecstasy) are living up to all that early buzz, making news here in the States with an appearance in April at Coachella and a performance last week on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. And as we […]</p>
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The Body and Dis Fig have released a new single called “Dissent, Shame”. It is off their upcoming collaborative album Orchards of a Futile Heaven which will be out on February 23 via Thrill Jockey. Check out the song below.
Sunny Day Real Estate have announced US tour dates to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their album Diary. They will be playing the record in full on all dates and tickets go on sale on Friday, January 26. The band will also be releasing a re-recorded version of the album which was recording live in studio and features a new song called “Novum Vetus”. The album will be out on May 3. Check out the dates below.
Rundown Kreeps have released a video for their song “Big Bear”. The video was filmed and edited by Give Up Productions. The song off their 2022 album RDK. Check out the video below.
Cheekface have surprise-released a new album. It is called It’s Sorted and is available digitally now. Cheekface will be touring North America in the spring. Check out the album below.
Call Me Malcolm have signed with Bad Time Records and announced that they will be releasing a new album with the label. The album is called Echoes and Ghosts and will be out on March 1. A video for their new song “one cure to the head, two to the chest” has also been released which was shot, edited, and produced by Andy B. Call Me Malcolm released their album Me, Myself, and Something Else in 2020. Check out the video below.