Category: Music News
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KILLING JOKE Release โExtremities!โ โ A Compilation Of Rarities And The Steve Albini Sessionsย
A journey into the raw and visceral origins: from the demo sessions mixed by Steve Albini to the night of the very first secret show on December 20th, 1988.ย In the heart of Chicago, Geordie and Martin Atkins turned frustration and distance into pure creative energy, recording the now-legendary โBlack Cassetteโ demos at Albiniโs house. Distorted,…
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Onย Saturday April 4th The Punk Rock Museumย is celebrating its third anniversary the only way it knows how: with a loud, no-holds-barred parking lot show that will featureย Spike and the Gimme Gimmes, Kate Clover,ย XCOMM,ย River Rattsย andย The Whops. In honour of this occasion we were asked to put a few questions to the bands that are playing the…
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After a 15-year hiatus, Chicago punk veteransย The Arrivalsย are set to return withย Payload, their first new album since 2010โsย Volatile Molotov, that will be released on April 17th viaย Recess Records andย marks a long-awaited and triumphant return for one of Chicagoโs most revered and enduring punk bands. The new single, Drill Baby Drill,ย confronts capitalism, neocolonialism, and the global…
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Codefendants, the punk trio consisting of Sam King (Get Dead), Julio โCeschiโ Ramos, and Fat Mike (NOFX), have released Lonely Life, the second single off of their upcoming new album LIFERS. The trio teamed up with Sublimeโs Jakob Nowell, who stars in the high energy music video, following a story line that depicts the alienation…
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The no-holds-barred exploration of the life of legendary British punk-turned-rock icon Billy Idol (Generation X), is now available through streaming platforms and on Sky Arts in the UK from the 26th March. Fresh from festival premieres at Tribeca and Sheffield DocFest,ย Billy Idol Should Be Deadย is a deeply personal, unyielding look at one of Britainโs most…
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New Dawn Fades has been on several national tours as well as three runs in the West End. Now the production is coming home to Manchester and will surely please all Joy Division completists and casual observers alike. New Dawn Fades is a captivating theatrical work that tracks the trials and tribulations of the legendary…
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โThe London Particularโ is named after the smog that would, and sometimes still does, engulf London since back in the 1800โs. This is Dealing With Damageโs third album that is now available via one of the North East of Englandโs best independent record labels, Serial Bowl Records. It feels like almost yesterday when I listened…
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Following the release of their latest single, โNark 5,โ we sat down I.D.K. to peel back the layers of their catchy, memorable, and energetic sound. In this conversation, we dive deep into the thematics driving their lyrics, thoughtful songwriting and composing process that allows them to balance hardcore punk energy with a larger-than-life scale. We…
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In the autumn of 2023, London, UKโs Dealing With Damage had been without a bass player for a few months and they were fast running out of promising leads. There were no gigs, rehearsals or recordings to be had so singer and guitarist Ed Wenn filled the gap by writing a ton of new songs…
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Las Vegas punk trioย We Might Dieย have returned with their most confrontational release to date, the blistering new singleย ICED OUT. Written from the perspective of an ICE agent, the track delivers a searing, satirical takedown of state violence and the justifications used to defend it, itโs a loud, fast, and furious spiritual successor to the classic…