Category: Music News


  • It’s hard to believe, but Edmonton pop-punkers Real Sickies have been keeping Canadian pop-punk alive and kicking for over a decade now.  Their infectious brand of early Green Day meets Teenage Bottlerocket has always been a welcome throwback, and their latest full length, Under A Plastic Bag is no different.  Featuring simple melodies bringing to…

  • In 1976 the seminal line-up of Motörhead was solidified a year after the band’s initial inception, known as the ‘Three Amigos’ era of Motörhead when Lemmy, Fast Eddie Clarke and Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor joined forces. In August 1976 the band set up at Emerson, Lake & Palmer‘s Manticore Studio in Fulham to rehearse and showcase the new lineup. While they were there they recorded…

  • LA’s Fishbone have released Stockholm Syndrome, the ninth studio album from legendary genre bending band and their first full length in two decades. Stockholm Syndrome is a blistering return that features equal measures of funk, punk, ska, soul and righteous fury, and with the world seemingly on fire Fishbone sound more necessary than ever. Stockholm Syndrome tackles racism,…

  • West Coast ska crew Horizon Point have signed to Manic Kat Records and have dropped their brand new single, Bend The Truth, via streaming platforms. Horizon Point‘s songs are a conduit to break mental health stigma, their songs capture personal experiences healing from trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD and OCD. But whilst the inspiration is rooted in mental…

  • Rising Caribbean punk force KRÖNA will be charging through North America this Summer on an extensive run of tour dates in support of their explosive new single, Take ‘Em All, with their debut full length, Dead Air Diaries, set to follow on November 22nd. Blending breakneck Punk, Hardcore fury and syncopated Reggae grooves, KRÖNA brings an unmistakable Dominican flair to the global…

  • As lifelong Washingtonians, the teenage members of Petrichor are steeped in the straightedge, socially-conscious punk that came out of DC and Dischord Records in the 1980s. They also take influence from Bikini Kill, Fidlar, The Misfits, Green Day, and pop metal bands like Metallica! Petrichor were inspired to form as a band after a turn…

  • Colorado’s Record Thieves have returned with their ferocious new single, Cause & Effect, via Thousand Islands Records. The track is a bold and vulnerable anthem about personal reckoning & the inner battles that keep us stuck in the past, it also offers the first look at the band’s highly anticipated new album that is set for release this…

  • The Mean Times Raise “Hell” With New Single 

    Melbourne’s The Mean Times are raising Hell with their new single, the track is the second taste of their upcoming album, Feel More Dumb, that is set to be released in September 2025 via Golden Robot Records. Hell is a Garage Pop Post Punk panic attack disguised as a party anthem, part sermon, part sleaze and…

  • The Dollyrots Invite You To “Get On This Ride” With New Single & US West Coast Tour 

    Beloved punk rock power trio The Dollyrots have hit the road on the US West Coast with Go Betty Go on the Get On This Ride Tour, the band have also released their brand-new single, Get On This Ride. The Dollyrots have also released a limited edition evergreen vinyl 7-inch single featuring Get On This Ride and a rousing, punked-up cover of Lesley Gore‘s…

  • Punk Rock Raduno Festival Confirms Line Up & Day Splits 

    Bergamo, Italy’s Punk Rock Raduno festival have announced the full program for the fest’s eighth edition that takes place between July 17th and July 20th. You can download the map (copies will also be available at info points) which is your best friend for finding secret shows, workshops, DJ sets, exhibits, thrift stores, tattoo parlours, bookstores,…