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New York based indie-punk label Manic Kat Records has opened their first international office, partnering with BSB TV to launch Manic Kat Records UK. A label that has long looked to champion emerging punk and alternative music from beyond the US alone, Manic Kat Records‘ international outlook is nothing new. In recent years, the label has put out releases from…

Virgins announce new single, a new EP and at the same time the end of the band and a farewell show. The band spent the last months of 2025 recording new material in their practice space, the results of which we hear on the new single, ‘Crucible’ out January 22nd and the following EP ‘Light…

trauma ray’s Carnival EP captures the Fort Worth’s five strongest, most intense, and exploratory work within the boundaries of a whirlwind year. Carnival delves into moodier, more cerebral material, like holding their past excursions against a funhouse mirror. There’s a distinct sense of unease in these songs, built as a band in a fleeting window…

The year is 2026. The world situation remains dire. So it’s business as usual. General failure is progressing steadily. Tech billionaires are having luxurious bunkers built, while ordinary people can only retreat to the rehearsal room around the corner. From there, perhaps a counterattack can be launched with toxic noise. Abrichten was founded in late…

Dayton-based math rock/post-hardcore power trio Place Position, a band that includes members of Landfilth, Shadyside, The 1984 Draft, etc., releases its Went Silent album on January 23. A foursome of DIY labels, including Sweet Cheetah Records, Poptek Records, Bunker Park Records, and Blind Rage Records, are offering up the album on vinyl. According to Place Position, it is “a musical group from…

Dropkick Murphys have announced they’ll release a 12” vinyl split LP with recent tourmates Haywire titled New England Forever. The Boston-based bands–who got to know each other while touring Europe together last fall–each recorded three original songs as well as a cover version of one of each other’s songs for the 8-song LP. Haywire recorded Dropkick Murphys’ “The Boys Are…

Djo – the musical project of actor / producer / songwriter Joe Keery – today notches a second consecutive week atop the UK’s Official Singles Chart with ‘End of Beginning‘. The single, originally released on his 2022 album DECIDE, previously peaked at #4 in 2024 before claiming the top spot for the first time last week, as it secured double-platinum…

Death Cult laid the groundwork for the band we now know as The Cult, and in 2023, to mark the band’s 40th anniversary, Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy, along with John Tempesta on bass and Charlie Jones on drums, revived Death Cult for a special run of shows. Out now, Paradise Live is a 16-track…