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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…

‘The London Particular’ is named after the smog that would, and sometimes still does, engulf London since back in the 1800’s. This is Dealing With Damage’s third album that is now available via one of the North East of England’s best independent record labels, Serial Bowl Records. It feels like almost yesterday when I listened…

Following the release of their latest single, “Nark 5,” 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…

Las Vegas punk trio We Might Die have returned with their most confrontational release to date, the blistering new single 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, it’s a loud, fast, and furious spiritual successor to the classic…

New Bedford, MA’s A Wilhelm Scream have returned with their sixth full length, Cheap Heat, which is now available on CD, a trio of vinyl variants and digital formats via Creator-Destructor Records. The album sees the band return swinging harder than ever across ten tracks of adrenaline-fueled melodic hardcore, never bowing to trends, never riding anyone’s waves, breaking up and…

From the frigid lakeshores of Kenora, Ontario by way of Kamloops, British Columbia, road scholar Duane Regretzky‘s frenzied blend of punk rock sensibilities and sincere, thoughtful songwriting will be sure to leave lookers-on not only entertained, but stupefied. Buy the ticket and take the ride into Duane Regretzky‘s Mind Palace, that is out today via…

This House, the new project featuring the legendary G.W. Sok (The Ex), has unveiled “Burned House.” The track is a masterclass in tension, driven by a “twisted shuffle” groove, glitchy synth bass, and knife-like guitar stabs from Ignacio Córdoba. Sok’s spoken-word performance narrates a surrealistic scene of a woman having her final breakfast inside a…

The singer-songwriter scene has thrived in recent years, with many artists releasingoutstanding pieces of work. However, not many of them are capable of delivering profoundly emotional pieces of work where each vocal harmony, strum over the strings, and delicate rhythmic patterns tackle the heart and soul. Surely, those songs are good, but somehow, each one…