Enter Shikari’s Rou Reynolds promises an intimate, sweaty “punk rock show…something for everyone” on their current North American tour in our new interview.
No Sleep Records have released a free Fall 2013 label sampler. The sampler features 27 songs, including new tracks from Sainthood Reps, The Swellers, and State Faults. See the full track listing below and grab the sampler here. Track Listing: 01. State Faults – Meteor 02. Departures – A Song For The Sunset 03. The Swellers – Becoming Self-Aware 04. Sainthood Reps – Shelter 05. TRC – We Bring War 06. Balance and Composure – Tiny Raindrop 07. Maps For Travelers – Matter Of Time 08. Long Lost – Not Worth It 09. Drug Church – Donny’s Woods 10. In… Read more »
Heartsounds will head out on a short tour of the East Coast on their way down to The Fest in Florida. Support will come from Cleave and Stereo State, with No Trigger on the first two dates.
Eminem has come clean, saying that he knew what was in store when bare-buttocked comedian Sacha Baron Cohen crash-landed on him at the MTV Movie Awards television broadcast. Eminem stormed out of the awards ceremony after Baron Cohen, in the role of the main character from his new movie, “Bruno,” landed on his lap after a flying mishap, leaving the audience wondering if the rapper really was furious or if it was a stunt. The Detroit rapper said he knew full well what was about to happen and that it was all staged, right down to his disgust when Baron… Read more »
An environmental group plans to grow a forest in honor of the late Clash singer-songwriter Joe Strummer’s efforts to counter global warming. Future Forests, a group Strummer helped found in the 1990s, asked fans to donate to help create the living memorial on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. “Joe said, ‘Bands must be contributing to global warming by their buses, equipment trucks and the diesel used to power the stages,’” the spokesman said on condition of anonymity. “‘Can you imagine how much carbon dioxide the pressing and the distribution of a CD creates? What shall we do about it?’”… Read more »
New York punks old and new paid tribute to Dee Dee Ramone on Tuesday with a concert at the downtown club the Continental, where the legendary Ramones bassist had gigged frequently in recent years. The Toilet Boys, Star Spangles and Charm School appeared on the bill along with the trio of Marky Ramone (drums), C.J. Ramone (bass) and Ramones producer Daniel Rey (guitar), who played Ramones covers with help from an array of guest singers, including the Dictators’ Handsome Dick Manitoba, the Heartbreakers’ Walter Lure and Black Flag’s Dez Cadena. Proceeds from the event went to UNICEF ( news –… Read more »
The Notorious B.I.G.’s (Christopher Wallace) widow Faith Evans, his mother Voletta Wallace, his son Christopher Jr., and his daughter and her legal guardian have all joined together to file a wrongful-death lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department (L.A.P.D.), its current chief Bernard Parks, former chiefs Willie Williams and Bayan Lewis, and former police officer David Mack and Amir Muhammad, a man some believe was the triggerman in Notorious B.I.G.’s murder, although he was never formally charged. The rap star was murdered outside of the Petersen Automotive Museum on March 10, 1997, and his family feels that the L.A.P.D. could… Read more »
In Mishawaka, Indiana, 250 students staged a walkout to protest a no-music rule, while a music teacher in Tipton, Iowa, resigned after administrators asked her to halt a student-group research project on Eminem. Music was banned on all Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp. buses February 23 in Mishawka, after a parent complained that her child, an elementary student, was exposed to the graphic lyrics of Shaggy’s “It Wasn’t Me” on the bus radio. Last week, the ban was widened to include music played in all district buildings, including music usually played during study halls and gym classes. In response, about 250 of… Read more »
Knuckle Puck are about to release their new album ‘Losing What We Love’, a record that represents a new innovative chapter for the band.
Today we have Regé-Jean Page leaving Bridgerton, Demi Lovato’s new music video, and The Fest sharing new additions to the lineup.
