A lot has happened since 2003, when SPB first launched onto the worldwide web. Site founders moved on to new projects, people graduated college, got married, found careers, etc. Staff comes and goes, but SPB remains focused on independent music throughout all of these changes.

When SPB turned 10 in 2013, we celebrated with the release of a book, All Downhill From Here. We're proud of sticking around; we're proud of our work. We also want to thank you for supporting us. 2018 marked our 15th anniversary, and to celebrate we're giving away 15 ebook copies of All Downhill From Here. Enter the contest here.

...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead have announced a tour of Europe, the UK, and Japan, plus a limited vinyl reissue of their 1999 album Madonna.

Released on Merge Records 20 years ago, the vinyl edition has been remastered and releases on the Austin, TX-based Super Secret Records.

Check out the specifics after the bump.

Teresa Ryan, known in the punk scene as Lorna Doom of The Germs, passed away last week on Jan. 16 after suffering from cancer.

Her family issued the following statement:

Teresa Ryan a/k/a Lorna Doom was always a woman of mystery. So much so, that even in her final days as she fought a tough, year-long battle with cancer, very few people even knew she was ill. She kept a very close knit social circle, and those who knew her and loved her always respected her desire for privacy.

When she finally lost her struggle with cancer at 12:50 pm yesterday, Wednesday January 16th, it came as a shock to many, as she had chosen to not burden others with what she was going through.

Norwegian composer John Erik Kaada will release a new soundtrack from the Scandinavian TV series ZombieLars, set to officially release on Jan. 25, 2019. The show itself if a drama/comedy about zombies, witches, ninjas, and more and is going into its third season.

Kaada's previous work includes numerous soundtracks, work in the group Cloroform, and collaboration with Mike Patton.

Blaqk Audio return with the new album Only Things We Love on March 15. The band, which features AFI's Davey Havok and Jade Puget, 

has threee albums to date, most recently 2016's Material.

Speaking of the new record, Havok says:

It feels starkly different. Because we were so happy with the many  songs we wrote, the track listing continued to change up until a few weeks before it went to press. In the end, the futurepop elements of Blaqk Audio have a greater representation on this album than they did on the last. Synthpop and electropop still make up most of the record, yet these tracks have a uniquely modern feel. While even dancier than Material, Only Things We Love offers a dreamy quality less present on any previous release.

The band will be on tour this March, starting off in San Diego on March 14. Listen to new track "The Viles" below.

Philadelphia's Beach Slang will release a covers EP on March 15 via the new Quiet Panic record label, an imprint via Bridge Nine Records.

The new EP is to be titled MPLS and it pays homage to two of the band's primary influences: Parul Westerberg (The Replacements) and Bob Mould (Husker Du).

In soem of the more exciting reunion news of late, Bikini Kill will regroup for at least three upcoming shows this spring: one in LA and two in NYC. The band will perform with Kathleen Hanna on vocals, Tobi Vail on drums, Kathi Wilcox on bass, and Erica Dawn Lyle on guitar.

The band was active from 1990-1998 are are often associated with the 1990's Riot Grrl Movement and Kill Rock Stars label. Members have also played with Le Tigre and The Julie Ruin.

On Jan. 25, Ernest Jenning Record Co. will reissue Jäh Division's Dub Will Tear Us Apart... Again. Featuring members of Oneida and Home, the project was a psychedelic dub interpretation of Joy Division, and more. After first releasing in 2004, the reissue is a deluxe version with the ofiginal 4-song EP, plus a fifth Joy Division cover, two unreleased originals (from a scrapped album, and a bonus 7" with previously covers of Desmond Dekker and Jackie Mittoo.

For the first time, Merzbow's Venereology will be released on vinyl on March 1. Remastered by James Plotkin, the reissue will also include new artwork and a second LP with more than 20 minutes of unreleased bonus material.

The reissue celebrates the album's twenty-fifth anniversary and will be available from Relapse Records.