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SPB exclusive: Trust No One from The Mons
The Mons - Trust No One
Scene Point Blank is pleased to host a stream of Trust No One, the second full-length from Chicago punks The Mons.
The band rips, rages and waxes philosophic on songs with titles such as “Trust No One,” “Waste Of Time,” “The Man,” “God Hates The Mons,” and “Party Down.” Over 15 angry songs in 20 minutes, the album shows a strong SoCal hardcore influence with underlying subtleties that span genres. The familiar faces of the band include former members of Apocalypse Hoboken, The Arrivals, The Mashers, and Lynyrd’s Innards.
Listen below:
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Records A Bloodshot Xmas
Posted Oct. 21, 2017, 7:17 p.m.
Bloodshot Records has announced pre-orders for a new holiday-themed compilation titled 13 Days of Xmas. As the name suggests, the album collects label and nonlabel artists with 13 tunes focusing on the winter holiday season.
Arists include James Elkington, Murder By Death, Barrent Whitfield and the Savages, The Yawpers, and more.
Records Richard Hell's Blank Generation remastered
Posted Oct. 21, 2017, 3:01 p.m.
Richard Hell and the Voidoids - Blank Generation
For the 40th anniversary of Richard Hell and the Voidoid's classic Blank Generation, the album is being remastered and released with rare and live cuts on Rhino Records on Nov. 24.
To be released on Record Store Day, the remastered deluxe package will be limited in supply. Check out the full track listing and info below.
Bands Pig Destroyer in studio and on road
Posted Oct. 21, 2017, 1:44 p.m.
photo by Scott Wilkinson
Pig Destroyer has started work on a new album, their sixth full-length to date and first since 2012's Book Burner. In addition to working on new material, the group also announced a short December tour in California with Despise You, Necrot, and Call of the Void.
The new album is expected to relese in the summer of 2018 on Relapse Records. SPB talked with the group back in 2012.
Records Record Store Day: At The Drive In
Posted Oct. 21, 2017, 1:31 p.m.
This Nov. 24, At The Drive In will unveil a brand new limited 10". Titled Diamanté and to be released by Rise Records, it features three songs that were recorded this summer in Germany. More info below.
Records Welcome to the End of the World, Dead Milkmen
Posted Oct. 21, 2017, 1:23 p.m.
The Dead Milkmen released a new EP this week. Named Welcome to the End of the World, the EP features 6 new songs.
It was recorded at Sine Studios in Philadelphia and Forge Recording in Oreland, Penn., and mastered by Fred Kevorkian at Avatar Studios in New York City. The band will donate 50 percent of album proceeds to Girls Rock Philly.
Bands Screaming Females, on tour now, announce new album in '18
Posted Oct. 21, 2017, 12:19 p.m.
photo by Farrah Skeiky
screaming Females will release their seventh studio album in early 2018. Named All At Once, it's set for a Feb. 23 release on Don Giovanni Records.
The band is currently on tour with Street Eaters.
MP3s New All Pigs Must Die
Posted Oct. 21, 2017, 11:03 a.m.
Southern Lord releasees Hostage Animal this coming Friday, Oct. 27. In preview, the album is streaming online here. It comes four years after their last full-length and include a new guitarist, Trap Them's Brian Izzi.
The album releases on Southern Lord Recordings.
Records Green Day's greatest
Posted Oct. 15, 2017, 9:14 a.m.
Greatest Hits: God's Favourite Band
Green Day will release a greatest hits album this November titled Greatest Hits: God's Favourite Band. Out on Nov. 17, the album features 20 songs from their first 21 yerars as a band.
The new album also has two new songs: one titled "Back In the USA" and a duet with Miranda Lambert titled "Ordinary World."
Green Day's last studio album was Revolution Radio (2015). Check out a full track listing below.
Records No Age returns
Posted Oct. 15, 2017, 8:12 a.m.
No Age have announced a new LP, set to release on Jan. 26, 2018 on Drag City. Titled Snares Like A Haircut, the new song contains 12 songs in total.
Listen to "Soft Collar Fad" here.
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It seems like Worriers nailed down their sound on day one, when they rose from the ashes of The Measure S.A.. The Lauren Denitzio-fronted group plays a melodic and quirky style of indie-poppish-punk. On Survival Pop, that sound takes a stronger pop turn, with ear-pleasing hooks paired to politically-charged and empowering lyricism. In many ways, this record is a call of solidarity for those trying to find their voice, something akin to Transgender Dysphoria Blues .Worriers has their own clear identity throughout, from sing-along ...
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The Pixies Bring The Cool back to Denver
Posted by Kevin Fitzpatrick
Oct. 22, 2017, 12:06 p.m.
The Pixies @ the Fillmore Auditorium, Denver Colorado October 18, 2017 Black Francis is a man of few words. This would be detrimental as a stockbroker, but as the ... read more
Alice Cooper @ Hordern Pavilion
Posted by T
Oct. 22, 2017, 9:41 a.m.
Alice Cooper Hordern Pavilion Sydney, AU October 21, 2017 Alright. If we have to start off by dancing out that Alice Cooper is the architect of not merely shock-rock by ... read more
Cirque du Soleil's Toruk – the First Flight
Posted by T
Oct. 21, 2017, 10:36 a.m.
Toruk – the First Flight Cirque du Soleil Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney October 19, 2017 Toruk - the First Flight, a stage show by Cirque de Soleil, is based on ... read more
What Rhymes with Cars and Girls
Posted by T
Oct. 15, 2017, 8:36 a.m.
What Rhymes with Cars and Girls Riverside Theatre Parramatta October 14, 2017 What Rhymes with Cars and Girls was You Am I’s frontman Tim Rogers’ first solo album in 1999, a ... read more
