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Fate's Got A Driver at 25

Posted in Records on June 18, 2022

Chamberlain's Fate's Got A Driver album, first released in 1995 (under the name Split Lip) prior to re-release the next year with band name Chamberlain, is turning 25.

To mark the anniversary, Arctic Rodeo Recordings is repressing the record as a limited LP on colored vinyl, including four bonus tracks and a 16-page booklet, all housed in an embossed gatefold jacket with a die-cut front. 

"It’s miraculous we mustered these eight songs that have somehow stood the test of time," says guitarist Adam Rubenstein, reminsicing. The band last released Red Weather in 2020.

Pirates & Punks Festival Tour in Costa Rica

Posted in Tours on June 18, 2022

Taking place in Costa Rica throughout August comes the Pirates & Punks Festival Tour, featuring Down By Law, Master Nate & The Reprobates, The Baseball Ballad (featuring Scott Radinsky of Pulley), Long Life In A Small Town (featuring Roger Lima of Less Than Jake), Hinge, and several local bands. Dates … Read more

Frantic City opening night with Samiam, Night Birds, and The Ergs

Posted in Shows on June 18, 2022

In addition to the official lineup on Sept. 24 in Atlantic City, NJ, the inaugural Frantic City festival has announced an "opening night party," featuring a packed lineup of Samiam, The Ergs, and Night Birds, hosted by comedian Natalie Cuomo on the evening of Sept. 23. The festival also features … Read more

Therapy repress and more coming from Volar

Posted in Labels on June 18, 2022

Volar Records has unleashed a list of upcoming releases, represses, anniversaries and more. Shannon and the Clams - Gremlins Crawl/White Rabbit 7" will be repressed in September to mark its 10th anniversary. Therapy - s/t LP will be repressed to help vocalist Chris McQ manage treatment for a sudden acute … Read more

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Kitimoto unleashes their Vintage Smell

Posted in Records on June 18, 2022

Fort Lowell Records will soon release the debut album from Kitimoto, Vintage Smell. The band formed in Phoenix, AZ and played fuzzed-out, '90s influenced slacker rock. The album will release next Friday, June 24, though a single is available for preview now, "Time Saved" (below). Vintage Smell by KITIMOTO Read more

Amyl & the Sniffers in the USA

Posted in Tours on June 18, 2022

Buzz band Amyl & the Sniffers, who recently played dates in North America, will return o the US in the fall on a cross country jaunt. The tour follows the release of an expanded edition of Comfort To Me, released on ATO Records, which is their second full-length album following … Read more

Sparta to join The Get Up Kids

Posted in Tours on June 18, 2022

Sparta, already announced for Riotfest '22, will be touring North America in late summer, including dates in support of The Get Up Kids on the 25th anniversary of their Four Minute Mile Tour anniversary. Sparta returned with a new album in 2020, Trust The River (Dine Alone Records), which was … Read more

A new drop from Bloodlet

Posted in Records on June 18, 2022

Metallic hardcore band Bloodlet is back with a new single, a tour (with Darkest Hour and Zao), and hints of a new record. The band, who last released Viper in Hand back in 2019 (Translation Loss), shared a new single this week, "Stealing Fire." The band says: We have been … Read more

Powerviolence War Babies full-length

Posted in Records on June 18, 2022

War Babies are back with a new 23-song LP called Shameless Imbalance, with preorders open now from Hellminded Records. The two-piece band released a demo in 2020 and features Mike D (Kill Your Idols/Sheer Terror) and Darren Nanos (Headhunters, Brain Slug, more), playing playing brutal powerviolence dubbed “Quarantine Core” because … Read more

30 years of Pansy Division

Posted in Tours on June 18, 2022

Formed in 1991, queer punk icons Pansy Division will celebrate their 30th year as a band (after a pandemic delay) with three live shows in California this summer. “It's great to have lasted this long,” vocalist/guitarist and band founder Jon Ginoli says in a statement, “It's exciting to have people … Read more

Get a new song by Get The Shot

Posted in MP3s on June 18, 2022

Get The Shot, thrash-tinged hardcore from Quebec City, has shared a new song and video, "Survival Denied." The song is the third single from the group's upcoming fourth album, a follow-up to Infinite Punishment (2017). Read more

Beverly Crusher shares "Scab"

Posted in Records on June 17, 2022

Formed in 2014, Seattle, WA acid punks Beverly Crusher has shared a new single, "Scab," which will appear on a new album, Waste of Waves. The album will release on August 12 via Freakout Records. As described in a press release: "Scab" dances around the idea of mortality and the … Read more

Goatsnake 1 on vinyl (repress)

Posted in Records on June 17, 2022

First released in 1999 on cd/lp by Man's Ruin, Southern Lord will release Goatsnake 1 on LP again on August 29. The band formed in 1996, featuring guitarist Greg Anderson (Engine Kid), vocalist Pete Stahl (Scream, Wool), drummer Greg Rogers, and bassist Guy Pinhas (each of The Obsessed). The album … Read more

Colleen Dow's new EP, out today

Posted in Records on June 17, 2022

Out today, Count Your Lucky Stars has released a surprise EP from Colleen Dow called Inside Voices. Dow previously released a series of singles dating back to last fall. The EP continues that series with five new songs. Dow previously released a full-length solo album, I'm Glad We're Friends. Their … Read more

The Beths Become Experts in a Dying Field

Posted in Records on June 16, 2022

The Beths have announced their third album, Expert in a Dying Field. The record will be available on September 16th via Carpark Records. You can check out the video for their new single, "Silence is Golden" below. Band leader, Elizabeth Stokes, describes the song as being "about stress and anxiety … Read more

SPB premiere: "Dark Passengers" by Conan Neutron & Friends

Posted in Videos on June 16, 2022

Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends has a new video for the title track from their third full-length album, Dark Passengers (Learning Curve Records, 2020). Check it out below. It is a concept album about depression and mental health -- subjects always worthy of discussion and reflection. Speaking of the … Read more

Lou Reed Archive Series on its way

Posted in Records on June 14, 2022

August 26 will see the first release in the forthcoming Lou Reed Archive Series, a collaboration between Laurie Anderson and Light in the Attic Records. The release is paired with a celebration of the late artist's 80th birthday. The first release is Words & Music, May 1965, which includes the … Read more

Taylor Hawkins memorial shows announced

Posted in Shows on June 14, 2022

Following the untimely dead of musician Taylor Hawkins earlier this year, Foo Fighters has announced two tribute shows taking place Sept. 3 at Wembley Stadium and Sept. 27 at The Kia Forum. Titled The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts: Two Global Events Celebrating the Memory & Music of a Rock Legend, … Read more

Hoddie Allen's All American/With Or Without You summer tour

Posted in Tours on June 14, 2022

Marking 10 years since the release of All American, Hoodie Allen will be on tour this August on the With Or Without You summer tour, which beings in Boston and circles back to New York over the span of one month. Dates are listed below. Read more Hoodie Allen With … Read more

The Pixies share a new song from upcoming album

Posted in Records on June 14, 2022

The Pixies are back with a new record, Doggerel, releasing on Sept. 30 (BMG), the eighth overall album from the influential alt-rock band that reformed in 2004. It will be sold on various formats, including a variety of LP colors, deluxe cd, cassette, and digital. Here is "There's A Moon … Read more