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Gonerfest 15 lineup finalized

Posted in Shows on August 5, 2018

Taking place Sept. 26-30 in Memphis, TN, Gonerfest 15 has confirmed the final lineup for the Goner Records' sponsored event that takes place over five days. Notable appearances this year include Oblivions, Trouble Bots, Lydia Lunch Retrovirus, Gino & the Goons, Greg Cartwright (solo), Robyn Hitchcock, Sick Thoughts, Blaha, Cabonas, Nots and more.

A full list is included below, and additional info can be found through the festival website.

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WEDNESDAY NIGHT 9/26 @ Studio On The Square (9pm)
THE SORE LOSERS Screening

THURSDAY OPENING CEREMONY 9/27 @ Goner Gazebo (5pm)
DM BOB (Louisiana)

+ Sam Phillips Recording Happy Hour/Studio Tour (6:30pm - 8pm) *with RSVP

THURSDAY NIGHT 9/27 @ HiTone (Doors: 8pm)
Lydia Lunch Retrovirus (NYC)
Harlan T. Bobo (Memphis/France)
Gino & The Goons (Tampa, FL)
Aquarian Blood (Memphis, TN)
Bummer's Eve (Cincinnati, OH)
BENNI (New Orleans, LA)
MC Eric Arm
DJ Kevin Nutt (WFMU's Sinner's Crossroads)

FRIDAY AFTERNOON 9/28 @ Memphis Made Brewery (Doors: 2pm)
All Destroyers (Memphis, TN)
Trouble Boys (Austin, TX)
Ethers (Chicago, IL)
Solo Sets by: Greg Cartwright (Oblivians, Reigning Sound), Jesse Smith (Carbonas, Gentleman Jesse), & Harlan T. Bobo

+ Ardent Studios Happy Hour/Tour (6:30pm - 8pm) *with RSVP

FRIDAY NIGHT 9/28 @ HiTone (Doors: 8pm)
Oblivians (Memphis, TN)
Sick Thoughts (Helsinki, Finland / New Orleans, LA)
Surfbort (NYC)
En Attendant Ana (Paris, France)
Cobra Man (Los Angeles, CA)
Ten High (Fayetteville, AR)
MC Helen A Handbasket
DJ Tom Lax (Siltbreeze Records)

SATURDAY AFTERNOON 9/29 @ Murphy's (Doors: Noon)
Robyn Hitchcock (London, UK / Nashville, TN)
AWFM (Memphis, TN)
Shark Toys (Los Angeles, CA)
EXEK (Melbourne, AUS)
Vile Bodies (New Orleans, LA)
Datenight (Nashville, TN)
David Nance (Omaha, NE)
Negro Terror (Memphis, TN)
PSCIENCE (New Orleans, LA)
Blaha (Minneapolis, MN)
Drunks With Guns ( St. Louis, MO)
Memphis Clouds (Memphis, TN)

+ Royal Studios Happy Hour/Tour (6:30pm - 8pm) *with RSVP

SATURDAY NIGHT 9/29 @ HiTone (Doors: 8pm)
Carbonas (Atlanta, GA)
Deaf Wish (Melbourne, AUS)
Neckbones (Oxford, MS)
NOTS (Memphis, TN)
Amyl & the Sniffers (Melbourne, AUS)
Oh Boland (Galway, Ireland)
MC Nobunny
DJ TBD

SUNDAY 9/30 CLOSING CEREMONY @ Goner Gazebo (2pm)
R.L. Boyce (Como, MS)

+ THE SORE LOSERS Screening @ Studio On The Square (Noon)

The Supersuckers - Suck It

Posted in Records on August 5, 2018

Supersuckers will be back with a vengeance this fall, releasing a new album named Suck It on Sept. 21, plus several US tour dates in July and September. The new album and tour mark the band's thirtieth anniversary. Check out the dates below. Read more Track listing:All Of the Time … Read more

Horsewhip debut

Posted in Records on August 5, 2018

Featuring former members of Reversal Of Man, Early Grace, Combatwoundedveteran, Order of Importance, Sutek Conspiracy, and more, Horsewhip will release a self-titled 12" EP on Financial Ruin on Sept. 14. Dense and powerful, the record will release on digital platforms and 12" orange vinyl (300 copies). Dan Shook of Financial … Read more

Bruce Dickinson Australian Tour 2018

Posted in Tours on August 5, 2018

If Andrew W.K.’s empowering message is not inspiring enough to become a more ambitious being that is trying to escape the confines of fate, the following gentleman and grande ole dame of NWOBHM shall win you over: Touted as a spoken word event of epic proportions, Bruce Dickinson’s “What does … Read more

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Andrew WK Australian Tour 2018

Posted in Tours on August 5, 2018

It is official: The riddle hidden inside an enigma, i.e. Andrew W.K., will hit the shores of Australia to incarnate with the one-man fireworks that embodies in an borderline Sartre-esque way that his musings on the need to be resulted in his life-affirming message that to exist is to celebrate, … Read more

Nineties ska documentary set for next year

Posted in Videos on August 5, 2018

Following a successful kickstarter campaign, PopMotion Pictures has committed to releasing Pick It Up! Ska in the '90s, a documentary that will explore the history of ska as it relates to the genres Third Wave popularity in the 1990s. Interviews will include members of No Doubt, Reel Big Fish, Less … Read more

The Living End return with new album

Posted in Records on August 4, 2018

On Sept. 28, The Living End return with Wunderbar, their eigth album overall. The album was written in Sept. 2017 and then rrecorded in Berlin in January of this year. Here's a video for "Don't Lose It." Read more Wunderbar track listing:Don’t Lose ItNot Like The Other BoysOthersideDeath of The … Read more

Riot Fest full album set list announcements

Posted in Shows on August 4, 2018

Rito Fest is scheduled this year for Sept. 14-16 at Douglas Park in Chicago. SPB hit the event last year with these takeaways. But that was 2017. 2018 is a whole new lineup, still being announced in waves. Wave 1 includes the announcement of full album setlists from performers such … Read more

Desert Daze 2018 lineup

Posted in Shows on August 4, 2018

Desert Daze 2018, scheduled for Oct. 12-14 at Moreno Beach/Lake Perris, CA, has announced phase III of its lineup. New announcements include My Blood Valentine, Shellace, GUM (Jay Watson of Tame Impala), and more. Other notable names playing the 3-day multi-media event are King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, King … Read more

New EP & tour dates from Le Butcherettes

Posted in Bands on August 4, 2018

Le Butcherettes have had a busy year. The group recently signed with Rise Records and announced that Jerry Harrison of The Flaming Lips will produce their label debut. Before the new album, they're sharing "struggle/STRUGGLE" on a new 3-song EP, which features the title track and two alternate versions of … Read more

Geld releasing Soft Power later this month

Posted in Records on August 4, 2018

Geld will release a new 4-song EP on August 30 titled Soft Power, including the track "Burning Hammer," which is embedded below. Following the release of Perect Texture (Iron Lung Records) earlier this year, the new EP will be a joint release between Iron Lung (USA) and Static Shock Records … Read more

Spanish Love Songs headed to the UK

Posted in Tours on August 4, 2018

Los Angeles' Spanish Love Songs will head across the pond, as they say, this November-December for a run of dates that stretches across the UK and parts of mainland Europe. They will be joined on tour by Ducking Punches and We Bless This Mess. Keep reading to check out the … Read more

AJJ return with Lost Works: 2012-2016

Posted in Records on August 4, 2018

Currently on tour with Kimya Dawson and Shellsag, plus celebrating the 10 year anniversary of their album People Who Can Eat People Are the Luckiest People in the World, the always-active group will release Ugly Spiral: Lost Works 2012-2016. The new album is a collection of never-before-heard studio recordings, live … Read more

New Hypnodrone Ensemble in the works

Posted in Records on August 4, 2018

Hypnodrone Ensemble has signed with Wolves and Vibrancy Records to release their third album, to be titled Orchestral Favourites. The ambient/space rock ensemble features members of Nadja, thisquietarmy, and Caudal and last released The Shape of Space in 2015. The collective was formed by Aidan Baker (Nadja) and Eric Quach … Read more

Radioactivity East Coast tour

Posted in Tours on August 4, 2018

This October Radioactivity will embark on an East-bound tour kicking off in St. Louis, MO and spanning across the US East Coast (plus Toronto). They'll be joined on the tour, for select cities, by Spiritual Cramp and Night Birds (who just announced a new album). Details below. Read more Radioactivity … Read more

Brand new Briefs

Posted in Records on August 4, 2018

The Briefs have announced their first new recordings in over a decade: the upcoming Kids Laugh At You b/w She's the Rat, which officially releases on Oct. 26 on Taken By Surprise Records. Pre-orders are up now and the Seattle, WA band is playing today at Rebellion Festival in Blackpool, … Read more

Night Birds flock back with "My Dad Is the BTK"

Posted in Records on August 4, 2018

Night Birds will return with a brand new 8-songer titled Roll Credits on Sept. 21 via Fat Wreck Chords. The East Coast punk band will release the album on 12" and also in a limited edition 7" box set. Each 7" in the box set features unique cover art. Roll … Read more

Free Gridfailure download at Bandcamp

Posted in Records on August 4, 2018

New York noise group Gridfailure are giving away downloads of the new Powerdementia EP, a 10-track, 30-minute collection of noise, found sounds, and field recordings mixed with industrial tones and distortion. The free EP serves as a prelude to Tasukete, a collaborative album with Megalophobe, which is soon to come. … Read more

New EP, new song by Loose

Posted in Records on August 4, 2018

Featuring former members of Blowout, Naked Hour, and Riled, Portland, OR's Loose have announced their upcoming debut EP, Hair Cut, will release on August 17. The band fomed last year as the members' former groups quit playing. Check out the song below. Read more Read more

SPB exclusive: Discardography 2011-2013 by Warm Needles

Posted in Records on August 1, 2018

Out on August 1, Scene Point Blank is pleased to team up once again with Tour Van Records to share a full stream of the new Discardography 2011-2013 from Warm Needles. Originally released by the band as a tour CDR in 2014, it’s now been remastered for vinyl by Carl … Read more