A Tribe Called Quest's Phife Dawg reportedly died at the age of 45. Self-dubbed as "the Funky Diabetic," Phife has been battling health issues, including diabetes, for several years and received a kidney transplant in 2008. Born Malik Isaac Taylor in 1970, he is a founding member of the seminal hip-hop group that formed in 1985 and released five albums.
Welcome to our almost daily quickie Q&A feature: One Question Interviews. Follow us at facebook & twitter and we'll post an interview four days each week, typically every Monday-Thursday. After our social media followers get the first word, we post a wrap-up here at the site and archive them here. … Read more
The full line-up and schedule for Vans Warped Tour 2016 has been announced. Now in its 22nd round, this years traveling festival includes New Found Glory, Less Than Jake, The Story So Far, Yellowcard, Reel Big Fish, The Maine, State Champs, and more--fully listed after the jump. Check out below … Read more
Officially out on April 1, Scene Point Blank today is introducing the debut EP from Chicago noise-mathcore-hyphen-punks Lower Automation, a three-piece born of the ashes of Counterfeit i. The new EP, Maps, is self-released by the band and merges layed and angular rock within melodic structures. But why fill the … Read more
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Chicago punks Boilerman are back with a new full-length coming out on May 6 courtesy of 86d Records titled Feel Ways About Stuff. Scene Point Blank is excited to debut the album’s final jam, “Junkyards, Battery Acid.” The 13 song LP is the band’s second full-length and is joined in … Read more
Har Mar Superstar returns on April 15 with Best Summer Ever, a new LP from the Los Angeles/Minneapolis based singer. Har Mar Superstar will be touring in support of the album with a full 6-piece band complete with horn section later this year. Read more Tour Dates 04/07 - Omaha, … Read more
Dead Cross have rolled out a new song, "We'll Sleep When They're Dead," via Rolling Stone. The band features members of The Locust, Retox, and Head Wound City joined by drummer Dave Lombardo, longtime member of Slayer and currently touring drummer with Suicidal Tendencies. WIth buzzsaw guitars and ample screaming … Read more
Less tHan Jake will release a new 21-track live LP on April 29. Titled Live from Astoria, the record is released on Sleep It Off Records (LTJ) in the US and via Rude Records in the EU. Read more Track list: 1. My Very Own Flag 2. Ask the Magic … Read more
La Dispute will be releasing the soundtrack to their documentary Tiny Dots this Record Store Day, April 16. The soundtrack will be released on vinyl and also sold digitally. The track "C" is streaming below. La Dispute last released Rooms of the House in 2014. Tiny Dots is available on … Read more
Nonpareil, a new noise rock effort featuring Connor Woods (ex- Abigail Williams), has debuted the song "Yuan Xing Jianyu" at Exclaim. The song is ex pat feelings of isolation while living as an American in China and appears on their upcoming EP, Allergen. The band also features former members of … Read more
With SXSW invading Austin, TX this week it's the official kickoff of festival season. Later this year, when things are darker and chilled, Tucson, AZ will host Southwest Terror Fest V: Houses of the Unholy. Booked for October 20-23, 45 bands will take over multiple venues and stages across town. … Read more
Welcome to our almost daily quickie Q&A feature: One Question Interviews. Follow us at facebook & twitter and we'll post an interview four days each week, typically every Monday-Thursday. After our social media followers get the first word, we post a wrap-up here at the site and archive them here. … Read more
The line-up for Damaged City Fest 2016 has been announced. Spanning April 7-10 at different venues across DC, the all ages event will include performances from Coke Bust, The Goons, Triage, Post Teens, Zero Boys, Systematic Death, Genocide Pact, and more. Visit their website for more info. Read more DAMAGED … Read more
London's The Brood have inked with Give Praise Records for an upcoming full-length in mid-2016. While no release dates are finalized, the album is to be titled The Truth Behindand will be release on digipak CD. Read more
P.O.S has released a 9-minte song, “sleepdrone/superposition,” with guest appearances from Allan Kingdom, Astronautalis, Eric Mayson, Kathleen Hanna, Hard_R, Lydia Liza, Lizzo, Nicholas L. Perez, and his son. Coming two years after his kidney transplant, the song is personal, yet social and political in tradition with his body of work. … Read more
The ever active Melvins have announced a new album on June 3, Basses Loaded (Ipecac Recordings). Joinging Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover are Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic, Redd Kross’ Steve McDonald, Butthole Surfers’ J.D. Pinkus, Big Business’ Jared Warren, Mr. Bungle/Fantomas’ Trevor Dunn (aka Melvins Lite) and Crover on bass instead … Read more
Corrosion of Conformity is set for a lengthy tour in the US and Canada in the coming months. Spanning roughly two months, the two separate legs will contain support from Mothership, and later Lamb Of God and Clutch. Read more CORROSION OF CONFORMITYw/ Mothership:4/06/2016 V Club - Huntington, WV4/07/2016 Ziggys … Read more
Oakland's Alaric will soon release End of Mirrors on May 6. The new album will be issued on CD, vinyl, and digitally via Neurot Recordings with Sentient Ruin releasing a cassette. Read more End Of Mirrors Track Listing:1. Demon 2. Wreckage 3. Mirror4. Adore5. Shrinking World6. End Of Mirrors7. Angel Read more
Reverend Horton Heat have released a video to the song "Hardscrabble Woman," the title track on a Record Store Day 7" to be released on Victory Records. The b-side is a previously unrelease b-side titled "Lying to Myself." Read more
Sv, the latest from ambient/drone act Nadja is now streaming in its entirety over at Noisey. The album is 42 minutes long and releases officially on March 14. Read more
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