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Kali Masi has a new record

Posted in Records on January 16, 2021

Kali Masi has a new LP coming in early spring, with a title ripped straight from SPB's interview style guide: [laughs].

An advance animated video is out now, "Trophy Deer," which we've embedded below.

The new record releases March 26 on Take This To Heart Records and Homebound Music (EU).

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Urban Idols unreleased tracks

Posted in Records on January 16, 2021

Urban Idols, a late '90s Chicago punk band featuring members of The Vindictives and The Methadones, have a new EP of unreleased goodies from their 2000 Sonic Iguana recording sessions. Twenty years after the fact, Punkhead Records is releasing them as a 5-song EP called Revisited -- including the song … Read more

Darkest Hour's Live in Lockdown to officially release

Posted in Records on January 16, 2021

On Sept. 26, Darkest Hour gathered online for a benefit show fro Black Cat venue in Washington, DC. The show invited several guitarists joining them digitally for 11 originals and one cover, which will soon be released as Live in Lockdown - The Complete Collection. The release will be available … Read more

Jump Start signs Mind Power

Posted in Records on January 16, 2021

Jump Start Records, celebrating 25 years in 2021, has a new signing: Mind Power. "Without a doubt Mind Power is the heaviest band we’ve ever worked with, and it’ll be some time before we release an all out assault on your ears as thundering and groove heavy as Self Torture," … Read more

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New Danny Elfman (on the 11th of each month)

Posted in Videos on January 14, 2021

Everybody's original 2020 plans changed. For Danny Elfman, ex-Oingo Boingo and probably better known for film scores such as The Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands, was set to play at Coachella and signed to ANTI-/Epitaph, which inspired a return to rock songwriting. He previously shared "Happy," and now comes … Read more

Longstocking on vinyl for the first time

Posted in Records on January 14, 2021

Jealous Butcher continues to reissue several key records from yesterday. The label has just announced the Feb. 5 reissue of Longstocking's Once Upon A Time Called Now, remastered and to release on vinyl and digital formats for the first time, along with a compantion piece, Singles and Demos 1994-1998, covering … Read more

Video Feature - "Glorious" by Slow Draw

Posted in Records on January 14, 2021

Following up their work on a four-way split from this past year, San Diego group Slow Draw earlier this week dropped a two-song single, Pessimist, released as a collaboration between Paper Street Cuts, GTG Records, and Rizkan Records, that serves as their first release written and recorded as a full … Read more

Total Massacre suggests "Get Rich Or Try Dying"

Posted in Videos on January 13, 2021

Total Massacre, of Los Angeles, CA, has shared a new single called "Get Rich or Try Dying," one of many planned singles to come throughout 2021. Vocalist Cap’n No-Fun says, “'Get Rich or Try Dying' started like most of our songs do, with a suggestion for a funny song title … Read more

A new split between Ship Thieves and Reconciler

Posted in Records on January 13, 2021

A-F Records kicked off the week with the announcement of a 2-song split 7" between Ship Thieves (Hot Water Music) and Reconciler (ex-Less Than Jake, Gunmoll), releasing this Friday the 15th. As you probably already guessed, each band contributes one song on the record.   Read more

Video Premiere - "Hambriento de amor" by Farmacia

Posted in Records on January 12, 2021

Formed in 2000 by Argentinian brothers Ariel and Diego Sima, Farmacia has worked over the years on a variety of recordings and collaborations. The band’s new release, a self-titled album released through the Wraith Productions label, finds them seeming to do a little of everything. Featuring Spanish-language vocals, the album … Read more

DeeCRACKS will share their Serious Issues

Posted in Records on January 11, 2021

On March 12 Austria's DeeCRACKS are back with a new full-length named Serious Issues. Formed in 2003, the new record comes courtesy of Pirates Press Records and contains 16 songs of Ramones-schooled fast punk. The band last released Sonic Delusions in 2018. Check an album teaser below. Read more Read more

Scene Point Blank Podcast: Season 3, Episode 4

Posted in Podcast on January 10, 2021

The new episode of the SPB podcast is live! Check it out here to listen to music from Heart & Lung, Stoner Cop, Something Fierce and more. Subscribe on iTunes or via your regular podcasting service here! Read more Featuring the following music: Heart & Lung – "1954" From the … Read more

Three new songs from Squarecrow

Posted in Records on January 10, 2021

San Diego punk band Squarecrow released a 3-song digital EP at the end of the year, simply titled We're All Sad Here, clocking about 7-minutes in total. The band is offering it here on a pay-what-you-will format. It follows an earlier split with Civil War Rust and 2018 full-length Before … Read more

Paul Leary's second solo

Posted in Records on January 10, 2021

Kicking off the news of a new record from Paul Leary (Butthole Surfers) is the lead single and title track "Born Stupid" -- watch the video below. The new record of the same title will release on February 12 on Shimmy Disc/Joyful Noise. “'Born Stupid' is the title track for … Read more

Gang Of Four tribute coming in May

Posted in Records on January 10, 2021

The music world was surprised and saddened when Andy Gill, co-founder of Gang Of Four, passed away in February 2020. In May, a new double album called The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four, will feature a collection of musicians Gang of Four influenced, … Read more

New Good Friend and other Red Scare updates

Posted in Labels on January 9, 2021

Irish punks Good Friend have a new EP out now called The Erin Rose EP. Vive le Rock premiered a video already. Additional label news comes about some 2021 plans, namely new releases from Fleau, an oi/streetpunk band from France, due in March, and a Lillingtons covers EP that may … Read more

Ploho to release Phantom Feelings soon

Posted in Records on January 9, 2021

Artoffact Records is set to relase Phantom Feelings, a new album from Russian post-punk group Ploho. The band, formed in 2013, is based in Siberia and fittingly delivers cold post-punk influenced by groups such as Kino and Joy Division. Check out the lead single, "Танцы в темноте" (translated to English … Read more

Common Sage on tape

Posted in Records on January 9, 2021

Initially released in August on digital format, Common Sage's 6-song record Might As Well Eat The Chicket, We Won't Be Here In The Morning is getting a physical release in 2021. Pre-orders for the new format beging on Feb. 4, when Friend Club Records prepares to release the EP on … Read more

The Dirty Nil says Fuck Art

Posted in Records on January 9, 2021

Blunt pop-punkers The Dirty Nil are back with a new record this week. Courtesy of Dine Alone Records, the elloquently named Fuck Art released this week with the brand's direct take and high octave sound. After premiering several tracks in recent months, the new album collects 11 songs in total. Read more

Here Lies Man to deliver Ritual Divination

Posted in Records on January 9, 2021

Los Angeles' Here Lies Man returns with a new album, Ritual Divination, on Jan. 22 via RidingEasy Records. The guitar-focused band pulls from traditional rock influences like Black Sabbath, but with decades of nuance packed into each song that provide for a new experience: heavy, yet rhythmic. Ritual Diviniation is … Read more