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A one-time Kinks live play

Posted in Shows on January 22, 2021

Next Friday, January 29, The Kinks will present The Moneygoround, a one man show livestream (8 GMT) via YouTube.

The special event comes as The Kinks celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their eight studio album Part 1. Lola Versus Powerman and The Moneygoround, originally recorded and released in 1970.

Speaking of the play, Ray Davies says:

"The Moneygoround" is a one-man show documenting a character facing the challenging circumstances of making an album under extreme pressure. This play, similar to a psychodrama, follows the ups and downs of the character as he plays out events in his life. He confronts the dark forces surrounding him after falling into an emotional and financial "hole" eventually he is saved by a song after confiding in his friend, Lola.

In addition to the play, the live stream will included additional archive footage, videos, and more.

Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround was recently released in various deluxe packages as part of the anniversary celebration.

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Chasing Ghosts share a new song from upcoming EP

Posted in Records on January 22, 2021

Chasing Ghosts has shared a video for the song "Summer" of their upcoming EP, Homelands. “I was scared to write these songs, because a lot of the topics are challenging,” says Jimmy Kyle. “But that’s how I knew I was onto something. It made me feel nervous,” the frontman of … Read more

Bad Religion offers "Emancipation Of The Mind"

Posted in MP3s on January 22, 2021

Earlier this week Bad Religion shared a new track with the world, "Emancipation Of The Mind." The song was recorded in the Age of Unreason (2019) sessions and fit the mood as a new US presidential administration took office. “I think the song really is a celebration of enlightenment values … Read more

Socioclast and "Eden's Tongue"

Posted in Records on January 22, 2021

After the year that was 2020, we can all use a little more grind in our lives. Fortunately, Socioglast will soon release its self-titled debut album. Featuring familiar faces from the likes of Deadpressure, In Disgust, And Mortuous, the new record releases on Feb. 19 via Carbonized Records (limited vinyl, … Read more

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Goner to release Michael Beach

Posted in Labels on January 21, 2021

Goner Records hannounced plans to release the next Michael Beach album. Titled Dream Violence, the new LP hits the streets on March 19. Beach is an Australian musician with three previous albums to his name. A new video is out now, "De Facto Blues”, which is shared below and gives … Read more

The Limit ready to share their Caveman Logic with the world

Posted in Records on January 21, 2021

A new quartet with some familiar scene faces from yesterday has announced plans for its debut album. The Limit, featuring musicians who have played with The Testors, Pentagram, The Stooges, and more, will release Caveman Logic on April 9 through Svart Records. The band shared a video for "Black Sea" … Read more

It's almost time for Sow Discord

Posted in Bands on January 21, 2021

David Coen (Whitehorse) will release his first full-length under the moniker Sow Discord on Tararus Records on February 26, titled Quiet Earth. While it's the first Sow Discord full-length, Coen has been busy with the project, releasing several EPs and split releases. The new record features a number of collaborations. … Read more

SPB Premiere - "Kill" by All Hallowed

Posted in Records on January 21, 2021

Premiering here, we’ve got the debut single from Dayton, Ohio group All Hallowed, a dance punk band made up of core members Ricky and Lacey Terrell. While putting together material for an upcoming, yet-to-be-announced release on Friend Club Records, the duo recruited drummer Aaron Gillespie of Underoath and The Almost … Read more

Descendents 0:45

Posted in MP3s on January 18, 2021

The Descendents are back with a song for prex 45 that's approximate 45-seconds long. Titled "That's The Breaks," the song follows the band's 2020 single Suffrage in tone. Watch it below. Formed in 1978, Descendents last full-length was Hypercaffium Spazzinate in 2016. Read more Read more

Bleach Everything: Bound flexi news

Posted in Records on January 16, 2021

Bound/Cured, a new x-ray flexi from Bleach Everything, comes out Jan. 29 through Dark Operative. "Bound" is streaming online now, the first half of the new release. Brent Eyestone speaks to the band's approach on the new material: When we made the RFTCC (Rocket from the Crypt Covers) recording last … Read more

Lookout Zoomout 2021

Posted in Shows on January 16, 2021

It's 2021 and the world is as unpredictable as ever. On January 31, several bands from Lookout! Records will reunite online for "Lookout Zoomout #1," featuring the singers and songwriters of The Mr. T Experience, Pansy Division, the Queers, cub, the Crumbs, and the Smugglers. This is the first of … Read more

NOFX to release Single Album

Posted in Records on January 16, 2021

NOFX are back with Single Album, a 10-song record produced by Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore, due for release on Feb. 26. Single Album is the band's 14th full-length and is being promoted as their most personal to date. They shared a lead single, "Linewleum,” earlier this week (watch it … Read more

Amplifest adds Amenra, Oranssi Pazuzu & more

Posted in Shows on January 16, 2021

June 19, 2021 update: Amplifest has been postponed and rescheduled to run across two weekends in 2022 instead. The new dates are October 7-9 and October 13-15, 2022. Learn more here. --- Currently scheduled for October 8-10 in Porto, Portugal, Amplifest 2021 has announced additional pieces of the three-day festival … Read more

God Is An Astronaut #10

Posted in Records on January 16, 2021

Post-rockers God Is An Astronaut return with a new full-length record called Ghost Takes #10, on Feb. 12 through Napalm Records. Kicking things off with the "Fade" video (below), the new record is the band's 20th studio album (hence the name) during their roughly 20 year career. Read more Ghost … Read more

6131 takes on Rat Tally

Posted in Labels on January 16, 2021

Chicago musicial Rat Tally has joined 6131 Records and, as of yesterday, released a new single "Shrug" on the new label hom. With a style described as alternately straight forward and poetic, Rat Tally previously self-released an EP named When You Wake Up, leading to 6131 taking notice. Listen to … Read more

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). … Read more

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

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