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Paul Collins, My Revenge, Birdbath @ Til-Two Club, San Diego

Paul Collins was there at the birth of what we now know as “power pop.” As a founding member of The Nerves and later The Beat (aka The Paul Collins Beat, not the English band), Collins crafted guitar-fueled pop songs that had a rock and roll edge. Without power

Sunday 29 October 2017

Mean Jeans pay tribute to Mountain Dew in new song

Portland pop punks Mean Jeans have shared their new song, ‘Mountain Dew (I Need It)’. The song as mentioned in its namesake pays homage to the drink. It follows up their third album ‘Tight New Dimension’, which was released last year on Fat Wreck Chords.

The Last Gang sign to Fat Wreck Chords

LA punks The Last Gang have signed to Fat Wreck Chords. The band will be releasing a new two song EP entitled ‘Sing for Your Supper’, which will be released on the 8th December through the label. You can listen to the titular track below, which will also appear

Buck-O-Nine unveil video for ‘Don’t Be Afraid’

San Diego ska punks Buck-O-Nine recently released their new video for ‘Don’t Be Afraid’. The song is featured on a Halloween themed punk compilation released by Cleopatra Records earlier this month. It is the band’s first new material since their fifth album ‘Sustain’, which was released in 2007 via Stomp

New Isotopes video for ‘Rochelle, Rochelle’

Canadian baseball themed punks Isotopes have released a new video for ‘Rochelle, Rochelle’. The song is featured on their latest album, ‘1994 World Series Champions’, which was released in April on Stomp Records (NA) and Destiny Records (UK/EU).

Pkew Pkew Pkew share video for ‘Hangin’ Out’

Canadian punks Pkew Pkew Pkew have revealed their new video for ‘Hangin’ Out’. The song is taken from their debut self-titled album, which was originally released last year via Royal Mountain Records and was reissued under the title ‘+One’ via SideOneDummy Records in July.

HiGH drop video for new song, ‘Scotfree’

New Orleans fuzz punks HiGH recently revealed a video for their new song, ‘Scotfree’. The track is taken from their upcoming new album, ‘Evil Gene’, which will be released on the 17th November via Wiretap Records.

88 Fingers Louie perform ‘2810’ in session

Chicago punks 88 Fingers Louie have shared their live session video for ‘2810’. It is the final entry from their recent Live from the Rock Room session. The track itself is taken from their latest album ‘Thank You for Being a Friend’, which was released in June via Bird Attack

PEARS and Direct Hit! cover each other’s songs

Both PEARS and Direct Hit! have covered each other’s songs. Premiering on New Noise Magazine, the former band has taken on Direct Hit!’s ‘The World Is Ending (Sorta)’, whilst the latter has covered PEARS’ ‘You’re Boring’. These renditions can be found on both bands’ upcoming split LP ‘Human Movement’,

Sciatic Nerve to aid victims of Sonoma County wildfires

Sciatic Nerve have announced that they will be donating 100% of their merch proceeds to the victims of the recent wildfires in their hometown of Santa Roma, CA. You can find more info here. Earlier this month the band, who feature members of Cobra Skulls, Swingin’ Utters, Nothington, and