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From Tuesday 03 October 2017

LIVE: EpicFest 2017 – Saturday

After being forced to miss the Friday leg of EpicFest due to the terrible sufferance of ‘adult life’, we found ourselves slogging through the arse end of Herne Hill, London, in order to indulge in the towering line-up the delicately named South London Scum have put together. After walking past

Monday 02 October 2017

Dum Cumpsters, Glen Meadmore And The Kuntry Band, New Swears @ The Tower Bar, San Diego

A recent Friday night was queercore night at San Diego’s Tower Bar. Well, at least partially. Local band Dum Cumpsters bends plenty of genders with their hard-edged punk music, while Los Angeles’ Glen Meadmore And The Kuntry Band describe themselves as “gay Christian punk.” It’s an accurate description, blending

SPQR announce debut EP, ‘The House That Doubt Built’

Liverpool alt rockers SPQR have announced the release of their upcoming debut EP, ‘The House That Doubt Built’. It will be released on the 10th November via Loner Noise Records. You can listen to the first single, ‘Suffer’, below.

New Kublai Khan video for ‘B.C.’

Kublai Khan have released a new video for ‘B.C.’. It is taken from their third album ‘Nomad’, which was released earlier this year via Rise Records. The band will also be playing the following UK shows as part of the Never Say Die! tour with Polaris, Chelsea Grin, Sworn In, Deez

LIVE: Jaret Reddick / The Lounge Kittens @ Islington Assembly Hall, London

Jaret Reddick has his finger in many a pop punk pie. Whether it’s fronting cheerfully tongue in cheek nostalgia favourites Bowling For Soup, hosting a film review podcast or getting animated (literally) on Phineas and Ferb, he’s certainly not adverse to doing something different. And his gig at the

The Adicts announce new album, ‘And It Was So!’

Ipswich punks The Adicts have announced that they will be releasing their eleventh album, ‘And It Was So!’. It will be released on the 17th November via Arising Empire (UK/EU) and Nuclear Blast Records (US). Pre-orders are available here. The band have also confirmed that they will be playing the

Pears announce Glasgow headline show

New Orleans hardcore punks Pears have announced that they will be playing an exclusive UK headline show at the 13th Note in Glasgow on the 7th November. This will happen on a day off from their UK tour with Rise Against and Sleeping With Sirens that month. The band will

Street Sects stream new EP, ‘Rat Jacket’

American industrial hardcore duo Street Sects have premiered their upcoming new EP, ‘Rat Jacket’, via Post Punk. It will be released this Friday 6th October through The Flenser.

Exploding in Sound Records stream benefit comp, ‘Live at Shea Stadium’

Exploding in Sound Records recently premiered their forthcoming benefit compilation, ‘Live at Shea Stadium’, at Stereogum. It comprises of live recordings from Shea Stadium’s live show archive featuring performances by the likes of Pile, LVL UP, Big Ups and more. All proceeds will go towards the owners of the

Vimic (former Slipknot’s Joey Jordison) announce London headline show

Headed by former Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison, Vimic have announced that they will be playing an exclusive London headline show at the 100 Club on the 15th November. The band will be playing material from their forthcoming debut album, ‘Open Your Omen’, which will be released early next year in