“We took an hour out of band practice to film this and then I spent about 100 hours trying to outshine James Cameron’s Avatar,” explains vocalist/guitarist Greg Robson on the charmingly odd video. “I’m quietly confident we achieved this.”

As for the meaning behind this endearingly delivered rough punk tune, Robson had the following to say: “This is a love song. The video is a very whimsical accompaniment to a very heartfelt message. Like a lot of people, my wife and I have been through a lot. Every up and down we face together and it make us stronger, and no matter how hard life gets we know we’ll be OK, as long as we have tea.”

‘As Long As We Have Tea’ is taken from Bear Trade’s upcoming new album, ‘Silent Unspeakable’, which will be released on the 21st April via Everything Sucks Music (UK) and Dead Broke Rekerds (US). The North East punks will also be playing a few UK shows with Strike Anywhere and Petrol Girls next week, the dates of which are listed below.

APRIL
21 MANCHESTER Manchester Punk Fest
22 BRISTOL Exchange w/ The Winter Passing + Personal Best
23 LONDON Underworld w/ Belvedere + Brutal Youth
24 EXETER Cavern

It is taken from their upcoming new album, ‘Silent Unspeakable’, which will be released on the 21st April via Everything Sucks Music (UK) and Dead Broke Rekerds (US).

The North East punks will soon be playing a few UK shows with Strike Anywhere and Petrol Girls next month. The dates for this are listed below.

APRIL
21 MANCHESTER Manchester Punk Fest
22 BRISTOL Exchange w/ The Winter Passing + Personal Best
23 LONDON Underworld w/ Belvedere + Brutal Youth
24 EXETER Cavern

The band released their latest album ‘Sanguine’ last year on Stomp Records.

APRIL
21 SHEFFIELD Shakespeares w/ Screw Loose, Resist, Chamber, No Witnesses + False Reality
22 MANCHESTER Manchester Punk Festival
23 LONDON The Underworld w/ Strike Anywhere, Belvedere, Petrol Girls + Bear Trade

Joining the likes of Paint It Black, Strike Anywhere, Petrol Girls, Martha, Belvedere and more are the following acts: Inner Terrestrials, After the Fall, Foetal Juice, The Afternoon Gentlemen, Shit Present, Muncie Girls, Bear Trade, Bolshy, Queen Zee & The Sasstones, Crocodile God, Jakal, Kollapse, Strange Bones, Efa Supertramp, Helen Chambers, Denim & Leather, Epic Problem, Wadeye and Riggots.

The festival is due to take place across various venues in Manchester from the 20th to the 22nd April, with tickets costing £30. For more info on the rest of the line up, tickets and more, you can visit the festival’s website.

The three day festival from Manchester DIY promoters TNSrecords, Moving North and Anarchistic Undertones, sold out way in advance this year and it’s bound to be just as popular this time around.

Joining the likes of Strike Anywhere, Petrol Girls and Paint It Black, the penultimate band announcement has revealed previous headliners The Filaments will be taking to the stage alongside Chief, Onsind, Throwing Stuff, Matilda’s Scoundrels, Tosserlad, Bobby Funk, Rash Decision, Dirty Twisters, Muskets, Doe, Lineout, and One Hidden Frame.

Early bird tickets sold out in 24 hours, but general sale tickets are still available.

This will be the band’s first show in 2011. They will be joining the likes of Paint It Black, Martha, Belvedere, Strike Anywhere, Petrol Girls and more. The festival itself is due to take place from the 20th to the 22nd April 2017 across various venues in Manchester.

For tickets and all relevant information, check out the Manchester Punk Festival website.

Playing to punters at the Just Like Your Mom vegan food stall, Canadian punks Belvedere took to Mom’s Living Room for a very special intimate performance.

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“My good pal Jay in Ontario pushed us to get back together and start speaking about playing,” co-vocalist and guitarist Steve Rawles explains. “It turned into a whole bunch of “reunion” shows all over the place.”

Writing new material wasn’t the initial aim, but it started to emerge as a common goal as they continued their live appearances. “After 2 years of playing these shows we decided it was time to start writing,” Rawles continues. “It took 2 years to write and record the album, but we’re very excited to put our first album in 12 years out!”

Those two years spent writing saw the band balance their full-time jobs and family lives, with practice and studio time. Add that to their seven year break and two years playing shows, and ‘The Revenge Of The Fifth’ could have ended up sounding tired. Though from the initial moments of opener ‘Shipwreck’, it sounds anything but. The ridiculous fast pace that has characterised the band over time remains, as do the heavily melodic vocals. The record barely takes a moment to catch its breath. Even the calmer moments (only calm in comparison) sit against relentless drum work.

Ultimately ‘The Revenge Of The Fifth’ is a plea to society. It’s about compassion and acceptance of responsibility. It’s the product of experience, but one that doesn’t lose any of its youthful energy.

‘The Revenge Of The Fifth’ will be available from the 5th May via BirdAttack (US), Effervescence (FR), Funtime (BE), No Reason, and Lockjaw Records (UK).

Belvedere will be playing the following shows:

MAY
13 CALGARY, CANADA Dickens
14 EDMONTON, CANADA Brixx Bar & Grill
20 LONDON, CANADA Call The Office
21 TORONTO, ON The Cave
22 MONTREAL, CANADA Pouzza Fest

JUNE
22 NATES, FRANCE Stereolux w/ NOFX
23 PARIS, FRANCE La flèche d’or
24 AARSCHOT, BELGIUM De Klinker w/Homer
25 YSSELSTEYN, NETHERLANDS Jera On Air Festival

The record will be available via Bird Attack in the States, Effervescence in France, Funtime in Belgium and Lockjaw Records in the UK from the 5th May 2016. Pre-order it now via BandCamp.

Skate-punk FTW.

“We’re very excited to finally release a tune from our upcoming album ‘The Revenge of the Fifth’,” the legendary Canadian skatepunks announced on Facebook.

Due on the 5th May, ‘The Revenge Of The Fifth’ follows 2004’s ‘Fast Forward Eats the Tape’. The record will be available via Bird Attack in the States, Effervescence in France, Funtime in Belgium and Lockjaw Records in the UK.

For more details on the record, and to pre-order it, head to BandCamp. Until then, welcome Belvedere back with ‘Hairline’.