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From Friday 08 January 2016

1-2-3-4 and Fluffer Records launch London pop-up, starting tonight

Independent UK labels 1-2-3-4 and Fluffer Records will be opening a temporary pop-up shop in Shoreditch, London from 5PM this evening for one week only. Designed to celebrate the release of Love Buzzard’s debut album on 1-2-3-4 and Virgin Kids debut on Fluffer, the pop-up also welcomes bands to drop

Drummer Ryan Fisher on indefinite sabbatical from Off With Their Heads

Ryan Fishes, or Off With Their Heads, has announced that he will be taking an indefinite break from the punk band in order to focus on a new business opportunity. Their last scheduled dates in their current guise are at The Lyric Room in Green Bay, WI and Brauerhaus in

Wednesday 06 January 2016

There’s a petition to name a newly discovered heavy metal after Lemmy

There’s a petition circulating the web encouraging the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry to name one of four newly discovered heavy metals Lemmium, in reference to the recently departed Ian ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister of Motorhead. “Heavy rock lost its most iconic figure over Christmas with the sudden and unexpected

Tuesday 05 January 2016

Listen to letlive.’s Jason Butler talk of their new album, ‘If I’m The Devil’

letlive. vocalist Jason Aalon Butler is the latest artist to speak to host Shane Told (of Silverstein) on the Lead Singer Syndrome podcast. In it, Butler confirms the title of their new album, ‘If I’m The Devil’, as well as opening up about the message behind the music. Butler speaks

Monday 04 January 2016

Letlive.’s Jason Butler is all about being a true gentleman

Letlive. vocalist Jason Aalon Butler has unveiled his limited line of lifestyle products, Gentlemen In Real Life (G.I.R.L.). Revealed over the next four weeks, the first product arrives in the form of four premium t-shirts. Other products will be revealed on the 8th, 15th and 22nd January. “We believe the

Sick Of It All ask fans to select the songs they play live in 2016

Sick Of It All are asking their fans to choose the songs they will perform live on the 30th anniversary celebrations. The band, who are scheduled to return to mainland Europe in March 2016 as well as appearing at Groezrock and HellFest, posted a message on Facebook asking fans

Saturday 02 January 2015

Science Made Us Robots welcome 2016 with new guitarist and bassist

Scottish punks Science Made Us Robots have welcome the new year in with new band members August Augoston and Jack Pacitti. The latest additions will play guitar and bass respectively. Hungarian Augoston is reportedly a big Offspring fan, with Pacitti sharing a love for Rancid and anything heavy. With plenty more

Wednesday 30 December 2015

Sum 41 tease new material

Sum 41 have revealed short clips of new material via Instagram. The rough mixes appeared over the Christmas weekend, and are presumably taken from their crowdfunded follow up to 2011’s ‘Screaming Bloody Murder’.

John ‘Brad’ Bradbury of The Specials passes away

John ‘Brad’ Bradbury, drummer for The Specials, passed away on Monday 28th December at the age of 62. “It is with deep regret that we say goodbye to our great friend, the world’s greatest drummer, our beloved Brad. RIP,” the band shared on Twitter. Bradbury played with The Specials from

Tuesday 22 December 2015

The Curator Podcast interviews Ian MacKay

This week’s episode of The Curator Podcast features Ian MacKay of Fugazi and Minor Threat fame. It is the latest in a string of interviews with musicians, revealed over the past six months. “The man is a legend and I think it is perhaps my favourite interview so far,” exclaims