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From Sunday 07 January 2018

London Short Film Festival to screen ‘Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam’ featuring a live performance from The

The London Short Film Festival will be screening director Omar Majeed’s 2009 documentary ‘Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam’ on the 16th January. The film takes an in depth look at bands within the hardcore punk scene who’re from Muslim backgrounds. This will be followed by a discussion hosted by

The Gaslight Anthem resume activity and confirm ‘The ’59 Sound’ tenth anniversary shows

The Gaslight Anthem have announced that they will be coming out of their hiatus this year. Before they took a break in 2015, the band released their fifth album, 2014’s ‘Get Hurt’ on Island Records. This year will see the group performing full album shows for their second album ‘The

Friday 15 December 2017

AFI’s Davey Havok announces new novel, ‘Love Fast Los Angeles’

AFI vocalist Davey Havok has announced the release of his upcoming new novel, ‘Love Fast Los Angeles’. Due for release on the 6th February 2018 and following up Havok’s first novel, 2013’s ‘Pop Kids’, the story follows Alvin, a party photographer. His controversial, taste-making site has brought fortune and fame to

Monday 11 December 2017

Anthrax announce new live DVD, ‘Kings Among Scotland’

Anthrax have announced the release of their upcoming new live DVD, ‘Kings Among Scotland’. Recorded at the band’s sold out show at Barrowlands in February earlier this year, the release also comes with behind the scenes footage, interviews and more. It will be released in April 2018 and can be

Sheffield DIY venue The Lughole needs your help!

The owners of Sheffield based DIY venue The Lughole have set up a Go Fund Me page to seek a new location after recently facing threats of closure by its local council and private developers. The full statement reads as follows: “Your Lughole needs you! The Lughole is a volunteer run, not

Jawbreaker stream remastered version of first demo

Jawbreaker recently shared a remixed and remastered version of their 1989 first demo. Remixed by J. Robbins and remastered by John Golden, the demo features songs that would go on to feature on splits and compilations the trio would release. Earlier this year the Seattle emo punks reformed and played their

Friday 24 November 2017

Punk Talks announces ‘accountability workshops’ for early 2018

Punk Talks, the volunteer-led mental health organization recently announced on Twitter that in 2018 they will be launching a new service specifically for people who wish to seek help with problematic sexual behaviors. Punk Talks followed this tweet with an explanation regarding their decision to implement these workshops: “We are

Tuesday 21 November 2017

Get Inuit change name to Indoor Pets plus UK shows

Kent indie rockers Get Inuit have announced that they will be changing their name to Indoor Pets. The band have stated that they will be still playing their previous material under their former name. Their most recent release was the single ‘All My Friends’ which they released back in May. The

Monday 20 November 2017

Knuckle Puck cancel UK tour with Tiny Moving Parts and Movements

Knuckle Puck have announced that they have had to cancel next month’s UK tour with Tiny Moving Parts and Movements next month due to personal reasons. Their statement is as follows: last month the Chicago pop punks released their second album ‘Shapeshifter’

AC/DC co-founder and former guitarist Malcolm Young passes away at 64

AC/DC co-founder and former guitarist Malcolm Young has reportedly passed away at the age of 64. Young retired from the band in 2014 after being an active member since their inception in 1973 due to dementia. His last release with the group was their 2014 sixteenth album ‘Rock or Bust’