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From Wednesday 06 November 2013

SideOneDummy to launch #TestPressThursdays

From tomorrow, SideOneDummy Records will launch an ongoing charity auction series named #TestPressThursdays. The auction will include around 80 rare and limited vinyl test presses, with proceeds being donated to support MusiCare and the Harmony Project. Auctions will take place via the label’s eBay page, this week including

Monday 04 November 2013

Pussy Riot’s Tolokonnikova missing

Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has not been seen or heard by friends and family since being moved to a new prison late in October. The move followed a number of hunger strikes campaigning against the inhumane conditions of the penal colony in Mordovia. Speaking to Buzzfeed, her husband

Sunday 27 October 2013

The Blackout cancel remaining ‘Final Party’ tour dates

The Blackout have announced that they will no longer be continuing their current ‘Final Party’ UK tour following vocalist Gavin Butler’s turn in health last night in Manchester. Butler was forced to leave the stage two songs before the end after, what has now been confirmed as a

Monday 14 October 2013

Turbowolf in the studio for album number 2

Ferocious rockers Turbowolf hit the studio last week to record the follow-up to the critically claimed and downright dirty self-titled debut. The as of yet untitled record sees the band co-produce with Tom Dalgety, who has previously worked with Band of Skulls and Dinosaur Pile-Up. The album features relatively

Thursday 10 October 2013

Korn stream ‘The Paradigm Shift’

It may not be punk, but we still have a soft spot for the nu-metal pioneers. Korn are streaming their brand new full-length, ‘The Paradigm Shift’, via Spinefarm Records’ SoundCloud.

Friday 27 September 2013

Andrew W.K. to release ‘The Party Bible’ book

Yes, you read that correctly. Party king Andrew W.K. is set to consolidate his years of harmless debauchery into a handy riotous anthology. According to The A.V. Club, ‘The Party Bible’ will hit shelves sometime in the near future. And yes, there will be an audiobook version. Fingers crossed

Hot Water Music drummer George Rebelo moves to The Bouncing Souls

Image courtesy of DRUM! Magazine George Rebelo, drummer of Hot Water Music, has been announced as the replacement for former The Bouncing Souls member Michael McDermott who left the band back in June. The Bouncing Souls will be releasing a split with Punktastic favourites The Menzingers in November.

Monday 23 September 2013

Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Tolokonnikova starts hunger strike

Following the movement of Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Tolokonnikova to one of the most notorious prisons in Russia, further developments have emerged that now see the jailed musician on hunger strike. Pictured above as part of the Russian political-punk outfit, Tolokonnikova was arrested for hooliganism motivated by religious hatred following

Wednesday 11 September 2013

Members of Bloodhound Gang face up to 5 years in Russian prison

Russia has been proving reasonably troublesome for bands over the past year. Following the imprisonment of Pussy Riot for their alleged part in inciting violence (and the recent news that they will be moved to some of Russia’s harshest camps for the last few years of their sentence),

Friday 30 August 2013

Avenged Sevenfold set for UK number 1

Avenged Sevenfold are on the cusp of grabbing their first number 1 slot in the UK album charts. ‘Hail To The King’ is currently approximately 3000 sales ahead of the potential number 2 by Naughty Boy. Only a few alternative bands bag the top slot. They have managed