Contributed by alex101. Posted by aubin on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 5:30 PM (EST)
Bad Brains: Band in DC documentary, directed by Mandy Stein and Benjamen Logan, is set to premiere at the SXSW 2012 Film festival next month. We first noted the project in 2010 and participants confirmed at the time included Henry Rollins, Ric Ocasek, Ian MacKaye, Adam Yauch, Don Letts.
The producerds have posted this synopsis:
Bad Brains are one of the most important and influential American bands still working today. They melded punk and reggae into an innovative style that has yet to be copied. Their impact and influence can be heard in groups like Beastie Boys, No Doubt, Nirvana, Jane's Addiction and countless more. Despite the troubles of an eccentric front man they have stayed together for 30 years without ever reaching the level of success so many think they deserve. Using rare archival footage and original comic illustrations the film re-constructs Bad Brains' rich and complicated history.
You can check out a teaser with footage from the film here.
Contributed by alex101. Posted by john on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 5:00 PM (EST)
Break Anchor, the new project from Jay Navarro of The Suicide Machines, have premiered a new song, "A Failure of Epic Proportions." You can stream the song over on Spinner, and read an explanation of the song from Navarro, here.
The song is set to be released on the band's debut 7", Black Hearts and Blackouts due out March 20th on Paper and Plastick.
Posted by andrew on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 4:30 PM (EST)
The line up for this year's Crash Doubt Fest has been announced, with more bands to follow in the coming weeks. As it stands, there are sixty bands on the list, for the two day punk, hardcore, and metal festival. Crash Doubt Fest is returning to The Showroom in Lincoln UK, across Saturday the 2nd of June and Sunday the 3rd.
The organisers invite you to keep track of developments via Tumblr or the Facebook event. You can get hold of tickets (£22.50 a day, or £40 for the weekend) here.
Please note that the order of the list as it stands has no bearing on the stages or running order of the event itself. You can click Read More for the absurdly long list.
Posted by aubin on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 2:30 PM (EST)
Andrew W.K. has released a new song to coincide with the kick off of the World Snowboarding Championship today in Oslo, Norway. Andrew was named the official "rock 'n' roll ambassador" for the event. Other musicians at the event include Turbonegro, Dropkick Murphys and Kvelertak.
Posted by katy on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 2:00 PM (EST)
The Swellers have announced a European tour in May, where they'll be joined by Deaf Havana. The band is supporting their latest full-length, Good for Me which they released last summer.
Contributed by kevinnunn. Posted by john on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 1:00 PM (EST)
Two years after calling it quits, North Lincoln have released the recording of their final show, which took place on January 16th, 2010 at Mulligan's Pub in Grand Rapids, MI. The band's complete 22 song set is available via Tapes Not Bombs, and you can check that out here.
Posted by katy on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 12:00 PM (EST)
Shortly following their previously-announced trek to and from South By Southwest in March, Cancer Bats will be heading out on a Canadian tour, which kicks off on March 30th. The group will also be releasing Dead Set on Living on April 17th, 2012. Joining Cancer Bats on the road will be Touché Amoré and A Sight For Sewn Eyes.
Posted by brittany on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 10:00 AM (EST)
Oakland, CA's The Atom Age have released the details for their upcoming record. The album is titled The Hottest Thing That's Cool and is due for a summer release on Asian Man Records.
Asian Man Records will also be re-releasing 2011's Kill Surf City on vinyl in April.
Atom Age have posted a teaser of the song from The Hottest Thing That's Cool entitled, "Cut, Paste, Kill." You can click Read More to listen.
Contributed by alex101. Posted by katy on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 9:30 AM (EST)
3 Inches of Blood has debuted "Leather Lord," a new song from their upcoming fifth studio album, at Blabbermouth. The record, due out March 27th on Century Media, is titled Long Live Heavy Metal.