Billy Idol has announced Canadian tour dates to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his album Rebel Yell. Platinum Blonde will be joining him on all dates. Tickets go on sale on April 12. Check out the dates below.
Brendan Kelly has announced a handful of US tour dates for this August. Heart and Lung will be joining him on all dates. The run concludes with a performance at the recently annoucned Breakin’ Even Fest. Check out the dates below.
Into It. Over It. have released a new song. It is called “A Trip Around The Sun” and appears to be a standalone single. Into It. Over It released their album Figure in 2020. Check out the song below.
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Episode #649.97 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, John and Em talk about the big Frenchkiss Records sale and John rants about how much he hates Kiss. They also discuss the Ramones upcoming picture disc series, Fucked Up’s new song, Scowl dropping off Welcome to Rockville, the new video by the Dracu-Las, and Cock Sparrer’s new video.
The hosts also announce an exciting new giveaway on this episode. Two tickets to see Shannon and The Clams live at the Concert Hall in Toronto, Ontario on Saturday, May 25 are up for grabs! To be eligible you must: live in Toronto or the GTA and be over 19 years of age. If you want the tickets, email us at podcast@punknews.org and tell us why you want to go. Good luck!
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Episode #649.85 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode John and Em talk about Dog Party’s upcoming album and new video, the upcoming Jonny Ramone Birthday Party, Half Past Two’s video for “Talk Is Killing Me”, Kate Clover’s video for “Here Comes The Love Bomb”, Dexys’ upcoming live album, and P.Diddy and 50 Cent. They also talk about orgies. Listen to the episode below!
The Drew Thomson Foundation have surprise-released a new EP. It is called Fan Letter and features four new tracks. The lineup for this release is Drew Thomson, Mike Riley, Peter Land, and John Dinsmore. The Drew Thomson Foundation released their EP Existential Collapse in 2022. Check out the EP below.
Fulmine, the new band which features members of Chubby and The Gang, have announced that they will be releasing their debut EP. It is called Randagio and will be out on April 26 via La Vida Es Un Mus Discos. The band has also released two new tracks, the title track as well as “Insurrezione”. Check out the songs and tracklist below.
Wine Lips have released a video for “Stimulation”. The video was directed by Ciarán Downes. The song is off their album Super Mega Ultra which is out now via Stomp Records. Check out the video below.
Cloud Nothings have released a lyric video for their new song “Silence”. The song is off their upcoming album Final Summer which will be out on April 19 via Pure Noise Records. Cloud Nothings released The Shadow I Remember in 2021. Check out the video below.
Australian music festival Pandemonium has announced that they will be changing to a one stage event. The band released a statement on their website that reads,
”Pandemonium Rocks will be changing to a one stage event. All dates remain the same. A revised line up will be announced as soon as possible. For the sake of transparency, we are still waiting on responses from festival stakeholders across multiple time zones, which has a run on effect with ticketing, production, artwork etc. We appreciate this may not be the update you were hoping for, but in order to avoid further confusion, we will share confirmed details as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience."
Dead Kennedys who were set to play the festival have announced that they will no longer be playing in an Instagram statement that reads,
”We regret to inform everyone that Dead Kennedys will not be performing at the Pandemonium Festival shows in Australia later this month as the shows have been reduced to one stage and Dead Kennedys will not be included in the lineup. Dead Kennedys is eager to tour Australia when schedules next permit.”
As of this writing (April 5, 2024) no other bands have dropped off the festival.
Bob Vylan have released a video for their song “Reign”. The video was directed by Taz Tron Delix. The song is off their album Humble as the Sun which is out today. Check out the video below.
Victoria-based punks Bootlicker have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called 1000 Yard Stare and will be out in May via Neon Taste Records and Static Shock Records. The band has also released their first single from the album called “Mercy Dog”. Bootlicker released their collection of EPs Lick The Boot, Lose Your Teeth in 2022 and released their self-titled album in 2021. Check out the song and tracklist below.
Half Past Two have released a new song called “Curse the Universe”. The song is off their upcoming album Talk Is Killing Me which will be out on April 19 via Bad Time Records. The song also has a video which was filmed and edited by Rae Mystic. Half Past Two will be touring the US starting in April and released their self-titled album in 2021. Check out the song and video below.
Japanese hardcore band Loyal To The Grave have announced that they will be releasing a new EP. It is called Rectitude and will be out on May 17 via Triple B Records. The band has also released a new song called “Striving Higher”. Loyal To The Grave released their Demo in 2015 and their album Against The Odds in 2012. Check out the song and tracklist below.
Tokyo-based hardcore punk band Kriegshög have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called Love and Revenge and will be out on April 26 via La Vida Es Un Mus Discos. The band has also released a new song called “虚空” which translates as “Void”. Kriegshög released their single Paint It Black / White Out in 2019. Check out the song and tracklist below.