New York Magazine on the state of modern punk
New York Magazine has put togther an article and some statistics about what they describe as the modern state of punk rock, at least based on a survey of self-identified punks. Some notable - and probably not surprising - statistics tell that…
April 29, 2013

Melvins to release cover album, 'Everybody Loves Sausages'
Melvins will be releasing a new covers album titled Everybody Loves Sausages. It's due out April 30, 2013 and will include the band's take on tracks from Venom,…
February 11, 2013

Videos: Joe McMahon (Smoke or Fire) and Billy the Kid to record 31 covers in 31 days
Smoke or Fire's Joe McMahon has teamed up with Vancouver's Billy the Kid for a new project in which they cover 31 songs in 31 days. So far the duo have covered…
January 11, 2012

Videos: The Jam's 'Sound Affects' receives deluxe treatment
The Jam's 1980 classic, Sound Affects will receive a deluxe reissue next month on November 1, 2010. The album has been digitally remastered and will feature a second disc with demos, covers and more. You can click Read…
October 13, 2010

Videos: Mojo explains the virtues of A&R
Mojo has posted an interesting article defending the frequently derided A&R system which was responsible for signing and managing a significant number of major label and indie musicians. The article presents the argument that "the removal of the A&R man as a filter between artist and consumer means there is more utterly awful music available than ever before. " By way of example, it…
March 01, 2010

Videos: Paul Weller (ex-The Jam) readies new LP
Paul Weller, former frontman of seminal UK outfit The Jam, has detailed his upcoming tenth solo LP. The record is titled Wake Up the Nation and is due out April 5, 2010 through Island…
February 11, 2010

Media: "All Folked Up" covers of first wave punk by folk acts
Coverlaydown has put together a collection of classic punk tracks covered by folk artists and in folk styles. Among the acts covered are Agnostic Front, Bad Brains, Black Flag, Blondie, Husker Du, The…
November 05, 2009

Media: Kevin Seconds to host weekly punk singer-songwriter show
In January of 2009 7 Seconds frontman Kevin Seconds will launch a new weekly radio program dubbed Pay To Strum on PunkRadioCast. The two-hour weekly show will focus on punk rock singer-songwriters and their influences. Kevin commented: As a longtime punk rocker who writes, performs and…
December 14, 2008

Tours: Paul Weller (UK)
Paul Weller, formerly of The Jam and Style Council, will play twelve UK dates in May running up to the release of his next studio album, 22 Dreams, in June. Tickets for the shows will be available starting February 16th. You can click Read More for the dates. Recently, the remaining two-thirds of The Jam are planning a live DVD…
February 12, 2008

Tours: The Jam (sans Weller) plan live DVD, new album
According to a Billboard interview, 2/3rd of The Jam have laid out some of their plans for the coming year. Working under the name "From The Jam," the band is now founding members Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler and new members David Moore and Russell Hastings. Due first is a live DVD filmed during a December show in London which will…
February 01, 2008