Telethon announce tour

Telethon have announced a new tour in support of their recent album Hard Pop. The week-long tour, will see the band hitting locations in the Midwest and southern states. You can check out the song "House of the Future (Parts 1 & 2)" from that album, as well as the tour dates, below.

Carrie Brownstein responds to Janet Weiss' departure from Sleater-Kinney

Earlier this month, Janet Weiss left Sleater-Kinney, which came as a surprise to fans as the departure seemed to be unexpected. Weiss released a statement, that read, in part, " The band is heading in a new direction and it is time for me to move on." The band responded with "“We wish Janet all the best as she starts a new chapter in her life.”

Now, two weeks later, Carrie Brownstein released her own statement. She said: "What am I supposed to say? She left. We asked her to stay. We tried. It’s hard and sad. Most people would ask me, “hey are you ok?” That’s the human response. She’s left us with a job to do, a job we also expected and wanted her to be a part of. Her playing on this record is amazing and she’s raved about this album to us and to Annie. But we have to keep looking to the future. Things change, even when those changes are hard and unexpected. Four amazing women worked on this record and we are going to honor that work. So, what’s up? The usual…Women picking up the pieces when someone quits, because we have to and we want to. We‘re going to keep going because we believe in ourselves and it‘s a privilege to get to play music for people. It‘s a new chapter. And all artistic entities have many chapters, if they‘re lucky. Either the music will resonate or it won’t.”

Captain Trips announces EU dates

UK's Captain Trips have announced a series of gigs this coming August as they make their way to the annual Punk Rock Holiday. Stand By, their most recent album, was released in October of last year. You can check out the song "You're The Voice" from that release, as well as those dates, below.

Right On, Kid: “Tracer” (ft. Ryan Rumchaks)

Albuquerque pop-punk band Right On, Kid released a music video for their track "Tracer" over at Alternative Press. The track is off of the band's newest effort, a 5 song EP titled When Words are Enough. See below to check out the music video.

Toronto's Pacer get cathartic on new single “Rapture”

Punknews is thrilled to premiere a new song today from Toronto's up and coming punk three-piece Pacer. Their stand-alone single "Rapture" was conceived in the wake of a psychotic episode suffered by lead vocalist Shawn Kosmo. The trio, which features Kosmo on vocals and guitar backed by bassist Dan Pearce and drummer Evan Matthews, draws from 80s college rock and 70s proto-punk, with a particular love for the Replacements and Pixes shining through.

Off with their Heads: “Be Good”

Off With Their Heads have released the title track from their new album. Be Good is out via Epitaph on August 16. Check out the new song below.

For I Am: “Obsolete”

Belgian pop-punk band For I Am released a new track over at Spotify. The track is called "Obsolete" and will be released on an upcoming new album. See below to view the new track.

Divided Heaven (US)

LA based rock band Divided Heaven is heading out on a US tour later this year. The band will be touring to support the 2018 release titled Cold War . See below to view the tour dates.

Ceremony release new video

Ceremony have released a new video. It's for the song "In the Spirit World Now." Singe rRoss Farrar released a statement with the video: "Ross Farrar: "The spirit world came about through the reading of Saul Bellow's 'Humboldt's Gift'. The novel's fictitious character, Von Humboldt Fleisher, writes a long letter to the protagonist, Charlie Citrine, which announces, We are not natural beings, but supernatural beings. I understood it as a moment of praise and ran away with it." The album of the same name is out August 23 via Relapse. Check out the video below.

Vivian Girls reunite, will release new LP

Vivian Girls have reunited. The lineup is Cassie Ramone, Katy Goodman, and Ali Koehler. They'll release a new album called Memory out September 20 via Polyvinyl. Check out the debut single below.

Oso Oso: “Impossible Game”

Long Beach, NY based indie Oso Oso released a music video for "Impossible Game". The track is off of their upcoming release titled Basking In The Glow. The record is due out August 16, 2019 on Triple Crown Records. See below to view the music video.

Oso Oso will be playing headlining shows in the US with The Sidekicks and Future Teens and in Europe and the UK with Prince Daddy and The Hyena later this year.