Talk Show Host: 'Not Here to Make Friends'

Toronto's Talk Show Host released a new 5 song EP over on their bandcamp page. The EP is called Not Here to Make Friends and was recorded by John Dinsmore. See below to listen to the new EP.

Tom Capone to take a hiatus from Quicksand

As we reported last week, Quicksand recently played as a trio while guitarist Tom Capone was absent from the show. Arizona court records showed that Capone had been arrested for shoplifting. The band has now stated that Capone will be taking an indefinite hiatus from the band, who will continue as a three-piece. The band stated: "As some of you have noticed, we played our show this past Tuesday in Phoenix as a 3 piece. When we began working on new music in the Fall of 2016, Tom wasn’t in a good place health wise. We wrote and recorded Interiors with the three of us. Flash forward to the Summer of 2017, the record was done and we were planning it’s release and the corresponding tours. Tom was in a much better place, and the four of us began rehearsing for the forthcoming tour. We were happy to be playing with him again and looked forward to the future. After a week of some amazing shows, the road has proved to be a difficult environment for Tom who’s headed home to work on his health. We wish him all the best, and thank you all for your continued support. -Alan, Sergio, Walter"

Satanic Surfers is recording a new album

Sweden's Satanic Surfers have announced they are recording a new studio album on their Instagram page and posted confirmation on their Facebook page. This will be the bands first album in over 12 years. Satanic Surfers last released Taste The Poison in 2005.

The Bronx: “Two Birds”

California's The Bronx released a music video for their song "Two Birds". The track is off of their upcoming record titled V. V is due out this Friday, September 22, 2017 on ATO Records. The Bronx will be heading out on tour this fall to support the new release. See below to view the music video.

Petal: “Comfort”

Petal released a song over at NPR. The track is called "Comfort" and it is the title track off of their new EP. Comfort will be released on September 15th through Run For Cover Records. The EP is available now for pre-order, you can click here to pre-order the record.

Sciatic Nerve announce festival performances

Sciatic Nerve will be performing at a couple of upcoming festivals. On September 28, 2017 they will be playing This My Fest at The Complex in Oakland, CA and on October 28, 2017 the band will be playing The Fest at Dirty Nelly's in Gainesville, FL. They will be releasing Sciatic Nerve on October 13, 2017 via Anxious and Angry. Punknews recently premiered the title track of their upcoming record which you can listen to right here.

Peter Hook and New Order settle (legal) disputes

If you're a fan, then you know that the ongoing battle between ex-New Order bassist Peter Hook and the New Order company is one of the more vitriolic conflicts in music today. In fact, Hook dedicated about 700 pages to that particualr row in his book Substance: Inside New Order . Today, all parties announced that they had reached a “full and final settlement” regarding Hook's interest in Joy Division and New Order assets. Originally, in his Complaint, Hook claimed that New Order restructured the company in order to cut him out of both future earnings and back due royalties.

Now that the dispute is settled, New Order issued a statement: "New Order announce that today, a full and final settlement has been reached in the long running disputes with their former bassist Peter Hook. The Joy Division and New Order names mean a great deal to so many of the fans, and the band felt it important to protect the legacy. With these issues now dealt with, Bernard, Stephen and Gillian can continue to do what they do best, make music and perform live.”

Downtown Boys: “Somos Chulas (No Somos Pendejas)”

Downtown Boys have released a video for their song “Somos Chulas (No Somos Pendejas)." The track is off their album Cost of Living which came out in 2017. You can watch the video below.

Morrissey: “Spent the Day in Bed”

Morrissey has released the debut single from his upcoming album. The track is called "Spent the Day in Bed." Low in High School is out November 17 via BMG. Moz also announced a string of North American cities that he plans to tour to support the album, but did not give dates. The cities New York, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Detroit, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, St. Louis, Paso Robles, CA, and Portland, OR. See the single and LP track list below.

Supersuckers/The Bellrays/The Bombpops (Western US)

Supersuckers will be heading out on a tour of the western US (including one show in Vancouver, Canada) with The Bellrays and The Bombpops in December. You can see the list of shows below.

Zex guitarist accused of sexual assault, dropped from label, band denies

Yesterday, Magic Bullet records dropped Zex from its label. In a statement, the label said that it had received multiple e-mails accusing guitarist Jo Capitalcide of sexual assault. The label also stated that the label had been facing boycotts of promoters, record stores, and venues due to the allegations. The band's singer, Gretchen Steel responded by denying the claims and also by stating that Magic Bullet's statement was untrue in a phone convessation with Pitchfork.. You can read Magic Bullet's statement below along with an except from Steel's Pitchfork communication.