Scowl

Scowl to release new album, share “Not Hell, Not Heaven” video

Scowl have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called Are We All Angels and will be out on April 4 via Dead Oceans. The band has also released a video for their new song “Not Hell, Not Heaven” which was directed by Sean Stout and filmed at 924 Gilman in Berkeley, California. Scowl released their EP Psychic Dance Routine in 2023 and released their album How Flowers Grow in 2021. Check out the video and tracklist below.

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The Kilograms

The Kilograms to release debut album, share “Beliefs and Thieves”

The Kilograms, made up of Joe Gittleman (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Avoid One Thing), Michael McDermott (ex-The Bouncing Souls, Joan Jett), Sammy Kay, J Duckworth (Newport Secret Six), and Craig Gorsline (The Circle City Deacons), have announced that they will be releasing their debut album. It is called Beliefs and Thieves and will be out on April 4 via Rad Girlfriend Records and Weights and Measures. The band has also released the title track. The Kilograms will be touring the US with Big D and the Kids Table starting in late February and released their EP in 2024. Check out the song and tracklist below.

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The Holy Ghost Tabernacle Choir

The Holy Ghost Tabernacle Choir to release Death Cab for Cutie charity covers comp

The Holy Ghost Tabernacle Choir have announced that they will be releasing a Death Cab For Cutie covers album. The album is called Farther Than Ever Before: A Tribute to Transatlanticism and will be out on March 7 via Sensitivity Patterns. Along with the Holy Ghost Tabernacle Choir, the comp features covers by Dying Whale, KOFIN, Funeral Homes, Like Father, IWAN, +CAREGIVER+, Dreamwell, Hidden Mothers, and Fainting Dreams. DROUGHT’s cover of “Death of an Interior Decorator” has also been released. All proceeds from the sale of the record will be split between Global Action for Trans Quality and the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund. Check out DROUGHT’s cover and tracklist below.

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Bonnie Trash

Bonnie Trash release video for “Hellmouth”

Bonnie Trash have released a video for their new song “Hellmouth”. The video was directed by Sarafina and Emmalia Bortolon-Vettor. The song is off their upcoming album Mourning You which will be out on February 28 via Hand Drawn Dracula. Bonnie Trash will be playing a handful of shows around Ontario in February and March and released their EP My Love Remains The Same in 2024. Check out the video and dates below.

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Podcast
Handcuff

Listen to Punknews Podcast #685.5 - Em Tells You What to Listen to - December 2024!

Episode #685.5 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, Em plays some great tracks that were released in December 2024 including songs by Second Wife, Handcuff, Blood Lemon, Like Roses, Chase Petra, Fight Back Mountain, Cheekface, Matty Grace, Heavy Petter, Buio Omega, The Slime, Hauntu, The Drew Thomson Foundation, Zeta featuring Anthony Green, Burial Etiquette, Fucked Up, Bonnie Trash, and Midnight Answers. Listen to the episode below!

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Green Day

Green Day, Gwen, Stevie Nicks, RHCP, Joni Mitchell, Gaga, Sting, EWF to play Fire Aid show

A bunch of big bands are playing a benefit concert to benefit Fire Aid USA. Green day will be there. Artists also palying include Gwen Stefani, Stevie Nicks, Red hot chili peppers, Joni Mitchell, Sting, Earth wind and fire, Billie eilish, Dave Matthews with John Mayer, Lady Gaga, Rod stewart and more. The event is January 30 at the Forum in Inglewood, California. Tickets are on sale now.

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As I Lay Dying

Tim Lambesis says As I Lay Dying will continue after band quits and release of leaked videos

Tim Lambesis of As I Lay Dying has given his first interview since the rest of the band quit late last year. In an interview with Loudwire, Lambesis stated that As I Lay Dying will continue.

As you may remember, everyone quit the band, vaguely citing Lambesis' troubling behavior. At the time, guitarist Phil Sgrosso stated: "“I can no longer, in good conscience, enable further actions that could negatively affect anyone working within this space."

Af that happened, two videos were leaked online which likely gave some background as to why all the band members quit. In the first leaked video, which had no sound, Lambesis is seen yelling at his wife Dany Lambesis. Dany then yells back at Lambesis. Lambesis then rapidly moves towards her, then he moves back, hits a suitcase, and then shakes his fists. Later he bangs his head with his fist a few times and punches his own arms before noticing the camera on the nightstand and turning it away from view.

The second video leaked video did have sound. In that video, which does have sound, Tim and Dany are again arguing. Lambesis overturns a table during the argument. As she shouts an expletive back at him and starts to walk away, he tries to intercept her while stating his love for her. As she continues to move away, Tim Lambesis begins to punch himself as she begs for him to stop.

Lambesis then issued a statement: "There is currently a restraining order and a domestic violence investigation being filed against Dany Norris (formerly Lambesis). Anything she is saying now is to distract people away from that to instead focus on my own inappropriate (but not illegal) reactions to these anxiety inducing interactions. This woman assaulted me and verbally/mentally abused me over 3 years. I took the much needed and overdue step to leave her yesterday by delivering divorce papers. That is the reason there have been attempts at retaliation toward me online today that pale in comparison to what will really be the focus of the courts. The following evidences are part of the case: multiple videos of her assaulting me; videos of her chasing me around the house with a knife or scissors; video of her insisting that I delete all other accounts of her physically assaulting me under threat of her knocking me out with a weapon held over my head; photos of a black-eye she gave me with witness accounts of the event; witness accounts of me being threatened if I try to leave, even temporarily. I’m certain she will counter by trying to expose my anxiety filled reactions and defenses, but please remember that reacting in panic by hurting myself is far different than what I’ve listed above. The timing of these public attacks online are because I served her with divorce papers yesterday after many days of her pleading for me stay while also flipping back and forth to attempting to exert abusive control. This is blatantly a retaliation for me finally leaving a relationship I should have run from a long time ago."

Lambesis' interview with Loudwire covers this and the future of the band. You can listen to it here.

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Butterbrain

Watch the new video by Butterbrain!

Today we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of the new video by New York City-based Butterbrain! The video is for their new song “Hold Tight” and was directed by Raph Copeland. Speaking to Punknews about the song the band said,

”We strongly wanted to share our new single/video ‘Hold Tight’ on the important day of January 20th, as this year it signifies 2 major National Holidays - Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the same date. ‘Hold Tight’ is our take on the state of dichotomy and division existing in our country's current climate. We feel this powerful day is the perfect one to share ‘Hold Tight’ with the world. Enjoy.”

”Hold Tight” is off Butterbrain’s upcoming album Armageddon Party which will be out this spring. Watch the video below!

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