The Planet Smashers

Planet Smashers Announce New LP

Planet Smashers will release a new album. It's called On the Dancefloor and it's out August 22 on Stomp Records. Ska legends Neville Staple (The Specials), Charley “Aitch” Bembridge (The Selecter), and Sara Johnston (Bran Van 3000) all contribute to the record, as well. You can hear the new single below.

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Summer Soiree 8 with Dwarves and Schoolly-D in Philly is now 75% sold out!!!

Summer Soiree 8 with Dwarves and Schoolly-D in Philly is now 75% sold out!!!

This summer, we are throwing the event of the season- SUMMER SOIREE 8 with rock legends The Dwarves and Hip Hop icon Schoolly-d! …and it is already 75% sold out even though it is still six weeks away!!!! So, uh, get your tickets NOW! summer Soiree 6 with the Dwarves sold out and so did summer soiree 7! Don't say we didn't warn ya!

Get tickets here!!!

The shindig is Thursday, July 31 at Philamoca in Philly! And this year is a real worlds collide slammer!!! Headlining the show are rock legends The Dwarves! The Dwarves are putting out a new release on Record Store Day- Sunshine Lollipops & Rainbows and for the soiree, the band will be playing a special set celebrating that record plus HITS and HITS and HITS and HITS!!!

But that's not all! The Dwarves will have special editions of all of their records for sale at the gig that you can only get at the gig. And ALSO, the band will have a live 8-inch EP that you can only get at this gig. Once they are gone, they are gone!

But ALSO… Hip Hop legend, the original gangsta rapper Schoolly-D is co-headlining the show!!! It's been a while since Schoolly has played Philly, his hometown, so he is coming to wreck the place! And, Schoolly also has a new album out… and of course he will be kicking the hits at the show- "PSK (What does it me)", "Gucci Time," "Gangster Boogie," and more!!!

PLUS! Pink Soap, the new band that has members of Vixen77, will be tearing up with their Riot Grrrl / Grunge attack! AND, they will be releasing their debut tape!

PLUS! Lips of Kohl, the new death rock band that has members of The End A.D. and The Droogettes, will be getting spooky. AND, they will ALSO be releasing their debut tape at the show!!!

PLUS! Philly punk champions The Noid are coming to bash it up!

PLUS! We will be giving away goodie bags and there's a whole lot more in store! This WILL be the event of the season, we assure you!

That's Thursday, July 31 at Philamoca in Philly! Doors are at 7pm and the show starts at 7:20pm on the nose! This show is NOT on punk time!

Get tickets here!!!

Check the facebook event here!

And as always, all Punknews events are all ages, so come on dowwwwn!!!!! This will RULE!!!

Also, this show is somewhat of a bigger scale, so check out our awesome sponsors!!!!

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NOFX

Nofx to release 3xLP rarities collection

Nofx is going to release a 3xLP series of rarities. The first disc, A-H is out December 9 via Fat/Hopeless. As per the label, the release is "collection of rarities, demos, unreleased versions of NOFX songs - one for each letter of the alphabet on limited edition colored vinyl. "Barcelona" was originally conceived 12 years ago, but is the newest and last NOFX song written and recorded post-NOFX's final shows." You can hear the new song below.

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End It

End It release new video

End It have released a new video. It's for the track "Life Sublime." That's off Wrong Side Of Heaven out on August 29th on Flatspot Records. You can see the video below.

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