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Danbert Nobacon of Chumbawamba and Kira Wood Cramer have released a new tune. The track is called "Emergency" and it's a rough mix. The band consists of Danbert Nobacon (vocals, guitar), Kira Wood Cramer (vocals), Clay Ashford (bass), Loren Boley (drums), and Mel Dettmer (synth).
Meanwhile, they announced a brand new album called Expect a Circus. That's out March 2020. You can hear the new song below.
After selling out two reunion shows in less than one minute each, Bauhaus have announced a third reunion show- their first gigs in about 13 years. Gig number three will be December 1 at Hollywood Palladium. Tickets for that show go on sale Saturday, September 21 at 10 AM Pacific.
Mike Watt and Todd Congelliere have a cool new band called Jumpstarted Plowhards! Today, we are THRILLED to debut their new track!
You should know that Jumpstarted Plowhards is no normal band. Watt and Congelliere have known each other over 20 years but have only recorded together in a limited capacity. So, Mike Watt, being the artistic, experimental maniac that he is, sent Congelliere a CD-R containing the skeletons of 15 tracks. Congelliere took those tracks and built them into full songs, using an array of killer drummers, including George Hurley (Minutemen, firehose), Patty Schemel (Hole), Nick Aguilar (Neighborhood Brats, Slaughterhouse), Jimmy Felix (Toys That Kill), and a whole lot more.
While it might not be surprising that Watt is up to unorthodox recording techniques, and it might not be surprising that Congelliere is down to roll with weird ideas, what is spurring is that THE NEW TRACK FRIKKIN KILLS. Let's be real: recordings put together in an unusual fashion usually result in interesting, if somewhat impenetrable songs. That is NOT the case here.
With "On the Counter," Watt and Congelliere tear forward, taking the bounce from the Ramones, the razor wire slash of James Williamson, and the huge sound of Thin Lizzy. Of course, the trademark eccentricity of these two weirdos is still locked in. But for real, this track is ace.
The debut release, Round One is out October 4 and you can pre-order it here. Meanwhile, check out the new song below, right now.
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Vivian Girls have released a new music video. It's for the song "Memory," which is off the album of the same name, out today via Polyvinyl. Check out the video below.
Punknews contributor Greg Simpson has introduced This Might Be a Podcast, a show for They Might Be Giants superfans. On this episode, Bob Nanna of Braid, Hey Mercedes and Lifted Bells joins Greg to talk about Erase off of the They Might Be Giants' album Glean. This episode also offers a great primer to learn about Nanna if you're unfamiliar with this influential emo/indie musician.
Post-punk/hardcore act June of 44 have announced they will be playing three gigs along the west coast USA this coming November. The post-punk/hardcore act initially disbanded in 1999 before reuniting in 2018. Their most recent album, Anahata, was released in 1999 on Quarterstick Records.
Today we are pleased to bring to you the official lyric video for the 80's darkwave band The Cathedral Of Tears. "Together Alone" is the first track off of their 1983 Demo. The demo was recorded in 1983 at the Casbah and have been previously unreleased until now. The demo contains four total tracks with three of the tracks previously unreleased on their EP. The demo 7-inch will be out on October 4th, 2019 through Pine Hill Records.
The Cathedral of Tears is a dancey darkwave project by T.S.O.L.'s Jack Grisham, Greg Kuehn after they left the band in 1983. T.S.O.L. will be playing a few dates in the US this fall, see below to check out the dates and the videos for The Cathedral Of Tears demo.
Last night, Blink-182 played a surprise show at Brooklyn's small punk/metal club Saint Vitus. The performance was recorded for Spotify's Nine Encores series and finds the band playing nine songs. You can watch the video here.
Dillinger Four and Modern Life is War have announced a set of shows this coming November. The two gigs will see the bands playing in Chicago and Des Moines. D4 last released Civil War in 2008, while Modern Life is War's most recent studio album is 2013's Forever Hunting. You can check out the details of both gigs below.
Last month, Dark Horse announced that they were going to release their debut EP. The band includes members of Verbal Abuse and Morning Glory with Andy Schuman on Vocals/Guitar (ex Verbal Abuse / Handfullaflowers), Early Gates on bass (ex Morning Glory, Regressives), Michael Rasmussen on drums, and Ben Cadillac on guitar.
Today, we are excited to debut a track from the new release! "Crosstown Train" is rooted in energetic, charging punk while keeping a melodic edge. This is a ripping track thet goes down smooth.
Hard Rain is out September 27 and you can pre-order it here!. Meanwhile, check out "Crosstown Train" below, right now!
Vivian Girls are streaming their new album. It's called Memory and it's out via Polyvinyl. Check it out below.
Emo punk band Real Friends will be touring the UK and Europe next month. The band will be touring with Greyscale and Belmont, see below to view the tour dates. Real Friends released Composure in 2018 and released a digital acoustic album called Even More Acoustic Songs this past May.
Upstate NY punks After The Fall and their buds from Canada, Brutal Youth have announced they will be releasing a split 7 inch just in time for Fest. The split 7-inch will feature 2 new songs from each band, totaling to 4 new jams. The 7-inch will be out on October 18th, 2019.
Green Day have released a new music video. Just as The Clash referenced Elvis' debut record with the London Calling album, Green Day are referencing the King's From Elvis in Memphis album and the video "Trouble/Guitar man" from Elvis' Comeback special.
The new video is called "Father Of All…" and the band released a short statement: "Dear friends and fuckers. Here’s our new hot dog video we made for father of all…..? Motherfuckers. We wanted to make something about dancing. Anxiety. Tribalism. Joy.. and straight up violence. It’s the history of us. Meaning all of us. None of this is choreographed.. (except the hotties in red) we don’t need to be choreographed… just lose your shit.. scream like no one is listening.. dance like your hair is on fire. punk soul rockers! Crawl on the dance floor.. spit in the air.. get weird. "
The band's new album Father Of All… is out February 7th, 2020. See the vid below.