A couple of hours before their absolutely amazing show at the Pukkelpop festival, we talked to Rise Against vocalist Tim McIlrath about the band’s past trajectory, their upcoming new album and being a political punk band in today’s climate.
Canadian skatepunks The Corps recently released their new LP 'Fractured Protocol,' out now on Thousand Islands Records.
Featuring familiar faces in the form of Verse’s Quinn Murphy (vocals), Defeater’s Jay Maas (guitars, backing vocals) and Andrew Reitz (drums), Matthew Spence (guitar) and Dave Alcan (bass), Love Letter — formerly known as Death Of A Nation - is th
Dead Pioneers started from a performance art piece created in 2020 by Indigenous artist/activist and card-carrying member of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Gregg Deal, called ‘The Punk Pan-Indian R
Having released their debut full-length, ‘Only Constant,’ just last year and touring pretty much non-stop since, it’s surprising that GEL is already back with a new EP.
Newcastle melodic punk newcomers Wild Spelks recently released their debut EP, ‘A House Full Of Strangers’.Written, produced, mixed, and mastered by the band’s own Jonathon Sabiston throughout 2023 at home in his Newcastle flat, with drum takes re
Toronto hardcore up-and-comer, DoFlame, recently joined the Blue Grape Music roster and today he's announcing his sophomore album, BENT, due out October 11th. Masterminded by 21-year-old punk, Mateo Naranjo, DoFlame is like the hardcore version of a coming-of-age movie, capturing all of the joy, confusion, and determination of being young and unsure of what’s next, just as effectively as it blends the unbridled aggression of heavy music with the swagger of hip hop.
Jim Lindberg, lead singer and songwriter for long running California skate punk band, Pennywise, has recorded an 11-song album with his side project band, The Black Pacific, titled HERE COMES OUR WAVE, that will be released on September 20th via Toronto based Dine Alone Records (The Dirty Nil, Jimmy Eat World, NOBRO). The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Paul Miner (Touche’ Amore, Death By Stereo, H20) at his Buzzbomb Studios in Orange, CA over two sessions in the spring and fall of 2023.
Midwest punks The Copyrights have announced that they’ll follow their 2021 album Alone In A Dome with a new EP, New Ghosts, on October 18 via Fat Wreck Chords. Bassist/singer Adam Fletcher says:
Albany-raised, pop-punk band State Champs has announced their fifth studio album and self-titled record to be released on November 8 via Pure Noise Records. The band released their first two punchy singles off the album, “Silver Cloud” and "Too Late To Say." "Silver Cloud" was released with an accompanying music video where singer Derek DiScanio breaks the cycle of a mundane, unfulfilling life with a cast of characters played-out by the rest of the band.
