News from the Punk Rock music scene.
Look Mexico has posted an alternate take of “They Only Take the Backroads.” This version of the song is more acoustic-laden than its counterpart that made it onto the band’s new album, To Bed to Battle.
Check it out at their MySpace page.
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Tera Melos have posted the track, “Frozen Noon.” The song is the first taste of music from the band’s recently completed new album.
Check out “Frozen Noon” right here.
Patagonian Rats and is due out September 7, 2010 via Sargent House
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Selene Vigil-Wilk, former lead vocalist of Seattle, WA-based melodic punk outfit 7 Year Bitch, has announced her solo debut. The record is titled That Was Then and is due out September 14, 2010
7 Year Bitch released two albums on indie C/Z Records before signing to Atlantic before the band split up in 1997. The band also appeared on a compilation to benefit Home Alive, an organization founded after the violent death of The Gits’ Mia Zapata, a longtime friend of the band. In early 2004 a Seattle court convicted Jesus Mezquia of first degree murder in the 1993 death of the punk singer Mia Zapata.
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On May 27th, 2007, seminal California punk band Good Riddance took the stage for what would be the final time in band’s 12+ year career. Now, some three years after that fateful night, the band has provided fans with one last “hurrah” by culling together 21 of their best, rarest, and unreleased songs to be released this July on their long-time home, Fat Wreck Chords. Punknews interviewer Sean Jain had a chance to speak with singer/songwriter Russ Rankin about the collection, the legacy of Good Riddance, the title of the album, Capricorn One, and what the future holds for Rankin, Good Riddance, and Rankin’s other band, Only Crime.
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Fat Mike and Spike Slawson participated in an interview with a German magazine after performing at the Ruhrpott Rodeo 2009 in Hünxe with Me First and The Gimme Gimmes. Both Spike and Mike talked about the wonderful experience of being booed by 35,000 people, being a prison punk, Paris Hilton, racist soul music and who should own Bavaria. It’s definitely NSFW.
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Québécois punks The Sainte Catherines have announced plans for a new 7″. Titled Dead Dogs, the release will feature two new songs and is expected out by year’s end through Asian Man Records. The band last released Dancing for Decadence in 2006 through Fat Wreck Chords.
The band has also announced a slew of tour dates into the summer and fall, including a planned appearance at this year’s Fest in Gainesville, FL.
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Bomb the Music Industry! has posted an untitled, unreleased acoustic track on their tumblr page.
Check it out here.
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Bomb the Music Industry! has posted an untitled, unreleased acoustic track on their tumblr page.
Check it out here.
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Fat Wreck Chords has confirmed plans for an October release from None More Black. The band will be releasing their new album, Icons, on that date. The record is their first since This Is Satire in 2006. The band has been recording on Philadelphia with engineer/producer Will Yipp.
The band has been documenting the recording here.
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The Adicts will be releasing Life Goes On on July 13, 2010 via Century Media.
The band has maintained it’s original lineup since 1975 and the new record will be surrounded by a series of tour dates which you can find here.
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Today, we’re excited to bring you a stream of Addict Rhythms, the new full-length from Baltimore, MD’s Dead Mechanical. The album was released earlier this month by Traffic Street Records.
You can check it out on their Punknews.org page.
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The Flaming Lips have posted the video for “The Sparrow Looks Up at the Machine.” The band promises that the video “contains some disturbing images which may not be suitable for children or sensitive adults.” At the very least, you should take this to mean that this is not a video you want to watch at work.
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Chamberlain have released a new 7-inch to coincide with their upcoming run supporting Gaslight Anthem. The release features two brand new recordings. One of them, “Raise It High,” is a new song. The other, “The South Has Spoiled Me,” is a reinterpretation featuring guest vocals by Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem. The 7-inch is only available at shows. A wider digital release is scheduled for 7/6, but the band has made the tracks available now for purchase via their Bandcamp page.
The Moon My Saddle and performed some reunion shows last year. Chamberlain will join the Gaslight bill beginning July 16th in St. Louis.
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