January 2024 | Music Junkie Press

Punk in the Park American Road Trip kicks off in San Francisco on May 4th

January 30, 2024

Punk In The Park Is Going On Tour In 2024 Punk In The Park American Road Trip Kicks Off At The Cow Palace In San Francisco, CA Saturday, May 4 Day-Long Punk Rock & Craft Beer Tasting Festival Will Feature Performances From Descendents, The Vandals, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag & More Punk Rock Legends Tickets On Sale At 10:00 AM PT At www.PunkInThePark.com Get ready for Punk in the Park American Road Trip as it is set to kick off on May 4th at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. Check out the news below: Southern California’s favorite punk rock and craft beer tasting festival Punk In The Park is celebrating its fourth year by hitting the road in 2024 with Punk In The Park American Road Trip. The first stop for Punk In The Park on tour is Saturday, May 4 at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, CA. The initial lineup of legendary punk rock bands for Punk In The Park San Francisco includes Descendents, The Vandals, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, The Exploited, T.S.O.L., Adolescents, The Dickies, Dwarves and more. In addition to a day full [Read More]

Nation of Language announces tour dates with Beach Fossils

January 30, 2024

Nation of Language have announced dates for a US tour with Beach Fossils. The tour is in support of their 2023 album releases with Nation of Language’s Strange Disciple. Check out the news below: Surrounding the dates with Beach Fossils, Nation of Language will perform three sold out headline shows at Bowery Ballroom, New York on March 2, 3 and 4 as well as a date at the Royale, Boston on May 30. They will then co-headline Field Day Festival before returning to Europe for All Points East, London and MEO Kalorama, Lisbon – tickets on sale for all dates HERE. Since the release of Strange Disciple in September 2023, Nation of Language have further reaffirmed themselves as “the best synth-pop band in the world” (Paste), from topping Rough Trade’s Top 100 Albums of 2023 to selling out nearly every one of their US, EU and UK tour dates last year, to dominating the radio waves at KCRW (listener-voted Top 10 album), KEXP (listener-voted #2 AOTY), SiriusXMU (“Sole Obsession” Top 10 SOTY, “Weak In Your Light” added [Read More]

Alkaline Trio share new video for “Break” – new album out NOW!

January 27, 2024

The legendary Alkaline Trio shared another new video yesterday for the single “Break”, just in time for the release of their new record “Blood, Hair And Eyeballs“, which was finally released yesterday via Rise Records. In the course of last week the band around singer Matt Skiba presented their latest single “Bad Time” live at Jimmy Kimmel. “Blood, Hair And Eyeballs” was recorded and produced by Grammy-award-winning producer Cameron Webb at Studio 606 in Northridge, California. It presents Alkaline Trio, which reduced their sound to the skin and bone of their distinctive sonic spirit and brought this dark essence into so far unknown territory. “Blood, Hair And Eyeballs” is not only a dark glowing example of the characteristic mix of ironic-lyrical wit and the bittersweet melodic sensibility of the trio, but also the confluence of endings and beginnings – it’s the first album the band released via the new label Rise Records, but also the last, where long-time band member Derek Grant can be heard, who was part of the band since their classic record [Read More]

Jera On Air 2024 – new wave of bands announced

January 27, 2024

There was probably only one question that every real punk-, hard- & metalcore-fan was busy with since New Year’s: Who will be the headliner at Jera On Air 2024 for Saturday? Well, the best-kept secret of Ysselsteyn has finally been lifted: No other than metalcore-sensation Architects will headline the Saturday show run. On the third festival day, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes will return to the biggest alternative festival of the Benelux countries, which for the 30-year-anniversary sparkles with a varied line-up. So far bands like Electric Callboy, Dropkick Murphys, Bad Religion, Sum 41, While She Sleeps and many more bands have been announced. Yesterday 13 new bands were added to the line-up, besides Architects and Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes: For I Am King, HANABIE, Of Mice & Men, The Black Dahlia Murder, King Prawn, Spanish Love Songs, Imminence, Movements, Makewar, Brutus and Annisokay. Find more information on the festival here: https://www.jeraonair.nl/de/info/ https://www.facebook.com/jeraonair https://www.youtube.com/@JERAONAIR (Source: Starkult Promotion) ~ Alex

Buster shuffle share new video for “Hold Back The Rebels”

January 27, 2024

After the 2022-hit album “Go Steady” London Ska-Pop-punks Buster Shuffle return to the stage and bring a brand-new Buster-hymn with them called “Hold Back The Rebels”. When Jet moved at the end of lockdown, he noticed he had a truly unusual neighbor. In the neighbor’s garden lived a turkey, a very very loud bird (day and night). This noisy meleagridinae (feel free to google it) spoiled a lot of tea times in the garden. Something had to be done, so Jet prepared his beloved cat and his dog (the rebels) for an “attack over the fence”. When his wife found out about it, she intervened last minute and ordered him to hold the rebels back. During the production of the 7-inch-single and the tour no turkeys’ have been and will be harmed. The neighborhood dispute was solved peacefully. Only 500 pieces of “Hold Back The Rebels”, on the b-side there’ll also be a brand-new song “Them Like Thunder”, will be pressed on 7-inch-green vinyl and can only be bought at Buster Shuffle live shows and [Read More]

Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts release rockin new single

January 25, 2024

Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts are sure to capture your attention with the release of their latest single, Take The Long Way. Check out the news below: “Take the Long Way” is a spirited sing-along rock anthem. It draws inspiration from Smith’s turbulent experience of not only being kicked off the 2021 Motley Crue Stadium tour, but also being dropped from both his label and booking agent amid the COVID era. The track encapsulates the classic self-sabotage meets redemption tale. In true Tuk Smith style, you’re hooked from the first riff. However, “Take the Long Way” is a different beast compared to previous songs; while there are plenty of killer tunes in the back catalogue, this new track exudes a different kind of freshness and eagerness to please. Comparisons to Springsteen and Petty are inevitable when listening to Tuk Smith, but he undoubtedly possesses a toe-tapping quality unlike any other. With this track pumping, you can easily envision yourself in a Dodge Ram, tapping your hands on the steering wheel while driving down the highway and just as easily envision yourself in a suit, humming along while entering an office on the 75th floor. That’s the allure of Tuk; [Read More]

Grunge rocker Indio Downey releases video for title EP track Cigarettes in Bed

January 24, 2024

Grunge rocker Indio Downey has given us exactly what we need to make it through this week. He released the music video for the title track of his recently released EP, Cigarettes in Bed. Indio shares about the track, “‘Cigarettes in Bed’ is a love song about a previous relationship. When I felt overwhelmed by the weight of the world their company always gave me peace of mind. The visual of smoking cigarettes in bed is a glimpse into a time when being together helped us cope with our loneliness. It was produced by Jordan Miller and Jason Bell. We all took a trip to Hawaii and wrote and recorded the song while we were there. Their touch transformed a simple melody into a dynamic song with tasteful lyrics. It was truly a pleasure working with them!” Check out the video here: The catchy new track has us delving deeper into his EP as we are immediately captivated by his nostalgic yet modern melding of grunge, alternative and punk rock. Indio comments about the [Read More]