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The Linda Lindas share cover of The Go-Go’s “Tonite”

July 27, 2022

In 2021 the video of an unknown young punk band from Los Angeles went viral. It was the start of a new generation of punk bands. In the months after that, the band released “Oh!“, “Talking To Myself” and “Growing Up“. Today The Linda Lindas shared a cover of The Go-Go’s classic “Tonite”. On the cover the band says: “The Linda Lindas started out as a cover band, and we’ve played more songs by The Go-Go’s than anyone else. And even after we started to write our own songs, we never stopped playing ‘Tonite.’ We love the idea of us going out and owning our town, and ‘Tonite’ is as fun to play as it is empowering––especially the part where we all sing together. ‘We rule the streets tonite until the morning light’ and so should our fans. Because the cover is such a hit at shows, we decided to record a studio version to pay tribute to the greatest all-female rock band of all time, a crucial part of the L.A. punk scene, and [Read More]

Silverstein announce European/UK tour dates

June 20, 2022

Not many bands, turning their 22nd round in the scene, can say about themselves that they “have just started”, like punk veterans Silverstein. The release of their 10th studio record “Misery Made Me”, starts a new high, which is based on their success over the last year: Their last record (2020’s A Beautiful Place To Drown) added the band 80 million streams to 500 million plays in all on their account. The long-player was nominated as “rock album of the year” at the esteemed Juno awards and their last headline tour through the coolest venues was almost completely sold out. With the birth of “Misery Made Me” Silverstein increased their already extensive influence: Through the adaption of new technologies like TikTok, Discord, NFTs, the metaverse, and Twitch (which the band even used for public writing sessions with the fans) the band has proven their unique ability to adapt innovations at all stages of their career. Interestingly there are – as the title suggests – in all the positivity and unity, that went into the creation [Read More]

Weatherstate release music video for “Headstone”

January 20, 2022

Weymouth punk band Weatherstate have today shared a brand new music video for their latest single “Headstone”. It’s a contemplative punk track and marks the latest from Weatherstate’s forthcoming album “Never Better”, set to be released 11th February 2022 via Rude Records. “Probably the second softest song on the record, and not being as morbid as the name might suggest, ‘Headstone’ is about trying to make something out of ourselves in the time we have here”, the band share. “It’s okay to go through periods of life unhappy and that’s what makes the good bits all the better. ‘Catch me I don’t want to come down’ specifically relates to friends being around when you need a safety net, and how important it is to have the support network that can get you through those monotonous times. We’re only around here for so long, and that’s the way it is, we shouldn’t beat ourselves up too much, and it’s completely okay to sometimes just roll with the punches”. Weatherstate have risen to the challenges that COVID [Read More]

Booze & Glory share new song/video for “Raising The Roof”

January 17, 2022

Booze & Glory start the year 2022 with a bang and release with “Raising The Roof” a brand-new single and video. The new song revives the “As Bold As Brass”- era – sweeping Old-School-Streetpunk with lots of high spirits, which we really need in those crazy days. Booze & Glory were founded in London in 2009. In the beginning, they were a direct homage to the Streetpunk and Oi!-Bands of the British scene from the late 70’s and 80’s. Thanks to the rousing songwriting, which for a long time came from the streets of the British capital, and heroic and ruthless dedication to live shows, the band was by and by admitted by a colossal international fanbase and the video for their debut was streamed on YouTube over 24 million times. Tours in Asia, South America, the USA and pretty much everywhere, where they were wanted, ensured that Booze & Glory’s records “As Bold As Brass” or “Chapter IV” became an indispensable listening experience for fans of tough and snotty Rock n’ Roll. Between 2017 [Read More]

Weatherstate release new single ‘Headstone’

January 10, 2022

As Weatherstate approach the release of their second album ‘Never Better’, which will be out 11 February via Rude Records, the Weymouth punk band has revealed another new track from it ‘Headstone’. Showcasing a slower, more contemplative side to Weatherstate, building to that anthemic, singalong chorus complete with signature Weatherstate riffage, it’s a track about fulfilling your potential. “Headstone is about trying to make something out of ourselves in the time we have here,” says guitarist Callan Milward. “It’s okay to go through periods of life unhappy and that’s what makes the good bits all the better. The lyric “Catch me I don’t want to come down” specifically relates to friends being around when you need a safety net and how important it is to have a support network that can get you through those monotonous times. We’re only around for so long, and that’s the way it is, we shouldn’t beat ourselves up too much, and it’s completely okay to sometimes just roll with the punches.” Never Better’ is the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Born [Read More]

Buster Shuffle announce new record and share new single “New Badge For My Uniform”

December 3, 2021

London based ska/punk/rock band Buster Shuffle announced a brand new record today. “Go Steady” will be released March 18th, 2022 via the band’s own label Do Nothing Records. In addition the band also shared their new single/video “New Badge For My Uniform”. After the devastating effects of the pandemic and other troubles on tours in Great Britain and Europe, which directly affected British artists, Buster Shuffle decided to finance the album through crowd funding and use the power of the fans to spread the Shuffle-gospel far and wide. Bandleader Jet Baker comments: “It was a few hard years with the pandemic and therefor we thought that we ask our loyal fans, that grew with us for more than 10 years, to help us release the album. We have never done something like this, but we saw other bands working with their fans successfully to release music and we thought that our time has come now.” Jet turned at the peak of the lockdown to the friends of punk music, to release a bad-ass AA-side-7-inch-single “Unsung [Read More]

Gen And The Degenerates release brand new track “Wild Thing”

December 3, 2021

Today Marshall Records’ new signing sensation Gen and the Degenerates unveil their brand new single “Wild Thing”. Following the release of the previous single “Underwear” earlier in 2021 the band is set to take 2022 by storm. The song combines the band’s signature swagger with a catchy and immediate chorus. The band delivers a blend of Rock & Punk with a modern touch to create a lasting impact and promise to be one of the hottest acts of 2022. The video shot by Ben Roberts chronicles in Gen’s own words “the villain origin story of a chaotic bi-sexual Rockstar”. Regarding the track frontperson Gen Degenerate had the following to say: “On the 22nd of April 1966 The Troggs released their version of the song ‘Wild Thing’… On the 16th of November 1996 I was born and my mum repurposed it as a lullaby. She sang it to me each night to send me to sleep and I can’t help but think this might have something to do with how I turned out the way I [Read More]