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Sum 41 share emotional new track “Catching Fire”

June 1, 2021

Sum 41 has dropped a reimagined version of their previously released track “Catching Fire” featuring nothing,nowhere. Deryck Whibley wrote this ballad for his wife, Ari Whibley, after her suicide attempt and they are talking about it for the first time ever in hopes to raise awareness during Mental Health Awareness Month. Sum 41 fans from all over the world collectively submitted their stories of loss seen in the beautifully shot black and white video for “Catching Fir”. The vision behind the powerful video-turned-memorial is to shine light on suicide prevention and help tackle the stigma behind mental health head on. The video was directed by John Asher, who previously directed Sum 41’s music video for “Never There”. On the new single, Whibley shares: “Writing this song was cathartic for me in dealing with my emotions for the first time about almost losing my wife to suicide. When I first played it for her, it was the beginning of us having an open conversation about what she went through. In sharing her story, we are hoping [Read More]

Clowns release brand-new song “Does It Matter ?”

May 15, 2021

2020 was going to be a colossal year for Clowns. The Melbourne, Australian five-piece was locked into worldwide touring to support their 2019 full-length, and Fat Wreck debut, Nature/Nurture. The album included 11 blistering songs that veered from frantic punk to slower, more nuanced, and psychedelic-tinged rock. However, before the band could really roll out their epic touring plans, that nettlesome global pandemic hit, and the world was shut down. Luckily, Clowns are not one to rest on their laurels and harnessed their solitude to write music. The pause on being an active band allowed the group to record a batch of new songs, with two standing out as their favorites. Today you’ll get your first dose of quarantine-blues curing melody, in the form of the single “Does It Matter?” Singer Stevie Williams comments on “Does It Matter?”: “We wanted to write the best Clowns song that has ever existed – it’s punky, it’s ‘garagy’, there are a few screams and there are a few big singalongs. It has a crashing guitar solo and it’s [Read More]

Drug Church announce new EP “Tawny” and share title track

April 22, 2021

Everyone’s favorite punk rock agitators, Drug Church, have returned. Today the Albany/Los Angeles-based band announced “Tawny”: a new four-song EP due out June 25th from Pure Noise Records that acts as a bridge from their 2018 LP, “Cheer”, to Drug Church’s impending fourth full-length. “Cheer” was acclaimed by both fans and critics alike (including praise from the likes of Stereogum, Noisey, Revolver, BrooklynVegan, and more), and with “Tawny” the band push their blend of hardcore aggression and massive, ’90s-indebted hooks even further. Drug Church have also shared the EP’s title track, a towering wall of heavy guitars and pummeling drums with an anthemic climax that hints at the band’s ever-expanding songwriting toolbox. Never one to flinch at the darker corners of the human condition, vocalist Patrick Kindlon’s lyrics remain as vitriolic as ever. “People are so happy to not be in the guillotine, they’ll cheer at anyone else’s execution”, he says. “I’ve about had it with that”. “Tawny” is comprised of Drug Church’s crushing 2020 single “Bliss Out”, a cover of Arcwelder’s “Remember To Forget”, [Read More]

Brit rockers The Clockworks release infectious new track, Feels So Real

March 19, 2021

We are all ready for some new music and Brit rockers The Clockworks are set to give us a new fix. Their new song Feels So Real delivers a punch rock track with punk vibes. It is sure to catch a spot on your daily playlist. The four-piece draw influences from post-punk music and their sound features crashing drums, gritty vocals and wild yet pop-sensitive melodies. The Clockworks are signed to Alan McGee’s (discovered Oasis, The Jesus and Mary Chain) label ‘Creation23’. Check out the track here: Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. Information & Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theclockdoesntwork Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theclockworks/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daclockworks

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones announce new album

March 7, 2021

Ska-punk pioneers The Mighty Mighty BossToneS will release their 11th studio album ‘When God Was Great’ on May 7th via Hellcat Records. Co-produced by Ted Hutt (The Gaslight Anthem, Dropkick Murphys) and Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong (Transplants, Jimmy Cliff) ‘When God Was Great’ is the peak of their extensive career. The band brings friends, tour colleagues and band members from the past back for a sonic celebration, which emphasizes the power of perseverance and human connection in turbulent times. The album has 15 tracks that initially rose from a collective feeling of loss. The band states: “Before this madness, we simply wrote songs without any time plan in our heads. Suddenly the world changed and important events in a very long career that we looked forward to, like for example play with the Madness at the Greek Theatre, were taken from us”, frontman Dicky Barrett explains. “With all that time on our hands we started to write with an accelerated tempo and we were truly inspired. As dogged as everything around us was on the [Read More]

The Offspring are back!!! – new album announced

February 24, 2021

Los Angeles/Berlin, Febr. 24th, 2021: One of the most successful punk bands of all times reports back this week, when The Offspring announce the release day for their new album – the first in almost 10 years! The 10th studio album of the Californians is called ‘Let The Bad Times Roll”. It will be released April 16th through Concord Records. Parallel to the album announcement the title track will be released this week. It can be streamed as of now. Pre-order the new record here -> http://theoffspring.lnk.to/LTBTR Stream the new single ‘Let The Bad Times Roll’ here -> https://theoffspring.lnk.to/LTBTRSingle They are amongst the veterans and pioneers of the Southcalifornian punk rock-scene, sold way over 40 million records since their early days in the 80s, won several awards and circled the globe over and over. In the last decade alone they played over 500 celebrated live-shows. While their classics are still played a lot in cinema- and tv-productions, video-games and more, The Offspring – vocalist Dexter Holland, guitarist Noodles, drummer Pete Parada and new addition Tood Morse [Read More]

Spotlight Band: The Camel City Blackouts deliver your much needed fix of punk rock!

February 23, 2021

We have all been struggling through Covid times, but with good music it all seems much more bearable. I am pleased to bring you our next Spotlight band, one that will deliver a much needed fix of punk rock that will get your adrenaline flowing. They capture the punk angst energy of Flogging Molly or Rancid, all the while, creating their own unique sound to capture your attention and have you hooked. Check out The Camel City Blackouts! The band which consists of the 2 original members Derek Gilreath and Ryan Sizemore and was born out of a mutual love of punk rock and drinking. Hailing from Winston Salem, North Carolina they are ready to grab your attention with their latest release of Another Night. They tell us about the inspiration for the new track: The inspiration behind our song “Another Night” in general is escaping addiction and then going back to that addiction. The story for me and this song starts with living in 2020’s quarantine. Out of boredom I fell back into [Read More]