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News: Millie Manders And The Shutup Announce Toot Sweet Tour And GoFundMe Campaign
Having previously announced they will support Less Than Jake on their forthcoming UK and Ireland tour in March and April alongside Skinny Lister and The Toasters, Millie Manders And The Shutup have now announced their Toot Sweet Tour for June this year as follows: June Wed 01 Newport Le PubThu 02 Weston-Super-Mare Brit BarFri 03 Derbyshire Under The CastleSat 04 Morecambe Nice N …
See: Mute to release SUICIDE career retrospective; see new short film including previously unreleased version of Frankie Teardrop
SUICIDE, the celebrated and increasingly thought of as seminal duo of Alan Vega and Martin Rev, is to have their first collection – Surrender, released via the ever brilliant Mute / BMG label on March 25th. From it is a new short film directed by Douglas Hart (My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream, The Jesus & …
News: The Dollyrots Release ‘Down The Rabbit Hole’ On Stevie Van Zandt’s Wicked Cool Records A 24-Track Collection Of B-Sides, Rarities & Covers
The Dollyrots are set to release ‘Down The Rabbit Hole’, a 24-track collection of B-sides, rarities and cover songs with a Dollyrots twist. The diverse collection features tracks from throughout the band’s 20 year history, remastered and including some previously unheard songs and alternate takes. ‘Down The Rabbit Hole’ is available for pre-order now as a deluxe 2-disc …
News: Ferocious Dog Release New Album ‘The Hope’ On Vinyl
Ferocious Dog proudly release their new album ‘The Hope’ on vinyl, through Graphite Records. (Read our review here) The album is available on limited edition green vinyl from the band’s store and marbled vinyl from independent retailers, exclusively with a signed print from Recordstore; https://ffm.to/thehope The album is also available on traditional black vinyl. Upon initial release in …
News: Wrongpop Records & Running Punks announce charity compilation
Wrongpop Records have announced a new charity compilation album in collaboration with Running Punks in aid of the Single Homeless Project, a London based charity that label founder Stephen Clarke works for. Stephen is also a part of the Running Punks, who you might know from their YouTube videos reviewing albums while they run. Stephen comments: “we want …
News: Punk Godfathers Descendents announce ‘new’ album ‘9th and Walnut’; release track ‘Like the Way I Know
So-Cal punk veterans Descendents have announced that their upcoming 18-track collection – entitled ‘9th & Walnut’ – will be released on 23rd July through Epitaph Records. Named after the corner location of their first Long Beach rehearsal space, ‘9th & Walnut’ was recorded back in 2002 with the band’s original line-up of Milo Aukerman (vocals), …
News: Fucked Up’s David Comes to Life to get tenth anniversary Revisionist edition from Matador; listen to rarity The Truest Road
As part of their Revisionist series, Matador Records and Toronto concept punk band Fucked Up have reveals that there will be a 10th anniversary version of their titanic 78-minute masterpiece, David Comes to Life, out on a limited-edition lightbulb yellow vinyl version, available from December 10th. There will also be a tour, with the band …
News: Chubby and the Gang Announce Second Album
Having experienced critical acclaim and moderate commercial success with their first album, ‘Speed Kills’, West London pub rockers Chubby and the Gang have announced details of its follow-up, along with a new single and a 40-date UK/Ireland tour. ‘The Mutt’s Nuts’ is released via Partisan on August 27th and, as with its predecessor, has been …
News: Bob Mould Announces Next Part of Solo Career Anthology
Not content with having released one of the best punk rock albums of last year, ‘Blue Hearts’, former Hüsker Dü frontman Bob Mould has announced plans to release the third part of his ‘Distortion’ series of vinyl boxed sets covering his post-Hüsker Dü career between 1989 and 2019. This set will cover his solo work …
News: The Stranglers postpone tour once more
It was supposed to be a glorious way to bow out, but legendary men in black The Stranglers have had to put back their tour until early 2022. After losing keyboard player Dave Greenfield last May, the band had vowed to complete their final tour which was due to happen in March. Due to the …