New Reviews for May 14, 2024
Today's reviews are:
- Kathleen Hanna - Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
- Stretch Arm Strong - The Revealing
- Circle Jerks / Descendents - Split EP
You can check out any of our reviews right here.
Today's reviews are:
You can check out any of our reviews right here.
Teenage Bottlerocket and Jen Pop of The Bombpops are going on a tour. They'll be sledding across the snowy white North and then dropping down into North West USA. The trek runs the second half of July. You can see the dates below.
No Violence music Fest is June 14 and 15 at the Observatory in Santa Ana. Suicide Machines and Manic Hispanic headline. A bunch of other bands playing include Meteors, D.I., bite Me Bambi, Left Alone, Koffin Kats, Dr. Know and more than 20 others. You can see the details below.
Nihiloceros has released a new album. It's called "Dark Ice Balloons" and it's out now. The band's Mike B said, "“Dark Ice Balloons” instead explores the places between the worlds of living and the dead. Just opening up the possibilities within our consciousness of different heavens and hells and all the weird places in between somehow felt a whole lot cozier than everything being simply blinked out of existence." You can hear the whole album, below.
Today we are super stoked to bring you the premiere of the new video by The Penske File! The video is for their song “Will We Ever Know” and features footage filmed on their recent tour of Europe by Victor Wiercioch. Speaking about the song, bassist and vocalist James Hall said,
“When writing this song I was definitely in one of the biggest lows of my life. The song comes from different perspectives that I imagined for myself and others all while going back to the question "Will we ever know?” As time drifts further from when the song was written, it continues to have different meanings. However, the thought of not truly knowing what the future has in store for any one of us holds true.”
"Will We Ever Know" is off their album Half Glow which was released in 2023 and spoke to guitarist and vocalist Travis Miles about it last year. The Penske File will be playing Pouzza Fest in Montreal on May 18 and will be playing a handful of shows around Ontario and Europe this spring. Watch the video below!
The Hope Conspiracy have released a video for their new song “Live In Fear”. The video was produced by Jake Mulhern of Mothpowder Light Show. The song is off their upcoming album Tools Of Oppression / Rule by Deception which will be out on May 31 via Deathwish Inc. The Hope Conspiracy will be playing a handful of US shows in June. Check out the video below.
The Blood Brothers have announced that they will be reissuing their 2004 album Crimes for its 20th anniversary. The reissue includes an expanded double LP with B-sides and etching along with a 20-page booklet that includes new liner notes and photos. The reissue will be out on October 4 via Epitaph Records and Smartpunk Records. The band has also announced their first headlining tour since 2014 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album. Check out the dates below.
Today we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of the new album by Micah Schnabel! The album is called The Clown Watches The Clock and features 10 new tracks. It was mixed and mastered by Frank Turner. The album is a companion piece to Micah’s book of the same name. We caught up with Micah to hear the stories behind each of the songs. The Clown Watches The Clock will be out everywhere on May 15. Micah Schnabel and Vanessa Jean Speckman will be touring the US with Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls starting later this month. Listen to the album and read the track-by-track breakdown below!
Pianos Become the Teeth have announced US tour dates to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their 2014 album Keep You . The band will be playing the album in full on all dates and tickets go on sale on May 15. Pianos Become the Teeth released their album Drift in 2022. Check out the dates below.
Today we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of the new video by The Sleeveens! The video is for their song “Metallica Font” and was directed and animated by Maxwell Sebastian. Speaking about the song, front person Stefan Murphy said,
“When I was a kid growing up in Dublin I used to pretend that I loved Metallica just so that I could write their name all over my desk and schoolbooks etc. It’s not that I disliked them, it’s just that I hadn't really heard that many of their songs so I just played along with the gang so I could have access to the use of their font. When I finally became familiar with their music I definitely liked it - but I feel like the power of their original logo was what really drew me in. I used to write everything in Metallica font for a few years.
The song is about friendship and having that Ride or Die comrade who means so much to you that you’d consider committing their name to Metallica Font. It’s basically about friends having each other's back.
I hope Metallica gets to hear it someday.”
”Metallica Font” is off The Sleeveens’ self-titled album which was released earlier this year on Dirt Nap Records. Watch the video below!
CANDY have released a video for their new song with Justice Tripp called “You Will Never Get Me”. The song will be on their upcoming album It’s Inside You which will be out on June 7 via Relapse Records. CANDY released their album Heaven Is Here in 2022. Check out the video below.
Oso Oso has released a new song called “all of my love”. The song will be off their yet-to-be-named new album. Oso Oso released Sore Thumb in 2022. Check out the song below.
The April edition of Em Tells You What to Listen to is now up! On episode #649.98 of the Punknews Podcast Em plays tracks by The Slime, Pillow Queens, The Anti-Queens, Eyewash, Half Past Two, Gel, Terry Green, Doubt, Cross Dog, The Drew Thomson Foundation, Anthony Green, Bad Moves, Riotnine, Guhn Twei, Ekko Astral, Danbert Nobacon and the Axis of Dissent, Heavenly Blue, Excuse Me, Who Are You?, Jhariah, Bad Beat, Suzie True, Bacchae, Candy Apple, Garden Home, and so many more. Listen to the episode below!
Soul Glo have announced East Coast tour dates for the US and Canada for this summer. Upchuck will be joining them on all dates. Soul Glo are currently touring North America with Mannequin Pussy and released their album Diaspora Problems in 2022. Check out the dates below.
Bitters and Distractions have released a video for their song “The Expressions Left Your Face” which features guest vocals from Will Romeo of Neckscars. The video was created and edited by Anthony Pasini. The song is off their EP The Home That Procrastination Built which was released in March. Check out the video below.
One Step Closer have released a video for their new song “Blur My Memory”. The song is off their upcoming album All You Embrace which will be out on May 17 via Run For Cover Records. One Step Closer will be touring the US with Koyo and Anxious starting in June and released their album This Place You Know in 2021. Check out the video below.