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On November 14, Better Lovers played at the Opera House in Toronto, Ontario. Full Of Hell, Spy, and Cloakroom opened the show. Better Lovers are currently touring North America and released their debut album Highly Irresponsible earlier this year. Our photographer Stephen McGill was there to capture the show. Check out his photos below!
On November 11, Chat Pile played at The Concert Hall in Toronto, Ontario. Agriculture and Traindodge opened the show. Chat Pile are currently touring the US and will be touring Europe and the UK in the spring. The band released their album Cool World earlier this year. Our photographer Stephen McGill was there to catch all of the action. Check out his photos below!
Black Sabbath has re-released vinyl versions of their Tony Martin eras albums. Forbidden, Cross purposes, Headless Cross, and Tyr are all back in print. They were previously re-released as part of a limited box set. The new versions are remixed by Tony Iommi himself and are out via BMG today.
![Groovie Ghoulies - Freaks on Parade [Reissue]](https://static.punknews.org/images/covers/groovie-ghoulies-freaks-on-parade-reissue.jpg)
![Zorn - Endless Funeral [EP]](https://static.punknews.org/images/covers/zorn-endless-funeral-ep.jpg)
![Reckoner - Reckoner [7-inch]](https://static.punknews.org/images/covers/reckoner-reckoner-7-inch.jpg)
Billy Idol has released a new digital only compilation. It includes some new remixes using songs from Rebel Yell and pulls some tracks from the 80s remix compilation Vital Idol. Moby and the Crystal Method contribute some remixes along with other producers. You can see the track list below.
2nd Avenue Records is being forced to leave its location after 42 years. The location, which is part of a larger commercial block, was told to vacate by the end of the year, along with all of the other lessees on the property. The owners of the property, the Goodman family, did not give a reason as to why they are asking all of their tenants to vacate the property, but are utilizing a no fault lease termination/end clause in their leases. According to the owner of 2nd Ave records, they were offered a different property by the Stephen goodman, but the new location was not of the same quality and prominence of the current location. As of now, 2nd ave is hoping to remain open in one form or another. You can see a local news report below.
Pouzza Fest has announced its first wave lineup for 2025. Frank Turner, Samiam, Worriers, Beton Arme, Chris Farren, Apes of the State, Oceanator, Teens In Trouble, Goodbye Blue Monday, and Los Bozos will be playing the festival. Pouzza Fest will take place in Downtown Montreal on May 16-18.
Myanmar's Cacerolazo have released a new album. It's called The Sound of Anger and Dissent and it's out today. As per the band, "Myanmar’s military seized power from the democratically elected government on 1 February 2021. The protest movement demanding the army return to its barracks was quickly crushed, with conflict spreading across the country as the resistance took arms to defend itself and fight back against the regime’s violence and destruction."
Notably, the band was the first punk band to perform in Myanmar adfter the military regime took over the country. However, the performance was a rushed 10-minute set that took place before non-citizen members of the band wer eforced to leave the country. You can hear the new LP below.
A new indie drama based on Rancid's …And out come the wolves album is in the works. Produced by Danny Peykoff, the multi-episode drama stars Orlando Norman, Spence Moore II, Heidi Grace Engerman and Cassady McClincy Zhang. As per Peykoff, "Set against the East Bay punk music scene in the mid 1990s, Wolves is a story of grit and dreams in a world of violence and desperation. Norman, Moore, Engerman and Zhang play a tight-knit group of high school friends vying to escape the blighted city in which they live. Getting away isn’t so easy, however, when the streets are full of metaphorical predators and prophets at every turn and the story, following the teens, will ask who manages to get away and who will be devoured when the wolves come out to hunt."
The series is written by Peykoff and Jason and Jamie Neese. The Neese brothers previously worked on Umbrella Academy and Cruel Summer. Filming has not yet strated, but we will keep you updated.
Mosswood Meltdown has announced its first wave lineup for 2025. Devo, Osees, Kreayshawn, The Exploding Hearts, and The Kids will be playing the festival and John Waters will be hosting. Mosswood Meltdown will take place in Mosswood Park in Oakland, California on July 19-20.
ameokama, the solo project of Aki McCullough of Dreamwell, A Constant Knowledge of Death, and Nu House Studios, has announced that she will be releasing her debut album. The album is called i will be clouds in the morning and rain in the evening and will be out on February 7, 2025. A video for the title track has also been released which was created by Will Hall. ameokama released her debut single “i am driving a car with a cute girl and pretending that the world isn’t ending” earlier this year and released a cover of Low’s “Whitetail” as part of Nu House Studios’ compilation Trans Rights II: WE ARE NO LONGER ASKING. Check out the video and tracklist below.
the Rebel Spell played a surprise show on November 9. The band has been mostly inactive since their Last Run album, from 2014. The band played at Redgate in Vancouver for the first time in eight years at a birthday party. You can see the whole show below.
Sex Pistols will release an archival live album. It's called Live In The USA 1978 and was recorded in Atlanta during the band's USA tour. That's out February 28, 2025 via Universal/
As you may know, dozens of gray market live Sex Pistols albums have been released since the band folded. This release marks the first live release by the band of their classic era by a larger label. It is unclear if the material is simply taken from the previously released bootleg Atlanta 1978, or if it is from a different source tape with better sound quality (though thr Atlanta bootleg has better soiund quality than most Sex Pistols live releases). We'll keep you updated.
Brooklyn-based melodic punks Original Sharks have released a video for their song “174”. The video was created by Luke LeCount. The song is off their EP Style which was released earlier this month. Check out the video below.
Mustard Plug have announced that they will be releasing a new EP. It is called HEY and will be out on December 13. The EP features eight tracks including four new tracks from their recording sessions with Bill Stevenson, a live cover of “Waiting Room” by Fugazi, a cover of “Springtime” from the kid’s show Imagination Movers, a dub remix of “Now or Never” done by Victor Rice, and a dance remix of “Vampire” by Math(s). Mustard Plug released their album Where Did All My Friends Go? in 2023. Check out the tracklist below.
