Kraftwerk, Billy Idol, JaMC, PIL, Peter Murphy to play Forever Now Fest

Kraftwerk, Billy Idol, JaMC, PIL, Peter Murphy to play Forever Now Fest

Forever Now has announced its 2025 lineup. This year's installment is June 22 at Milton keynes Bowl in Buckinghamshire, England. The festival is onme day long and has two stages. Kraftwerk headlines and Billy Idol and The The are also near the top. Also playing are Public Image Ltd, Jesus and Mary Chain, Johnny Marr, Death Cult, Berlin, Psychedelic Furs, and more. Notably, Peter Murphy of Bauhaus is slated to play despite that he announced a tour cancelation yesterday.

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Check out the new tune by Teenage Bigfoot!

Check out the new tune by Teenage Bigfoot!

Today, we are psyched to debut the new tune by Teenage Bigfoot!

On Friday, Dec 6, Bloated Kat Records is releasing a new four-way split lp featuring Heavy Lag, Sekunderna, Teenage Bigfoot, and TV Cop. The idea for the split came from a tour all the bands went on last year. They had such a blast that they decided to make a combo-attack album!

Teenage Bigfoot adds a thrashy, pop-punk blast to the mix. The tune is raw and ragged and has an Iron Maiden style guitar solo. It was also recorded by Arik Viktor of Creep Records. Bassist Tiffany had this to say about the song and the split: "Scab is the remnants of a song scrapped for being too sappy. It's a song about the masochism associated with bad decision making and examining what it takes to heal from reopening old wounds. It feels rad to know that I have so much in common with people from all over the globe, that we all worked together to make this record happen, just like the tour, despite all the odds."

You can pre-order the new LP right here and check out the new tune below, right now! Next year will see the band recording new material for a split with an as-of-now secret British outfit.

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Sick New World is canceled

Sick New World is canceled

Sick New World, the massive one day, 50 band show in Las Vegas, which is run by Live Nation, is canceled. Metallica, Linkin Park, Melvins, Refused, Scowl and about 45 other bands were scheduled to play, most with 20-25 minute sets. General admission was just under $500 before fees.

The festival did not give any concrete reason for the cancelation. They stated, in part, "it is with great disappointment that we announce that Sick New World will no longer take place in Las Vegas on April 12, 2025. Despite our best efforts, we’ve encountered unforeseen circumstances that we are unable to overcome for next year’s show." You can see the full statement below.

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The Ratchets

The Ratchets release “Holy Mother of God”

The Ratchets have released a new song. It's called "Holy Mother of God" and is a stand alone single. The band will be finishing out their year playing with The Bouncing Souls' at Home For the Holidays at Asbury Park, NJ's Stone Pony. you can check out the tune below.

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Peter Murphy

Peter Murphy cancels Bowie tribute tour

Peter Murphy of Bauhaus has canceled the recently announced Celebrating David Bowie Tour. As per Murphy's representative: " Our January 2025 UK/Europe tour will not take place as Peter Murphy has suddenly taken ill. We will schedule a new tour with a new lineup and our usual array of special guests at a later date. In the meantime, we are sending our best thoughts to Peter for a speedy recovery. Please contact point of purchase for refunds." The tour was orignally set to tour EU featuring Murphy, Angelo Moore of Fishbone, and the Iggy Pop backing band playing an all bowie set. The tour was previously canceled in USA.

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Check out the new track by Heavy Lag!

Check out the new track by Heavy Lag!

Today, we are psyched to debut the new tune by Heavy Lag!

On Friday, Dec 6, Bloated Kat Records is releasing a new four-way split lp featuring Heavy Lag, Sekunderna, Teenage Bigfoot, and TV Cop. The idea for the split came from a tour all the bands went on last year. They had such a blast that they decided to make a combo-attack album!

Heavy Lag's "Problem Goblin" is a high energy, melodic punk charger! Speaking to Punknews, the band said, "As corny as it sounds, it was really special and exciting to meet these three bands who we’ve been listening to for years, and absolutely insane to decide to do a 4 band weeklong tour together… But that’s what I love about Bloated Kat records. We knew we were going to have a blast no matter how the turnout for the shows were going to be. This was the longest tour Heavy Lag has been on and we were stoked to play to new people in new places. I’m a little drunk, but I love these bands, everyone who came to these shows, and anyone who is stoked to give this album (18 months in the making) a listen."

You can pre-order the new LP right here and check out the new tune below, right now! The band is planning a tour with Tv cop for 2025.

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