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Pro Wrestling The Band

Falling In Love with Pro Wrestling the Band

London, Ontario’s Pro Wrestling The Band are getting ready to unleash their previously vinyl-exclusive album Falling In Love With Pro Wrestling The Band on streaming services for the first time. The album collects the band’s 2024 EP along with 7 of their singles, all of which were mastered for vinyl by Kyle Ashbourne who made them sound even fuller than before. The 13 songs show a band coming into their sound as they hone their songwriting chops, build up their high-energy blend of punk, power pop, and alt-country, and kick out so many infectious hooks that it is impossible to pick just one to sing along with.

Falling In Love With Pro Wrestling The Band hits streaming services for the first time on April 4 and you can pre-save it here. You can also order a physical copy of the album from Grooves Records Records right here. Pro Wrestling The Band will be touring around Ontario this spring and will be playing Pouzza Fest in Montreal in May.

Punknews editor Em Moore caught up with guitarist and vocalist Danny Kidd and drummer Nathan Stock to talk about their decision to release the vinyl masters on streaming, the community-oriented scene in London, playing Pouzza Fest, wrestling, and so much more. Read the interview below!

This interview between Em Moore, Danny Kidd, and Nathan Stock took place over Zoom on March 28, 2024. This is a transcription of their conversation and has been lightly edited for length and clarity.

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'New Wind' by 7Seconds to be reissued with Ian MacKaye remix

'New Wind' by 7Seconds to be reissued with Ian MacKaye remix

Trust Records has announced that they will be reissuing 7Seconds’s 1986 album New Wind. Along with a reissue of the original record (which has been restored from its original tapes and remastered), a remixed version of the album called Change In My Head will also be released. This version of the album was remixed by Ian MacKaye (who produced the original record) and Don Zientara of Inner Ear Studios. This version also features two unreleased tracks, “Change In My Head” and “Compro", which have been restored and reimagined.

The vinyl version of the reissue comes with a 24-page oral history with photographs, flyers, and memorabilia which was laid out by Bryan Ray Turcotte. New Wind and Change In My Head will both be out digitally and physically on May 23 via Trust Records in partnership with BYO Records. Kevin Seconds and Ian MacKaye will be hosting an event at Brain Dead Studios in Los Angeles, California to talk about the reissue. That will take place on April 15 and there will also be a livestream of the event on Trust Records’ YouTube channel. Listen to “Change In My Head” and see the tracklists below.

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Check out the new track by Sivan Langer!

Check out the new track by Sivan Langer!

Today, we are pleased to debut the new track by Sivan Langer!

This track is wild- it's got a little T-rex melodic bop, a little Flaming Lips aggressive weirdness, a little Syd Barrett tripped out mind fry, and it's pretty negative- which is very, very cool.

Speaking to Punknews, Sivan Langer said, "I wrote Simple Song because I was going through a period of depression and just feeling negativity from about every aspect of life. In these moments, people tend to go to their place of security, which for me is music, words, and songwriting."

Rough Mix is out today and you can check out the new single below, right now!

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High Vis

High Vis cancel upcoming tour dates

High Vis has cancelled their upcoming tour dates for the US and BC as frontman Graham Sayle recovers from emergency surgery. The band announced this in a statement on Instagram which reads,

”We’re sorry to announce that after an incident on Sunday, Graham was admitted to hospital for emergency surgery. He is now stable and recovering, but sadly we have to cancel the upcoming US tour.

Our thoughts go out to the other bands, crew members and everyone who was looking forward to these shows as much as we were. We will be back as soon as time and healing permits, but right now we have to prioritise his recovery.

Thank you so much for the continued support, we could not be here without you.”

The tour was set to begin on April 15 and run through until mid-May. We wish Graham a quick and complete recovery. You can see the post in full below.

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Tours
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Hot Water Music

Hot Water Music announce summer US tour

Hot Water Music has announced American tour dates for this summer. The tour will kick off on July 22 in Hartford, Connecticut and wrap up on July 29 in Carrboro, North Carolina. Tickets go on sale April 4. Hot Water Music will be touring Europe and the UK on the ’Common Thread’ tour with Spanish Love Songs, Comeback Kid, Joyce Manor, and many more in October. The band released both their album Vows and their split with Quicksand in 2024. Check out the dates below.

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Tours
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Scowl

Scowl / Glixen (US)

Scowl have announced US tour dates for this summer. Glixen will be joining them on all dates except their performance at Hinterland Fest in St. Charles, IA on August 1. Tickets go on sale on April 4. Scowl will be releasing their sophomore album Are We All Angels on April 4. Check out the dates below.

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Mean Bikini

Mean Bikini break down each track on their debut album, 'This Ain’t Gonna End Well…'

Today we are extremely excited to bring you the track-by-track breakdown of the debut full-length album by Cumberland, British Columbia-based punk rockers Mean Bikini! The album is called This Ain’t Gonna End Well… and features 13 incredible tracks that find the band exploring mental health, the current state of the world, getting older, and so much more. Speaking to Punknews about the album, the band said,

"The album as a whole really speaks to a lot of aspects of current mental health trends and the worsening political climate which are all tied together because let’s face it, the world's fucked and we can all feel it getting worse. That has an effect on us whether or not we realize it. The album features some heavy hitters on guest vocal spots like Sarinn from Vancouver punk band Alien Boys and Rowan from Seattle's Shame Banger. We wanted to loop in other artists who share the same message and vision for their music and feel like we hit the nail on the head in terms of who we asked to be a part of it as they absolutely crushed their parts and brought so much heart onto the record."

This Ain’t Gonna End Well… is available digitally everywhere now via Outhouse Records. You can listen to the album and read the track-by-track breakdown below!

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Festivals & Events
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Ekko Astral, Pinkshift, Home Is Where, Downtown Boys, more to play Liberation Weekend 2025

Ekko Astral, Pinkshift, Home Is Where, Downtown Boys, more to play Liberation Weekend 2025

Ekko Astral and Gender Liberation Movement have announced the details for their upcoming music and arts festival called Liberation Weekend.

Home Is Where, Pinkshift, Combat, Perennial, Pretty Bitter, Um, Jennifer?, Zora, Asher White, Bartees Strange, Big Girl, Downtown Boys, Ekko Astral, Faith/Void, L’Rain, Pure Adult, Speedy Ortiz, Ted Leo, and Vaelastrasz will be playing the festival with Pinky Lemon, Cherub Tree, Massie, and Berra playing the Locals Only Showcase on May 31 at DC9. Le Camille, Midnight Ecstasy, pet wife, Vanfleet, Clear Channel, DJ Horse Jeans, Eev Frances, and Time Wharp will be DJing over the course of the weekend.

A portion of proceeds from the event will go to the Gender Liberation Movement. Liberation Weekend will take place on May 30-31 at Black Cat and DC9 in Washington, DC.

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Alvilda to tour USA

Alvilda to tour USA

Alvilda is going to tour the USA. The trek runs the entire country and starts mid-July and makes its way into august. you can see the dates below.

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Punk Crush

Punk Crush: “Inferno”

Punk Crush has released a visualizer video for their new song “Inferno”. The video was created by G Leonardo. The song is off their upcoming album FERAL which will be out on May 2 via Sneak Dog Records. Punk Crush have released a handful of singles since 2021. Check out the video below.

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Tours
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Raygun Cowboys

Raygun Cowboys announce 25th anniversary Canadian tour

Raygun Cowboys have announced Canadian tour dates to celebrate their 25th anniversary. Doghouse Rose will be joining them on select dates, including their date at Pouzza Fest in Montreal on May 16. The tour will begin on May 8 in Regina, Saskatchewan and wrap up on June 6 in Edmonton, Alberta.

An Instagram statement released alongside the dates reads in part,

"I also wanted to let you know that 2025 will be our last tour for quite some time. I’ve spent most of my adult life, pushing the Raygun Cowboys and it has been the focus of my life for more than half my life. Now the time has come time for me to focus on other things. So come out everyone and see us for one more kick at the can. More dates to be announced for Canada and Europe soon, see you on the road friends!"

Raygun Cowboys released their album Fortune and Glory, Pleasure and Pain in 2023. Check out the dates below.

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