NEWS (source: punknews.org)
Interviews: Randy Yost (Weekend Nachos)
3 February 2012 | 8:00 pm
While many Punknews readers may associate Chicago, IL with the hometown of numerous beloved melodic punk bands, the city in recent years has also seen a flourishing hardcore scene emerge. One of the bands to lead the charge is Weekend Nachos, a four piece that plays what some refer to as "powerviolence" or something similar. Staff interviewer Andrew Clark spoke with vocalist Randy Yost about the band's unique name, people that piss him off, and reasons to visit Chicago.
Punknews Podcast: The week of January 31st, 2012
3 February 2012 | 7:00 pm
Finally bored of parenthood, Richard Verducci returns to the Punknews Podcast this week to join Adam White and Chris Moran as they discuss events like Pouzza Fest, Punk Rock Bowling and Death to False Hope Fest. We also take a look at recent acoustic Fake Problems videos, upcoming Rancid tour dates and more.
...all this and music from Anti-Flag and One Night Stand in North Dakota.
You can click Read More to stream and/or download the show, or subscribe via RSS or iTunes. You can always send us your feedback in the comments section or via e-mail.
This episode of the Punknews Podcast is sponsored by Pouzza Fest, the punk rock festival taking over downtown Montreal from May 18th to the 20th.
UPDATE: Download and stream fixed. Sorry about that. Spelling is hard.
Cheap Girls: "Ruby"
3 February 2012 | 6:15 pm
Cheap Girls have released the music video for the track, "Ruby", via Filter Magazine. The song comes from their upcoming Rise Records debut, Giant Orange which is due for a February 21 release.
Caseracer: 'EP'
3 February 2012 | 4:00 pm
Our stream today comes from NJ-based Caseracer. We've got a stream of the band's new EP.
You can check it out on their Punknews.org Profile.
Old Lines (ex-Pulling Teeth/ Ruiner) post demos
3 February 2012 | 3:00 pm
Old Lines, a new band featuring members of now-defunct bands Ruiner and Pulling Teeth, has released their first set of demos. The three-track download is free from bandcamp.
Tours: Ringworm / Cancer Bats / Primitive Weapons
3 February 2012 | 2:00 pm
Cleveland, OH's Ringworm has announced a string of tourdates that will take them to and back home from SXSW this March. They'll be bringing Cancer Bats and Primitive Weapons along with.
Nothington: "This Time Last Year"
3 February 2012 | 1:00 pm
E Minor Seven has posted a video of Nothington's Jay Northington performing an acoustic version of "This Time Last Year" from their 2007 album All In. The video is part of E Minor Seven's "Back Seat Series," and as such, the performance takes place in the back of a "soap box daredevil racing machine."
Tours: Skabilly Rebels (western US)
3 February 2012 | 12:30 pm
Skabilly Rebels, a ska/ rockabilly hybrid group featuring Roddy "Radiation" Byers of The Specials, a spring tour, which kicks off at the end of the month. The trek supports their debut full-length, Blues Attack!.
The Coathangers: "Smother"
3 February 2012 | 12:00 pm
Atlanta-based band The Coathangers has released a new song, called "Smother," over at Spin. The song comes from a split 7-inch with Puerto Rican group Davila 666, due April 17th on Suicide Squeeze Records.
The Coathangers will also be out on a US tour this spring.
Eve 6: "Lost &Found"
3 February 2012 | 11:30 am
The recently-reformed Eve 6 have released their new single "Lost & Found" off their upcoming album Speak In Code. Celebrating the release of the single on iTunes, the band hosted an (awkward) live chat with their fans this past Tuesday and performed an acoustic version of the song live. The comeback record drops on April 24, 2012 via Fearless Records.
You can see the whole ordeal below, the song starts around 7:15.
Tours: Converge with Loma Prieta (US)
3 February 2012 | 11:00 am
Lambgoat has announced that Converge will hit the road in April for a quick two-week tour with Loma Prieta and Git Some (ex-Planes Mistaken For Stars) and a handful of dates featuring Burning Love, Pianos Become the Teeth, and more. The band recently recorded their new album tentatively called All We Love We Leave Behind forthcoming this year on Epitaph Records.
Death By Stereo Signs With Viking Funeral Records
3 February 2012 | 10:30 am
Orange County, CA's Death By Stereo has signed with Viking Funeral Records for their sixth full-length, Black Sheep of the American Dream, which is due out this spring. The band's vocalist Efrem Schulz explains:
I am proud to be a part of Viking Funeral because Fletcher [Dragge of Pennywise], Ken Seaton [of Hardline Entertainment] and the whole Suburban Noize family have the same DIY, never back down mentality that we have. Viking Funeral is a perfect home for us, as we've seen how labels work and the majority of them are more interested in making a quick buck instead of developing an artist that puts out great records. Working with Viking Funeral brings us back to our early days in the hardcore and punk-rock scenes that birthed us, because they care about the music rather than what's trendy. This record is a return to our roots and with the addition of our original bass player Paul Miner as producer we have re-established our signature sound and we managed to forge a new sonic path for Death by Stereo.Death By Stereo is currently out on a European tour with Agnostic Front and Naysayer which they'll follow with a few southwest US shows.
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1-2-3-4 Go! Records to release Hickey's 'Various States of Disrepair'
3 February 2012 | 10:00 am
1-2-3-4 Go! Records will be releasing a vinyl edition of Hickey's Various States of Disrepair singles/rarities compilation this spring, the label announced. The collection was originally released on CD only by Poverty Records in the late '90s, and has since gone out of print. The remastered vinyl release, a double LP, will contain the entire 23 tracks of the original release, and add 9 additional songs. Additional information and pre-orders can be found on the label's website. The compilation is set to be released on March 20th.
Joyce Manor detail upcoming album
3 February 2012 | 9:00 am
Joyce Manor has announced the title and track listing of their upcoming album called Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired. The sophomore album will be hitting shelves on April 17, 2012 on Asian Man Records. The album was recorded last fall at The Atomic Garden with producer Jack Shirley. This will be the follow-up to their Self-Titled release, which topped the Punknews Staff's Best of 2011 list.
Friday, February 3, 2012
3 February 2012 | 12:25 am
Welcome to a very NSFW edition of Review Update. If you are at a job that pays you benefits, do not open the review for the Suburban & Coke record. Please just delight in the return of the Jealous Sound instead. Look at that cover! It ups the wolves! We've posted some new reviews. You can check them out below:
- The Jealous Sound - A Gentle Reminder
- Vivian Girls - Adventure Fun Time Game
- Artcore Vinyl Fanzine Vol. 5 - Terminal Decay [12"]
- The Tired and True - Haunts [7"]
- Suburban & Coke - It's My Party And I'll Get High If I Want To
- The Wild / Run, Forever - Split [7"]
- Mahria - Mahria [cassette]
- Neighborhood Brats - Neighborhood Brats
- Nothing To Prove - Pop Punk Destroyed My Life
- Ween - The Mollusk
