Tag: CLEOPATRA RECORDS
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The Dickies Release Rarities Collection; Listen To Alternate Version Of “Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind”
Seasoned SoCal punk rock icons The Dickies crack open their crusty old sock drawer and unearth a bevy of unreleased musical treasures. Balderdash From The Archives is the first ever rarities collection from the group and stretches all the way back to the band’s mid-‘80s salad days through the ‘90s and into the 21st century. The collection…
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UK SUBS To Release Monster 3CD Box Set Of Unreleased Live Performances
Following up on their extraordinary final studio album release earlier this year, Reverse Engineering, British punk rock veterans UK Subs are here to remind you that, although they won’t be releasing any new studio albums, they’ll still be sweating and bleeding and giving it their all on the live stage just as they always did throughout…
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The Dickies Release Blink-183 7″
Fresh from their release of “A Gary Glitter Getaway,” the catchy, hook-filled single launched at the beginning of this year, as well as a reinvigorated reissue of the 1983 album Stukas Over Disneyland, punk rock veterans The Dickies are back at it again. This time they’ve reached deep into their bag of tricks and came out…
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Danzig/Samhain/Blak29 Member Steve Zing Revives His Early ‘80s Horror Punk Project Mourning Noise With New Studio Recordings
It appears that the demise of Mourning Noise, the underground ‘80s punk rock sensation founded by Steve Zing, may have been a bit exaggerated. Zing, best known as the drummer for Samhain and the bassist for Danzig as well as bassist for Son of Sam and helming the forthcoming Blak29 project, recently reissued Mourning Noise’s…
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The Rockats Release Video For Nervous Breakdown; Start Over Again LP Out September 9th Via Cleopatra Records
Los Angeles, CA – The Rockats were at the center of the rockabilly revival that took over radio airwaves in the ‘80s alongside other acts such as New York’s Stray Cats, the UK’s The Polecats, teddy boy Robert Gordon, and others. Their 1984 hit “Make That Move” became a sensation on the newly christened music…
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The Vibrators – Fall Into The Sky CD (Cleopatra Records)
The Vibrators are, without any doubt, one of the longstanding punk rock bands. With over twenty full-length records, many live records, extended plays, singles, compilations, demos, rarities, and other sonic goodies, The Vibrators are also one of the most prolific bands out there. The most significant fact about everything they’ve ever recorded is that sounds…
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Brain Eaters: NYC Horror Punk Band Featuring Samhain’s Pete Damien Marshall To Release Compilation Album; Watch Vintage Live Footage Recorded At CBGB’s
From the dusty crypt of New York’s infamous ‘80s punk rock scene comes this underground favorite, a short-lived but fondly remembered cult act, Brain Eaters! Formed in 1986 by vocalist Joe Truck and bassist Sarah Scratch, the band combined the aesthetics of death and the macabre (their name is taken from a 1958 cult horror…
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Unwritten Law – The Hum CD (Cleopatra Records)
It’s nearly impossible to argue about melodic punk rock music without mentioning Unwritten Law. The band was formed over three decades ago, released numerous full-length releases, signed to a major label, and went through several lineup changes over the years. Still, they’re going strong and sound better than ever. It’s been a while since I…
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Pro Skate Legend TONY HAWK Joins Punk Rock Supergroup On New Pair Of Singles
Everyone knows that skateboarding and punk rock go hand-in-hand, like ramps and skinned knees or mohawks and denim jackets. Legendary pro skateboarder Tony Hawk clearly understands this as witnessed by the stellar punk rock bands that appear on his blockbuster video game series, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, now in its 20th iteration. Bands like The Ataris,…
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The Vibrators Release Details About Their Final Album, Share Another Single
For a whopping four and a half decades, the British musical troupe known as The Vibrators have been slinging guitars, crashing cymbals, and bringing their frenetic, energetic brand of punk rock music to the world. As one of the original “first wave” of British punks, The Vibrators can truly be said to have changed the…
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UK Subs – Reverse Engineering CD (Cleopatra Records)
It’s been a couple of months since I heard about the final UK Subs album, but for some reason, I put that information aside for a while. Then the debut single Sensei appeared on streaming platforms, and I decided to give it a listen. As a long-time Subs fan, I was a bit skeptical about…
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