Tag: PUNK ROCK
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War On Women Signs To Smartpunk Records, Drops New Single
Smartpunk Records has announced their latest signing: the long-standing powerhouse group War On Women. Coinciding with the news, the band has dropped their first new music in five years, the single “Precious Problem.” The track encapsulates the band’s high-octane, in-your-face take on modern feminist punk rock. Vocalist Shawna Potter explains the song is about intimate…
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British Punk Trio Grade 2 Drops Blistering New Track
British punk band Grade 2 has unleashed their blistering new single, “Cut Throat,” a hard-edged anthem about perseverance in a world that constantly takes more than it gives. Fueled by fierce guitars and a pounding rhythm section, the track captures the sound of a band fighting to stay one step ahead in a time that…
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Antillectual Drop New EP
Antillectual is releasing their first-ever Dutch EP, Antillectueel, today, featuring around 9 tracks in their direct native language. This leftist-populist, counterculture punk release is designed to help listeners process recent election results. The songs tackle local symptoms of global issues, including the shift to the right, populist figures, and tax evasion, using the in-your-face Dutch…
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84 Days: Pennywise, No Doubt, The Vandals Members Teamed Up For A New Band, Released Debut Album
Punk rock group 84 Days has released their highly anticipated self-titled debut album. The epic collaboration features Randy Bradbury, bassist for legendary punk group Pennywise, and Grammy-winning producer Cameron Webb. The band also tapped No Doubt’s Adrian Young on drums and The Vandals’ Warren Fitzgerald on guitar. Out now via Double Helix Records and partners,…
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Post-Hardcore Aggression Meets Pop-Punk Melody: Calling All Captains Drop New Single “Blood For Blood”
Canadian punk-rock mainstays Calling All Captains return with their searing new single, “Blood For Blood,” out November 6th via New Damage Records. Co-written with acclaimed songwriter Tom Denney (A Day to Remember, Neck Deep), the track is the latest preview from their upcoming EP, The Things That I’ve Lost (Jan 9, 2026). The Edmonton-based quartet…
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Underground Music And Skate Culture: Watch New Short Film “Intense Energy: Sounds Of Skateboarding,” Including Zach De La Rocha, Ian MacKaye, Steve Caballero, And More
Trust Records, in partnership with VANS, has released Intense Energy: Sounds Of Skateboarding, a 22-minute short film. Directed by Coan Buddy Nichols, the film explores the intersection of skateboarding and underground music, featuring pioneer skaters like Tony Alva and Mike Carroll. Musicians like Zack de la Rocha and Ian MacKaye attest to the mutual inspiration…
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Interview: Barking Poets
We recently had a blast chatting with the guys from Barking Poets, the melodic punk rock trio straight out of London! We dove deep into their recent ripper of a single, “Pure Blood,” talking about how they cook up their songs, what their main influences are, and pretty much everything else. Time to crank it…
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Caloris Impact / The Snub – The Life / Macho? Bullshit! (Grazil Records)
This release reminds you why the hardcore punk spirit is fundamentally a collaborative, geographically unbound endeavor. Grazil Records, proving once again they have their finger firmly on the pulse of necessary noise, brings us The Life / Macho? Bullshit! 12” split, a sonic artifact documenting the brutal efficacy of two bands that not only share…
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Mališa Bahat – Lovers. Loners. Losers. LP (Grazil Records)
This is not background noise, but an absolute, non-negotiable sonic confrontation. Mališa Bahat, the Croatian quartet, has delivered Lovers. Loners. Losers. LP last year, a full-length album that instantly establishes itself as the new standard-bearer for what real screamo music should sound like. In times when “screamo” is often watered down or merely hybridized, these…
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Grazer Grant – Revolution 4 Dummies LP (Grazil Records)
If you’re looking for a comfortable retreat from the relentless absurdity of the 21st century, you’re looking in the wrong place. Their 2024 full-length, Revolution 4 Dummies LP, is a carefully constructed platform for thinking outside of the box, a necessary 15-track blueprint for critical engagement disguised as an anthemic, high-speed party. This band isn’t…
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Grazer Grant / Roadside Memorial – Brutalismus | La Bajada 12” (Grazil Records)
Today, we’re talking about a 12” split record that vividly showcases how global punk rock mechanisms are not only highly functional but are actively working to dismantle tired conventions. Brutalismus | La Bajada, separate recordings by Austria’s Grazer Grant and New Mexico’s Roadside Memorial, converge on this fine piece of plastic to deliver eight tracks…
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The Mendozaz – The Completely Fictional History Of This Great Nation Of Canada CD
If you’ve ever wondered what Canadian history sounds like when filtered through a furious pop-punk lens, fueled by cheap beer and a commitment to chaos, The Mendozaz have finally delivered your answer. Toronto’s punk powerhouse, fronted by the core trio of Jonny, Michael, and Dic, has dropped their most audacious and hilariously unhinged work to…
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