Un año más, una edición nueva, apesar de que seguimos analizando si seguir lanzando más ediciones físicas, acá les traigo el ISSUE 5; en la trae un poco de lo que fué la primera presentación THE EXPLOITED y Belvedere en Costa Rica, los "famosos Good Shit Awards" del 2022, nuestro cuarto Aniversario; entre otros temas... Continue Reading →
If you thought the Canadian Prairies were just quiet wheat fields and polite nods, Chucky and the Cheapskates are here to shatter that illusion with a brick wrapped in a lyric sheet. Dropping this past September, their new EP, Poetry Will Save the World, is a five-track manifesto that proves you don’t need a wall... Continue Reading →
Let’s be real: usually, when a band from a place like Middletown drops an album titled Take a Five, you expect a mid-tempo slog or some over-polished radio rock. But FALSE ALARM just kicked the door down and reminded us that Ohio still has teeth. The album released this past October, Take a Five is... Continue Reading →
The Quebec-based punks We told You so come out swinging with A New Frame of Mind, a release that hits fast, loud, and straight from the gut. Eight tracks, no filler—just fats energy, tight songwriting that defines melodic punk at its best. We Told You So Right from the start, the band wastes zero time.... Continue Reading →
If you’ve been looking for a reason to break your furniture and scream at the ceiling, look no further. Mexico’s own Los Revolucionarios just dropped Myteri Split, and let me tell you, it’s a total throat-punch of a record. This isn't just "fast music"—it’s a seven-track in how to blend the raw, jagged edge of... Continue Reading →
Forget the over-produced, plastic "punk" you hear on the radio. LOS FIASCOS—the one-man from Cleveland wrecking crew known as ARON—is about to slap the caffeine right out of your hand. Dropping officially on July 13, his new record Pick It Up is a love letter to the era of baggy cargo shorts, sweat-soaked basements, and... Continue Reading →
La legendaria banda italiana Los Fastidios formada en 1991 en Verona, reconocida por su mezcla de punk rock, Oi! y ska; aterriza en suelo tico para una noche que promete historia, energía y pura actitud street punk; en su gira por Latinoamérica, que contempla países como Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Brasil y México. A lo largo... Continue Reading →
DC’s Finest are Back: R-NØT Drops "Gaslighter // Part 1" with a Punk Legend in Their Corner If you thought D.C. alternative punk rock had nothing left to say in 2026, R-NØT is here to kindly (or not so kindly) kick your teeth in. Fresh off the poppy punk rock of last year’s Dumpster Fire,... Continue Reading →
La reconocida banda de reggae y ska The Aggrolites se presentará por primera vez en Costa Rica este sábado 28 de marzo en Oasis Club, ubicado en San Pedro, prometiendo una noche cargada de ritmo, energía y su característico estilo “dirty reggae”. El evento es posible gracias a Stand Up y Nothing Agency, quienes traen... Continue Reading →
Some bands drop a record, do a couple posts, then disappear into the void. Not these guys. The Neighbors just don’t sit still—and we’re not complaining. Hot on the heels of everything they’ve been putting out lately, the Hungarian pop punk crew is back again, this time with a pair of live session tracks. They’re... Continue Reading →
Hay discos que llegan sin pedir permiso, te agarran del cuello y te sacuden hasta que te acuerdas por qué amas el punk rock. Así entra “Lost & Found”, el nuevo bombazo de ONE REASON TO RISE, una banda que desde 2017 viene picando piedra en la escena colombiana y que ahora se manda un... Continue Reading →
There are songs that creep up on you… and then there are songs that kick the door in, smash your cheap speakers, and leave you sweating on the floor. “I’M ON MY WAY” — the new single from THE FINAL FALL — is 100% the second kind. Straight outta the Gold Coast and active since... Continue Reading →
La escena punk costarricense vuelve a demostrar que sigue más viva que nunca. El colectivo Pyrate Punx Costa Rica presenta la segunda edición del UNIDAD PUNK FEST, una jornada que promete caos sonoro, energía sin filtros con una alineación internacional y nacional. El encuentro se realizará el sábado 28 de marzo, a partir de la... Continue Reading →
La escena punk rock costarricense se prepara para una de esas noches que terminan convirtiéndose en historia. Dos grandes bandas del punk internacional aterrizarán en San José el próximo 9 de octubre a partir de las 8:00 p.m., en el mítico Amón Solar, para un concierto que promete velocidad, energía y una descarga directa de... Continue Reading →
If you think Stockholm is all clean design, polite silence and perfectly brewed coffee, you clearly haven’t stumbled into a Dead Pollys show. Formed in 2011 with the snarling little grenade of an EP Waiting For Tomorrow, this Stockholm crew has spent the last decade proving that “dirty punk rock” and Scandinavian precision can, in... Continue Reading →
El año pasado se vivió la primera edición del SKA DAY Festival. Este domingo 8 de febrero, el ritmo contagioso del ska vuelve a tomar fuerza en San José con el SKA DAY Festival en su segunda edición, un evento que deja claro que la tercera ola del ska está más viva que nunca y... Continue Reading →
Costa Rica vuelve a hacer historia dentro del punk rock internacional. Strung Out, una de las bandas más influyentes del punk melódico y el hardcore técnico, regresará al país por quinta vez, un logro que solo otra banda del género ha conseguido: Face to Face. No es casualidad: es el reflejo de una conexión real... Continue Reading →
Josh “Gaijinja” just kicked the door open with his first self-titled, fully DIY solo album, and yeah—this thing doesn’t ask for permission. Ten tracks, no rulebook, made by an American punk living in Japan and sounding exactly like that clash should sound: loud, messy, smart, and kinda unclassifiable in the best way. Sonically, it’s pure... Continue Reading →
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