*Photo by Eric Nopanen In the wake of International Women’s Day on March 8th, let’s take a look at a few women that are raising the bar and making a difference; not just for bad ass femmes, for punk rock. There certainly has been a number of hugely influential female punk artists trailblazing the way... Continue Reading →
Stalag 13 has fun, plays hard, and keeps that spirit of early 80's hardcore alive, wherever they go. Their new album, Fill in The Silence, features 11 new recordingStalag 13 was founded back in 1980 in Oxnard, CA by Ron Baird. They are considered one of the "Big 4" Nardcore bands along with Ill Repute, Agression,... Continue Reading →
BACK HOME es una banda de punk rock melódico conformada por venezolanos que residen en distintos países en América Latina, ellos han lanzado su primer single “Visita”, el primero de tres temas que van a conformar su primer EP el cual saldrá en los próximos meses. La banda es fuertemente influenciada del punk rock californiano, skate... Continue Reading →
Formed in Santa Cruz, California in early 2019 SEIZED UP is going to release their new EP "Marching down the spiral" with 3 killer songs via CURSED BLESSINGS RECORDS this month!! This 4 guys really now what they're doing!! If you really liked this song, you must wait to listen the other 2... so stay... Continue Reading →
Hailing from St Catherines, Ontario, Canada, The Holdouts come at us with their six track sophomore record For Reasons Unknown that tows the line between a modern melodic sound and classic punk rock energy. Listening to the album is a trip through methodically, well structured tunes with solid hooks. There’s a real honesty the band’s... Continue Reading →
On Holiday is a 3 piece pop punk band from Oklahoma City. Despite their name, they work very hard at what they do. In 2019, after building a home-town reputation for a great live show, they released their first single titled “Arizona” and hit the road for their first big tour of the East Coast... Continue Reading →
Muchos pudieron observar esta semana por las redes sociales, una gran cantidad de fotos de las bandas y gente que siempre pasa apoyando la escena punk rock tica, el vinilo en 12" lanzado por la productora costarricense Stand Up, por la celebración de sus 12 años de traer excelentes bandas al país (en lo personal... Continue Reading →
Formed Early 2020 as Dan and Ryan are huge fans of similar, fast bands. Hugely inspired by Belvedere, NUFAN, Captain Everything, Lagwagon, bands like that. They knew they wanted Pete from the start, as reliable drummers that can play that fast are incredibly hard to find and they already had Pete in Indoor Swimming. They... Continue Reading →
The music of Long Beach based raw power punk band, Spider, is featured on the soundtrack of the latest installment of mini-docu series Powell-Peralta Skateboard Stories Presents spotlighting Bucky Lasek. Providing the sonic landscape to mind blowing visceral images of vert ramp legend and ten time X Games gold medalist Bucky Lasek are Spider songs... Continue Reading →
Una de las “tribus urbanas” más emblemáticas del siglo XX es el movimiento skinhead (cabezas rapadas), los mismos aparecen a finales de los 60s en contraposición al movimiento hippie que abogaba por una respuesta pacífica a la opresión de las élites contra la clase obrera, esto se dio en sus inicios en el Reino Unido... Continue Reading →
For the past few years Billy Edwin have been putting out music mostly personal stories and songs and the name is his grandfathers’ names put together. His real name is Mike and he played in SoCal bands for many years. In my 20s, he spent some time writing, recording and touring North America and Europe.... Continue Reading →
2020 was a wild ride for just about everybody: civil unrest, a pandemic, just an all around bad time. To Ryan Struck, the North Jersey born musician, this meant a change in gears. Struck grew up cutting his teeth in the hardcore and punk scene of New Jersey, but with some years under his... Continue Reading →
Formed in early 2017 as a part-time outlet for three guys who just wanted to play pop punk, but were committed to bands with other things in mind. Toronto’s pop punk trio The Mendozaz drop their long awaited second album “Up and At Them”. It’s been just shy of 4 years since Johnny (guitar, vocals), Michael (bass,... Continue Reading →
The Vancouver-based heavy punk trio hits hard with their debut four song EP Fear and Loathing in Outer Space. Hailing from Vancouver, Canada, Mediaslaves have come together on this four song banger. The band builds off their initial successes in the digital world seeing interest by publications abroad and a feature spot for the debut... Continue Reading →
Un mundo feliz es un libro de ciencia ficción y crítica social escrito por el inglés Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894) en el año 1931 y publicado un año después. De aquí la banda costarricense ENDEMIA se inspiró para crear su nuevo material llamado SOMA. Soma es una sustancia que utilizan en el “Estado Mundial” con... Continue Reading →
Heathcliff is a skatecore band from Munich, Germany .... they have released their 2nd new album "StayPosi" via SBÄM, Punk & Disorderly Records and Milestone Sounds... on the_engine_studios When I listen to a new album and search for new shit I always looking for this: 1. killer bass intros 2. rad guitar riffs 3.... Continue Reading →
Started in 2004, and still going strong ... they've played with killer bands like The Casualties, Good Riddance, Strung Out, Judge, Strife, The Exploited, Total Chaos and more... so, they really know what are doing!!! From San Diego, California a Hardcore band with (Punk Rock, Skate Punk, and Metal) named Project Sell Out are releasing... Continue Reading →
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