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Jakob Nowell Shares Playful Jakobs Castle Single 'Supervillain'
by Michael Major - March 13, 2024 Explore the new playful single 'Supervillain' from Jakob Nowell's debut album, ENTER: THE CASTLE. Co-written by Nowell and Tim Armstrong (Rancid, Op Ivy), “Supervillain” features a playful pop twist on a rocksteady, laid-back groove. Sonically, the new track references Nowell's appreciation for mixi...
Green Day Unveils Highly Anticipated Brilliant Rock Masterpiece 'Saviors'
by Michael Major - January 19, 2024 Global rock superstars Green Day – Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool – have unveiled their highly anticipated 14th studio album, Saviors. Along with the record, the band released a video for new track “Bobby Sox,” which has all the classic punk rock panache that only Green Day can deliv...
Green Day Break Into the New Year With Fiery New Track 'One Eyed Bastard'
by Michael Major - January 05, 2024 “One Eyed Bastard'' comes on the heels of Green Day's show-stopping Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve performance, where they performed 2 fan favorites off Dookie and 2 off American Idiot, along with “Dilemma” off their forthcoming album Saviors. Saviors will also feature “Look Ma, No Brains!” and...
Green Day Release New Single 'Dilemma'
by Michael Major - December 07, 2023 Global rock superstars Green Day – Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool – aren't holding back on their latest single, “Dilemma.” This high-octane track will be featured on the band's 14th studio album Saviors along with their previously released singles “The American Dream Is Killing Me” an...
The Linda Lindas To Join Green Day, The Smashing Pumpkins & Rancid On The Saviors Tour Next Summer
by Michael Major - November 02, 2023 The Linda Lindas officially announced they'll be joining Green Day on The Saviors Tour, celebrating the anniversaries of Green Day's iconic albums Dookie and American Idiot. Rancid and Smashing Pumpkins will also be joining the tour which kicks off July 29 in DC and includes stops in NYC, Chicago, A...
Green Day Announce The 'Saviors' Tour & Release New Track 'Look Ma, No Brains!'
by Michael Major - November 02, 2023 Green Day – Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool – have officially shared details on their massive 2024 global stadium tour with support from with the illustrious rock luminaries The Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid, and The Linda Lindas in North America and Nothing But Thieves, The Hives, Donots,...
Aftershock & GoldenSky Country Music Festival Brings Guns N' Roses, Maren Morris & More to Sacramento
by Michael Major - October 19, 2023 Aftershock & GoldenSky Country Music Festival welcomed over 220,000 people for two massive back-to-back music weekends in Sacramento. Aftershock's sold-out crowd topped 160,000 music fans, retaining its title as the West Coast's biggest rock festival....
Video: Rancid Share New Music Video 'Live Forever'
by Michael Major - September 06, 2023 Rancid share the music video for “Live Forever”, a track lifted from their new album Tomorrow Never Come. Over rapid-fire vocal chants and classic punk riffs, the black and white video captures unseen footage of the band during their massive European tour this past June, including headline shows and...
The Offspring Release 15th Anniversary Reissue Of 'Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace'
by Michael Major - June 16, 2023 Available for the first time on vinyl in many years, this special edition of the album features a bonus 45 with two new live tracks recorded at Hellfest in 2022, re-imagined artwork on the cover, and art lithos for each song. A digital version of the record, which features new animated artwork, is a...
Rancid Unveil 10th Studio Album 'Tomorrow Never Comes'
by Michael Major - June 02, 2023 Berkeley, California, punk stalwarts Rancid share their highly anticipated 10th studio album, ‘Tomorrow Never Comes’ out now via Epitaph Records. The follow up to 2017’s 'Trouble Maker', the new album was produced by longtime collaborator, Bad Religion guitarist and Epitaph founder, Brett Gurewitz. ...
Rancid Share New Single 'Devil In Disguise'
by Michael Major - May 24, 2023 At a whopping 850 Million catalog streams to date, fans and critics alike seem to agree that Rancid’s brand of high impact, no frills punk still flows abundantly in their blood, while easily translating to a modern audience. Now embarking on their tenth full-length effort, this is evident throughout...
Gogol Bordello, Green Day, Fugazi, Dead Kennedys Members Release Ukrainian Charity Single
by Michael Major - May 23, 2023 Out on Hütz’s own label, Casa Gogol, the track features punk & hardcore heavy hitters like Tre Cool (Green Day), Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys), Joe Lally (Fugazi, The Messthetics), Roger Miret (Agnostic Front), Monte Pittman (Ministry), Sasha (Kazka) and Puzzled Panther....
Bad Optix (Tim Armstrong and Jesse Michaels of Operation Ivy) Share Debut Single 'Raid'
by Michael Major - March 29, 2023 Tim Armstrong (Operation Ivy, Rancid, Transplants), Jesse Michaels (Operation Ivy), Joey Castillo (Circle Jerks, The Bronx) and bassist Spencer Pollard (Trash Talk) unveil their new project BAD OPTIX with the release of their debut single “Raid” via Hellcat Records....
UK Punks Grade 2 Announce US Headlining Tour
by Michael Major - March 15, 2023 Famed for blistering live performances and exceptional musicianship, they’re taking their anthemic self-titled album on a nineteen-date run starting May 4th in Pomona, CA, making stops along the way in Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Phoenix and more before ending in Vegas on March 28 for Punk Rock B...
Guns N' Roses, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Korn & 90+ More Bands Announced For Aftershock 2023
by Michael Major - March 14, 2023 The West Coast’s Biggest Rock Festival, Aftershock, grows even more in 2023 with its most packed lineup yet offering 95-plus bands over four full days, led by headliners Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold and Korn. The destination event, held at Discovery Park in Sacramento, CA, builds on last y...
Grade 2 Share New Melodic Punk Song 'Midnight Ferry'
by Michael Major - January 23, 2023 Their self-titled album is a bone-crunching 35-minutes that agitates, intoxicates and liberates in equal measure. Ahead of its release they share their new single “Midnight Ferry” out now, featuring slick guitar riffs and lively shout-along verses that lead into crisp vocal harmonies....
Peter Paterno to Be Honored By the GRAMMYs
by Michael Major - December 20, 2022 The event will honor Peter T. Paterno, Partner at King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano, LLP, with the 2023 Entertainment Law Initiative Service Award, presented each year to an attorney who has demonstrated a commitment to advancing and supporting the music community through service. ...
Grade 2 Announce Self-Titled Third Album
by Michael Major - November 14, 2022 UK punk band Grade 2 will release their third studio album eponymously titled ‘Grade 2.’ Their most representative work yet, the record is a thumping fifteen track tour-de-force. Grade 2 also share a new music video for “Under The Streetlight” ahead of the album....
The Darts Drop New 7' EP 'Love Tsunami'
by Michael Major - October 18, 2022 Vox hosted an Instagram Live show garnering over fifty thousand views, they played Punk Rock Bowling 2022, made their debut at Seattle’s uber-hip Freakout Fest, and recorded a new 7-inch for Adrenalin Fix Music, Dirty Water, Beluga, and Ghost Highway Recordings in Europe. Purchase the 7' now!...
UK Punks Grade 2 Release New Song 'Brassic'
by Michael Major - October 17, 2022 United by a love of old-school punk, ska and oi, childhood friends Sid Ryan (vocals, bass), Jacob Hull (drums) and Jack Chatfield (guitar, vocals) formed the band at 14, honing their craft playing Clash and Jam covers before refining their own sound and songs. A European tour supporting Stomper 98 b...
LOWLIFE Announce Debut Album 'PAYDAY'
by Michael Major - October 11, 2022 Lead single, 'ELON' sonically references 2000’s hip-hop, but now they pivot in a different direction for new single and music video “SOMETIMES.” Sampling a headbanging Black Sabbath demo circa 1975, the trio takes turns spitting nihilistic bars dripping with disdain for authority, laced with their e...
The Bronx Release 'Blowtorch' Single Ahead of Fall Tour
by Michael Major - September 20, 2022 The upcoming five-week trek are some of the SoCal band’s first headlining dates in support of the widely-praised Bronx VI album, with The Bronx previously joining outings with Rancid, Dropkick Murphys and Frank Turner. Tickets are on-sale now....
UK Punks Grade 2 Share New Single 'Doing Time'
by Michael Major - September 19, 2022 United by a love of old-school punk, ska and oi, childhood friends Sid Ryan (vocals, bass), Jacob Hull (drums) and Jack Chatfield (guitar, vocals) formed the band at 14, honing their craft playing Clash and Jam covers before refining their own sound and songs. A European tour supporting Stomper 98 b...
The Interrupters Release 'As We Live' Featuring Tim Armstrong and Rhoda Dakar
by Michael Major - July 19, 2022 Los Angeles band, The Interrupters, have released their bouncy new song “As We Live” featuring legendary artists Tim Armstrong of Rancid/Operation Ivy and Rhoda Dakar of The Bodysnatchers. “As We Live” marks the group’s fourth single pulled from their eagerly-awaited full-length In The Wild. Plus, c...
Comedian Jon Daly to Release New 'Ding Dong Delicious' Comedy Music Album
by Michael Major - May 12, 2022 Comedian Jon Daly (Kroll Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm) has announced his debut full-length album Ding Dong Delicious. Alongside the announcement, he premiered the music video for the Kraftwerk-esque lead single “Addicted to Computers”, featuring Martha Kelly and Fat Tony.... |