December 2010
Tours: Hightide Hotel posts new album for... →
Hightide Hotel have made their debut LP Nothing Was Missing, Except Me available as a pay-what-you-want download. Check it out here.
The album was produced by Joe Reinhart of Algernon…
Punknews' Best of 2010 →
I have work in three hours. Goddamnit. Here are the 20 albums and 10 EPs we thought were most awesome this year. Listen to, learn and love them as we did in 2010.
The Punknews.org Best of…
Panic Records posts winter sampler →
Panic Records has unveiled a winter sampler with tracks from recent signings All Teeth, The Anchor Boys and Run With The Hunted, as well as cuts from Make Do and Mend, Late Nite…
Armenian police targeting "emo kids" →
Armenian police forces have begun a concentrated effort to single out alleged “emo kids,” according to this report. The efforts came about after the recent suicides of two teenagers rumored to…
Punknews Podcast: The week of December 27, 2010 →
It might be the slowest news week of the year, but not even a flurry of inactivity in the world of Punknews can deter your trusty editors from unplugging their mics and shutting up for the…
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin: "Back in... →
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin have put together a video for “Back in the Saddle” using old footage from ancient Boston rockers Aerosmith, whose song of the same name was a moderate hit…
Doin' It For The Kids
calamityensues:
Basically: we’re doin’ it for the kids.* -Justin *Fuck the kids.
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NEW US TOUR DATES: RX Bandits/Native, Murder By...
fakeproblems:
Ok you guys, here is a comprehensive list of all of our upcoming tour dates. SO EXCITING. Also we’re playing SXSW in Austin, TX this year but we can’t announce any of those shows quite yet. Ticket links and more information is available at our Facebook page.
Dates after the jump!
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Dead To Me x Berkeley
rockitdontstopit:
…we played with our homies Dead To Me this past weekend at 924 Gilman St. they had their new 7inch with them, their new lineup, and they played the jams front to back. the show was awesome. it was a benefit for Socialist Organizer, and it was very successful. good vibes all night. (not to mention $1 tamales!). anyways, enjoy the pics.
BBC - BBC 6 Music Programmes - Don Letts,... →
2 days left now! LISTEN!
fuckyeahjoestrummer:
Don Letts pays tribute to Joe.
Listen to it now! Only 3 days left!
Losing My Virginity in a Porta-Potty at Warped...
mybiggestregretever:
My biggest regret ever is losing my virginity in a Porta-Potty at Warped Tour in 2001.
[Female, 27]
Further Seems Forever to release new 7-inch this... →
It might be short notice, but Further Seems Forever have announced that they will be releasing a new 7” tomorrow (December 21, 2010) which will be the first record with the band’s original lineup…
Watchteenagegoogoomuck:
punknews:
mondosmusicbox:
krissynh:
tig3r:
matthewxprzybylski:
throughbeincool:
what is this horseshit?
I’m not saying “no clit in the pit”, but if you don’t want anyone touching your goodies, stay out of the pit. Guys touch my dick all the time, learn to live with it.
Totally kidding about the dick touching.
this bitch is obv. drunk. she is trippin.
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Navel Gazing for December 19, 2010 →
Hello everyone and welcome to Navel Gazing: your look back in the week in Punknews. I’m Bryne Yancey and I’ll be your guide through some of the juiciest, most popular and otherwise noteworthy…
Don Van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart (1941-2010) →
Many of you wrote in with the news that Don Van Vliet, better known to the world as avant-guard musician and painter Captain Beefheart, passed away this week after to complications from multiple…
New Daytrotter Session! →
mondosmusicbox:
fakeproblems:
During the Gaslight tour we were given the opportunity to go into Daytrotter again. If you’re anything like me, you love Daytrotter sessions, and you especially love this one.
if you listen to the T Rex cover you can hear me yelling and honking a horn. it’s pretty rad. Also, the dudes sound amazing, so you should download this and find out for yourself.
American Heritage preps 'Sedentary' →
Chicago, IL’s American Heritage have announced their next full-length. The record is titled Sedentary and it’s due out March 1, 2011 via Translation Loss Records. Once out, it’ll be…
Watchmondosmusicbox:
krissynh:
tig3r:
matthewxprzybylski:
throughbeincool:
what is this horseshit?
I’m not saying “no clit in the pit”, but if you don’t want anyone touching your goodies, stay out of the pit. Guys touch my dick all the time, learn to live with it.
Totally kidding about the dick touching.
this bitch is obv. drunk. she is trippin.
~fingerbangmosh~
This just made my...
Laura Stevenson and The Cans (Update #2) →
Laura Stevenson and the Cans have entered the studio to begin work on their debut for Don Giovanni Records. Laura and the gang are at Hunt Studio with Eric Bennett in New Egypt, NJ…
Tours: Rival Schools (USA) →
Prior to their upcoming European tour with And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Rival Schools will perform a short run of US dates in support of the March 8, 2011 release of their new…
Tours: Cobra Skulls →
Cobra Skulls have announced a run of tour dates in February. The shows come shortly after the release of their debut for Fat Wreck Chords on January 18, 2011 with Bringing the War Home. The…
If You Make It Tumblr: Upcoming Music Mondays →
iymi:
Filling up Music Mondays for the rest of the year. “Booked” til June! Katie Crutchfield of P.S. Eliot is next!
You can see who’s doing them here. http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/calendar
Current list
Lauren Measure / The Measure Pat Schramm / Bridge and Tunnel John Galm / Snowing Nipper…
Bryne and Justin will both be participating this.
Punk Rock Doco - No Anaesthetic
Fresh off their Asian tour, Melbourne’s Backyard Surgeons have posted the trailer for their punk rock documentary, “No Anaesthetic”. The band took film maker Qiao Li on tour to document their travels in a part of the world many bands avoid. This is what he had to say about the film:
“Melbourne punk-rock five-piece Backyard Surgeons decided in 2010 that with no money, no label and no help they...
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Ginger Alford and Toby Foster singing Taylor...
Pulley: "Mandarin" →
Pulley have posted a video for their track, “Mandarin.” It was assembled from footage taken at their Reseda, CA show last month and edited by Aaron Marinel. The song comes from their latest…
Tours: Kylesa / Fight Amp with Zoroaster, Rosetta →
Kylesa will be taking their critically acclaimed new album, Spiral Shadow, on the road in January for a run of shows with Fight Amp. Separate legs of the tour will feature Zoroaster and …
Rise signs SHARKS →
Rise Records has continued their out-of-the-box signing spree by adding the UK’s SHARKS to their roster. The band has garnered comparisons to acts like the Clash, the Gaslight Anthem…
Beastie Boys working on "Fight For Your Right"... →
25 years after it was originally released on Licensed to Ill, the Beastie Boys will be revisiting their breakthrough single, “Fight For Your Right” in a short film set to premiere at the…
Warped Tour announces first five bands →
The Vans Warped Tour has announced the first five bands from the 2011 edition of the tour. The initial list is Go Radio, We Came As Romans, Dance Gavin Dance, Every Avenue and
The Word Alive….