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Ska may be one of the most polarizing words in the English language. Many of its superfans have lived and died by the genre from the second they heard their first guitar upstroke, whereas some casual fans dug into it as a flavor of the week for a short amount of time and parted ways […]

Bay Area punk trio Grumpster might roll their eyes if you use the phrase “next big thing” to describe their concise ’90s guitar-rock vibes. Bassist/vocalist Falyn Walsh, guitarist Lalo Gonzalez Deetz and drummer Noel Agtane conjure the halcyon days of alt-rock eras gone by. Alternative Press is premiering the video for “Growing Pains,” which can […]

Hard Girls (featuring members of Classics Of Love)  are teaming up with AP to bring you the premiere of their new music video for the song “The Quark.” The track is taken from the band’s upcoming album, A Thousand Surfaces, which will be released on June 24 via Asian Man Records. Check out the video, and […]

Koo Koo Kanga Roo Whoopty Whoop This Minneapolis synth-pop duo most recently seen on tour with Frank Turner and the Aquabats are all about one thing: fun. Age is not a factor with Koo Koo Kanga Roo, either; with song titles like “All I Eat Is Pizza” and “I Like Cake,” their tunes appeal to […]

AltPress can exclusively announce that the Bruce Lee Band will be releasing a new EP titled Community Support Group on Jan. 28, 2014 via Really Records. A vinyl pre-order is available here. Bruce Lee Band is fronted by Mike Park, owner of Asian Man Records and former frontman of Skankin' Pickle and the Chinkees; on […]

As part of a band-on-band feature in which Barry Johnson of Joyce Manor interviews Jason Black of Hot Water Music, the group released “Bride Of Usher” for free download. Read the interview here and download the song here. “Bride Of Usher” is from Joyce Manor's new album Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired, […]

The Atom Age The Hottest Thing That’s Cool A strange dilemma is faced when listening to The Hottest Thing That’s Cool, the new album by Oakland, California’s the Atom Age. When one band sounds so much like another band—and even admits that without said band, they probably wouldn’t exist—it’s hard to completely enjoy them. Luckily, […]

Joyce Manor will be touring the southwestern states later this summer, in addition to two shows in southern California. Dates below. The band's new album Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired is out now via Asian Man. Stream “Violent Inside” below. May 25th- Los Angeles, CA @ Blue Star Cafe w/ Royal Headache, […]

Smoking Popes Complete Control Sessions EP The Complete Control Sessions series fills a void that’s gone unfilled in the scene for years now. Namely, rock bands are intended to be heard live, warts and all, and not on a canned studio recording in which it’s difficult to tell where the talent ends and the trickery […]

Asian Man Records founder Mike Park has created a new label for childrens' music, Fun Fun Records. The label is promising new music from Dan Potthast (MU330), Kepi Ghoulie, Greg Attonito (Bouncing Souls) and many others. A free digital sampler can be downloaded here.

Classics Of Love recently performed at Death By Audio in Brooklyn, New York and Asian Man Records has posted a few videos from the show. Check them out below. COL, which features Jesse Michaels of Operation Ivy on vocals, released their debut full-length earlier this year via Asian Man.

Move your coffee table and skank away: A complete live show from legendary Chicago ska-punk collective Slapstick has made its way online. The 31-minute set was filmed at the Tune Inn in New Haven, Connecticut, on July 26, 1996, and is one of only a handful of videos of the band that has been unearthed […]

Andrew Jackson Jihad has released a new video for “Gift Of The Magi 2,” viewable below. It's from the band's 2011 full-length Knife Man.

Tigers Jaw/Tiny Empires Split EP There are a handful of special tidbits concerning Tigers Jaw's latest split EP. For one, it showcases the recorded debut of Tiny Empires (formerly Black Clouds), the newest project from ex-O Pioneers!!! mastermind Eric Solomon. For another, despite the tracklisting only listing three actual tracks, there are technically six individual […]

Joyce Manor Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired This review originally ran in AP 286. Sure, the record’s barely longer than the average lovemaking session between a member of a pop-screamo band and one of their future Is Anyone Up? submissions. But on Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired, Joyce Manor […]

Asian Man Records labelmates Andrew Jackson Jihad and Joyce Manor will be touring together this spring. Dates below. April 9 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk (With Menzingers, Cheap Girls, & the Sidekicks) April 10- Dallas, TX @ Prophet Bar April 11 – Houston, TX @ Rudyards April 13-Pensacola, FL @ Handlebar April 14- Gainesville, FL […]