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Punk icons Dead Kennedys drop triple-disc ‘DK40’ set
“Basically, I went through 30 or 40 different shows,” underground guitar legend East Bay Ray says of DK40, the new triple-disc box set documenting the live fury of San Francisco’s Dead Kennedys, the punk band he founded in 1978. The three shows number among the best tapes Ray’s found from across DK’s history: Amsterdam’s Paradiso […]
Members of Bad Brains, Danzig, Nails, more form supergroup Fireburn—listen
[Photo by: Facebook] Members of Bad Brains, Danzig, and Nails have come together for what we'd consider an unltimate hardcore punk supergroup. It's called Fireburn, and it includes Israel Joseph I (Bad Brains), Todd Jones (Nails, Terror), Todd Youth (Bloodclot, Warzone, Danzig, Murphy's Law), and Nick Townsend (Deadbeat, Knife Fight). Hear their new song below! Read more: Danzig announce fall tour […]
10 classic hardcore bands you need to get into now
Classic hardcore punk sowed the seeds by which today's alternative music blooms. Be it death metal, metalcore, pop-punk or screamo, the current iterations of aggressive rock wouldn't exist without our hardcore forefathers. Here are 10 classic hardcore bands we think you'll love. BLACK FLAG The launch pad for both Keith Morris (now frontman for Off!) […]
10 songs that will make you a fan of hardcore in no time
While New York and London may have claims to the origins of punk, California and D.C. get to claim hardcore. Hardcore is a style of music that has had various defining characteristics since it first started popping up in the music sphere in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Naturally, hardcore from the ’80s varies […]
Corey Taylor and Stone Sour go punk with Bad Brains cover (exclusive)
Stone Sour are teaming up with AltPress to premiere their cover of Bad Brains’ “Sailin' On.” Give it a listen below and be sure to let us know your thoughts! The track is culled from the band’s second cover-based EP, titled Straight Outta Burbank, which is due out as a vinyl-only release November 27. Alongside […]
Vans reissue classic designs from Circle Jerks, Rise Against, Bad Brains for SXSW
In support of their longtime collaboration with and support of musical endeavors, Vans has announced a special reissue of four of their most popular band shoe collaborations. The shoes will be re-released at noon every day at SXSW at the Vans Village lot March 12 through 15. 50 pairs of shoes featuring Circle Jerks, Motorhead […]
Islander (Victory Records) stream "Lucky Rabbit" (ft. Bad Brains' H.R.)
Greenville, SC's Islander are streaming “Lucky Rabbit,” which featues guest vocals from Bad Brains frontman H.R. Victory Records officially released the band's Pains EP yesterday. Check it out below on YouTube:
Minor Threat license t-shirt design to Urban Outfitters
Minor Threat's former frontman, Ian MacKaye, has given the O.K. over to Urban Outfitters for the official selling of their t-shirts. While we're sure some punks and hipsters alike are upset over the news, anyone who wants an official t-shirt can buy one for $28. Fans might be wondering: why do this now? Well, your old Minor Threat t-shirt […]
Pixies, Suicidal Tendencies, Andrew W.K., Hatebreed, more added to Riot Fest Chicago
Riot Fest have announced the addition of Pixies, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Suicidal Tendencies, Andrew W.K., Hatebreed, T.S.O.L. Off With Their Heads, The Flatliners, Nativ, Hostage Calm, The Interrupters, New Beat Fund and Pet Symmetry to their 2013 Chicago festival. Unfortunately, with the additions comes news of cancelations: Motörhead, Bad Brains and Attack Attack! will not be […]
Song Premiere: The White Mandingos (Murs, Bad Brains), "Warn A Brotha"
The White Mandingos, whose lineup features Murs, Darryl Jenifer from Bad Brains and Sacha Jenkins SHR, talk industry in their new track “Warn A Brotha,” which you can stream below. The song comes from their debut album The Ghetto Is Tryna Kill Me, out June 11 on Fat Beats. “The Ghetto is Tryna Kill Me is our Tommy,” says […]
Bad Brains announce new album 'Into The Future,' stream title track
Five years out from their previous release, Build a Nation, the classic Bad Brains lineup–comprised of vocalist H.R., guitarist Dr. Know, bassist Darryl Jenifer and drummer Earl Hudson–will be releasing a new album titled Into The Future, which is due out November 20. The self-produced record was described by bassist Daryl Jennifer as “The purest Bad Brains […]
