bouncing souls

Despite what some TikTok troll in his aunt’s basement is incoherently ranting about in 2021, punk rock isn’t dead by any means. It never has been, and a sea of incredible bands in its aggressive world get overlooked all too often. We’re here...

It's been almost 20 years since Pencey Prep released their debut album Heartbreak In Stereo. However, nearly two decades later, Pencey Prep's music is still prevalent with fans of Frank Iero, John McGuire, Shaun Simon, Tim Hagevik and Neil Sabatino...

It’s probably not as fancy as you think. We’ve heard people cheering about the “blue full moon on Halloween” for a while now, and it sounds very exciting. But we need to get a couple of things straight first: The blue moon isn’t actually blue. It’s simply what the full mo...

This week’s Must-See Music selections make us want to slap people who complain that there’s “no good music anymore.” There is great music out there—the complainers simply don’t know what’s going on. If you’re seeking alt-rock icons, punk lifers, guitar rockers and pensive singer-songwriters,you’ve come to the right spot on the web. This is Must-See Music. Let your hair down and turn ...

Brooklyn pop-punk quartet Hot Knife are here to stick it to the corporate elite in their brand-new track “TOP 10 HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE.” The band are exclusively premiering the riffy and sarcastic song with AltPress. The sin...

Punk Rock Bowling And Music Festival has been officially postponed. The announcement was made today in response to the escalation of the coronavirus pandemic. The festival will honor passes and tickets for this year's event for the new dates, slated for May 28 -31, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada ...

There’s really only two outcomes for cover songs: They’re either nothing special or the best thing on the planet. Luckily, we’ve selected some sublime moments of bands exchanging a neat back-and-forth so you don’t have to sort through all the hellishly boring renditions out there. From Green Day and ... Read More ...

Warped Tour is quickly approaching its 25th anniversary shows, kicking off its first in Cleveland June 8. As if you needed another reason to relive its legendary history, here are 10 of the most memorable lineups to grace the traveling punk-rock summer camp...

Red Hot Chili Peppers announced a concert livestream—plus, don’t miss a new single from Cage The Elephant. Check out the news you might have missed today below! 1. Bouncing Souls release new song Bouncing Souls released “Favorite Everything,” which is taken off their upcoming EP Crucial Moments. The album is a celebra...

We're stoked to announce that English punks Creeper will be bringing their live show to the U.S. and Canada this summer.  Starting July 20 in Chicago, Creeper will embark on their first North American headlining tour, which concludes on July 29 with their performing alongside punk veterans the Bouncing Souls in the latter's home state.  RELATED: ... Read More ...

Smalltalk is a veritable Asbury Park punk all-stars cast, featuring Pete Steinkopf of Bouncing Souls, Zak Kaplan of Worthless United and The Ratchets, John Chladnicek of Zero Zero and Johnny X & The Conspiracy, Jamie Goldfarb of Miss TK & The Revenge and Tara Jones (The Get Rights). But don't be fooled by th ...

Summer records. We all have them, right? The ones that always seem to be in your car's CD player when you want to take a drive. The ones that don't even know what an eject button looks like. The ones that contain no real "last" song, even if the track numbers insist on arguing otherwise —each time playback nears a supposed end, our minds crave a return to the beginning, seamlessly making

Oh, circular temptress. One slice of you can take up a third of our caloric intake for a day, but we keep coming back for the punishment and gut protrusion. Always. Why aren’t there more musical odes to pizza Love songs, in fact. Where are all the pizza love songs? Are ...

The first six months of 2013 have seen us scrambling for new photos of bands to use when we report on them as members keep disappearing and new people keep appearing. Here are some of the bands and band members we lost this year. BREAKUPS MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE A 12-year careerburned to its brightest ended in an explosion late March, shocking both the MCRmy and the larger music community ... Read

Michael McDermott, drummer of the Bouncing Souls, has announced via his Facebook that after 13-and-a-half-years, he has left the band: "After 13 1/2 yrs. with The Bouncing Souls I've decided to spread my wings and fly.i wanna thank anyone who's ever worked with the band.and esp ...

Shirts for A Cure have released a new PSA featuring members of My Chemical Romance, Rise Against, the Bouncing Souls, Glassjaw, Thursday and more. Watch below as the musicians talk about for whom they wear the shirts, which fund the Syrentha J. Sav ...

Man Overboard have posted several items on eBay with proceeds going to fellow New Jersey band The Bouncing Souls, who were robbed on August 3 in Allentown, PA. Of The Bouncing Souls, Man Overboard's says, "The Souls are heroes of ours and a huge inspiration to us. We ...

The Bouncing Souls have announced a fall Canadian tour with Dave Hause and Luther in support of Comet. Dates are as follows: October 3  – Foufounes Electriques -  Montreal, QUE October 4  – Le Cercle - Quebec City, QUE October 5  – Ritual  - Toronto ONT October 6  – Lee's Palace - Toronto ONT October 7  – Call The Office - London, ONT October 10 - Republik - Calgary, ALB October 11  – R

The Bouncing Souls has announced a run of European tour dates as well as a pair of east coast record release shows for the coming weeks; the itinerary can be seen below. The band's new album Comet drops Jun. 12 via Rise/Chunksaah. They'll ...

Bouncing Souls has launched a stream of "Static," a track from the band's upcoming full-length Comet, due out Jun. 12 via Rise/Chunksaah. Check it out along with the cover art and track listing below. 01. Baptized 02. Fast Times 03. St ...