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House Boat, the pop-punk supergroup featuring current and former members of Dear Landlord, the Ergs!, the Steinways and others, have released a nine-minute “rock opera” titled 21st Century Breakroom (almost certainly a riff on Green Day's 2009 album 21st Century Breakdown). The song can be streamed below; vinyl copies are available here. 21st Century Breakroom […]

The Thing That Ate Larry Livermore, the compilation curated by Lookout Records founder Larry Livermore and featuring new songs from Mixtapes, Dear Landlord and others, can be streamed below. The comp is officially out today via Adeline Records.

Various Artists The Thing That Ate Larry Livermore Larry Livermore has long been King Midas in the world of pop-punk. Despite leaving Lookout! Records, the influential label he founded, in 1997, he’s always kept a keen eye on upstart U.S. punk bands. On the 16-song compilation The Thing That Ate Larry Livermore, Livermore joins forces […]

Adeline Records has released the track listing and a teaser video for The Thing That Ate Larry Livermore, a new compilation curated by Lookout Records founder Larry Livermore. Check it out below. The comp is due out May 29.  1.            Dear Landlord – Walking Distance 2.            Mixtapes – Right Where To Find Me 3.            Lipstick […]

The Heat Tape The Heat Tape EP The Heat Tape's members come from a variety of bands, but the two you'll most likely recognize are the Copyrights and Dear Landlord. (Those would be frontman Brett Hunter's other bands.) The roughshod pop-punk those bands employ have little to do with the Heat Tape, however—this is super-lo-fi […]

Artwork for the upcoming The Thing That Ate Larry Livermore compilation has been revealed (above). The comp, curated by Lookout Records founder Larry Livermore, is due out early next year via Adeline Records and will feature music from Dear Landlord, Mixtapes, Lipstick Homicide, the Dopamines, House Boat, Vacation, the Max Levine Ensemble, Emily's Army, Weekend Dads, […]

The Dopamines/Dear Landlord Split EP The new split 7-inch on Paper + Plastick from Ohio’s the Dopamines and Minnesota’s Dear Landlord houses both bands’ somewhat gritty, anthem-driven pop-punk under one roof. The Dopamines emphasize the “pop” in pop-punk, with multi-tracked harmonies and a clean recording that conjures up Dude Ranch-era Blink-182. Just replace the lyrics […]