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If the sonic leanings of new alternative bands are any indication, pop punk isn’t dead and neither is punk rock. Be it through the continued influence of traditional groups or experimental infusions by genre-bending outfits, the punk sound is still ever-prevalent in the modern scene. While not all of the emerging bands harness the sound from […]

Paint-peeling New Orleans hardcore unit PEARS have finally blessed us with word of a new album. The eponymously titled PEARS comes out March 6 on Fat Wreck, and it’s their third full-length, the follow-up to 2016’s Green Star. Because you’re going to ruin your pants waiting for the record to come out, we’re premiering a […]

These 18 artists prove that not only is punk NOT Dead in 2018, it’s very much alive and ready to fill your head with four chords and the truth. From the legendary Against Me! to the power drill of a punk band, PEARS, this list has the sweetest of sweet punk-pop and the dirtiest, noisiest […]

[Photo by: Krousky Peutebatre-pictures/PEARS Facebook] If you’re hoping to gift someone (or, honestly, yourself) with something nice and original for the holidays, then PEARS’ vocalist/guitarist Brian Pretus might just have you covered. Read more: Watch Direct Hit’s “Blood on Your Tongue” and PEARS’ “Arduous Angel” get gory in dual video Now that the band have wrapped […]

Direct Hit and PEARS have released a bloody new music video for both “Blood On Your Tongue” and “Arduous Angel,” two tracks off their forthcoming split record Human Movement. Read more: Here are the horror movies airing during AMC’s FearFest marathon “This is a weird video about two groups of people who hate each other, but recognize a […]

Rochester, New York's Such Gold and New Orleans, Louisiana's Pears will unite tonight in the latter's hometown to begin a two-week tour. East coast cities and just the tip of Ontario for Tim Horton's chosen people are on the list. Such Gold are continuing to demo in Brooklyn for their next release, set to follow 2014's […]