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Our favorite highlanders, The Real McKenzies, will be celebrating 2017 with a brand new album—Two Devils Will Talk—out March 3rd, marking their 25th year as a band. There’s a saying in Scotland: “Many a mickle makes a muckle.” This translates to: “Many a small thing makes a big thing.” This is especially true with the unique sound that The Real McKenzies’ have cultivated over the years. Two Devils Will Talk is packed with fourteen rousing songs that incorporate classic punk, hard folk, acoustic and electric instruments, all weaving in the Celtic influence for which the band is known. The result...
First off, let’s talk first editions. Normally, the first edition, hard cover version of a book is the first thing released. However, NOFX aren’t your normal authors, so they decided to wait and print up the hard cover edition of their New York Times Bestselling book, NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories, a few months after release. But it’s finally here and makes a great gift! This is the first printing! Number two, we have a recently unearthed, crazy old NOFX recording to go along with the crazy old stories in the book. It’s a 4-song 7-inch EP that...
The Bombpops shouldn’t be strangers to anyone frequenting our bands’ shows in California and beyond over the last half dozen years. With Teenage Bottlerocket and Swingin’ Utters tours under their belts – as well as opening slots with NOFX, Anti-Flag and countless others – The Bombpops have proven themselves, so we’re stoked to welcome them to the FAT family…most of whom they already know! Stepping up their intensity and songwriting chops, while retaining the fun, positive energy of their pop-punk meets So-Cal skate-punk vibe, The Bombpops recently completed work on their first full-length album, Fear of Missing Out. As focused...
Next February, Night Birds are taking their hardcore punk show to Mexico! They’ll also be doing a string of club shows in Texas with our buds, Drakulas. (The Texaco Tour?!) Head here for the dates and info; tickets go on sale this Friday. Then, read what Night Birds vocalist Brian Gorsegner had to say about this sick tour video below: “Shoutout to a fella named Dan Brenkert who shot this footage of a bananas garage show we played in York, PA last month before our string of dates with the Descendents. We feel insanely fortunate to get to do stuff...
Frenzal Rhomb’s new retrospective, We Lived Like Kings (We Did Anything We Wanted): The Best of Frenzal Rhomb, is officially out today! This double album (and single CD) includes all the hits, spanning the band’s 24-year history. Containing 17 tracks never before on vinyl and 17 tracks never before on FAT, this is a must-own album for any discerning Frenzal Rhombite. Head over to Bandcamp, iTunes, or Spotify to listen to it in its entirety! Then, if you haven’t snagged a copy, you can do so here! Next up, we have a brand new video from Useless ID! Head to...
