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CJ Ramone is heading to Europe this summer (dates here), and it’s your last chance to catch him supporting his latest record, the stellar Last Chance to Dance. Why? Because CJ is in the studio with his incredible backing band—including Steve Soto and Dan Root of the legendary Adolescents—recording a brand new album! Details and all of that fun stuff to be revealed soon. In the meantime, if you live in the U.S. be sure to catch CJ Ramone on tour this month with Broken Gold.
Useless ID’s brand new, back-to-their-roots album, State Is Burning, will be out on July 1st! State Is Burning marks Useless ID’s return to fast, energetic, galloping, youthful punk rock—hardcore punk rock—the music they originally fell in love with and what formed the basis for starting the band in the first place. About the new album, guitarist/vocalist Ishay Berger says, “With our new album, we wanted to share our world as we see it: four punks who have been through it all together, coming from such an unusual place as us, State Is Burning is a love letter to punk rock....
Wasted Mind, the stunning new Direct Hit album, doesn’t come out until June 24th, but today we’re amped to present the video for “Artificial Confidence,” premiering over at Noisey! Directed by Dan Riesser, the video is an audio/visual roller coaster. Like all good rides, the anticipation of where the journey is heading is as intoxicating as the journey itself. As Nick Woods, guitarist/vocalist relays “This song’s about the fleeting, but powerful euphoria of a first high, and the confusion and elation that comes with it. I wanted to write something fast, that sounded like a pop-punk version of The Who...
Watch an explosive new PEARS video today! The title track, “Green Star,” is premiering in two places. Deutschland, go to Visions. For the rest of the world, Substream has you covered. If you haven’t grabbed a copy of their latest collection of punk rock fury, you can do so here! Then, check out their tour dates which include a number of festivals, a run with the legendary Subhumans, and a just-announced tour with Valient Thorr! Vocalist, Zach Quinn stated the following: “This is a song that touches on compromising parts of who you are for the sake of survival; becoming...