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UK Band RAT BOY Release New Album 'SUBURBIA CALLING'
by Josh Sharpe - October 07, 2024 UK band RAT BOY released their new album SUBURBIA CALLING via Hellcat Records. Discover the latest music video for 'MOB MENTALITY' and explore the band's fresh sound....
UK Band RAT BOY Set New Album 'SUBURBIA CALLING', Share Lead Single 'BADMAN'
by Josh Sharpe - July 15, 2024 ‘SUBURBIA CALLING’ sees RAT BOY exploring stories from their roots in Essex. It’s the land of wheeler-dealers and dodgy geezers, and home to nosey neighbors, rowdy clubs and Joey Essex. Ahead of the album, they have released their new single 'BADMAN.' Listen to it now!...
Rancid Release Debut Self-Titled EP on Streaming Services for First Time Ever
by Josh Sharpe - May 23, 2024 Bay Area punk legends Rancid have released their debut self-titled EP on streaming services for the first time ever. Exclusively released on 7-inch vinyl back in 1992 on Lookout! Records, the inaugural Rancid EP is the band's seminal five-track induction to punk rock that set the tone for a prolific...
Jakob Nowell Shares Playful Jakobs Castle Single 'Supervillain'
by Michael Major - March 13, 2024 Explore the new playful single 'Supervillain' from Jakob Nowell's debut album, ENTER: THE CASTLE. Co-written by Nowell and Tim Armstrong (Rancid, Op Ivy), “Supervillain” features a playful pop twist on a rocksteady, laid-back groove. Sonically, the new track references Nowell's appreciation for mixi...
Video: The Interrupters Share Performance Video 'Alien (Live In Los Angeles)'
by Michael Major - September 26, 2023 Taken from their critically acclaimed album In The Wild (Epitaph, 2022), 'Alien” is a timeless rock ballad with lyrics aimed at uniting the misfits and outcasts of the world. Aimee Interrupter’s raspy serenade is tangible with emotion as backing vocals gently wrap around her for haunting harmonies. ...
The Interrupters Release 'IN THE WILD DELUXE', Share Live Performance Video
by A.A. Cristi - April 28, 2023 Currently on a co-headlining tour with Frank Turner, Los Angeles's The Interrupters share the deluxe version of their critically acclaimed fourth studio album, In The Wild Deluxe today. Expanding on their 2022 Hellcat/Epitaph Records release, the band is sure to delight fans with three bonus tracks ...
Bad Optix (Tim Armstrong and Jesse Michaels of Operation Ivy) Share Debut Single 'Raid'
by Michael Major - March 29, 2023 Tim Armstrong (Operation Ivy, Rancid, Transplants), Jesse Michaels (Operation Ivy), Joey Castillo (Circle Jerks, The Bronx) and bassist Spencer Pollard (Trash Talk) unveil their new project BAD OPTIX with the release of their debut single “Raid” via Hellcat Records....
UK Punks Grade 2 Announce US Headlining Tour
by Michael Major - March 15, 2023 Famed for blistering live performances and exceptional musicianship, they’re taking their anthemic self-titled album on a nineteen-date run starting May 4th in Pomona, CA, making stops along the way in Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Phoenix and more before ending in Vegas on March 28 for Punk Rock B...
Grade 2 Share New Melodic Punk Song 'Midnight Ferry'
by Michael Major - January 23, 2023 Their self-titled album is a bone-crunching 35-minutes that agitates, intoxicates and liberates in equal measure. Ahead of its release they share their new single “Midnight Ferry” out now, featuring slick guitar riffs and lively shout-along verses that lead into crisp vocal harmonies....
Grade 2 Announce Self-Titled Third Album
by Michael Major - November 14, 2022 UK punk band Grade 2 will release their third studio album eponymously titled ‘Grade 2.’ Their most representative work yet, the record is a thumping fifteen track tour-de-force. Grade 2 also share a new music video for “Under The Streetlight” ahead of the album....
UK Punks Grade 2 Release New Song 'Brassic'
by Michael Major - October 17, 2022 United by a love of old-school punk, ska and oi, childhood friends Sid Ryan (vocals, bass), Jacob Hull (drums) and Jack Chatfield (guitar, vocals) formed the band at 14, honing their craft playing Clash and Jam covers before refining their own sound and songs. A European tour supporting Stomper 98 b...
LOWLIFE Announce Debut Album 'PAYDAY'
by Michael Major - October 11, 2022 Lead single, 'ELON' sonically references 2000’s hip-hop, but now they pivot in a different direction for new single and music video “SOMETIMES.” Sampling a headbanging Black Sabbath demo circa 1975, the trio takes turns spitting nihilistic bars dripping with disdain for authority, laced with their e...
UK Punks Grade 2 Share New Single 'Doing Time'
by Michael Major - September 19, 2022 United by a love of old-school punk, ska and oi, childhood friends Sid Ryan (vocals, bass), Jacob Hull (drums) and Jack Chatfield (guitar, vocals) formed the band at 14, honing their craft playing Clash and Jam covers before refining their own sound and songs. A European tour supporting Stomper 98 b...
The Interrupters Release 'As We Live' Featuring Tim Armstrong and Rhoda Dakar
by Michael Major - July 19, 2022 Los Angeles band, The Interrupters, have released their bouncy new song “As We Live” featuring legendary artists Tim Armstrong of Rancid/Operation Ivy and Rhoda Dakar of The Bodysnatchers. “As We Live” marks the group’s fourth single pulled from their eagerly-awaited full-length In The Wild. Plus, c...
The Interrupters Announce New Album with Lead Track 'In The Mirror'
by Michael Major - April 12, 2022 Today, The Interrupters shared the album’s first single, “In the Mirror.” Kevin Kerslake – director of such iconic films as Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out! and The Ramones: We’re Outta Here! – helmed the official video for “In The Mirror.” Watch the new music video now!...
LOWLIFE Share New Track 'Friends'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - July 12, 2021 The song is about Friends (duh), and how the nature, foundation, and intentions of friendships change throughout life. It has aspects of Latin, Pop and Hip-Hop, we were influenced by Dr. Dre, Eminem, and Timbaland on the beat”....
Dropkick Murphys & Rancid Co-Headlining 'Boston To Berkeley II' U.S. Tour Set
by TV News Desk - June 14, 2021 The U.S. trek--which was originally scheduled for May of 2020--runs from August 10 – October 16 and will also feature festival appearances by Dropkick Murphys and Rancid at Riot Fest in Chicago on September 18 and Aftershock in Sacramento on October 8....
Punk Rock Collective The Crew Release 'One Voice'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 18, 2021 The track is available on all streaming platforms via Epitaph Records. Stay Free Recordings will release the track on a 7” vinyl to benefit Musack, whose mission is to give kids and teens a voice through music by providing musical instruments and support for teachers....
The Mighty Mighty BossToneS Announce New Album 'When God Was Great'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 03, 2021 Since their formation in 1983, the BossToneS have been credited as one of the forefathers of ska punk and the creators of its subgenre, ska-core....
The Mighty Mighty BossToneS Sign With Hellcat Records
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 25, 2021 Hellcat Records is pleased to welcome the progenitors of ska, The Mighty Mighty BossToneS to the family. ...
Grade 2 Share Music Video for 'Look Up'
by Abigail Charpentier - February 12, 2020 Today, UK punk band Grade 2 unveil the music video for their feel good tune “Look Up,”off the band's third record Graveyard Island (Hellcat). The track is guaranteed to make you stomp your feet and the video, which follows the band on the road, will put a smile on your face. “'Look Up' is a song out...
Grade 2 Reveal Music Video for 'Tired of It'
by Abigail Charpentier - September 17, 2019 UK punks, Grade 2 have released the music video for “Tired Of It” from their forthcoming record Graveyard Island, out October 11 via Hellcat....
Grade 2 Signs to Hellcat Records, Will Release New Album GRAVEYEARD ISLAND
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 06, 2019 Young punk band from the Isle of Wright, UK, Grade 2 will release their third album and Hellcat debut, Graveyard Island, on October 11th. The album was recorded and produced by Rancid's Tim Armstrong at Armstrong's Shiprec Studios and mixed by The Interrupters' Kevin Bivona. Today, the band unveils ...
Grade 2 Sign to Hellcat Records, Plus Announce New Album
by Tori Hartshorn - August 06, 2019 Young punk band from the Isle of Wright, UK, Grade 2 will release their third album and Hellcat debut, Graveyard Island, on October 11. The album was recorded and produced by Rancid's Tim Armstrong at Armstrong's Shiprec Studios and mixed by The Interrupters' Kevin Bivona. Today, the band unveils th...
Rancid Announce Tour Dates Featuring Pennywise and Special Guests
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 17, 2019 Legendary punk rock band Rancid are excited to announce a handful of North American tour dates in continued support of their ninth studio album Trouble Maker. The dates will begin September 14 in Pittsburgh, PA and wrap September 28 in Denver, CO. All dates will feature Rancid and Pennywise with sp... |