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Shark Pants
Punk/Rock/Soul
Tucson, AZ USA

There are some pretty great bands coming out of Tucson Arizona these days, and Shark Pants is one of these kickass Tucson bands.
Shark Pants is Vannessa on bass, Dick on drums, and Isaac on guitar and lead vox. Isaac is also in the Swing Ding Amigo’s from Tucson, which you […]

Baader Brains
Hardcore/Punk Rock
USA

For Fans Of: Please Inform the Captain This is a Hijack
Before you go thinking this band’s name is a complete ripoff of name Bad Brains, rest assured it’s got a second meaning. Baader was some terrorist, who apparently was killed in ‘77. Did he take his OWN life? We may never […]

Teenage Bottlerocket
Punk/Pop Punk
Laramie, WY USA

For Fans Of: The Ramones, The Lillingtons, Screeching Weasel
Taking off where The Lillingtons left off, Kody Templeman went on to form Teenage Bottlerocket’. Their first release is an incredible collection of one catchy pop punk song after another. It’s a relentless session of catchiness for sure!
Listen to these damn […]

Rotting Out
Hardcore/Thrash/Punk
Los Angeles, CA USA

For Fans Of: Right Brigade, Trash Talk, Frostbite
Another sick hardcore punk/thrash band coming out of California these days. This four song demo these guys have put together will beat you down, and leave you wanting more.
Reminds me of Trash Talk a lot but less frantic, so if you’re […]

I went to this sweet house show/party a couple weekends ago in Tempe through the recommendation of one Steve Cosand (see John Wayne Jefferson). So I jumped on my bike and rode down to check it out. I’m glad I went cause it kicked ass.

The first band up was Casa De Chihuahua (House of […]

Hot Snakes
Punk Rock/Post-Punk/Garage
San Diego, CA USA

For Fans Of: Fugazi, Drive Like Jehu, At The Drive-In
Since I’ve been listening to Hot Snakes all day I figured I’d do a post on them. I just heard these guys for the first time 3 days ago, and I must say they have really blown me away. […]

Influences: Black Flag, Misfits, Motorhead
Think Fast! Records is putting out a great Split CD EP featuring Prescott Arizona’s Hour Of The Wolf and San Diego California’s Lewd Acts who just recently signed with Think Fast!. Vinyl version will contain alternate artwork and be a limited one time pressing.
Stream a couple new songs from each band […]

Cheeky
Punk Rock/Pop Punk
Brooklyn, NY USA

For Fans Of: Descendents, ALL, The Muffs
Cheeky has released a very solid, very catchy EP in “Choking on a CheeseBurger”, released on QUOTE UNQUOTE RECORDS.
“Cheeky is a band of three girls and one guy from Brooklyn via Long Island. Choke on a Cheeseburger shows that even though they have […]

Battle!
Hardcore/Punk Rock
Gainesville, FL USA

For Fans Of: Comeback Kid, Blacklisted, Stretch Arm Strong
Just discovered this band, sounds like this upcoming album will be pretty good. Check it out:
“One of the hardest working bands in hardcore today, BATTLE! from Gainesville, FL unleash their first full length on Eternal Hope Records. “In Remission” is 18 tracks […]

Jawbreaker
Punk Rock/Pop Punk
San Francisco, CA USA

For Fans Of: Hot Water Music, Leatherface, Jets To Brazil
Hell Yes! Can’t wait to hear some the bonus tracks on these re-issues. Here’s what Adam Pfahler had to say about it on his Myspace Blog:
“Hey,
I just got back from LA, where I remastered Jawbreaker’s first full length Unfun […]