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Europeskate Band Check-Outs – January 20th 2010
January 20th, 2010 / 3 Comments » / by Jonathan Young
A various selection of bands I found, rediscovered and which made me remember them… Read more…
Music Check – Dear Landlord
January 13th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
Dear Landlord out of Carbondale, Illinois, USA with some straight froward punk! Read more…
Music Check-Out: Strung Out – Agents Of The Underground
December 11th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
For those of you who are into punk music Strung Out is a band to know that has been around since 1992. Sure, it’s not like we are expecting something amazingly new with this latest full length release (seventh studio album and 13th release on the Fat Wreck Chords label) “Agents Of The Underground” but they continue to put together a strong mix of fast drums, gripping melodies and the always present guitars which will get me to the next show here in Hamburg. Here and there it gets a bit close to the so-called pop-punk type of sound but still, good work guys!
This record has already been out since the end of September 2009 so yeah, I’m behind on this check-out but whatever – go listen in yourself!
Music Checkout – Over Stars And Gutters
December 8th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
Took a bit to get back to putting some new music on the site but good things take a while sometimes. As I have a bunch of time on my hands, I’ve been finding a bunch of new sites and bands which has been making these wintery days just that little bit better. One great site I came across is Bandcamp which offers a platform for bands to offer their music to the public for free listening (no 30 second songs, the whole thing here!) and a simple payment program is also offered.
The band that really caught my attention is “Over Stars and Gutters” which just joined the “Black Numbers” label and their latest recording which is due out on January 12th, 2010 was recorded by Stephen Egerton (who recorded the Static Radio EP but is better known for his time in Descendents and ALL), Over Stars and Gutters debut full length reissue for fans of gritty punk rock ala Hot Water Music. Great sound, honest punk rock with no extras – get your ears over to their digital shop, listen in and even buy the record at the price you want!
» Black Numbers Record Label website
NOFX Posts Cokie The Clown Video
November 17th, 2009 / 1 Comment » / by Jonathan Young
NOFX just keeps going on and on. Unlike some other bands which started up around the same time, I still love listening to the carefree attitude and fun which just immediately flows when getting a dose through my ears. For those of you you still like their style, here’s the latest video from the song “Cokie The Clown“.
» visit the NOFX profile on Fat Wreck Chords
Band Check-Out: Violent Soho
August 7th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
Finally back in here with a band check-out, sure took long enough and I have no idea why – plain laziness is my guess. Violent Soho is a four man band out of Mansfield/Brisbane, Australia which got together 5 years ago, influenced by a comfortable mix of 80’s and 90’s punk-grunge music.
One EP and two records later the band signed a deal with Ecstatic Peace/Universal US – a label headed up by none other than Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore – and are hard at work on recording new material due for release in 2010. While we are waiting , check out the MySpace page from Violent Soho – I’m liking them more and more I listen to them!
Black President rocking through Europe
June 8th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
Black President is on the road and this is a band I have really been looking forward to seeing live. Luckily enough they have a bunch of European stops on this tour, this Wednesday June 10th, 2009 even here in my town of Hamburg! Here are all of the dates and I hope to get some pictures in here later in the week! Click here to visit their MySpace page and listen in to some tunes..
The 2009 European Tour Dates
09. Jun. 2009 19:00
Wild at Heart Berlin
10. Jun. 2009 19:00
Hafenklang Hamburg
11. Jun. 2009 19:00
Bastard Club Osnabrück
12. Jun. 2009 19:00
Sonic Ballroom Köln
13. Jun. 2009 19:00
Torenpop Festival Amersfoort
14. Jun. 2009 19:00
Bla Bonn
16. Jun. 2009 19:00
The Old Cock Halifax
17. Jun. 2009 19:00
Islington Academy w/Bouncing Souls London
18. Jun. 2009 19:00
Academy w/Bouncing Souls Birmingham
19. Jun. 2009 19:00
Academy w/Bouncing Souls Liverpool
20. Jun. 2009 19:00
Cockpit w/Bouncing Souls Leeds
21. Jun. 2009 19:00
Cathouse w/Bouncing Souls Glasgow
22. Jun. 2009 19:00
Bannermans Edingburgh
23. Jun. 2009 19:00
TJ’s w/Bouncing Souls Newport
24. Jun. 2009 20:00
Watt Rotterdam
26. Jun. 2009 19:00
Arena w/Bouncing Souls Vienna
27. Jun. 2009 20:00
Stand Up Club Fischamend
28. Jun. 2009 19:00
Club Vaudeville w/Bouncing Souls Lindau
29. Jun. 2009 20:00
Weekender Club Innsbruck
30. Jun. 2009 19:00
Abart w/Bouncing Souls Zürich
01. Jul. 2009 19:00
Alter Stattbahnhof w/Bouncing Souls Schweinfurt
02. Jul. 2009 19:00
Universum w/Bouncing Souls Stuttgart
03. Jul. 2009 20:00
TBA Dusseldorf
04. Jul. 2009 19:00
Rheinkultur Festival Bonn
06. Jul. 2009 19:00
Rock for People Festival Hradek
Gallows – Grey Britain out tomorrow!
May 3rd, 2009 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
The Gallows – underground hardcore band out of Watford, England made a major amount of noise with their debut album “Orchestra Of Wolves” in 2006 with their slightly different take on what is hardcore and how to go about making it heard.
With their move over to Warner Records many believed this could be the next great band to lose it to the machinery of big business. Ooohhh how wrong could they all be with that prophecy. A smooth intro with “The Riverbank” takes you straight into the typical shout / sing-along chorus that we all love about this band. The record comes across as a lot smoother and that is nothing bad – it rocks just as well and the power is as always present. Always changing speeds, riffs and Carter’s shouts just make you want to hear it again and again..I love it already! Hear it know on the MySpace page and make sure you buy it. This band deserves the support! And yes, they are on tour right now in England, heading over to Europe and then the States for the Warped Tour 2009!
- The Gallows MySpace site
- The Gallows homepage
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