It’s been eight years since popular and absurdly costumed Norwegian Death-punk act Turbonegro split with frontman Hank von Hell (aka Hank von Helvete, Hank Herzog von Helvete, Hank From Hell, Herr Tugen, Hertugen, Hanky El Magnifico, Frank Hank, Hanky, Hertis, Hans Erik Dyvik Husby). Eight long years since the world was treated to classic song titles such as ‘Hobbit Motherfuckers’, ‘Bad Mongo’, Rendezvous With Anus’, ‘Blow Me (Like The Wind)’ and of course ‘I Got Erection’. Continue reading
One of the longest-running, most successful American music festivals has been Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival, celebrating their 20th anniversary in 2018. The festival, scheduled for May 25-28 in downtown Las Vegas, NV, has announced a preliminary lineup featuring Rise Against, NOFX, At The Drive-In, Mighty Might Bosstones, Turbonegro, Against Me!, L7, GBH and more.Continue reading
Travis Barker and his hooligans descended once again upon Orange County for the tenth annual Musink Festival. Held at the OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, California, Musink hosted a slew of talented tattooers, rad rods, delicious food, thirst-quenching beer (Always got to have beer, right?), and awesome music.Continue reading
The 10th Annual MUSINK Festival, hosted by Travis Barker will take place this March 17, 18, and 19, 2017. The three-day tattoo convention, car show and concert will feature hundreds of world-renowned tattoo artists, Famous Stars and Straps presents the Low ‘N’ Slow Car Show, a vendor village and more. NOFX, The Used, Bad Religion, Pennywise will headline along with many more bands at The OC Fair & Event Center in Southern California. Continue reading
Now 10 years running, MUSINK, presented by Travis Barker, is set for March 17, 18, and 19, 2017 at the OC Fair & Events Center in Costa Mesa, CA. The three-day tattoo convention, car show and concert is America’s largest tattoo and music festival, featuring hundreds of world-renowned tattoo artists, Famous Stars and Straps presents the Low and Slow Car Show, a vendor village and bands. Those bands include NOFX, The Vandals, Lagwagon, The Used, Glassjaw, Goldfinger, Bad Religion, Pennywise.Continue reading
Back for an 11th year in a row, Amnesia Rockfest near Quebec, in Montebello Canada will host mega bands such as Blink-182, Rise Against, Jane’s Addiction, Limp Bizkit and Ice Cube among the 125 bands who are slated to perform. Other bands scheduled to appear include Korn, Ontario punks Billy Talent and Sum 41, Bring Me The Horizon, Florida’s A Day To Remember, Lamb of God, Anthrax, Twisted Sister (farewell tour and last show in Canada), Puscifer, NOFX (performing their album Punk In Drublic), The Used (performing their album In Love and Death), At The Drive-In (reunion show), Underoath (reunion show), Blink-182’s Travis Barker (solo show), NOFX’s Fat Mike performing as Cokie The Clown (world-exclusive solo show), Lagwagon (performing their album Hoss), Millencolin, Streetlight Manifesto, Against Me!, Strung Out, Guttermouth, No Use For A Name (special tribute), Leftover Crack, Wizo, Flag, The Adicts, Misfits, Dead Kennedys, Steve Ignorant of Crass, D.O.A., Turbonegro and GG Allin (special tribute), Sepultura, Sodom (first show in Canada in 10 years), D.R.I. (first show in Canada in 20 years), Cannibal Corpse, Korpiklaani, Max & Igor Cavalera Back To ‘Roots’ (performing Sepultura’s Roots album), Corrosion Of Conformity, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Faceless and Poison The Well (reunion show) and many more. Some defunct Quebec bands will temporarily reunite exclusively for Amnesia Rockfest, including Vulgaires Machins, Kermess, Raid, Démence and Yelo Molo. Festival regulars Grimskunk, Despised Icon, The Sainte Catherines (performing Dancing for Decadence), Voivod, Anonymus and BARF will be back this year. In addition, Québec Redneck Bluegrass Project, Bob Bissonnette, Gorguts and WD-40, alt rock legends Ludwig Von 88 (reunion show and only Canadian date) and Les Ramoneurs de Menhirs, Bérurier Noir’s Loran’s group.
Tickets are now on sale at www.amnesiarockfest.com and at Amnesia stores. Once again this year, festival weekend passes will be sold at very reasonable rates: $120 (plus fees and taxes), which comes out to less than a dollar per band! New this year: festival-goers can pay for their order in five instalments. VIP packages are also available.
For the 2016 edition of the festival, the VIP campground will be totally revamped to offer a unique experience to festival-goers. Again this year, several public transit options will be available, as well as an area for RV camping.
In a series of Tweets, festival manager AJ Maddah announced the festival canceled due to low ticket sales. Acrimony has already kicked up about who is responsible for refunds, with the ticket agency and the promoter in a public war of words. Fans have taken to social media to express their dismay, although the festival’s website has yet to be updated. Had it taken place Disturbed, Bring Me The Horizon, The Prodigy, Deftones, Bullet For My Valentine, NOFX, Refused, Hatebreed, L7 and others were scheduled to perform. This was to be the last year of the fest so with the latest events, it would seem the festival, once one of the best live music events in the world is over.
Canceled Soundwave Dates
Jan 23: Brisbane, AU
Jan 24: Sydney, AU
Jan 26: (Australia Day Public Holiday) Melbourne, AU
Veteran Southern California melodic punk outfit Unwritten Law has signed with Cyber Tracks, the LA based recording label owned by NOFX guitarist El Hefe and his wife Jen Abeyta. View their official signing statement here.
Unwritten Law with El Hefe of NOFX and his wife Jen Abeyta.
Jen Abeyta said:
“Words cannot express how blessed we are to have the opportunity to work with such a monumental artist like Unwritten Law. This upcoming acoustic album is so unique, I’ve never heard anything like it before.”
El Hefe adds:
“I’m very excited to release this new album with Unwritten Law. I’ve always respected Scotty as a singer, and I have to say this is the best I’ve heard him sing. He sounds hungry.”
Scott Russo commented on the signing:
“Put it this way: These days and at this stage of my career, I only want to work with people I respect. As artists, innovators, and honest human beings, I found that in Hefe and Jen. Their words, and what they’ve already done have overshadowed any label I’ve had the displeasure of working for thus far. I know in my heart this is the right place for myself and my band. They not only see my vision, but are willing to truly see it through. I’ve been done with this acoustic record for a year and was looking for the right home, with the right spirit to put it out. I’ve found my/our home and people. I can’t wait for you all to see exactly what the fuck I’ve been up to. UL and Cyber Tracks have something I honestly believe is different, special and definitely unexpected. Love from the Law.”
Wade Youman adds:
“Signing to Cyber Tracks is fucking great. Scott and I have been on almost every major label there is. Now, we’re in relationship with friends we trust, respect, and are on the same page with. We finally have the creative freedom that we wanted all along. Nanu nanu.”
Unwritten Law has an extensive set of upcoming live dates with Fenix TX (except for shows noted) posted below:
Mar 09: Glass House – Pomona, CA
Mar 10: The Palladium – Los Angeles, CA (with Pennywise)
Mar 11: Pub Rock Live – Scottsdale, AZ
Mar 19: 502 Bar – San Antonio, TX
Mar 22: Warehouse Live Studio – Houston, TX
Mar 24: The State Theatre – St. Petersburg, FL
Mar 25: Millikens Reef – Cape Canaveral, FL
Mar 26: Dixie Roadhouse – Cape Coral, FL
Mar 28: Freebird Live – Jacksonville, FL
Mar 29: Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
Mar 30: Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
Mar 31: Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA
Apr 01: Middle East Downstairs – Boston, MA
Apr 02: Marlin Room (Webster Hall) – New York City, NY
Apr 04: Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA
Apr 05: The Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH
Apr 06: A&R Music Bar – Columbus, OH
Apr 08: Slowdown – Omaha, NE
Apr 09: Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO
Apr 10: The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
Apr 11: In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT
Apr 12: PB & J’s – Reno, NV
Apr 13: Backstage Bar – Las Vegas, NV
Apr 14: The Federal – Long Beach, CA (No Fenix TX)
Apr 16: The Catalyst – Santa Cruz, CA (No Fenix TX)
Excited to finally let the cat out da bag || we finally found a home for the new #UnwrittenLaw acoustic record ||…
Posted by Unwritten Law on Thursday, December 10, 2015
Over 40,000 metal, rock and punk fans attended this past weekend’s Heavy Montreal at Parc Jean-Drapeau this past weekend. The 7th annual edition was so successful that next years 8th edition has already been announced, set to take place August 5 to 7, 2016. Acts for Heavy Montreal 2016 are tba.
Headlined by the likes of Slipknot, Korn and Faith No More, 70 bands in total graced four stages. Other bands on the bill included NOFX, Extreme, Iggy Pop, a reunited Alexisonfire, Faith No More’s first performance in Montreal since 1992, and a special set from Marky Ramone and Andrew WK who performed greatest hits of The Ramones to a roaring crowds treated to a more diverse bill more akin to European open air festivals than the typical concerts of North America.
A break down of the fest highlights by the numbers :
Silverstein (via Facebook). Photo Credit: Chris Fulcher
Canadian post hardcore outfit Silverstein are venturing on the Vans Warped Tour for their sixth time. Vocalist Shane Told shares his first ever experience on the tour and what he’s learned from that experience:
“I said we’ve done it…how many times did I say we’ve done it – six? We’ve done it seven because technically we did one show in 2003. It was the first time we’d ever played Warped Tour. We showed up and they were trying to get this hardcore stage going. It was in Massachusetts and we showed up and we didn’t have a tent. We didn’t have anything. We didn’t have a table. We just rolled in and set up our merch on the ground. We totally didn’t know what we were getting into.”
“We all got sunburnt. We all went in completely unprepared and the difference between that and this year where we bought a $300 cooler and we have a barbecue and have all of these tents. We bought 11 high end lounge chairs. Now we’ve got it all figured out. It’s funny how things change so radically.”
“It’s funny because when we started out, I always thought we were the young guns. We made friends with NOFX and playing poker with those guys. We were always the young kids and then all of a sudden now we’re the old guys. I don’t know when that happened. There was never a point where we felt we were the average age. Now we’re the old guys. I don’t know when that happened but it’s all good.”
