March, 2026 - Hot Off The Press with Ace Hartmann

SUBLIME ANNOUNCES TITLE TRACK ‘UNTIL THE SUN EXPLODES’ – FIRST ALBUM IN 30 YEARS

byAce HartmannMarch 26, 2026March 26, 2026

In a musical event bridging generations, the legendary ska-punk outfit Sublime announces the release of their first album in almost three decades. Titled Until the Sun Explodes, the album marks a new chapter for the iconic trio, now fronted by Jakob Nowell, son of late Sublime frontman Bradley Nowell. Set for release on June 12 […]

THE AGGROLITES ARE ‘SUPER ATOMIC’, ‘TIL THE WHEELS FALL OFF’

byAce HartmannMarch 26, 2026March 26, 2026

THE AGGROLITES have just announced their long-awaited LP, SUPER ATOMIC, via PIRATES PRESS RECORDS, and it’s set to hit the streets June 5, 2026. Their first single, “TILL THE WHEELS FALL OFF,” is already steaming through the city airwaves like a rumble from the underbelly of the Pacific Coast. Fresh from years of circling the […]

DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE ANNOUNCES 11TH STUDIO ALBUM, ‘I BUILT YOU A TOWER’

byAce HartmannMarch 26, 2026March 26, 2026

In a move that signals a homecoming to independent artistry, indie rock stalwarts and eight-time GRAMMY nominees Death Cab for Cutie—Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr, Dave Depper, and Zac Rae—have announced their 11th studio album, I Built You A Tower, set for release on June 5 via ANTI- Records. Produced and engineered by John […]

THE FLATLINERS HIT THE ‘COLD WORLD’ WITH ‘INNER PEACE’

byAce HartmannMarch 26, 2026March 26, 2026

In an age where certainty slips like sand through the fingers of a restless public, and the modern condition grows ever more uncertain, a familiar voice rises once more from the din—loud, defiant, and unyielding. From the streets and stages of Canada, the long-standing punk outfit The Flatliners have returned to the forefront of the […]

SWEAT IS ABOUT TO ‘TEAR IT DOWN’ WITH NEW LP

byAce HartmannMarch 26, 2026March 26, 2026

Out of Southern California’s long-burning underground comes a band that doesn’t just play loud—it sounds like it means it. SWEAT, the Los Angeles-based wrecking crew forged from decades of punk and hardcore lineage, return swinging with their latest single “Don’t Know Why I Bite,” a blistering preview of their upcoming LP Tear It On Down, […]

LOS FRANKIES RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM ‘D.E.D. CITY’

byAce HartmannMarch 26, 2026March 26, 2026

Los Angeles has never been short on noise, but every so often a band comes along that doesn’t just make sound—it kicks the door off its hinges. Enter Los Frankies, a feral, two-guitar rock ‘n’ roll outfit fronted by Frankie A. Salazar and Frankie B. Clarke, now preparing to unleash their debut album D.E.D. City […]

GIANT OCTOPUS REVIVING REGGAE TRADITIONS WITH TACOMA DEBUT

byAce HartmannMarch 21, 2026May 1, 2026

From the rain-soaked streets of the Pacific Northwest comes a most unexpected musical dispatch: the steady, sun-baked pulse of early Jamaican reggae, revived and reborn by a working-class outfit known as Giant Octopus. Their debut extended play, Tacoma Boss Reggae, arrives not as imitation, but as a spirited continuation of a sound first forged in […]

NOi!SE RETURN WITH FIRST ALBUM IN A DECADE, ‘FATE OF THE UNION’

byAce HartmannMarch 5, 2026August 7, 2026

After nearly ten years without a full-length release, Pacific Northwest streetpunk stalwarts NOi!SE are back with a new studio album. Fate of the Union, the band’s long-awaited third LP will arrive April 3, 2026 via Pirates Press Records, marking their first full album since 2016. In the years since their last LP, the band never […]

UPSTART AYODYLAN GAINS MOMENTUM WITH NEW SINGLE, AHEAD OF NEW EP

byAce HartmannMarch 5, 2026August 7, 2026

A rising voice in the new wave of pop-punk is gathering momentum as AyoDylan prepares to release his forthcoming EP Knuckle Head, scheduled to arrive May 27, 2026. The artist’s growing reputation follows the success of his debut EP, Betty White, which has surpassed one million streams online. Beyond streaming platforms, AyoDylan’s social media presence […]