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CHARGER ANNOUNCEs NEW EP ‘LAST CALL’ ARRIVING THIS FALL

byAce HartmannJuly 29, 2026August 7, 2026

East Bay trio Charger has announced its new five-song EP, Last Call, arriving October 23 via Pirates Press Records. Leading the announcement is the first single, “Breakout,” giving listeners an early taste of the band’s latest collection of high-octane, Motörhead-inspired rock ‘n’ roll. Recorded at Studio 2200 in Sausalito, California—formerly the legendary Record Plant—the EP […]

WESTERN ADDICTION RETURN WITH “PSYCHEDELIC MUNITIONS” ON FAT/HOPELESS RECORDS

byAce HartmannMay 20, 2026June 4, 2026

Western Addiction have occupied a singular place within the American punk underground — a band forged not merely in the scene, but directly inside one of punk rock’s most revered institutions. Emerging from the halls of San Francisco’s legendary Fat Wreck Chords, the group built a reputation for marrying breakneck hardcore with sharp lyrical observation, […]

THE FLATLINERS PREPARE FOR A ‘COLD WORLD’ AVAILABLE FROM EQUAL VISION RECORDS & DINE ALONE RECORDS MAY 8th

byAce HartmannFebruary 23, 2026August 7, 2026

The Flatliners have announced the release of their new studio album, Cold World, arriving Friday, May 8 via Equal Vision Records and Dine Alone Records. Produced by Chris Cresswell alongside the band, the forthcoming record follows 2022’s New Ruin and marks another chapter in the quartet’s 24-year tenure. Where the previous album wrestled with generational damage and reckoning, Cold World turns its gaze toward the […]