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MOZZY DEE RELEASES NEW SINGLE ON SWELLTUNE RECORDS

byAce HartmannOctober 20, 2026October 20, 2026

Ameripolitan award-winning songstress Mozzy Dee joins the Swelltune Records family and celebrates with a brand-new single. Congratulations are certainly in order for Miss Mozzy Dee! The New Mexico-based songstress has officially signed with Swelltune Records, and what better way to celebrate the occasion than by treating listeners to a brand-new single, appropriately titled “A Little […]

The Slow Death prepare to release full-length album, ‘Yesterday’s Numbers’,

byAce HartmannOctober 7, 2026October 8, 2026

Minneapolis punk veterans The Slow Death are preparing to release their sixth full-length album, ‘Yesterday’s Numbers‘, on November 20, bringing together more than 15 years of songwriting into a record that finds the band exploring a different side of its musical personality. For a band that has spent years moving between punk rock clubs, tours, […]

ROB DEHLINGER & HIS ALPHA RHYTHM KINGS INVITE YOU TO PARTY!

byAce HartmannSeptember 24, 2026September 25, 2026

Rob Dehlinger & His Alpha Rhythm Kings are getting ready to open the doors to the party with their new album, ‘Party Time‘. Arriving today, Friday, September 25. The 11-track collection dives deep into swing, jump blues, boogie, and blues, combining classic sounds with original material and the band’s own distinctive treatment of familiar songs. […]

MCKINLEY JAMES NOW ‘BACK ON THE RUN’

byAce HartmannJune 30, 2026July 6, 2026

Guitarist, singer, and songwriter McKinley James has released his new single “Back On The Run,” marking his debut with Easy Eye Sound and introducing the next chapter of a career built on traditional American roots music, soul, blues, and rock ‘n’ roll. Accompanied by a new music video and an upcoming 7-inch vinyl release, the […]

THE JACK KNIVES INTRODUCE NEW ERA WITH DOUBLE A-SIDE RELEASE

byAce HartmannJune 5, 2026June 19, 2026

The Jack Knives have released a new double A-side single, “La Sirena” and “Late Nights in London,” marking the first official preview of their upcoming album Negative Spaces. The release arrived June 5 via Fumié Records, with Bandcamp supporters receiving early access on June 4. The two-track release serves as the opening statement for the […]

RAT BOY FULL SPEED AHEAD WITH ‘Sick of it’ before the NEW ALBUM ‘CRASH!’

byAce HartmannMay 27, 2026June 4, 2026

Rat Boy, The Essex outfit have carved out their own lawless corner of alternative music — blending punk, ska, hip-hop, indie rock, hardcore, and streetwise British sarcasm into something uniquely their own. Now, with the arrival of their fourth studio album CRASH!, RAT BOY appear determined to strip everything back to raw instinct, volume, and […]

BRIAN FALLON RELEASES TWO NEW SONGS & A HANDFUL OF LIVE SHOWS

byAce HartmannMay 13, 2026June 4, 2026

There are few voices in modern American rock that carry the same weathered sincerity as Brian Fallon. Whether fronting The Gaslight Anthem or standing alone beneath dim stage lights with only a guitar and a story to tell, Fallon has long built his reputation on songs that feel lived-in—equal parts heartland poetry, punk urgency, and […]

RUMBLE KING RETURNS WITH ‘GUILTY’ ROOTS-DRIVEN FIRE

byAce HartmannApril 30, 2026June 4, 2026

From the sunburnt avenues of Southern California comes a sound not borrowed, but lived — a thunderous revival of rhythm and blues, hammered from ivory keys and blown through brass with unrelenting conviction. Rumble King, the piano-pounding outfit forged in 1996, returns once more with fresh material, led by the release of their recent single […]

SOCIAL DISTORTION HAVE ANNOUNCED THE RELEASE FOR ‘BORN TO KILL’ ON EPITAPH RECORDS

byAce HartmannFebruary 26, 2026August 7, 2026

Orange County punk legends Social Distortion have announced the release of their long-awaited eighth studio album, Born To Kill, arriving May 8, 2026 via Epitaph Records. The 11-song collection marks the band’s first album in 15 years—and their first since frontman Mike Ness’ recovery from cancer—delivering what can only be described as a fierce, defiant […]

THE MENZINGERS RETURN WITH NEW SINGLE “NOBODY’S HEROES”

byAce HartmannFebruary 26, 2026August 7, 2026

Esteemed punk mainstays The Menzingers have released their new single, “Nobody’s Heroes,” marking their first new music since 2023’s Some Of It Was True. Recorded in South Philadelphia with Grammy-winning producer Will Yip at his Memory Music Studios, the track finds the band refining its established formula of working-class candor and indie-punk drive. The result […]