WTFest Part Deux

So recently we have announced this years WTFest!? and we couldnt be more stoked and excited for whats in store!



The 1st show has been announced featuring some of the greatest punk rock bands from all over the UK..

FRIDAY THE 3RD OF SEPTEMBER
SOUTHAMPTON JOINERS
DOORS 6.30PM

THE GHOST OF A THOUSAND
THE PLIGHT
THE ARTERIES
THE CUT UPS
PACER
FAMOUS GREY

Tickets are available here!

Into the Groezrock video doc!

hello sorry for the servere lack of updates i find it hard to keep up with this thing!
either way the first two parts of the 'into the groezrock' feature are now up for viewing with some great bands in tow check them out below!
PART 1

PART 2

We are back from Groezrock 2010!

Last weekend we hit up the 19th annual Groezrock festival in Meerhout, Belgium.
We got some great Interviews and photos and a slew of exclusive video content coming soon!

Huge thanks to everyone at Groezrock 2010, especially Hans, Thomas & Christophe!

In the meantime enjoy the first of our posts with The Swellers!

Off With Their heads New album / Video

It was during Off With Their Heads’ 2009 tour with Against Me when the band got the call from Epitaph’s owner/president Brett Gurewitz saying that he was a fan of the band.

“Off With Their Heads might be the best punk band going right now, Epitaph needs them; music needs them,” says Gurewitz.

“I remember the first time I'd heard of Epitaph,” Young adds. “It was when I was in junior high and Rancid had just released Let’s Go. I saw the video, and immediately went and bought the record. I got into the compilations, and that started me on the road to finding all these great aggressive catchy punk bands. Living in a small farm town, I had never been exposed to this kind of music before, and from there I learned about punk. I guess you could say Epitaph was my gateway into everything that I would wind up becoming. For that reason alone, I am ecstatic to be a part of one of the biggest influences on my life.”

Off With Their Heads are well on their way to carving out their own punk rock story with their modern take on vintage punk fueled anthems. As the band begins the next chapter of their career they took the time to record their best album to date.

Produced by Off With Their Heads and Jacques Wait at the Terrarium in Minneapolis, In Desolation is 34 minutes of non-stop gut wrenching honesty. Singer Ryan Young’s candid lyrics about life’s misadventures, stress, drugs, love, death and everything between add a raw surly edge to the band’s full-throttle music.

“This record is kind of a collective mix of all the styles we've done in the past,” Young explains. “Everything from aggression to sappy bullshit, because that’s who I am! This is going to be the record for people who like the whole spectrum of what we do.”

From its first track, “Drive,” a petal-to-the-metal opener about Young’s incessant habit of over thinking things and becoming his own worst critic, to the harsh reality of OD’ing on the sobering yet rowdy song “Trying to Breath” and the explosive middle-finger-in-the-air sing along “Their Own Medicine,”
In Desolation is authentic punk rock to its core from a working band who lives and breathes it every day.

When it comes to touring virtually year round it isn’t a choice as much as it’s a lifestyle for Off With Their Heads, and after years on the road the band has finally taken a brief break.

“Until the record comes out in June, we won’t be doing any shows,” says Young. “That’s the longest stretch in almost two years that we haven’t been on the road. People ask us how it feels to finally get to relax. I'm fucking bored. The other guys are bored. We want to get back out. Not to further our band, but just because we love doing it and are used to it. The title In Desolation comes from a lyric in the song “ZZYZX” on the record. I chose that because after years constantly on the road, being 100 percent by myself sounded pretty rad.”

In June Off With Their Heads will once again pack the RV and head out on another indefinite tour strapped with one of the year’s most engaging punk rock records and the sheer will to keep the wheels turning.

New Polar Bear Club Video & UK Tour!

So if you dont know these melodic punk rockers yet then which boulder have you been tanning under?
The Polar Bear Club boys return to the UK this August with a string of dates so make sure to get out to one as they are far more intimate shows than the last tour!
Whats more they have a brand new video for 'Living Saints' from their latest release 'Chasing Hamburg' available now on Bridge Nine records!

POLAR BEAR CLUB TOUR UK
8 August KENT (UK) HEVY MUSIC FESTIVAL PORT LYMPNE WILD ANIMAL PARK
09-Aug BRISTOL CROFT
10-Aug LEICESTER FIREBUG
11-Aug SOUTHAMPTON JOINERS - TICKETS HERE FOR THIS SHOW
12-Aug SHEFFIELD CORPORATION
13-Aug OSLO GARAGE OYA NIGHT
14 Aug go check out our friends Adam O playing London upstairs at the garage!

Polar Bear Club's first video off of the 2009 release Chasing Hamburg has been unveiled for the first time on MySpace Music today! Directed by Thomas Colella, the video for "Living Saints" is a conceptual piece in the same vein as Peter Gabriel's 1986 "Sledgehammer" video phenomenon. Complete with animation, never-before-seen visual effects, and one of the best singles of the year, it's safe to say Polar Bear Club and Colella have created a video unlike anything expected, and we know you'll be pleasantly surprised. The video premiere for "Living Saints" is live on MySpace right now! See the video below..

Living Saints

Polar Bear Club | MySpace Music Videos
Since the release of Chasing Hamburg, Polar Bear Club has been keeping busy showcasing new material live all over the world. Today, Polar Bear Club is pleased to announce a headlining summer tour with support from Moving Mountains, label-mates Lemuria, and Living With Lions. The tour starts June 10th in New York and takes Polar Bear Club across the nation to California in just two short weeks. With not a day to spare, the guys of Polar Bear Club will join up with Warped Tour on June 24th in San Diego and continue trekking across the states until the middle of July. Polar Bear Club's summer tour plans and venue information can be found below. Be sure to keep your eyes and ears peeled for more news to come surrounding the band that has The Punk Site boldly stating, 'If this is the future of punk rock, we're in good hands."

Bridge & Tunnel and Young Livers UK Tour!

So these two great bands are hitting the UK very very soon, make sure you get out and see them at a show, they are also making a stop at Wrongwayround in Southampton at Goblets Bar on Tuesday April 20th! check out the promo video below..


Thats not all! punknews is also streaming bridge and tunnels new EP right here

For Young Livers you can check a stream of their brand new full lenght via Rock Sound right here and check their brand new music video below...


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Final Flatliners video plus new album stream!

So heres the final video of the flatliners working on their cracking new full length 'CAVALCADE' which you can also stream for free right here. The guys will be touring the UK this june so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for the dates!