Belvedere Tackles The Corporate Divide In New Single

Posted on February 24, 2021 by philspicks

Courtesy: Thousand Islands Records/Lockjaw Records

Independent punk rock band Belvedere is taking on a tried and true topic in its latest single.

The band debuted its new single, ‘Good Grief Retreat‘ Wednesday. The song is the lead single from the band’s forthcoming album Hindsight is the Sixth Sense. The album is scheduled for release May 14 through Thousand Islands Records in the U.S. and through Lockjaw Records in Europe and the United Kingdom. It will release through both labels on CD, vinyl, and digital.

Pre-orders are open. Among pre-order availability are three exclusive vinyl variant packages. There are also bundles that feature the items noted below.

Additional merch items include:

– American Socks partnership (limited run of album-themed socks)

– Full line of new t-shirt/tank top

– Album-themed Skateboard Deck

The band’s album has some special guest appearances. Less Than Jake front man Roger Lima, Protest The Hero vocalist Rody Walker, and Wolfrick singer Dylan Toews join the band for some of the album’s works.

The musical arrangement featured in ‘Good Grief Retreat’ is familiar to fans of bands, such as Chaser, Pennywise, and Record Thieves. The lyrical theme that accompanies the song’s musical arrangement proves just as familiar for punk fans.

Front man Steve Rawles talked about the song’s lyrical theme during a recent interview.

“This song speaks of the average worker and the system that benefits off their labour,” he said. While the rich can hide behind laws, regulations and a corporate veil that doesn’t hold them accountable for their actions, the worker never gets ahead and has no chance of closing the wage and lifestyle gap. The Retreat in the title refers to the general populace demanding better conditions.”

The track listing for Hindsight is the Sixth Sense is noted below.

Album Tracklisting:

1. Happily Never After

2. Elephant March

3. The Ides

4. Camera Obscura

5. Retina

6. Chromatic

7. Good Grief Retreat

8. Comrade (feat. Roger Lima)

9. 2 Fast 2 Furious

10. Memento Mori (feat. Dylan Toews)

11. Automate (feat. Rody Walker)

12. Heartbreaker

13. Peace In Our Time

More information on Belvedere’s new single and album is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:

Website: https://belvederepunkrock.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/belvedere669

Twitter: https://twitter.com/belvedere669

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Less Than Jake Guitarist Chris DeMakes Welcomes Chuck Ragan On Latest Podcast Episode

Posted on January 11, 2021 by philspicks

This week’s episode of Chris DeMakes’ podacast Chris DeMakes A Podcast features punk legend and equally famed folk singer Chuck Ragan.

Ragan discusses Hot Water Music’s song ‘Remedy’ in this week’s episode. The song focuses on Ragan’s experiences during his upbringing. The song is feature in Hot Water Music’s 2002 album Caution. The album was released through Epitaph Records.

Ragan said in part about the song during his interview, “I grew up in a great home, two wonderful loving parents, but at the same time they were very conservative. A Southern Baptist household and I was a punk rocker. That’s pretty much that story.”

More information on Chris DeMakes’ podcasts is available along with all of his latest news at:

Website: http://chrisdemakes.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ChrisDeMakesOfficial

Twitter: http://twitter.com/LessThanChris

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Less Than Jake Debuts ‘Keep On Chasing’ Video

Posted on December 13, 2020 by philspicks

Less Than Jake debuted the video for its latest single this week.

The band debuted the video for its new single ‘Keep on Chasing‘ Friday. The song and its video are the second from the band’s recently released album Silver Linings. Its premiere follows that of the album’s lead single, ‘Lie To Me‘ and its video The album was released October 3 through Pure Noise Records.

The video for the band’s new single is a video-game-themed presentation that takes viewers into a Legend of Zelda type setting as the song plays over the visuals. The band makes its way through various mazes before making its way into some kind of Minecraft type world.

The musical arrangement that accompanies the video is everything that audiences have come to expect from the veteran ska outfit. It comes complete with horns and traditional ska style sound and approach. The lyrical theme that accompanies the song’s musical arrangement comes across as a statement about relationships.

More information on Less Than Jake’s new single, video and album is available online along with all of the band’s latest news at:

Website: http://www.lessthanjake.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lessthanjake

Twitter: http://twitter.com/lessthannjake

Ice Nine Kills Debuts ‘Rocking The Boat’ Live Clip

Posted on December 13, 2020 by philspicks

Ice Nine Kills debuted another clip from its new live recording this week.

The band debuted the clip of its performance of its song ‘Rocking The Boat‘ Friday. The clip is the second from the band’s new live recording I Heard They Kill Live, which was released Oct. 30 through Fearless Records. Its premiere follows that of the debut of the recording’s lead single/clip for the band’s performance of its song ‘Stabbing in the Dark.’

Front man Spencer Charnas had the following to say of the band’s performance clip:

“This particular song was a highlight every night to me,” said Charnas. “I mean, How often do you get to antagonize one of your crew members while they’re wearing a large inflatable shark costume in front of a couple thousand people?”

I Heard They Kill Live was recorded live in Ice Nine Kills’ hometown of Worcester, MA on Nov. 19, 2019. The recording’s track listing is noted below.

ICE NINE KILLS

I HEARD THEY KILL LIVE!!

TRACK LISTING

1. Thank God It’s Friday

2. The Jig Is Up

3. SAVAGES

4. The Nature Of The Beast

5. The World In My Hands

6. Communion Of The Cursed

7. A Grave Mistake

8. Your Number’s Up

9. Rocking The Boat

10. Merry Axe-Mas

11. Thriller

12. Hell In The Hallways

13. Stabbing In The Dark

14. The Fastest Way To A Girl’s Heart Is Through Her Ribcage

15. Love Bites

16. Tess-Timony

17. Me, Myself and Hyde

18. The American Nightmare

19. IT Is The End

‘Rocking The Boat’ and ‘Stabbing in the Dark’ are featured in Ice Nine Kills’ album The Silver Scream and its re-issue The Silver Scream: The Final Cut. The latter featured six additional tracks not featured in the original release: ‘Your Number Is Up,’ ‘Thriller,’ ‘A Grave Mistake (Live from Sirius XM),’ ‘Stabbing in the Dark (Acoustic ft. Matt Heafy),’ ‘SAVAGES (Acoustic),’ and ‘Thank God It’s Friday (Acoustic ft. Ari Lehman).’

The original 2018 release of The Silver Scream produced the singles and videos for: ‘Thank God It’s Friday,’ ‘Stabbing in the Dark,’ ‘A Grave Mistake‘ and ‘The American Nightmare,’ ‘Savages,’ ‘Enjoy Your Slay‘ and ‘Merry Axe-mas.’

The full track listing for the new re-issue of The Silver Scream is noted below.

THE SILVER SCREAM: FINAL CUT

1. The American Nightmare
2. Thank God It’s Friday
3. Stabbing In The Dark
4. Savages
5. The Jig Is Up (ft. Randy Strohmeyer of Finch)
6. A Grave Mistake
7. Rocking The Boat (ft. Jeremy Schwartz)
8. Enjoy Your Slay (ft. Sam Kubrick)
9. Freak Flag
10. The World in My Hands (ft. Tony Lovato of Mest)
11. Merry Axe-mas
12. Love Bites (ft. Chelsea Talmadge, Stranger Things)
13. IT Is The End (ft. JR Wasilewski & Buddy Schaub of Less Than Jake and Will Salazar of Fenix TX)
14. Your Number’s Up
15. Thriller (Michael Jackson cover)
16. A Grave Mistake (Live from SiriusXM)
17. Stabbing In The Dark (Acoustic ft. Matt Heafy)
18. SAVAGES (Acoustic)
19. Thank God It’s Friday (Acoustic ft. Ari Lehman)

In other news, INK released a new double-sided vinyl on Record Store Day, Oct. 24. The six-song vinyl collects he bonus tracks from The Silver Scream: The Final Cut for presentation. Its track listing is noted below.

The Silver Scream: Killer Cuts

Record Store Day Exclusive 10″ Vinyl

SIDE A

Savages

Your Number’s Up

Thriller

SIDE B

Stabbing In The Dark (Acoustic) feat. Matt Heafy

Savages (Acoustic)

Thank God It’s Friday (Acoustic) feat. Ari Lehman

More information on Ice Nine Kills’ new fan community is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:

Website: http://iceninekills.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/IceNineKills

Twitter: http://twitter.com/iceninekills

Less Than Jake Guitarist Chris DeMakes Welcome Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen On Next Podcast

Posted on September 4, 2020 by philspicks

Courtesy: Night Owl PublicRelations

Less Than Jake guitarist Chris DeMakes will have a special guest on his next podcast.

DeMakes will have Cheap trick guitarist Rick Nielsen on a special Labor Day edition of his program Chris Demakes A podcast. The duo will discuss Cheap Trick’s hit song ‘Surrender,’ from Cheap Trick’s 1978 album Heaven Tonight.

DeMakes had the following to say of the special upcoming podcast.

“This episode means so much to me and is very special because I grew up listening to Cheap Trick. I had the opportunity to cover their classic hit ‘Surrender’ on the Less Than Jake album Anthem and finally got to meet him when we played a show with them back in May 2017. I’m blown away and honored that Rick Nielsen knows me and my band by name.”

DeMakes has 14 episodes of his podcast available here. They feature discussions with fellow famed musicians, such as Matt Skiba, Ryan Key, and Tim McIlrath. DeMakes’ podcasts have garnered attention from major media sources, such as National Public Radio, Rolling Stone, and Vox.

More information on Chris DeMakes’ podcasts is available along with all of his latest news at:

Website: http://chrisdemakes.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ChrisDeMakesOfficial

Twitter: http://twitter.com/LessThanChris

Kill Lincoln Debuts New LP’s Lead Single, ‘Confession Obsession’

Posted on June 26, 2020 by philspicks

Courtesy: Bad Time Records/1138 Records/Pookout Records

Ska-punk band Kill Lincoln unveiled its first new music in five years this week.

The band debuted its new single ‘Confession Obsession‘ Friday. The song is the lead single from the band’s forthcoming album Can’t Complain. The album is scheduled for release Aug. 7 through Bad Time Records in the U.S., 1138 Records in Japan and Pookout Records in the U.K.

The song’s musical arrangement will appeal to fans, such as Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Less Than Jake and Reel Big Fish. The song’s lyrical content will reach just as many audiences, if not more.

Pre-orders are open now for Can’t Complain.

More information on Can’t Complain is available along with all of Kill Lincoln’s latest news at:

Website: http://killlincolndc.bandcamp.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KillLincolnDC

Twitter: http://twitter.com/killlincoln

Less Than Jake Launches COVID-19 Relief Fundraising Effort

Posted on May 1, 2020 by philspicks

Courtesy: Pure Noise Records

Veteran ska-punk outfit Less Than Jake is doing its part to help people who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak.

The band has launched a new series of releases titled “Lost at Home Sessions.” The first release in the series, Just Like Andy is available now through the band’s official Bandcamp page at a price of $5. While the recording is titled “Volume One” it is in fact one song.

Proceeds of the song’s sale will go to benefit the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund. the fund was established by the nonprofit MusiCares, which offers financial, medical and medical emergency assistance for musicians who are in need.

The band offered a statement about the songs that will make up the band’s “Lost At Home Sessions.”

“being cooped up at home like the rest of you, we thought it would be fun to keep the creative juices flowing and see if we could make music from five separate locations,” the statement reads. “That’s right, we’ve never played these songs together. It’s kind of an experiment, but we’re gonna have fun.”

As an added motivation to purchase the new song, the band is giving audiences the chance to win prizes, such as a rare glow-in-the-dark bobblehead and equally rare, out-of-print vinyls from the band. Entries are made through the purchase of the song.

The entry window for the band’s contest closes May 22.

More information on Less Than Jake’s new fundraising effort is available online along with all of the band’s latest news at:

Website: http://www.lessthanjake.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lessthanjake

Twitter: http://twitter.com/lessthannjake

INK Debuts ‘IT Is The End’ Video; Launches North American Tour

Posted on September 29, 2019 by philspicks

Courtesy: Fearless Records

Ice Nine Kills debuted the video for its latest single this week.

The band debuted the video for its new single ‘IT Is The End‘ Tuesday. The video, directed by Daniel Hourihan, is the finale in a series of videos and singles, all of which have come from the band’s 2018 album The Silver Scream and features appearances from members of Fenix TX and Less Than Jake.

The band’s video series from The Silver Scream also features videos for the songs ‘Thank God It’s Friday,’ ‘Stabbing in the Dark,’ ‘A Grave Mistake‘ and ‘The American Nightmare.’

Most recently, the band debuted the video for the song ‘Savages,’ also taken from The Silver Scream, as well as ‘Enjoy Your Slay‘ and ‘Merry Axe-mas.’

The band is scheduled to re-issue The Silver Scream Oct. 25 in an expanded package that features a new cover song, four acoustic takes of songs from the album and a new song that pays tribute to director Wes Craven’s hit slasher flick Scream.

Courtesy: Fearless Records/SRO

INK opens its new North American tour run tonight in Cleveland, OH. The tour, which also will feature performances from Fit For A King, Light The Torch, Make Them Suffer, and Awake At Last, is scheduled to run through Dec. 1 in New York, NY. The tour’s schedule is noted below

ICE NINE KILLS upcoming tour dates are as follows:

DATE		CITY	VENUE
Tue	10/29	Cleveland, OH	House of Blues *
Sat	11/2	Milwaukee, WI	The Rave Club *
Sun	11/3	Minneapolis, MN	Varsity Theater *
Mon	11/4	Estes Park, CO	The Stanley Hotel
Tue	11/5	Denver, CO	Summit Music Hall *
Wed	11/6	Salt Lake City, UT	The Depot *
Fri	11/8	Las Vegas, NV	Brooklyn Bowl *
Sat	11/9	Los Angeles, CA	Belasco Theater *
Sun	11/10	Phoenix, AZ	The Van Buren *
Tue	11/12	Dallas, TX	House of Blues *
Wed	11/13	Houston, TX	House of Blues *
Thu	11/14	San Antonio, TX	Aztec Theater *
Sat	11/16	Pensacola, FL	Vinyl Music Hall *
Sun	11/17	Tampa, FL	Ritz Ybor *
Mon	11/18	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	Revolution Live *
Wed	11/20	Atlanta, GA	Buckhead Theater *
Thu	11/21	Charlotte, NC	The Underground – Fillmore *
Fri	11/22	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore Soundstage *
Sat	11/23	Pittsburgh, PA	Roxian Theater *
Mon	11/25	Philadelphia, PA	Theater of Living Arts *
Tue	11/26	Detroit, MI	St. Andrews Hall *
Wed	11/27	Chicago, IL	House of Blues *
Sat	11/30	Worcester, MA	The Palladium *
Sun	12/1	New York, NY	Webster Hall *

* = SiriusXM Octane Presents “Octane Accelerator Tour” with Fit For a King, Light The Torch, Make Them Suffer & Awake At Last

More information on the band’s upcoming North American tour, its new singles and videos and all of its latest news is available online now at:

Website: http://www.iceninekills.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/IceNineKills

Twitter: http://twitter.com/iceninekills

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It’s Not Dead Festival Comes To Life This Fall

Posted on June 22, 2015 by philspicks

Courtesy: Earshot Media

Punk rock is alive and well!

That is the message being sent by “It’s Not Dead Festival” co-founders Kevin Lyman, Jon Reese and Live Nation’s Rich Best. Thanks to the trio’s combined efforts, the aptly-titled festival will become reality, proving the spirit of punk and the music itself is alive and well. The “It’s Not Dead Festival” will be held Saturday, October 10^th at the San Manuel Amphitheater Festival Grounds in San Bernadino, CA. The festival will feature performances from a total of thirty-five bands across three stages representing the past, present, and future of punk and ska. Those bands include: Bad Religion, Pennywise, Descendents, NOFX, The Vandals, 7 Seconds, The Vandals, Bouncing Souls, Anti-Flag, Strung Out, Fishbone, H20, Lagwagon, Goldfinger, Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake and many more. The festival’s complete lineup is listed below.

The Lineup: Bad Religion, Pennywise, Descendents, NOFX,The Vandals,7 Seconds, Bouncing Souls, Anti-Flag, Strung Out, Fishbone, H20, Lagwagon, Goldfinger, Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake

Second Stage: The Adolescents, Agent Orange, CJ Ramone, Devils Brigade, Duane Peters Gunfight, Manic Hispanic, Pulley, Riverboat Gamblers, Sham 69, Swingin’ Utters, The Dickies, TSOL

Third Stage: DI, Left Alone, Otherized, Rhythmic Asylum, The Briggs, The Interrupters, The Untouchables, Total Chaos

Tickets for the “It’s Not Dead Festival” will be available beginning this afternoon at 1pm ET on the festival’s official website at http://www.itsnotdeadfestival.com/. Early bird tickets start at $25 and go up in price from there. Regular on-sale price for tickets is $42.50. Service fees and parking are not included in ticket prices. Kids 10 and under get in free. On-site overnight parking will be available for those that get there early in anticipation of the big day.

While the bands tapped to play this year’s festival are the main attraction, they are just part of what audiences can look forward to this year. There will also be an old-school skate/BMX jam presented by Vans featuring appearances from skateboarding legends such as: Mike Frazier, Steve Caballero, Christian Hosoi, Omar Hassan, and Neal Hendrix along with pros Lizzie Armanto, Alex Perelson, and Josh Bordon. BMX rider Dennis McCoy will also be on hand for the event.

For those looking for something calmer, there will also be an art exhibition titled “Art’s Not Dead” and a book-signing area. The art exhibition will feature works from artists and photographers such as Mark deSalvo, Dave Naz, Natalia Fabia, Lisa Johnson, B.J. Papas, Greg Attonito, Chris Shary, Craig “Skibs” Barker, Jeff Alulis, Jason Cardwell and many others. Their works will both be on exhibition and for sale. The book-signing area will feature books from well-known authors such as Jeff Alulis, Danny Bland, Cecil Castellucci, Jack Grisham, Shawna Kenney, Jim Lindberg, David Nazworthy, Christian Picciolini, John Roecker with Dylan Melody, Daniel Weizmann and Shanti Wintergate & Greg Attonito.

The “It’s Not Dead Festival” is sponsored by Vans, Rockstar Energy Drink, FYE, Coldcock Whiskey, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Epitaph Records, and Pure Noise Records. More information on the “It’s Not Dead Festival” is available online now including ticketing information at:

Website: http://www.itsnotdeadfestival.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/itsnotdeadfest

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