December 2011
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So endeth Twentyeleven and we seeketh new ground...
Well, this it for Trainwreck for 2011. I’ll keep it short and sweet - the best way. First, thanks to all of the regular and casual readers, your viewing, re-blogging and feedback is why I do it. Second, thanks to all of my friends, friends in bands and other interested people for the varied feedback and encouragement. And third, I would just like to say that this year has been the worst...
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Jamie Hay posts new video
Down at Chucking a Mosh we love nothing more than a heavily bearded man playing some top notch tunes and enjoying a beer in the process. Bearing this in mind it’s no surprise that Jamie Hay is one of our favourite artists.
Apart from his work in Conation and A Death in The Family, Jamie’s solo work is an absolute treat to listen too and...
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[INTERNATIONAL] New Music: Aborted - "The Origin...
Head to NoCleanSinging to listen to a new Aborted song, The Origin of Disease, from their forthcoming full length, Global Flatline, which drops in late January.
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SONG OF THE DAY
The Smith St. Band - Rooftops...
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[AUSTRALIA] Backtrack tour supports announced ✈
Official Press Release:
Here is a last minute Christmas present for the hardcore nation that is Australia. Supports have been announced for the inaugural Australian Tour in January of New York hardcore destroyers Backtrack. Additionally after some unfortunate delays, tickets are now on sale for the shows. Finall,y the Newcastle venue has been changed from the Blackbox Theatre to the more...
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[INTERNATIONAL] High on Fire working on new album...
Official Press Release: Oakland, CA hard rock band High on Fire has entered Salem, Massachusetts’ Godcity studios to begin tracking their as-yet-untitled new album. The world renowned group featuring drummer Des Kensel, bassist Jeff Matz and guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike (also of legendary stoner metal trio Sleep) is collaborating with producer and Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou on the...
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[INTERNATIONAL] New Videos: Black Flag - "Nervous...
Decent quality video footage has emerged of Black Flag playing their seminal EP, Nervous Breakdown in it’s entirety, filmed last weekend. The set was part of the Goldenvoice 30th Anniversary - an annual 3 day music festival in Los Angeles. The lineup included original members Keith Morris, Chuck Dukowski, and Bill Stevenson with Stephen Egerton (Descendents) filling in on guitar.
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[INTERNATIONAL] New Music: No Trigger - "Dried...
Alt. Press are streaming a new No Trigger song, Dried Piss, from their forthcoming full length, Tycoon, which will follow 2006’s Canyoneer. Tycoon drops in February on No Sleep.
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[INTERNATIONAL] New Music: Narrows - "Painted" ♬
Narrows will release their next album, Painted, on February 28 via Deathwish. Check out the first song from the release (which I can’t seem to find out the title of), here. Painted follows 2009’s New Lows.
On first listen, it kind of sounds like a good mix of newer Poison the Well, Every Time I Die and Pantera - awesome.
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[AUSTRALIA] New Tour: Murder By Death ✈
Murder By Death will be here for their first ever tour in February next year. Check out the details below.
Wednesday, February 22 @ The National Hotel, Geelong. [18+ - 8.00pm] Thursday, February 23 @ The Hi-Fi, Melbourne. [18+ - 8.00pm] Friday, February 24 @ TBA, Sydney. Saturday, February 25 @ The Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle. [18+ - 8.00pm] Sunday, February 26 @ The Hi-Fi, Brisbane. [18+ -...
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[AUSTRALIA] I Exist sign to Lost Shepard /...
Official Press Release:
Canberra, Australia’s I Exist has signed a deal with Lost Shepherd / Prosthetic for the world outside of Australia. The sludge-infused hardcore act’s second album, entitled II: The Broken Passage which was released via Resist down under over the summer, will be released in North America on January 31, and will share UK and European release dates with their new label mates,...
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[AUSTRALIA] New Video: Grendiers - "Old Uncle...
Adelaide’s Grenadiers have posted a new video for their song, Old Uncle Scratch, from last year’s full length, Songs the Devil Taught Us, which dropped via Casadeldisco.
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SONG OF THE DAY
Dangers - We Broke the P.A.
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SONG OF THE DAY
Basement - Canada Sqaure Great...
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[INTERNATIONAL] Pitchfork release top 50 2011...
Influential music site, Pitchfork, have released their top 50 best albums of 2011. Taking out the top spot is Bon Iver with his self-titled effort, released last June on Jagjaguwar.
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[AUSTRALIA] Free Music: Arrows - "Modern Art and...
As a little reward for fans being nice, Tom, owner of Hobbledehoy, is giving away Arrows’ 2008 full length, Modern Art and Politics for free. Check it out on the label’s Bandcamp page.
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[AUSTRALIA] Melbourne's East Brunswick Club to...
Melbourne’s iconic venue, The East Brunswick Club, will close it’s doors next March. A statement was circulated amongst booking agents earlier today. It reads:
“Sadly, all good things must come to an end. The East Brunswick Club will officially close its doors at the end of this summer. Venue owners Pete and Pam Benjamin have decided to retire from the hospitality industry...
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[AUSTRALIA] La Dispute tour supports announced ✈
Supports for La Dispute’s headlining tour in February have been announced. Check out the details below.
Presented by Resist & VIA Studios | Tickets on sale now
Wednesday, February 8 @ The Zoo, Brisbane. [18+ - 8.00pm] w/ Arrows and Quiet Steps. Tickets from Kill The Music, Oztix outlets and Oztix.com.au Thursday, February 9 @ Between the Walls, Brisbane [AA - 6.00pm] w/ We Set...
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[INTERNATIONAL] New Music: Smoking Popes -...
Head here to listen to the recently recorded Smoking Popes Daytrotter Session. They performed their songs Megan, How Dangerous, Wish You Were Here and Need You Around.
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[INTERNATIONAL] New Music: Daytrader - "No Rest...
Daytrader have released a b-side, No Rest for the Wicked, from the recording sessions for their recent full length, Last Days of Rome.
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[INTERNATIONAL] New Release: Kite Party -...
After recently signing to Animal Style, Kite Party will have their full length Baseball Season re-released by the label. Check out the details below.
ARTIST: Kite Party TITLE: Baseball Season RELEASE DATE: February 14 LABEL: Animal Style ABOUT: The label will issue the Philadelphia outfit’s debut full-length, Baseball Season, digitally and on 12” vinyl, with the latter being...
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[INTERNATIONAL] New Video/s - "David Comes to...
Head here to watch a Pitchfork hosted full live set of Fucked Up performing their latest record David Comes to Life at New York City’s Le Poisson Rouge.
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[INTERNATIONAL] New Music: Birds in Row - "A Kid...
Recent Deathwish signees, Birds in Row have released a new song, A Kid Called Dreamer. It is from their forthcoming record, Collected, which is a compilation of all of their previous releases. It will drop on Vitriol on January 17.
After the release of Collected, Birds in Row will begin work on their new full length and Deathwish debut, slated for a mid - late 2012 release.
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SONG OF THE DAY
Jimmy Eat World - A Praise...
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[INTERNATIONAL] New Video: Look Mexico - "Arrest?...
Spin are hosting the new video for Look Mexico’s Arrest? I Don’t Feel Like I’m Under Arrest from their latest EP, Real Americans Spear it, which dropped earlier this year on Adeline.
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[INTERNATIONAL] New Music: This is a Movement:...
Punknews.org are hosting a stream of the new EP from This is a Movement, titled The Destruction of Yourself and the World Around You.
The release is the follow up to 2010’s Walk Away and is also the first release on the band’s label, Kyoto Now!.
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[INTERNATIONAL] Southern Lord to re-release...
Official Press Release: Southern Lord are proud to be officially re-releasing several incredible, seminal titles from Portland, Oregon’s explosive punk/hardcore kings, Poison Idea in 2012! Southern Lord will be releasing CD versions of several Poison Idea reissues that TKO are currently re-releasing on vinyl. All of the material is being re-mastered by Jack Control (World Burns to Death)...
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[AUSTRALIA] New Shows: Bad Religion Sidewaves ✈
Bad Religion are coming out in February for Soundwave and have today announced 2 Sidewaves. Check out the details below.
Presented by Soundwave Touring | Tickets on sale Thursday, December 22
Monday, February 27 @ The Palace, Melbourne. [18+ - 8.00pm] w/ Strung Out, Street Dogs and The Menzingers. Tickets from Ticketek.
Wednesday, February 29 @ Big Top Luna Park, Sydney. [18+ - 8.00pm] w/...
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[AUSTRALIA] House vs. Hurricane announce new...
Official Press Release:
As we wind down on what has been a relatively quiet year for House vs.s Hurricane, UNFD is proud to announce a slew of news for the Melbourne five-piece in the form of a new vocalist, a new album and their signing to UNFD for recording and management. Just last week they played their last show with original front man Chris Dicker to make way for long-term friend Dan...
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[AUSTRALIA] New Tour: The Exploited ✈
This April, riot starting, bouncer bashing, cop baiting, hotel trashing, foul talking, noise making, chaos causing, venue wrecking, government hating, rule breaking, piss taking, unrelenting, punk rock band The Exploited bring their politically charged live show to East Coast Australia and Auckland. Check out the details below.
Presented by Soundworks | Tickets on sale Thursday, December...
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[AUSTRALIA] New Shows: Bodyjar "No Touch Red"...
After selling out the initial No Touch Red show last week, Bodyjar have announced 2 additional dates to meet the large demand. They will be performing their classic album, No Touch Red in full at these shows to celebrate it’s recent reissue on vinyl.
Check out the details below. Tickets on sale Friday, December 16.
Friday, March 30 @ The Espy, Melbourne. [18+ - 8.00pm] w/ One Dollar Short,...
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[INTERNATIONAL] New Music: The Saddest Landscape -...
The Saddest Landscape are releasing a new record, After the Lights, next month on Topshelf and you can stream a new song from it, In Love With the Sound, thanks to Alt. Press.
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[INTERNATIONAL] New Video: Trapped Under Ice -...
Head here to watch the new Trapped Under Ice video for, Pleased to Meet You, the new single from their latest full length, Big Kiss Goodnight, which dropped in October on Reaper.
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[INTERNATIONAL] New Music: DYS - "Sound of Our...
Stream a new DYS song, Sound of Our Town, being hosted by AMP.
The band says the song is their “love letter to Boston’s passion for all forms of hard music.” The track, produced by Andrew “Mudrock” Murdock, was recorded at his Hobby Shop Studio in Los Angeles, and features the band’s new lineup: vocalist Dave Smalley (ex-Dag Nasty, Down By Law, ALL) and bass...
[AUSTRALIA] Winding down...
As the end of the year approaches, the music world begins to slow down a tad. Being one of the of most highly trafficked news sources in history, Trainwreck will do the same.
Over the next few weeks, I will begin posting less regularly until ceasing for a 2 week break starting Christmas Eve and ending January 7th. Look out for a bigger and brighter 2012 for Trainwreck! There are some really...
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[AUSTRALIA] New Tour: Ben Kweller ✈
Ben Kweller is touring in March next year. Check out the details below. ☞
Over the past decade Ben Kweller has established himself as one of USA’s most treasured songwriters.
His critically acclaimed albums have surpassed half a million in sales, and earned him a die-hard global fan base to which he remains committedly accessible. His genre jumping blend of rock, piano ballads and folk music...
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[AUSTRALIA] New Shows: Hightime album launches ✈
Adelaide’s Hightime have announced some shows for early next year to launch their new record, Ishe Prende, out on Pee. Sussdadeetsbeloenigargh. Saturday, January 28 @ The Uni Bar, Adelaide. [18+ - 8.00pm] w/ Irie Knights, Stolen Youth, Stuffbox and She’s the Band. Friday, February 10 @ The Tote, Melbourne. [18+ - 8.00pm] w/ The Decline, The Bennies, Declaration, Being Amazing, Take...
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[AUSTRALIA] New Video/s: OFF!'s entire Sydney set...
Head here to watch a pretty decent quality video of recent visitors OFF! performing in Sydney last week. The set flies by at 37 minutes and was filmed at The Annandale Hotel.
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[INTERNATIONAL] New Video: Fucked Up - "Turn the...
Head here to watch (thanks to Spin) the new Fucked Up video for their song, Turn the Season, which appears on their latest full length David Comes to Life. It’s a pretty gnarly video with lots of FUCKED UP shit going on - hohoho.
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[INTERNATIONAL] New Music: Liberteer - "Build No...
Decibel are streaming a new song from one man black/grind/crust project Liberteer, titled Build No System. It’s from their (his) latest album, Better to Die on Your Feet Than Live on Your Knees, which drops January 31 on Relapse.
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[INTERNATIONAL] New Video: Heights - "The Lost and...
Lambgoat are premiering the new Heights video for their song, The Lost and Lone. The track appears on their latest full length, the recently released Dead Ends, which dropped on Mediaskare.
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[INTERNATIONAL] New Interview: Into it. Over it. ✖
Punknews.org has posted a new interview with Into it. Over it., who is Evan Thomas Weiss. Check it out here.
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[INTERNATIONAL] New Release: Thrice - "Anthology /...
Even though they recently hung up the gloves, Thrice will release a limited 7” next year.
Check out the details below.
ARTIST: Thrice TITLE: Anthology / Promises 7” RELEASE DATE: January 31 LABEL: Vagrant ABOUT: Limited to 2000 copies. Pre-order here.
1. Anthology 2. Promises
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[INTERNATIONAL] Pulverised sign Bombs of Hades ✍
Official Press Release:
Swedish deathcrust ensemble Bombs of Hades are the latest addition to the ever-pummeling Pulverised roster! Spawned in 2002 as a crustpunk act, Bombs of Hades quickly mutated into a gristly old-school Swedish death metal direction, while still retaining a strong d-beat/crust vibe. Fronted by(ex-God Macabre, ex-Utumno, etc), who recently served briefly with legendary...
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[INTERNATIONAL] Outcast sign to Listenable ✉
Listenable will be releasing Awaken the Reason, the third album from French brutal djent metal mongers Outcast, in late February 2012. Awaken the Reason is the band’ strongest and most solid recording to date and it genuinely captured the band’s musical madness. Expect a modern sounding, yet organic production spiced up by a frenzy of extreme guitar and drums assaults. The band...
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[INTERNATIONAL] Southern Lord signs Wolfbrigade ✉
Official Press Release
Pioneers of the Swedish d-beat/crust movement, Wolfbrigade have signed with Southern Lord for the release of their next three crushing full-length releases of malevolent darkness, the first being finalized to strike in the first few months of 2012. Wolfbrigade have been storming the scene internationally in one form or another since 1995. Then formed as Wolfpack, the...
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[INTERNATIONAL] New Music: John K. Samson - "When...
Paste Magazine are hosting a new song, When I Write My Master’s Thesis, from The Weakerthans’ frontman John K. Samson. The song appears on his forthcoming solo record, Provincial, which drops January 24.
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[INTERNATIONAL] New Music: Dead Icons - "Folding...
Dead Icons have released a new song, Folding Aces, from their forthcoming full length, Condemned, which drops January 24 via Bullet Tooth.
“Things that matter are not easy. Feelings of happiness are easy. Happiness is...”
– David Levithan (via loveyourchaos)
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[AUSTRALIA] New Tour: The Smith St Band
Melbourne’s The Smith St Band have announced the Fuck You Winter Tour in support of their recently released full length, No One Gets Lost Anymore. Check out the dates below.
Saturday, December 31 @ Moora Moora Co-Op, Healsville. Tuesday, January 3 @ The East Brunswick Club, Melbourne.* Wednesday, January 4 @ The Great Northern Hotel, Newcastle. Thursday, January 5 @ Yours & Owls,...
