A Chinese punk band obsessed with Johnny Thunders sounds pretty fucking bad ass to me. Joyside channels the seedy underbelly of American punk rock through the lens of filmmaker Kevin Fritz. The band drinks itself senseless as it walks Fritz through its societal apathy, binge drinking, and rudimentary punk rock. And with songs like “I Don’t Care About […]

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This year’s CMJ Music Marathon will premiere Anton Corbijn’s Joy Division biopic, Control, at the Film Forum in New York City on October 10. This is the first chance to see the film, which we are guilty of hyping on more than one occasion, on US soil.

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AntiMusic is reporting that Fugazi is reuniting for a show on September 3, 2007 at Fort Reno Park in Washington, DC, but Fugazi never officially broke up. The band has always referred to its lack of activity as a hiatus of undetermined length. The show marks not only its 20th anniversary of its first ever […]

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With no new record in three years, it would have been safe to assume The Von Bondies were done, despite the critical acclaim of its major label debut, Pawn Shoppe Heart, back in 2004. After the band finished its tour that year, everything sort of fell apart. Members came and went. Lead singer Jason Stollsteimer […]

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Liars self-titled fourth record is due out August 28 on Mute. The first single and video, “Plaster Casts of Everything”, precedes the full-length on August 14 digitally and on 7″. Then the band hits the road with rather unlikely tour mates Interpol in September.

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Slow on the uptake nu-metal fruitcakes, Korn, have a ridiculous trailer on their website, proffering a philosphy Devo cultivated and mastered over 30 years ago that claims that “humans are evolving backwards.” And Devo’s Jerry Casale is none too pleased by the band’s ignorance and lack of respect, writing on Devo’s site: “We denounce this […]

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Devo has recorded a new single at Mark Mothersbaugh’s studio, Mutato Muzika, which will be available on iTunes very soon. Until then, the song can be heard in a new ad by Dell, which mimics Devo’s image and style. It’s been 17 years since Devo’s less than stellar Smooth Noodle Maps, but when your band’s […]

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