ALL PEOPLE Communicate EP

all peopleReleased via Asian Man Records in conjunction with Community Records (sometime home of Best of the Worst), this eight track disc from Louisina’s All People is a release which never settles. While there are plenty of guitar driven moments and a punky energy within the material, ‘Communicate’ is a release recommended more for those listeners who enjoy a dose of reggae with their attitude.  Although Dub War and The Clash would be the most obvious bands to namedrop, this four piece band have much more to offer than just recycled inspiration and although it would be easy (and lazy) to label them as just another ska/punk band, ‘Communicate’ features arrangements that have so much more to offer than your average skacore merchants.

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Spanish dates added to Bad Religion’s upcoming Euro-tour

Two dates in Span have been added to Bad Religion’s 2014 European tour.

The legendary punks will be visiting the following venues with Against Me! in support.

June 17, 2014 Madrid, Spain Riviera
June 18, 2014 Barcelona, Spain Sala Razzmatazz

The other confirmed dates for this part of the tour are:

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STRANGEWAYS – Age Of Reason

strangewaysDespite some over-excitement by many aging rock fans, Strangeways supposed “comeback” album, 2010’s ‘Perfect World’, was far from perfect.  So far from perfect, in fact, it couldn’t even stretch to being called average.  The record featured eleven tracks which had the little life they possessed sucked from them courtesy of one of the most appalling production jobs to ever grace a melodic rock disc.  The sound of a band desperately trying to be heard through a muddy dirge, ‘Perfect World’ was an insult to melodic rock fans and a bigger insult to vocalist Terry Brock, lending his great voice to the band for the first time since the 1980s.

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New Winger album released in April!

Melodic rock legends Winger are set to release their sixth studio album in April.

It has also been confirmed the band are to appear alongside other melodic rockers Aerosmith, Red Dragon Cartel and “comic” relief Steel Panther.

Entitled ‘Better Days Comin”, the album reunites original members Kip Winger, Rod Morganstein and Reb Beach (also a longterm member of Whitesnake) with guitarist John Roth for a continuation to the band’s hard rock legacy.

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