PREMIERE: RECKLINGS Shares 'Spitter' Ahead of Releasing New EP Human Nature
PREMIERE: RECKLINGS Shares 'Spitter' Ahead of Releasing New EP Human Nature

Tomorrow is the official release date for Human Nature, the second record by our favorite punk-rock four-piece RECKLING. Today we’re stoked to be premiering ‘Spitter’ - the last early look at the EP before D-Day. Cementing itself as a live favorite, ‘Spitter’ details the emotional labor of moving through life’s hard times and more literally, moving past a bitch that spit on you.

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Experiencing Different Shades of Hue with Surfbort’s “Never Gonna Be What You Want Me to Be”
Experiencing Different Shades of Hue with Surfbort’s “Never Gonna Be What You Want Me to Be”

Feeding their growing fanbase less than a year after their sophomore album, Keep on Truckin’, the American-punk-core of Surfbort has released a new single. The next installment of their world domination, “Never Gonna Be What You Want Me to Be,” is a focused performance with a head-down directive opposite to the loud, deliberately messy, and wild record of last year.

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BE IN A BAND OR DIE Does DAY 2 of MOSSWOOD MELTDOWN
BE IN A BAND OR DIE Does DAY 2 of MOSSWOOD MELTDOWN

Two years after the unceremonious fall of Burger Records, the Oakland-based punk festival formerly known as Burger Boogaloo returned to Mosswood Park under a new team as Mosswood Meltdown.

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Reckling’s “In My Hair” Video Is Stuck In Our Heads
Reckling’s “In My Hair” Video Is Stuck In Our Heads

With a sound that makes it easy to imagine if a Whip-Smart era Liz Phair was a snarling punk in 1970s Los Angeles, “In My Hair” is an anthem for every obsessive overthinker and indecisive decision-maker. An earworm of an offering from Reckling’s upcoming EP Human Nature, out August 12th, we’re already obsessed and hungry for more.

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Hunx and His Punx Return to Rock The Regent
Hunx and His Punx Return to Rock The Regent

2010s indie heads and riot grrrls alike, rejoice! Seth Bogart’s queer punk-meets-doowop quintet is back in full force when we need them the most. Selling out The Regent for the second time in their career, Bogart and friends celebrated the reunion with high-energy performances and wild antics that John Waters himself would approve of.

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BASS DRUM OF DEATH Hits Alexs Bar with RECKLING, DEATH LENS, and FLOATS
BASS DRUM OF DEATH Hits Alexs Bar with RECKLING, DEATH LENS, and FLOATS

Last night Mississippi garage-rockers Bass Drum Of Death sold out Alex’s Bar in Long Beach, California with support from a couple of legends including Reckling, Death Lens, and Floats. We made it out, got sweaty, and took some photos.

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