New Orleans is well known for its music scene spanning many genres. One of those genres that is not spoken of often enough would be bimboviolence and barbiegrind. Pioneers, Brat, have dropped another killer (literally) full-length in the form of Manslayer (Prosthetic Records). With decades of heavy music lyrics focusing on killing women, now it is time for the women to get in on some of the killing.
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French dark folk group, Skáld, have just released their latest single, “Dǫkksalir,” with an official lyric video. It is taken from the band’s upcoming full-length, Ørlǫg, out September 25. The album is Skáld’s first release for Napalm Records, arriving just ahead of a European and the UK arena tour, supporting The Hu. Catch the new video and more below.
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Washington, D.C.’s Bad Brains – one of the most important and influential bands to emerge from the American underground music scene – today announce the November 6 release of Are You Ready: The First Studio Recording (Inner Ear – March 1979) via Trust Records. For decades, the recordings circulated unofficially among tape-trading punks – an ask-a-punk rarity known only to a relative few. Now, nearly five decades later, the session has been newly mixed by Ian MacKaye and, in cooperation with Bad Brains, will receive its first official release, available on vinyl, cassette, and digital. Listen/share “Pay to Cum” here and watch the video – with footage was filmed by Barry Masterson at CBGB’s on October 24th 1979.
