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Brian James of The Damned and Lords of The New Church Has Died

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Highly influential Punk and post-Punk guitarist Brian James, who co-founded The Damned and Lords of the New Church and many others has died. He was 70 years old. He died peacefully on Thursday, March 6, with his wife Minna, son Charlie and daughter-in-law Alicia by his side. In addition to being the author of the first-ever U.K. punk single “New Rose”, Brian was the main author of “Damned Dmned Damned”, which was released in February 1977. After the second Damned album. Brian created the short-lived Tanz Der Youth, before forming The Lords Of The New Church with his friend and fellow rocker Stiv Bators. Working in bands and producing albums over six decades, he left a mark on punk songwriting that would be emulated and followed forever. RIP. 

 

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Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival 2025 Books Social Distortion, Cock Sparrer, Peter Hook and the Light, Frank Turner, Power Trip, Addicts, FLAG, The Damned, FIDLAR, Amigo The Devil, and More

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Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival is celebrating 25 years, and the single-day lineups are here. If a full weekend isn’t in the cards, no problem—now you can pick a day, see your favorite band, and still make it back to work in one piece (probably). This year’s lineup features Social Distortion, Peter Hook & The Light performing the best of Joy Division, and Cock Sparrer taking their final PRB bow. Gang of Four will rip through their seminal album Entertainment!, while the Cockney Rejects, joined by Olga from the Toy Dolls, bring an unruly blend of chaotic energy. Rounding it out, we’ve got The Interrupters, FLAG, Power Trip, Lambrini Girls, Bad Nerves, The Damned, FIDLAR, The Bouncing Souls, CIVIC, Frank Turner, NOBRO, Youth Brigade, Bridge City Sinners, The Adicts, Amigo the Devil, Angel Dust, The Baboon Show, Gen and The Degenerates, Upchuck, and a whole mess of others.Continue reading →


Korn, Muse, Scorpions, Linkin Park, Knocked Loose, Judas Priest, Electric Callboy,Turnstile, Exodus, Dethklok, Refused, and More Booked for Hellfest Open Air 2025

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The Hellfest Open Air festival 2025 has booked a huge lineup. Taking place from June 19th to 22nd in Clisson, France, the fest features headlining performances from Korn, Muse, Scorpions, and Linkin Park, as well as, Knocked Loose, Judas Priest, Electric Callboy,Turnstile, Exodus, Dethklok, Refused, Jerry Cantrell, Jinjer, Turnstile, Unto Others, The Warning, VOLA, Alcest, Abbath (Doom occulta set), SUNN O))), HEALTH, Russian Circles, Chat Pile, Savatage, Dream Theater and more out of a total of 184 bands. A “very special guest” yet to be revealed for June 20th.Continue reading →


Punk Rock Bowling 2024 Books Social Distortion, Peter Hook and The Light, Cock Sparrer, Frank Turner, Power Trip, Flag, FIDLAR, The Damned, The Interrupters, Amigo the Devil and More

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This Memorial Day Weekend in 2025, Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival will celebrate 25 years of unapologetic chaos, community, and pure DIY spirit. What began as a punk rock family reunion has become  an annual pilgrimage, built not by corporations but by the grit and passion of the punk rockers who make it all possible. After a quarter-century of breaking the rules, we’re excited to reveal the lineup that embodies everything this festival stands for. Social Distortion is making their PRB debut, bringing that raw, legendary sound filled with Mike Ness’s stories of love, loss, and resilience. Then there’s Peter Hook & The Light, performing the best of Joy Division. From the haunting strains of “Love Will Tear Us Apart” to “Ceremony”, their iconic catalog will pull you into a world of shadows and light. The celebration keeps rolling with Cock Sparrer, the legendary East End London street-punk that’s been tearing it up since 1972. With a core group of members who’ve stuck together from day one, these longtime allies are taking their final festival bow in a bittersweet farewell. Other bands performing includes Frank Turner, Power Trip, Flag, FIDLAR, The Damned, The Interrupters, Amigo the Devil, Laura Jane Grace and The Mississippi Medicals and many more listed below. 

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FESTIVAL REVIEW: No Values Festival – Live at The Fairplex Pomona

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We might be entering a golden age of music festivals in the USA. Sure, everywhere you turn fans struggle to afford tickets, and some tours are tanking. Even a few festivals have had disastrous results. At the same time, the destination festival is beginning to thrive here, as we are trying to copy the model from Europe that has reigned for nearly four decades. So throngs of people descended on the Los Angeles area `burb Pomona, known best for Citrus and good colleges, for what could be the one Punk Rock festival to rule them all; No Values Fest! Continue reading →


No Values Fest ft. The Original Misfits, Social Distortion, Iggy Pop, Turnstile, Bad Religion, Sublime, The Dillinger Escape Plan, and Power Trip Announce Set Times

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Kicking off later this week, the first annual No Values festival, featuring The Original Misfits, Social Distortion, Iggy Pop, Turnstile, Bad Religion, Sublime, The Dillinger Escape Plan, and more at the Pomona Fairplex this Saturday, June 8th, 2024. The festival is produced by the legends at Goldenvoice! For one day only, many of the greatest punk bands of all time perform in one place, on four stages. The fest has released their full set times and map of the event now! There is also an app to plan your fest and mind your set times!Continue reading →


Dead Kennedys Added To Final 2019 Muddy Roots Music Festival Lineup

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Political Punk legends Dead Kennedys have been added as a last-minute addition to Muddy Roots Music Festival. The group, featuring members Klaus Fluoride, East Bay Ray, Ron “Skip” Greer, and D.H. Peligro, will hit the Muddy Roots Truck Stage in Cookeville, Tennessee on Saturday, August 31st. Dead Kennedys join a wide-ranging lineup from punk, metal, roots music, and even some hip-hop fans squeal in unified delight. This year’s event, which will take place from August 30th to September 1st, boasts sets from almost 80 bands, including appearances from MC50, the new incarnation of Wayne Kramer’s MC5, and GZA of Wu-Tang Clan fame who will perform with a live band. The MC50 band includes Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Brendan Canty (Fugazi), Billy Gould (Faith No More), and Marcus Durant (Zen Guerilla). GZA’s backing band is led by Ramsey Jones, older brother of the late ODB of the Wu-Tang Clan. John Garcia and Nick Oliveri, both formerly of Kyuss will appear with their respective new projects, California punk band Face to Face, Fishbone, alt-country outlaws like Sarah Shook & The Disarmers and Mike and The Moonpies, Possessed By Paul James and The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band and many more. Continue reading →


EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE: Nightrage – “The Damned”

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Ghost Cult is proud to bring you the premiere of the new video from legendary Melodic Death Metallers Nightrage, for their new single ‘The Damned’. The track is available to purchase and stream from Despotz Records, at the link below. The track and the video are incredible, just classic Nightrage. We have also included the inspirational lyrics to the song below, so get ready to headbang like crazy and scream your guts out! Continue reading →