smlconation1Black Wire Records in Annandale is set to celebrate their third anniversary as a live venue over the weekend of June 1-2. To help celebrate the occasion Newcastle's CONATION will be reuniting.

smlA-BAND-CALLED-DEATHBefore Bad Brains, the Sex Pistols or even the Ramones, there was a band called Death. Punk before punk existed, three teenage brothers in the early '70s formed a band in their spare bedroom, began playing a few local gigs and even pressed a single in the hopes of getting signed. 

smlFlagIn 1979, Black Flag played their first show at Moose Lodge in Redondo Beach, California. On Thursday night, more than 34 years later, Flag -- a group comprised of former members Keith Morris, Chuck Dukowski, Dez Cadena and Bill Stevenson, with Descendents/All guitarist Stephen Egerton -- played to a crowd of less than 200 people. 

smlviglinate-promo-300dpiVigilante are celebrating the release of their debut 12" EP ‘Quality Of Life’ with two Sydney launch shows. An 18+ show at Hermann's Bar, Sydney University on Saturday 25 May and an all ages show at Chatswood Youth Centre on Sunday 26 May.

smlICIron Chic is a melodic punk band from Huntington Station, NY. The band garnered quite a bit of attention, not only for their music, but also because they were hailed as a "supergroup", featuring members of Latterman, Small Arms Dealer, Capital and more. 

smlHR_1_1c_smallFollowing an outstanding response to their 2012 Australian tour, Japanese three-piece Boris will return to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Hobart to play their classic cult album, FLOOD plus other popular tracks from their decorated career. Flood, the band’s third album, is essentially one single piece, explored and exploited throughout the album’s 70 minute duration. 

smlCAR001On May 20,1993, THE BOUNCING SOULS self-released their first CD, "The Greenball Crew E.P." and CHUNKSAAH RECORDS was born. Only 1,000 CDs were manufactured and within a year the EP was out-of-print.

smlDR_Live_Photo_WebChicago's garage/ punk trio Daylight Robbery have announced they're headed to Australia for the first time this July. Emerging from Chicago's DIY scene in 2006, Daylight Robbery's sound blends elements of late 70's punk with dark, angular surf guitar.

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New Zealand's ANTAGONIST AD have released a video for their song "Paul Allen", from their album 'Nothing From No One' out now from Mediaskare Records.

smlstigma-1361381528Not only did Vinny Stigma co-found the legendary Agnostic Front but he has also played guitar with NYHC stalwarts Madball. In 2009, Vinny stepped to the forefront with his more punk infused side-project, Stigma, and released "New York Blood."

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