Mad About Rock

  UK solo punk artist, TOOTH GORE, will release his gripping new album, 'For Losers, By Losers', on Friday 6th June. TOOTH GORE has also released the deeply engulfing single and video, 'I Hate My Collarbones', out now - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdHbFF0uWLQ Listen via - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5RRVoUOAYvQxZiU2ZxlgT8 TOOTH GORE (aka Kobi Joe) is a uniquely talented and captivating artist who hails from the quaint seaside town of Newquay, Cornwall. TOOTH GORE was born at the end of 2021, however it wasn’t until 2024 that Kobi really began to attract attention and really make his mark. With a deft ability to fuse meaty fuzzy guitars and by drawing from earnest raw punk vigour of contemporary acts such as FIDLAR, The Frights, PUP and Jeff Rosenstock, Kobi Joe also mixes alluring reverb soaked doo-wop vibes (which are enthused by the music of the 1950s) and has constructed a sound that is distinctive and undeniably appealing. Kobi’s lyrics display his fears a...

  “Ah-ha-ha. Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated? Good night.” Sex Pistols fans will finally be able to judge for themselves with the release for the first time of three full live albums from the band’s legendary 1978 US tour. Sex Pistols singer and lyricist Johnny Rotten signed off with the immortal words on stage at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco on 14th January 1978 - the band’s final show until they reformed in 1996. This year will see the San Francisco show and performances in Atlanta (South East Music, 5th January 1978) and Dallas (Longhorns Ballroom, 10th January 1978) given special edition coloured vinyl releases before all three are made available in a three-CD set and for digital download. Even had the band not imploded soon afterwards, the tour would still have had a place in rock and roll history, the band’s reputation preceding it across America’s conservative heartlands. John Rotten (aka Lydon), Paul Cook, Steve Jones and Sid Vicious were sent into venu...

Upside Down is a Spanish Pop-Punk band which consists of Quique Martinez (vocals - guitar), David Sanz (drums), Alex Castellano (bass) and Angel Fernandez (guitar). The band plans on releasing its debut album named 'Scars Are Forever' in December 2017 through KROD RECORDS. To do so, they have just launched a crowdfunding campaign to finance the recording, mixing and mastering costs for the production of the album, as well as its artwork, the upcoming music videos and the merch that the bands currently offers. “We've decided to start this campaign to present our album with the highest possible quality. It is our cover letter and therefore we are looking for a certain level in every aspect. For this, we have worked with great professionals such as Txosse Ruiz at Wheel Sound Studios (Barcelona, Spain) and Jim DeMaine at Yes Master Studios (Nashville, USA). We have also worked with Jake Carruthers (Real Friends, Neck Deep, Knuckle Puck...) for the artwork of the album...

Phoenix pop-punk favourites DOLL SKIN hit the road this week supporting ONE-EYED DOLL on the SOMETHING WICKED Tour, with special guests CO-OP (featuring Dash Cooper) on select dates, plus a select handful of headlining dates. The tour follows up several legs of headlining on the SHUT UP! Tour, and a Summer stint on the 2017 VANS WARPED TOUR. DOLL SKIN is supporting MANIC PIXIE DREAM GIRL, the June 2017 follow up to their 2016 EMP Label Group debut, IN YOUR FACE (AGAIN), Produced by Grammy Award winning Megadeth bassist David Ellefson, which garnered massive Worldwide press, spawned multiple singles including, “Family of Strangers”, “Let’s Be Honest”, and “Furious Fixation”. 2016 saw the band tour much of the year with Otep, Lacey Sturm, Fire From The Gods, Hellyeah, Dead Kennedys, Escape The Fate, September Mourning, Through Fire, and more, capping off the year with a spot on Alternative Press’s list of “7 of the Best Rising Bands Under 21”, before settling in to record ...