Dying Scene

Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they go over four records at four different times in their life. This week, Forrest and Karina speak with Andrew Pescara of the anarcho-punk band, Gottlieb. Their debut album, The Far Fallen Fruit, was recently released on Quiet Panic Records. Gottlieb has some upcoming tour dates; check them out below.  May 23 – May 24 – 924 Gilman – Punk in the Bay – Berkeley, CA June 11 – Central Arts Marke

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Pennsylvania’s The Preps are back with their new EP, Unstoppable, on Fool Records. The Preps have been making melodic hardcore for thirty years and this latest release, their first in over fifteen years is a great addition to their discography. Knocking out six songs in fifteen minutes, Fatlou and crew have put together a record that keeps with that classic hardcore sound, but also pushes them to a new level.  Check out Unstoppable: Catch the the Preps on tour: No Rules

Austin, TX punk rock three piece Hoaxxers are back with another track off their upcoming 12″ EP Hard Luck, due out May 29th on Mom’s Basement Records. This time it’s the title track, and we’re stoked to bring you the exclusive premiere of its accompanying music video. Check that shit out below and head over to the Mom’s Basement webstore on Friday, May 29th to grab your copy of Hard Luck, promising “six endearing and heartfelt punk rock tunes in the style o

The Violent Femmes have been a presence in music for over forty years. They have gone on to release a handful of fantastic albums, but their 1983 self-titled debut remains a classic record for fans of all ages. While attempts have been made before to get the Violent Femmes’ story on record, either written or on film, Nic Brown breaks new ground with his entry into the 33 ⅓ series by finally getting their origin on permanent record. Brown’s book provides us with some surprising revela

The almighty Flatliners concluded Cold World release week with a pair of shows at the iconic Middle East (downstairs) in Cambridge’s Central Square. The first night was a sold-out ripper that found the Flats sandwiched between Signals Midwest and local(ish) heroes A Wilhelm Scream. With Signals on their way to Australia for a ten-day run post-show, the second show featured iconic local support from Rebuilder. And because that show was also Mother’s Day, it was also an all-ages matine

Boston Post Hardcore Emo punks, Pretty Out, are back with their newest EP, a follow-up to their previous record, No Good, All Worries. Continuing with the same emo sounds, their newest record, Misery Seed, comprises four well-crafted songs for a genre whose legacy can sometimes get muddled with specific eras and tonal shifts. While the songs don’t break the mold of either era of Emo, Pretty Out has a strong hold on the genre as a whole and clearly shows reverence for it. Opening with “U

Hot on the heels of their 10th anniversary, Dutch punks Ink Bomb are back with a brand new single “Rome is Burning (again)” and we’re stoked to bring you the exclusive music video premiere in collaboration with Punk Rock Radar! This single is the latest addition to Ink Bomb’s extensive catalog which includes two full-length albums, the latest being 2024’s Saudade. Head over to their Bandcamp and work your way through their back catalog.

M.U.T.T. celebrated the vinyl release of “Toughest Street in Town“ at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco. If you’re not familiar with this great band, it features Isa Anderson from Dead to Me on drums and some of the best former members of Culture Abuse: Matt Walker, John Jr., and Shane Plitt. M.U.T.T. are unapologetically themselves while at the same time built their band around a community that embraces them. The crowd was filled with other musicia

Anyone who tells you that a new Social Distortion album isn’t a big deal has no idea what they are talking about. Mike Ness is one of the genre’s longest-lasting figures. It’s been fifteen years since the last Social Distortion album, and a lot has changed in the world. It, in fact, feels like a completely different place, but one thing you can count on is that the sounds of Social Distortion haven’t changed. Mike Ness’s new batch of songs on Born To Kill are reflective o

Longevity, effort, dedication, relevance, consistency, performance, influence, and perseverance. Words that come to mind describing the tenacity of any musician, artist, or band. The people that make up the punk rock world encompass this and much more. A shining example is Ontario, Canada’s The Flatliners. The quartet, based out of Richmond Hill, Ontario, has been rocking live shows and cranking out some of the best music everyone loves since 2002. Between the time and hard work this ba

Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they go over four records at four different times in their life. This week, Forrest speaks with Matthew Rosenberg, the creator of the comics like What’s The Furthest Place From Here, We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us, and his newest book If Destruction Be Out Lot. Starting in June, Matt will be taking over writing duties on Spawn and King Spawn for Image Comics.  Matthew Rosenberg’s Four Records: 0-10: Simon a

As incredible as it might sound, 2026 marks the twentieth anniversary of The Hold Steady’s Boys And Girls In America. It not only marked the band’s third full-length in three years (remember when bands did that? Ah, relative youth…), but as their first release through then-new label home Vagrant Records, it served as a step-up in both production and exposure to a wider audience. We’ll have more on the legacy of the album itself when the actual release anniversary date rolls around in Octob

Recently, it seems you can throw a rock and hit a book about an overlooked punk rock scene. While punk rock has affected a good portion of the planet, each scene has its traits. While a lot of these traits can be traced back to either the New York or London scene, what’s evident is that a lot of the sentiments from the regionally cultivated scenes are universal. Thomas Michael Swenson’s book, Where’s Next, Columbus?: A Native Punk Mixtape, explores punk rock through a Native Am

Five-piece punk rock band HET UP! returns with a 7-inch split backed by fellow Toronto, Ontario band Almighty Trigger Happy on Cursed Blessings Records. HET UP describes their track “Smile…(see you in hell)” below: “[Smile…] is about the struggle between good and evil and battling inner demons.  A constant theme that can be applied in multiple aspects of life. How little choices can shape and define your path and your future. Redemption or ruin are around every corner.”  

On 11 April 2026, Mclusky played to a full house at the Black Cat in Washington, DC. Opening the night, Pile kicked things off with explosive energy and kept the momentum straight through to Mclusky’s set. The crowd was loud and sand along. All the way from Cardiff, Wales, post-hardcore/noise rock trio Mclusky consists of founding member Andrew Falkous (vocals/guitar), Jack Egglestone (drums), and Damian Sayell (vocals, bass, guitar). I first learned of Mclusky from Chicago post-pu

If there is one band that’s left an impression on me in the time since I started writing for Dying Scene, it’s definitely the Middle-Aged Queers. Based out of Oakland, CA Their shows are just as fun as their music, which is unapologetically tongue-in-cheek and sarcastic. While on the surface it seems like this quartet of East Bay punk rock veterans may not take things seriously, underneath you find there is a bond and love for each other that only comes along so often. While it would

Los Angeles Zen Hardcore outfit Monk is back with a new single, “No Gods” on Dine Alone Records. The song is a tornado of frantic energy and crushing guitars in a collaboration with post-hardcore vocalist George Petit of Alexisonfire. Monk lead singer Frank Bach says the song is about owning your life. This defiant meditation is delivered with the ferociousness and urgency the band is known for. Stream “No Gods” now: The B-side to “No Gods” is a high-volta

A few Fridays ago – April 3rd to be precise – Tacoma-based street punks Noi!se released their latest full-length record. Entitled Fate Of The Union, it was a noteworthy release for multiple reasons. Not only was it the band’s third full-length record on Pirates Press and their first such release in close to a decade (its immediate predecessor, The Real Enemy, dropped back in August 2016), but it is very much a release that could easily never have happened. We caught up with the band’

BAD OPERATION’s sophomore album EVERYTHING MUST GO, doesn’t go heavy on experimenting nor any significant change on their sound.  However, there’s no need to improve on perfection.  When the band from New Orleans coined the term ‘New Tone’ 6 years ago, it was for the purpose of reintroducing politically/socially conscious lyrics into the 80s ska beat that was prominent in the 2nd wave of ska, or 2-Tone.  Their first album (S/T) did just that, and as a result, bands like JER, Hans Gruber and the