East Los Angeles garage-punk band Hyper Minds has released a music video for their song Chemical Imbalance. Featured on their debut album, The Dog You Feed, the video was directed by Brett Koehn and depicts the band participating in a gore-filled, post-apocalyptic game show.
Texas singer-songwriter Ryan Hamilton has launched a GoFundMe campaign following his diagnosis with a rare cancer, mantle cell lymphoma in leukemic form. After emergency hospitalization and intensive care, Hamilton is seeking to raise an initial $50,000 to cover overwhelming medical costs and daily medications.
Chicago melodic punk band Counterpunch has announced their new single Dig, releasing on October 16. Marking their first release since 2022, the fast-paced track addresses frustrating social and political realities. The self-produced track features guest drummer Sean Sellers from the bands Good Riddance and Pulley.
Canadian band Gucci Chain Letter has released their debut three-track EP on Eco Mix color vinyl. The release is available in Canada through High End Denim Records and internationally via Coffin Curse Records. The EP features driving, melodic songs from veteran musicians of the Vancouver and Edmonton punk communities.
Org Music announced four vinyl releases for Record Store Day Black Friday, scheduled for release on November 27. The lineup features albums from Funkadelic, free jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler, funk guitarist Donald Austin, and synthesizer pioneer Allen Ravenstine.
For more than two decades, MC Lars has built a career on turning literature, history, and geek culture into clever, infectious hip-hop. With The Edgar Allan Poe LP, released through Oglio Records on digital and CD, he takes perhaps his most ambitious literary dive yet, crafting a full-length concept album inspired by the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe.
More than three decades after first emerging from New Jersey's rock scene, Jack’s Maze are back with new music. The band, originally formed in Hightstown in 1989 as Laughing Jack, spent the early 1990s building a reputation around the New York tri-state area before an unreleased debut album and the inevitable complications of life brought the story to an early stop.
Los Angeles melodic punk band Moonraker released "Don't Forget You're Here Forever," the final single before their upcoming album, Me And The Bells. Set for release on October 9, 2026, through Punkerton Records, the twelve-track album explores themes of anxiety, survival, and artistic persistence.
Colorado folk-punk band DOOM SCROLL has signed with Flail Records and released a new single titled Sisyphus. The track appears on their upcoming 11-track album, Exhausted Dialogue, scheduled for release on October 6. The self-recorded project explores themes of persistent internal and external struggles.
Montclair, New Jersey alt-rock duo Raised On Candy has released Pickle Eyes, the lead single from their forthcoming album Play Marbles On The Turnpike. Produced by Ray Ketchem and the band, the track previews the duo's evolving hook-heavy sound following their Steve Albini-produced self-titled debut album.
