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Dumb release alert: I play in a Nirvana deep cut cover band with a female singer called The End of Music. We play non-album tracks only. We don't advertise as a Nirvana cover band. We don't play more than 20-25 minutes, and we don't put any Nirvana covers online, nor will we ever record any. I grew up listening to these and other stupid songs on bootleg cassettes and "import" CDs, so I decided it would be a good idea to just play these songs live, since most people have never heard them. However, we're stupid, and decided to record 2 covers of covers for a hi-fi stereo lathe cut 7" that is now available. "Turnaround" aka Turn Around (Devo) and "Oh, Me" (Meat Puppets) are the tracks. I'll admit, these two cuts aren't the deepest of the deep, as they were both on major label releases (Incesticide and Unplugged, respectively), but they were the two that we covered best, I suppose. Maybe we'll try a Wipers song next year. Or KISS. We'll see! Spin this monstrosity here: https://theendofmusicmusic.bandcamp.com/album/turnaround-b-w-oh-me We're playing Milwaukee tonight at Cactus Club as part of Triple Eye Industries Fest. Tons of awesome bands. Super cheap. You should probably go if you live nearby. https://www.facebook.com/events/170073890183174/

Uh, yeah, this movie and soundtrack absolutely rule. The DuJour bonus 7" is hilarious. I presume it's just because those are really the only non-Josie songs on the soundtrack. They're doing a screening/live performance with Kay Hanley on vocals and presumably a ridiculously good backing band too. I am flying to LA for this. https://www.acehotel.com/calendar/losangeles/josie-and-pussycats-record-release-party

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Ohhhhhh snap. A new release from Forge Again Records. Two in one year? Wow, make that THREE because we have another one coming in the fall. Be nice about this one though, dudes, since I am also IN this band. Details below! Any questions? Shoot! ENGINES is a five piece noisy indie/punk rock band from Chicago. Originally conceived as a solo project for Philadelphia-based songwriter Craig Woods (TOWERS, ELDER, PETER AND CRAIG, TWO PIECE FEST) under the moniker HOT BAGELS, Woods moved to Chicago in 2014 and soon recruited fellow east coast transplants Lee Zickwolf (RIBBONHEAD, COSTANZA) and Jeff Twietmeyer (ALMOST ARGYLE) and Chicago native Justin Wexler (STILLWELL, FORGE AGAIN RECORDS) as permanent fixtures of the band. After two years of performing and writing as a four piece, they decided to add a full-time vocalist to the mix. Emily Jancetic (HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, LONGDISTANCERUNNER), once lovingly described as the "Kelly Clarkson of post-hardcore" by All Music Guide, joined in 2016. And thus ENGINES was born. ENGINES plays a brand of indie/punk rock that is is loud but not lacking in dynamics. Noisy, but beautiful, Chaotic, but calm. Dissonant, yet melodic. Obsolete is the complete expression of all of these elements spread out over twelve songs that stand alone but also flow into one another over the course of thirty-six minutes. Recorded and mixed by Neil Strauch at Shirk Studios (with additional recordings by Pete Grossman and Andy Nelson at Bricktop as well as Craig Woods at Kildare and his home). Mastered by Carl Saff, with amazing artwork by Shawn Knight. This is a split release between Forge Again Records, Be Happy Records, Middle Man Records, Killer Tofu Records, and 4UBRO Records. First press LP is limited to 280 copies on mixed random colored vinyl and 20 Wax Mage copies TBD. Wax Mage copies are super limited and as of writing this, there are only 3 available to the public right now (2 sold already, band, labels, and crucial industry insiders are probably snagging the other 15). Pre-orders will begin shipping in early August. I of course prefer you pre-order it from Forge Again, but whatever, get it any way you can. All the labels are slinging copies. Stream some of the tracks now and pre-order here: http://forgeagainrecords.bandcamp/com/album/obsolete Upcoming ENGINES shows: 08.05 Chicago, IL @ Quenchers 08.12 Chicago, IL @ Secret Record Release BBQ Early Show (in Logan, near Township, but if you really want the address hit me up - BYO stuff to BBQ, booze, show is FREE) 08.17 Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class (tentative) 08.18 Philadelphia, PA @ The Pharmacy 08.19 Richmond, VA @ TBD 08.20 South Bend, IN @ TBD

Tour kicks off today in Grand Rapids!

FULL ALBUM STREAM UP NOW: http://newnoisemagazine.com/stream-salvation-sore-loser/ Spin it! Buy it! Go see them!

Thanks for the tip! Will pass these along. Full album stream should be up today, I am told, but haven't seen it pop up yet!

They actually need some help finding something in Pittsburgh still (which I just found out). If you can help, get in touch with them! Same goes for the other dates. Facebook tour event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1099952056783703/ Here are the dates: April 3 - Chicago @ Liars ClubApril 4 - Grand Rapids @ TBDApril 5 - Detroit, MI @ PJ's Lager House w/Cockhorse, StoolsApril 6 - NEED HELP (Ohio? Pittsburgh?)April 7 - Burleigh, NJ @ Chalkzone SJ w/Candy Ambulance, Mumblr, Shambles, SwooncellarApril 8 - NEED HELP (NY state, New England?)April 9 - Brooklyn, NY @ TBD w/Vat of AcidApril 10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Century w/The Cloth, Cannons, Heavy MedicalApril 11 - NEED HELP (Pittsburgh? Ohio?)April 12 - Cincinnati, OH @ Northside Yacht Club w/Smut, Clouded

Thanks! Always good to hear it! Hope you dig it. Full album stream will happen soon! Also Salvation is going on tour in like 2 weeks. I will compile those dates and get em up on here for y'all. Headed to the east coast and back, so hopefully some of you live out there and can check them out because they rule live.

Yeah, the DL code that was packaged with the LP should have let you DL the whole thing. The pre-order thing only lets you have those tracks until the rest is released shortly.

Weird, I thought with the DL code, you could download it all instantly? Did you get that email from Bandcamp?

Still plenty of cool looking ones left! Just pulled these from my box of "mailorder first" joints. The black looking one actually looks like this (there are no pure black copies):

Awesome, will have to check it out. A Belgian podcast spun it recently too, but as I only really speak English and a little bit of Spanish, I have no idea what they say about it. Haha.

Much appreciated! Psssst there's a new Child Bite split LP being recorded in like 10 days. Well, their half. The other half was recorded more than a year ago, and the band has since released another new full length! I guess, to be fair, so did Child Bite. That show was insanely weird. Shawn had fucked up his hand the night before, and they played at like 1 AM then went straight back to Detroit the same night. But it was good nonetheless. Mortville was neat. Nice, which podcast is that? Will have to check it out!

Thanks for the orders! Glad you dig it. I'll make sure to hook you up with some of the cooler looking ones and I'll get these bad boys out tomorrow. I keep finding new cool ones and I'm having a hard time not keeping like 20 of them. Haha. Stuff gets buried on this board pretty quickly so I thought it'd make sense to bump. Glad I did! Will continue to bump if anything interesting happens - we're gonna do a full album stream premiere deal in the next couple of weeks (official release date is 3/31) and they have midwest/east coast tour dates coming up in April as well.

Here's another track from the album, premiered by the fine folks at Punktastic. Please ignore the extra S at the end of their name. I assure you, you will not find salvation multiple times. http://www.punktastic.com/radar/check-out-this-new-track-from-salvations/

I am putting out a new record by the band SALVATION from Chicago. It is very good. The record turned out very cool. The pre-order is open now and it'll ship in a couple weeks. One random order will get a TEST PRESSING included as a bonus (cut-off for that is next Friday, February 10th at midnight CST). Get on it! SALVATION - Sore Loser LP Blending together elements of noise rock, punk, and grunge, Chicago’s SALVATION has cultivated a rare sound that is injected with strikingly inventive vocals and instrumentation. With their 2017 Forge Again Records nine-song debut LP Sore Loser, SALVATION further refines the sound found on their 2015 Cold Slither Tapes release Royal Fucks. Like their previous effort, Sore Loser was recorded completely live, showcasing the band’s raw fervor and painstaking attention to performance perfection and detail. The vocals are raw and commanding, seeming to simultaneously invoke both aggression and agony. The rhythm section remains the strong, sludgy backbone of the album, driving each song forward as the vocals ebb, flow, and meander throughout. Sore Loser was recorded by Joe Gac at Kildare Studios and mastered by Carl Saff with cover art by Smith Smith. The first pressing of the LP is limited to just 311 (jah bless) copies on random colored vinyl. The picture above is merely a sample of some of the crazy colors in there. They all look and sound great, and we can't guarantee you'll get any particular color, but we'll send the craziest and coolest looking ones out to the earliest orders. Oh and one random order will get a TEST PRESSING! The official release date is March 31, 2017 but pre-orders will start shipping in mid-February. You can hear the first track from the album "True Romance" and pre-order the record NOW on Bandcamp! Stream/Download/Pre-order:https://forgeagainrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sore-loser

All Forge Again Records and Cold Slither Tapes releases are 40% off for the rest of the year using discount code KAIJU at http://forgeagainrecords.bandcamp.com And our stuff is all already dirt cheap. 2xLPs are $15, single LPs as low as $5. Tapes and CDs even cheaper! Please help us get rid of stuff to make room for new releases in 2017.

40% off all Forge Again Records and Cold Slither Tapes releases (which are already dirt cheap) through the end of 2016. Use discount code KAIJU (in honor of our new cat) at http://forgeagainrecords.bandcamp.com 2016 was a slow year release-wise (just two tape releases) but 2017 should be a bit busier with a full length LP and a split LP already on the agenda. Help pay for those releases (and CC debt!)

Oh hey, new tape. The Inflation Kills - Grounds For Termination - 7 songs from Hamilton, Ontario "noise rock for pop fans" according to Exclaim! Features former members of Kitchens and Bathrooms, Hoosier Poet, as well as a current member of TV Freaks. Also the entire record is on both sides because fuck it. ALL A-SIDES. Listen to the first track / pre-order (hint, I'm shipping them now, but ya know, whatever): https://forgeagainrecords.bandcamp.com/album/grounds-for-termination

Just posted a bunch of rare out of print records and test pressings on the Forge Again bandcamp. Boys Night Out, Fordirelifesake, Hewhocorrupts, Child Bite, Old Gods, etc. etc. Tons of stuff. Also, you can use the code "2015" to get 20% off of all orders through the end of the year. But act fast because there is only 1 copy of most of the rare shit. http://forgeagainrecords.bandcamp.com/merch

Just posted a bunch of rare out of print records and test pressings on the Forge Again bandcamp. Boys Night Out, Fordirelifesake, Hewhocorrupts, Child Bite, Old Gods, etc. etc. Tons of stuff. Also, you can use the code "2015" to get 20% off of all orders through the end of the year. But act fast because there is only 1 copy of most of the rare shit. http://forgeagainrecords.bandcamp.com/merch

This exactly, only add "and don't want to wait around for 6-8 fucking months for it to happen." The entire reason I started doing a tape label in addition to my usual money waster. Also, going the complete opposite direction by only putting out NEW EXCLUSIVE MUSIC on cassette instead of re-issuing dumb old stuff.

one last bump then these go to a local store.