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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
