Tours: Strike Anywhere (South, East Coast)

Strike Anywhere will head out on a short run of dates in the South and on the East Coast this fall.
Frontman Thomas Barnett commented on the promise of old songs for familiar cities: “The final run of our Iron Front year–these special shows with rare set lists, digging back to the roots–our hometown punk scenes [...]

The People Must Have Something Good To Read

In the past few weeks we spoke with a number of bands. Don’t miss out on these interviews:

Dan Regan of Reel Big Fish

Chris McCaughan of Sundowner and The Lawrence Arms

Matt Caughthran of The Bronx and Mariachi El Bronx

Patrick Stickles of Titus Andronicus

Dave Brockie / Oderus Urungus of GWAR

Thomas Barnett of Strike Anywhere

We tallied up your [...]

Bad Religion, Devo, Cap’n Jazz, Snapcase, Strike Anywhere, Bronx at Fun Fun Fun Fest

The lineup has been announced for the 2010 edition of Fun Fun Fun Fest. The organizers have confirmed more than 80 acts including:
Appleseed Cast,
Ariel Pink,
Bad Religion,
Deerhunter,
Devo,
Dirty Projectors,
Dum Dum Girls,
Floor,
GWAR,
High on Fire,
Jeff The Brotherhood,
Junius,
Kaki King,
Kylesa,
Man Man,
Mastodon,
MGMT,
Monotonix,
Municipal Waste,
OFF!,
Polvo,
Ringworm,
Snapcase,
Strike Anywhere,
Suicidal Tendencies,
The Briggs,
The Bronx,
Dwarves,
P.O.S.,
Hold Steady,
The Vandals,
Valient Thorr and
WAVVES.
The event will be held November 5 – 7, 2010 at Waterloo [...]

The People Must Have Something Good To Read

In the past few weeks we spoke with a number of bands. Don’t miss out on these interviews:

Patrick Stickles of Titus Andronicus

Dave Brockie / Oderus Urungus of GWAR

Thomas Barnett of Strike Anywhere

Tom Gabel of Against Me!

Jim Lindberg of The Black Pacific and formerly Pennywise

Franz Nicolay who’s played with everyone from World/Interno Friendship Society and The [...]

Interviews: Thomas Barnett (Strike Anywhere)

On the grey Vancouver streets of East Hastings and Main, Punknews interviewer Gen Handley had the opportunity to have a curb-side chat with Strike Anywhere frontman Thomas Barnett. In the midst of a tour with Bane, Touché Amoré and Lowtalker, Thomas took some precious pre-performance time to talk about the overall reaction to the band’s [...]

Navel Gazing for July 25th, 2010

Hello everybody and welcome to Navel Gazing: your look back at the week in Punknews. I’m Adam White and I’ll be your guide through some of the most popular, notable, and otherwise attention getting stories of the past seven days. Each and every Punknews story is built from tips contributed by you fine folks, and [...]

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Suicide Machines, more scheduled for Fest 9

A full-page ad in the latest issue of Razorcake has revealed the bulk of the lineup for this year’s Fest in Gainesville, FL. Happening October 29-31, the weekend will be headlined by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and The Suicide Machines, along with scheduled performances from Torche, Frank Turner, Leatherface, Smoke or Fire, A [...]

Atticus compilation with Lawrence Arms, Lucero, Polar Bear Club, Set Your Goals, Fake Problems

Atticus Clothing, the clothing line founded by Mark Hoppus and Tom Delonge of Blink 182, have announced the fifth compilation in their series. The company resumed the compilation series in 2009 after taking several years off from 2005-2009. The new two disc compilation will feature music from 3 Inches of Blood,
Before Their Eyes,
Caliban,
Cobra Skulls,
Death [...]

Navel Gazing for June 6th, 2010

Hello everybody and welcome to Navel Gazing: your look back at the week in Punknews. I’m Adam White and I’ll be your guide through some of the most popular, notable, and otherwise attention getting stories of the past seven days. Each and every Punknews story is built from tips contributed by you fine folks, and [...]

Strike Anywhere explain move from Fat to Bridge Nine

In a new interview, Strike Anywhere explain their surprising move from Fat Wreck Chords to Bridge Nine Records. Vocalist Thomas Barnett explained:

Fat was really generous to us from a business standpoint and from a friendship standpoint. They’re nothing but amazing people. But there was a slight disconnect between the roots of East coast hardcore [...]