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"It has been a while since I have had a book challenge me the way ¡Pónk! did." Next up in the DS Book Club is Marcus Clayton's "¡Pónk!" Have you checked it out yet? What're your thoughts? dyingscene.com/ds-book-club...

Boston punk songwriting legend (he'll hate me for saying that) Lenny Lashley turns 60 this weekend and is also putting out a new Gang of One record, "Pray For Death." Wanna know how it was made and who does guest vocals and how you can get a copy? It's all here! dyingscene.com/ds-interview...

New music from Ottawa's The Riptides is almost here. Get your pre-orders in all their Pirates Pressian goodness! dyingscene.com/releases/the...

Wanna feel old? blink-182's "Cheshire Cat" turned 30 this week! To mark the occasion, Forrest gave it a revisit to see how it holds up. Break out your reading glasses and have a look and let us know your thoughts and memories about the album! dyingscene.com/ds-looks-bac...

Here's a fun one! DS caught up with comic writer Matthew Rosenberg ( @ashcanpress.com ) to talk about "What's The Furthest Place From Here?" and his punk rock roots (shout out Red Leader Records) and the brilliance of Blake Schwarzenbach and more! Check it! dyingscene.com/ds-interview...

Live from New York...It's the greatest punk moments from Saturday Night! In honor of SNL's big 50th anniversary celebration, we pulled together some of our favorite punk rock moments from the show's history. What's your favorites? (You're gonna say FEAR, aren't you...) dyingscene.com/dying-scene-...

Tim Hause releases his rocking new record, Pre-Existing Conditions, this Friday and sets out on his first run of full-band headline shows tomorrow. We talked about all that and more in a fun and in-depth and honest chat. Check it! dyingscene.com/ds-interview...

San Diego melodic punks PunchCard have a new record coming soon on Felony Records! Check out our exclusive music video premiere for the lead single "Stealing My Identity" 🔥 dyingscene.com/ds-exclusive...

Happy debut full-length release day, Michigander! dyingscene.com/releases/mic...

Got a request in the ol' inbox asking if we wanted to interview Sister Hazel and I feel like we should get @eve6.bsky.social to do it for us...

Our very own SoCal ska aficionado Forrest caught the Ska Smackdown in Garden Grove, featuring Voodoo Glow Skulls, Mustard Plug, Buck-O-Nine, Half Past Two and more. Check it! dyingscene.com/ds-show-revi...

Here's some brand new music coming at you from the hills of Worcester, Massachusetts. Check out the new Sunday Junkie track "Holy, Holy" !! dyingscene.com/ds-exclusive...

Ahead of Friday's release, DyingScene.com has the premiere of Sunday Junkie's new single 'Holy, Holy'. Hit the link and hear it a few days early... ⚡ dyingscene.com/ds-exclusive... @sundayjunkie.bsky.social @dyingscene.bsky.social

"This album kicks ass and leaves you a little tougher when you get to the other side of it." Forrest has some thoughts about the new LA Crimes EP. What say you? dyingscene.com/ds-album-rev...

So long, Murder By Death, and thanks for all the pizza! (Just kidding, the pizza isn't going anywhere, just the band!) dyingscene.com/ds-news-murd...

Anyone else check out Celebration Summer's latest EP "A Little Less Numb"? What'd you think? dyingscene.com/dying-scene-...

Finally catching up on the last of our 2024 show reviews with an iconic moment: the Bouncing Souls celebrating their tenth (and final?) Home For The Holidays and 50 years of The Stone Pony. dyingscene.com/ds-show-note...

Lucero's Ben Nichols and Rick Steff have an unplugged record full of Lucero hits and super rarities out tomorrow. To mark the occasion, we chatted with the one-and-only Ben Nichols himself about this (and a new solo record and a new Lucero record) and more! Check it! dyingscene.com/ds-interview...

Fun chat w/Sammy Kay about the new Kilograms record, Beliefs And Thieves, which got announced today. It's a project that came along quickly and organically...and it rules. Check out our long chat and pre-order "Beliefs And Thieves" while you're at it! dyingscene.com/ds-interview...

43 years ago today How Could Hell Be Any Worse? is the first full-length album by American punk rock band Bad Religion, released on this day in 1982 The front cover pic was taken by Edward Colver near the Hollywood Bowl #punkrock #badrelegion #history #punkrockhistory #otd

Borderlines does it again! New music video for another bad ass track from the Portland (Maine) pop-punk band's upcoming EP "Repair Kit", out Feburary 14th on Mom’s Basement Records 🔥 dyingscene.com/ds-exclusive...

Smash! Records in DC recently hosted a pretty fun book release event for Bill Sassenberger's "Toxic Shock Records: Assassin of Mediocrity – A Story of Love, Loss and Loud Music" that featured a performance from Bed Maker and some super great friends! Check it! dyingscene.com/dying-scene-...

Next up in the #DyingSceneBookClub... Forrest took a look at Andi Coulter's new AFI biography, coincidentally titled "AFI" - check it out! dyingscene.com/dying-scene-...

@mustardplug.bsky.social headlined one of the final punk rock holiday shows in Chicago, w/The Crombies, The Operators, and Something To Do. And it's Chicago, so of course DS was there! dyingscene.com/ds-show-revi...

New Oh The Humanity! record is due out in a couple weeks. I'm pretty sure "Upper Riffspiratory Infection" is going to go down as the coolest song title of the year. What say you so far? dyingscene.com/releases/ds-...

Check out the tale of the tape when Fishbone teamed up with Bite Me Bambi, Strawberry Fuzz and Damnage in Garden Grove late last month! dyingscene.com/ds-show-revi...

Next entry in the DS Book Club is "Soul Salvation - A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat" by Marc Wasserman. Check out the book and check out Forrest's thoughts! dyingscene.com/ds-book-club...

Guys! GUYS! We got to shoot The Jesus Lizard in DC! Check it! dyingscene.com/dying-scene-...

First review of the new year is a banger! Check out Forrest's thoughts on the Latecomer / @fuckyeahdinosaurs.bsky.social split, "Sauna Sessions"!! dyingscene.com/dying-scene-...

Happy New Year comrades! Check out a very personal surprise new release from Jared Hart (featuring a Mac Miller cover)! dyingscene.com/releases/ds-...

I shared this on some social media platforms yesterday but not all of them because I forgot and am a dummy...but check this out! DS was in a very special building in our nation's capital for a very unique hometown Scream gig! dyingscene.com/dying-scene-...

Happy Friday, comrades! Check out Forrest's new interview with the one-and-only Jim Lindberg! They chatted all about the new Black Pacific record and Wraths and Pennywise and so much more! dyingscene.com/ds-interview...

It's "Best of 2024" list time and Mary is first out of the gate with an epic post. Best songs! Best albums! Best live shows! Check out her choices and see if your favorites made the cut! dyingscene.com/ds-staff-pic...

Just in time for XMas week - let's take a look at the festivities from The Lawrence Arms' 10th "War On XMas," which this year featured @smokingpopes.bsky.social and @americansteel.bsky.social and more! dyingscene.com/ds-show-revi...

Senses Fail and Saves The Day brought their "New Jersey Vs The World" tour through Anaheim, and one of our resident old men was there to yell at the clouds. Check it! dyingscene.com/dying-scene-...

DS was in the house at the Black Cat DC for Smash Records' 40th Anniversary show. Check it! dyingscene.com/dying-scene-...

Bad fuckin ass exclusive coming in hot! Check out Let Me Downs' music video for their brand new single "One More Round" and pre-order their new record "North By Southwest" from @felonyrecords.bsky.social 🔥 dyingscene.com/ds-exclusive...

I've heard there's a rule that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but it's punk rock - there are no rules! Check out what it looked like when City Mouse, Plaster, and Crimson Riot threw down at Red Dwarf! dyingscene.com/ds-photo-gal...

Seminal Chicago punks The Effigies are back with not only a new record ("Burned") but a pretty awesome show this weekend honoring their departed founding frontman, John Kezdy. Check out Meredith's super great interview with Effigies' Paul Zamost and Geoff Sabin! dyingscene.com/ds-interview...

This one's for the skate punks! Rad Skulls put out a four-song demo called "demo" and, dare we say, it's pretty rad! Check out Forrest's thoughts, and check out "demo" and let us know what you think! dyingscene.com/dying-scene-...

It's DS Record Radar time! This wek's haul contains Cigar and Rebuke! and Random Heroes and The Lockdowns and more. Check it! dyingscene.com/ds-record-ra...

Four band bills seem like a lot when you get to a certain age. Luckily we have Andres on the crew to check out a dynamite bill like Touche Amore, Soul Glo, Soft Blue Shimmer and Portrayal of Guilt in Chicago. Check it! dyingscene.com/ds-show-revi...

Before the ink gets too dry on your Best Of 2024 list, maybe give Mundane's "Ultra Sound" a spin. Check out Forrest's thoughts and let us know your own! dyingscene.com/dying-scene-...

Next up in the Dying Scene Book Club - Chris MacDonald's wonderful book "Days And Days: A Story About Sunderland's Leatherface And The Ties That Bind." It's not your typical band bio. Have you read it? What'd you think? Check out our thoughts and get your own copy! dyingscene.com/ds-book-club...

Mustard Plug ( @mustardplug.bsky.social ) have a new album - "Hey!" - due out this Friday, but we got our grubby little mitts on it early. Check out our thoughts, and remember to check back in with yours when you get your own! dyingscene.com/dying-scene-...

Catching up on show galleries before the calendar flips over. Check out Fleur's shots from the DC Punk Archive's tenth anniversary fest, with the Messthetics and Flowers For The Dead and Hammered Hulls! dyingscene.com/ds-photo-gal...