"The Most Underrated Punk Rock Band’- Spin

"If you have been sleeping on Authority Zero you need to rectify that immediately. Ollie Ollie Oxen Free is the band’s strongest musical outing and is a perfect encapsulation who and what the band is about."- Wall Of Sound

"The amount of ear-appealing chord progressions, energetic riffs, pleasing melodies, and harmonies goes beyond comprehension. Authority Zero becomes even better with age." - Thoughts Words Action

Authority Zero have just announced dates for their Ollie Ollie Oxen Free North American Tour, which kicks off this Fall. The tour begins on October 29 in Yuma, AZ, and runs through February 5th. The band will be out in support of their 8th studio LP, the recently released 'Ollie Ollie Oxen Free.'

The 13-track album was recorded by Cameron Webb (Sum 41, Pennywise, A Day to Remember, Motörhead, Megadeth) and features guest appearances by Jim Lindberg (Pennywise) and Iagri Shuhei (HEY-SMITH).

Authority Zero celebrated the release of the new record with a hometown show at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, AZ last weekend and are now eager to get back out on tour to play for audiences around the country.

Frontman Jason Devore says, "Words cannot describe the excitement we all collectively feel as a group to get back on the road and stage to perform. It’s not only for the fans but for us as a collective. We all need this. It’s a release most all of us haven’t had in quite some time and are looking so forward to getting back out and making some noise with our new album push. It will be our first time on tour since February of 2021 when the pandemic started to arise. The time has come and let’s get rad.”

Tickets on sale this Friday, June 25 at 10am local time at:

www.authorityzero.com

Tour Dates

OCT 29 - Yuma, AZ @ Red Moon Ale House

OCT 30 Flagstaff, AZ @ Yucca North

NOV 05 Anchorage, AK @ Koots

NOV 07 - Silverado, CA @ Punk in the Park

DEC 03 - Las Vegas @ Backstage Bar & Billiards

DEC 04 - Salt Lake City @ Soundwell

DEC 05 - Boise, ID @ Shredder

DEC 07 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon Funhouse

DEC 08 - Portland, OR @ Bossanova Ballroom

DEC 09 - Folsom, CA @ Folsom Hotel Saloon

DEC 10 - Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone

DEC 11 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst

DEC 12 - Sacramento, CA @ Holy Diver

DEC 13 - San Luis Obispo @ SLO Brew

DEC 14 - Bakersfield, CA @ Temblor Brew

DEC 15 - Long Beach, CA @ Alex's

DEC 16 - San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick

DEC 17 - Tucson, AZ @ The Rock

DEC 18 - Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theatre

JAN 21 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad

JAN 22 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre

JAN 23 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep

JAN 25 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl

JAN 26 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits

JAN 27 - St Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live

JAN 28 - Staurt, FL @ Terra Fermata

JAN 29 - Melbourne, FL @ Debauchery

JAN 30 - Deland, FL @ Café Da Vinci

FEB 02 - Houston, TX @ Scout Bar

FEB 03 - Dallas, TX @ Three Links

FEB 04 - Austin, TX @ Kick Butt Coffee

FEB 05 - El Paso, TX @ Rockhouse

Asserting herself as a dynamic presence beyond standout turns on television shows such as American Soul and Black-ish, North Carolina-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, actress, and performer Katlyn Nichol unveils the sultry music video for her debut single “Liar” today via CMNTY Culture RCRDS/Republic Records.

The video, which premiered on Refinery29 today, spotlights her undeniable charisma and show-stopping star power. She commands the camera’s attention with impressive dance moves and palpable energy. The visual moves in sync seamlessly with the song’s genre-defiant upbeat bounce.

“Liar” arrived to instant critical acclaim. SoulBounce urged, “we suggest you prepare to get used to hearing her name,” and Rated R&B fittingly described it as “breezy.”

“Liar” not only introduces Katlyn as a dynamic all-around entertainer, but it also hints at much more to come.

For as much as Katlyn Nichol flourishes in front of the camera as an actress, she really thrives the moment she picks up a microphone. The North Carolina-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, actress, and performer can hit steeple-size vocal peaks, get sassy on a beat, and dazzle with charisma and charm all within the span of the same song. At the age of two, Katlyn would sing from her car seat, belting out gospel runs along with the radio. Soon, she found herself recording backup vocals and melodies for her dad’s recordings and decided to devote her life to music at that young age. Relocating to New Jersey, she gained her first industry experience by working with various management companies in between attending the prestigious Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts. By 12-years-old, Mary J. Blige personally signed her to Matriarch/Def Jam Records. The legend often invited Katlyn to make guest appearances on stage. All of these moves contributed to her evolution as an artist and all-around entertainer. She nailed an audition for BET’S American Soul and captivated millions as Simone Clark, acting, singing, and dancing for the run of the show. In 2020, she joined the cast of Black-ish as Olivia Lockhart and will be returning for the upcoming final season. However, she never stopped writing, recording, and singing. During early 2021, she caught the attention of CMNTY Culture RCRDS and Republic Records and landed a deal with the label.

BASTILLE RELEASES NEW SINGLE “DISTORTED LIGHT BEAM” TODAY
 
FIRST TRACK FROM THE BAND’S FORTHCOMING NEW ALBUM

SONG CO-WRITTEN AND CO-PRODUCED BY RYAN TEDDER
 
SET TO PERFORM ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA’S SUMMER CONCERT SERIES ON AUGUST 23RD
 
WATCH HERE

Today, GRAMMY®-nominated and multi-platinum selling band Bastille returns with their new single, “Distorted Light Beam”—listen HERE. “Distorted Light Beam,” a gleaming, metallic rush of retro-futuristic pop, is the first song from the band’s upcoming fourth studio album, set for release later this year. In true Bastille fashion, it marks the beginning of a new chapter for the band—one that revolutionizes their sound—and hints at a new sonic and visual world to come.

The track is released alongside a cinematic official video starring British actress Remmie Milner from the BAFTA-winning series, Save Me, and frontman Dan Smith. Set in the future, the video sees a newly developed immersive technology, “Futurescape,” created by pioneering global tech entity, Future Inc., transform life as we know it.

On “Distorted Light Beam,” co-written and co-produced with Ryan Tedder alongside the band’s long-time collaborator Mark Crew, the multi-award-winning British band reflect on how we are all changing and the ways in which we can manipulate our realities to fit a narrative that better suits us. Call it dystopian, utopian, or simply call it the future...This isn’t a song that sits in judgement, so much as recognizes the paradigmatic shift taking place. “When I’m dreaming tonight, I can do anything,” sings Dan, “When I’m dreaming tonight, I can go anywhere… When I’m dreaming tonight, I can be anyone…”

Of the song, Dan says, “For us, ‘Distorted Light Beam’ soundtracks dancing through some twisted, euphoric, futuristic club space. It’s a song about limitless possibilities—which isn’t something any of us actually have in real life right now, so it’s been fun to explore that idea while experimenting with new sounds in our music.”

Bastille has always reflected on their surroundings in their art, but how do they make sense of a world where fake news has agency and our reality is increasingly lived online? A world where we can be whoever we want to be from behind the glare of a screen, as we create avatars that transcend our inadequacies and gloss over the disappointments that real life throws at us. 21st Century boredom has accelerated the need to create fantasies, compounded further by the recent pandemic. From flattering filters on Instagram to inhabiting the virtual-scapes of the gamer’s universe, both offer us an infinite freedom and the ability to thrive more so than real life itself.

As Bastille embarks onto this new chapter, the band is set to perform new music on Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series on August 23rd—be sure to tune in!

BO BURNHAM’S INSIDE (THE SONGS) DEBUTS TOP 10 ON BILLBOARD TOP 200, CAPTURES #1 ON BILLBOARD TOP COMEDY ALBUMS CHART 
 
FIRST COMEDY ALBUM TO LAND IN TOP 10 OVERALL OF BILLBOARD SINCE 2015

Bo Burnham’s Inside (The Songs) is the #1 comedy album in the country this week! It bows at #1 on the Billboard Top Comedy Albums Chart and goes #7 on the Billboard Top 200. Upon going live, it topped charts at Apple Music, iTunes and Amazon. It captured the #1 spot on Apple Music and held 17 entries in the Spotify US top 200 simultaneously. The album accompanies his blockbuster fourth NETFLIX comedy special Bo Burnham: Inside.

Inside (The Songs) is available through IMPERIAL, a division of Republic Records — Listen HERE.

Nothing has captured the mania of the last year like “Inside.” New York Times hailed it as “…a feat, the work of a gifted experimentalist whose craft has caught up to his talent”, while Entertainment Weekly praised the work as “stunning originality and powerful pathos”. NPRdubbed it “profound and unnerving,” and The Guardian summed it up as a “claustrophobic masterpiece will leave you wondering – and reeling.” 
 
Bo Burnham is as a comedian, musician, actor, film director, and screenwriter. He has released four albums to date and headlined four NETFLIX comedy specials. Additionally, he co-created MTV’s Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous. In 2018, he wrote and directed Eighth Grade for which he garnered a WGA Award in the category of “Best Original Screenplay” and a DGA Award in the category of “Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film.” Last year, he co-starred in the Academy® Award-winning Promising Young Woman.

Today, Bullet For My Valentine announce their self-titled, seventh album Bullet For My Valentine. The record will be released on October 22 via Spinefarm /Search & Destroy and sees the band open a bold new chapter. It's easily their heaviest, fiercest album so far. Watch the video for the new single "Knives," directed by Fiona Garden.

"This is the beginning of Bullet 2.0," says vocalist and lead guitarist Matt Tuck. "It signifies where we are right now. The music is fresh, it's aggressive, it's more visceral and passionate than it's ever been."

Bullet For My Valentine follows the success of their last album, 2018's Gravity, which saw the metal juggernauts’ catalogue surpass 1 BILLION (yes, with a B!) streams in the U.S. That accomplishment solidifies Bullet's hard-earned status as one of the most elite bands in the hard rock scene.

On the last cycle, Bullet For My Valentine played their biggest shows to date, including a UK arena tour and a massive show at London's Alexandra Palace. But this time around, the band has taken things back to basics. Bullet For My Valentine is stacked with squealing solos and monstrous riffs that will delight fans — both new and old.

"I think it's the most ferocious side of Bullet For My Valentine that I've ever known," says lead guitarist Michael "Padge" Paget. "It's time for us to put out a really angry, heavy, aggressive record. I just can't wait to grimace on stage!"

"I wanted to come out guns blazing, fucking middle fingers flying, and just go for the throat," agrees Tuck. "I think this is a far more aggressive, intense part of Bullet For My Valentine. It's always been there. I've just never opened the floodgates on it. I want to take people's heads off in a metaphorical way."

True to their word, the first single, "Knives," arrives like a punch in the face.

Tuck began writing the album in September 2019 before the Coronavirus pandemic brought things screeching to a halt in early 2020. But in June 2020, Tuck and long-time producer, Carl Bown, who co-produced the band's 2015 album, Venom, and produced and mixed Gravity, picked up the pace again. Together, they hunkered down at Treehouse Studio in Chesterfield, where the remainder of the album was written.

Aptly self-titled, the band has triumphed, creating an album that will cements its place in the metal pantheon.

Pre-orders for Bullet For My Valentine's seventh studio album are now live, with an instant download of the first single, "Knives," and special bundle options, including a unique clipping from the backdrop used on the bands ‘Venom' world tour from 2015 – 2017, t-shirts, hoodies, gold & silver cassettes, and limited vinyl. Order here.

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE TRACK LISTING:

"Parasite"

"Knives"

"My Reverie"

"No Happy Ever After"

"Can't Escape The Waves"

"Bastards"

"Rainbow Veins"

"Shatter"

"Paralysed" 

"Death By a Thousand Cuts"

In addition to all the existing hits, fans will get the chance to hear new music live for the first time this Sunday when the band make history by headlining the Download Festival Pilot at Donington Park on June 18-20.

Waterparks announce the 'A NIGHT OUT ON EARTH TOUR feat. Waterparks'. Produced by Live Nation, the 20-city tour kicks off on October 27th at Roseland Theater in Portland, OR making stops across the U.S. in Boston, Nashville, Atlanta, Phoenix, Austin and more before wrapping up in Los Angeles, CA at The Wiltern on December 6th.

Tickets go on sale beginning Friday, June 18th at 10AM local time at LiveNation.com.

Citi is the official presale credit card of the A Night Out On Earth Tour feat Waterparks. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Tuesday, June 15th at 10AM ET until Thursday, June 17th at 10PM local time through Citi Entertainment.

A NIGHT OUT ON EARTH TOUR FEAT WATERPARKS DATES: 

Wed Oct 27 – Portland, OR –  Roseland Theater

Thu Oct 28 – Seattle, WA –  The Neptune

Mon Nov 01 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore Minneapolis

Wed Nov 03 –  Detroit, MI –  St. Andrew's Hall

Mon Nov 08 – New Haven, CT – Toad's Place

Tue Nov 09 – Boston, MA – Big Night Live

Thu Nov 11 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts

Fri Nov 12 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring

Tue Nov 16 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl

Wed Nov 17 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre

Fri Nov 19 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues

Sat Nov 20 – Ft Lauderdale, FL – Revolution

Mon Nov 22 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues

Tue Nov 23 – Austin, TX – Emo's

Sat Nov 27 – Houston, TX – House of Blues

Tue Nov 30 – Denver, CO – Summit

Fri Dec 03 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren

Sat Dec 04 – San Diego, CA – SOMA

Mon Dec 06 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern

Angels & Airwaves Announces New Album LIFEFORMS

For September 24 Release From Space 🚀

New Song “Restless Souls” Out Now

World Tour Announced For Fall 2021/Winter 2022

Angels & Airwaves have officially announced their highly anticipated sixth studio album, LIFEFORMS, that will be released September 24. They have also announced a world tour, beginning on September 29 of this year that will extend into 2022. Both of these announcements were first made from space, when the band partnered with Sent Into Space to launch a renewable hydrogen capsule which played an out of this world premiere of the entire album along with displaying the tour and album information – watch HERE.

Photo Credit: Jonathan Weiner

June 15, 2021 (Los Angeles, CA) – Today, Angels & Airwaves have officially announced their highly anticipated sixth studio album, LIFEFORMS, that will be released September 24. They have also announced a world tour, beginning on September 29 of this year that will extend into 2022. Both of these announcements were first made from space, when the band partnered with Sent Into Space to launch a renewable hydrogen capsule which played an out of this world premiere of the entire album along with displaying the tour and album information – watch HERE.

This celebration extends to the release of the band’s second track from the forthcoming record entitled “Restless Souls” which is written from the perspective of God as a letter to humanity regarding life’s trials and the necessity for humans to demonstrate resiliency.

Pre-order/pre-save(stream) LIFEFORMS HERE.

Pre-order/merch HERE.

Watch the “Restless Souls” visualizer HERE.

“’Restless Souls’ in many ways is a honest letter from God to humanity - because life seems to always be looking for ways to inspire, clarify and teach us when things become more difficult,” said frontman Tom DeLonge. Of LIFEFORMS, he said: “This album for me is a journey through different relationships, different points of view, and how we each have our own life path.” 

The tour will begin on September 29 in Riverside, CA and will move throughout the United States before spending the month of March in Europe and the UK. Tickets will be on sale on Friday, June 18 at 10 AM local time at this link HERE. The Los Angeles and New York shows went on sale last month while it was also announced that the band would be playing Lollapalooza on Saturday, July 31. This newly announced tour is their last since their sold-out 2019 fall tour, which was their return to the live arena after a seven year hiatus.

Angels & Airwaves is comprised of Tom DeLonge (lead vocals, guitar/synths), Ilan Rubin (drums/guitar/backing vocals/synths), David Kennedy (guitar) and Matt Rubano (bass) – released the first single and video from LIFEFORMS, “Euphoria,” on May 19 – watch that HERE. NME called the track “explosive” while Rolling Stone said the visuals told a “story about a passionate and ultimately deadly liaison between a femme fatale and a Man in Black.” 

DeLonge, a founding member of Blink-182, formed Angels & Airwaves in 2005. The band has released five full-length albums and charted numerous hits, including “The Adventure,” “The War,” “Everything’s Magic” and “Rebel Girl.” The Dream Walker, released in 2014, hit No. 1 on iTunes and No. 5 on Billboard’s Top Alternative Albums chart. A multimedia project, the album was accompanied by a graphic novel, comic books and the short film Poet Anderson, co-directed by DeLonge, which won Best Animated Short Film at the Toronto International Short Film Festival.

In addition to his work with AVA, DeLonge created To The Stars, a multimedia entertainment company that creates original content across music, film, television and publishing. DeLonge served as executive producer of The History Channel series “Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation" and will make his feature film directorial debut with the forthcoming Monsters of California.

Angels & Airwaves 2021/2022 Tour Dates:

7/31/21 - Chicago - IL - Lollapalooza*

9/29/21 - Riverside - CA - Riverside Municipal Auditorium

9/30/21 - San Francisco - CA - Warfield

10/2/21 - Portland - OR - Edgefield Concerts on the Lawn

10/3/21 - Seattle - WA - Showbox SODO

10/5/21 - Salt Lake City - UT - Union

10/6/21 - Denver - CO - Fillmore

10/8/21 - Minneapolis - MN - Skyway

10/10/21 - Detroit - MI - Fillmore

10/12/21 - Newport - KY - Ovation

10/13/21 - Nashville - TN - Marathon Music Works

10/15/21 - Oxon Hill (DC) - MD - MGM National Harbor

10/16/21 - Columbus - OH - Express Live

10/17/21 - Sayreville - NJ - Starland Ballroom

10/19/21 - Phi - PA - Franklin Music Hall

10/20/21 - Boston - MA - House Of Blues

10/22/21 - Pittsburgh - PA - Stage AE

10/23/21 - New York - NY - Hammerstein*

10/24/21 - Norfolk - VA - NorVA

10/26/21 - St. Petersburgh - FL - Janus Live

10/27/21 - Orlando - FL - Hard Rock Live

10/28/21 - Atlanta - GA - Tabernacle

10/30/21 - Dallas - TX - South Side

10/31/21 - Austin - TX - ACL Live

11/1/21 - Houston - TX - House Of Blues

11/3/21 - Phoenix - AZ - Van Buren

11/5/21 - Los Angeles - CA - The Palladium*

11/7/21 - San Diego - CA - Soma

3/10/21 - Leeds - UK - 02 Academy

3/11/22 - Birmingham - UK - 02 Academy

3/12/22 - Manchester - UK - Academy

3/13/22 - Glasgow - UK - 02 Academy

3/15/22 - Nottingham - UK - Rock City

3/16/22 - Bristol - UK - 02 Academy

3/17/22 - London - UK - 02 Kentish Town Forum

3/20/22 - Paris - FR - Le Trianon

3/22/22 - Munich - GER - Tonhalle

3/23/22 - Berlin - GER - Huxleys

3/25/22 - Koln - GER - E Werk

3/27/22 - Hanover - GER - Capitol

Nofx is bring back their Punk In Drublic festival, It has been 3 years since Nofx has put on the festival. In 2018 sponsors backed out of the festival over comments made by front man Fat Mike about the 2017 Las Vegas shooting.

2021 is a new year for Nofx. They have been missed very much these last few years but that’s about to change. Nofx is marking their United States come back with their very own festival. Punk In Drublicis taking place in Denver in Colorado with Less Than Jake, Sick Of It All, Get Dead and The Potato Pirates.

If you cant make it that show no worries You can catch them playing riot fest on Friday September 17 headlining alongside Coheed And Cambria, The Smashing Pumkins and Lupe Fiasco.

The best show to catch them at will be Punk In The Park Sunday November 7th headlining with punk legends Pennywise.

Making a grand entrance with highly anticipated new music, GRAMMY® Award-nominated multi-platinum pop superstar JESSIE J returns with a brand-new single entitled “I Want Love” via LAVA/Republic Records.

To bring the track to life, she worked with three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning mega-producer Ryan Tedder who serves as producer and co-writer.

Jessie J says “I wanted to come back with a song that felt classic but modern. BIG vocals and get everyone on the dance floor. I cannot wait for the world to hear this song and to DANCE and sing along loud.”

As she celebrates the tenth anniversary of her platinum-certified 2011 first LP Who You Are, she continues to also look forward. “I Want Love” sets the stage for her anxiously awaited fifth full-length album, coming later this year, co-written with and executive produced by Tedder.

Back in 2011, Jessie J quietly emerged with the biggest voice in pop. The UK-born powerhouse introduced herself with Who You Are, which not only went platinum, but also yielded the quadruple-platinum “Price Tag” and platinum “Domino.” Not to mention, the record made history as “the first album by a British female artist to produce six or more Top 10 hits in the UK,” while she picked up the 2011 Critics’ Choice BRIT Award and BBC’s Sound of 2011. On its heels, 2014’s Sweet Talker crashed the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 200 and housed the eight-times platinum “Bang Bang” with Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj. Throughout 2018, she revealed R.O.S.E. in four parts to critical acclaim and supported it with a sold-out world tour. The same year Jessie J traveled to China and joined the TV show SINGER, a singing competition where she performed each week in front of a television audience of 250 million with a grand finale viewership of a 1 billion. Not only was Jessie J the first international artist to ever compete alongside the biggest artists in Asia, but also the first to ever win. With a once-in-a-generation voice, confessional writing style, and stadium-shaking charisma, she’s back in 2021 with “I Want Love.”

On July 16th, your lords and masters GWAR will release vinyl reissues of their classic albums, Lust In Space (2009) and Bloody Pit of Horror (2010), via Metal Blade Records. 

Pre-order your copies now at: https://www.indiemerch.com/metalbladerecords/band/gwar - where the records are available in the following versions: 

GWAR - Lust in Space vinyl versions

- silver vinyl

- clear w/ magenta and purple splatter vinyl

GWAR - Bloody Pit of Horror vinyl versions

- black inside red vinyl

- orange / red melt vinyl

Drummer Jizmak Da Gusha shares his memories  of the classic albums, “Many great battles in those years. Good kills. Even lost a few or our own. Hail Flattus! Hail Oderus!” 

Stay tuned for more GWAR news, including a tour announcement next week!