Mephiskapheles

Catbite announce 2021 tour dates w/ TBOTW, Magic Grehlin (Teenage Halloween), Mustard Plug, more

Philly ska band Catbite’s anticipated sophomore album ‘Nice One’ comes out in August via Bad Time Records (pre-order our cyan blue vinyl variant) and they’re playing some shows with some awesome lineups…

'Ska Boom!' book highlights U.S. ska in between 2 Tone & 3rd wave - Q&A w/ author Marc Wasserman

The narrative that ska comes and goes in ways in damaging to the genre, and not even all that accurate. Marc Wasserman’s new oral history ‘Ska Boom!’ looks at the American ska scene of the 1980s, and the bands that bridged the gap between 2 Tone and the third wave…

Jeff Rosenstock & Polyvinyl have made a 9-hour playlist of ska songs

The 9-hour, 181-song playlist includes songs from all across ska’s long, rich history — from its origins in Jamaica to some of today’s best DIY ska bands — and it also includes ska-adjacent songs by The Beatles, Vampire Weekend, Weezer, Pixies, and more…

Cassette Store Day 2019: full list of exclusive titles

Cassette Store Day, the annual celebration of tapes and tape culture, holds its 2019 edition on October 12.

tours announced: Angels & Airwaves, Noname, Duster, Toasters, Felice Bros, more

Plus: Geto Boys, This Is Hardcore, and more tour-related news.

Cassette Store Day 2018: full list of exclusive titles

The 2018 edition of Cassette Store Day happens October 13 at independent record stores around the globe with lots of exclusives in the ever-portable, still-with-us tape format — in many cases it will be the first time these have ever been released on this format…

Descendents played House of Vans with Mephiskapheles & Audacity (pics)

Punk legends Descendents are on tour now in continued support of last year’s great Hypercaffium Spazzinate, which was their first album in 12 years. They opened with “Everything Sucks” and “Hope,” and proceeded to play songs from all over their career…

Sheer Terror, Cheetah Chrome & more playing Upstart Antisocial Campout in NY

The annual touring punk rock party Upstart Fest is returning for its sixth season this September (details TBA), and the people behind it are also throwing a punk festival in Upstate NY. It’s called the Upstart Antisocial Campout and it happens September 9 & 10…

NOFX, Direct Hit, & Mephiskapheles @ Irving Plaza (pics, setlist)

photos by Mathieu Bredeau NOFX released their book Hepatitis Bathtub and it’s currently a Best Seller believe it or not! I just started the book but it doesn’t disappoint in the debauchery department. The band are currently on a show/book signing tour and made their usual stop at Irving Plaza on Friday night. Mephiskapheles and […]
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