Total Abuse

Royal Trux, Royal Headache, Destruction Unit, Fucked Up, The Mob, Power Trip, Sheer Mag & more added to Berserktown II

The Berserktown II festival is happening August 14-16 in Los Angeles and they have expanded their lineup quite a bit since we last posted, with some potentially exciting additions…

Spider House SXSW Week shows: Thee Oh Sees, La Luz, Meatbodies, Jacco Gardner, PUJOL, Paul Collins & lots more

Like every year, Spider House has an absolutely packed schedule of showcases during this year’s SXSW. With at least 11 events happening over the course of 6 days from March 16-21, there’s absolutely something for everyone…

York Factory Complaint and Thought Broadcast releasing LPs, celebrating together at Nothing Changes (streams)

York Factory Complaint at Saint Vitus, January 2013 (more by Caroline Harrison) If you’re not familiar with the NYC duo York Factory Complaint, you may know some of their other projects–Ryan Martin is the co-founder of Dais Records, and Michael Berdan also is/was in Believer/Law, Uniform, Veins and Drunkdriver…

Total Abuse have new 7", touring w/ Rectal Hygienics including 2 NYC shows & Summer Scum fest (dates, streams)

Austin, Texas’s Total Abuse are streaming “Beg” from their forthcoming three-track seven-inch, Looking for Love, on Deranged Records. The song is pure punk filth, blindly raging for a minute before dropping down to painful “My War” speeds…

stream Total Abuse's new LP 'Prison Sweat', see them at PPM's 10th Anniversary fest (if you're in LA)

Total Abuse – art If you weren’t paying attention, you might have missed Total Abuse‘s Mutt, which surfaced its ugly head last year on Post Present Medium Records (Dean Spunt of No Age‘s imprint)…

Andrew Frisicano reports from MtyMx (which he had much trouble getting to, and he's not sure how he's getting back)

As anyone following along on @bvSXSW knows, after some serious transportation issues, Andrew Frisicano eventually made his way down to Monterrey, Mexico from Austin, TX (counting waiting for the bus to show up, it took him something like 18 hours which was 4 hours shorter than it took Ryan Muir) in time for a bit of the 2nd night and all of the third day (aka today, 3/22)…

NY Ear & Eye Fest II - shows & record fair this weekend @ KF, DBA & 92Y Tribeca (also screening 'I Need That Record')

NY EYE & EAR FEST II – JULY 9 – 12, 2009! 4 DAYS – 3 VENUES – 2 BOROUGHS Knitting Factory & 92Y Tribeca in Manhattan & Death By Audio in Brooklyn Pendu presents: NY Eye & Ear Fest II …