After a few years in the making, the Brooklyn psychedelic pop band Hysterics have finally released their album. It’s filled with catchy pop tunes that will have you dancing in your bedroom, or backyard since it’s summertime. You can stream and buy their self titled album over at cdbaby.
Check out our Band Spotlight featuring Hysterics.
Hysterics myspace
Remember kiddies, the final day to submit your question to 108 is tomorrow. So e-mail us at latenw@hotmail.com with the best question you can possibly muster and you just might win a copy of the new 108 record, A New Beat From A Dead Heart, which is being released by our friends at Deathwish on June 26th.
More sad news in the punk world today as the awesome 538 Johnson Avenue in Brooklyn, NY will stop doing shows, starting immediately. This sucks because:
a) Fucked Up were supposed to play there this weekend
b) This place ruled.Ian Dickson, a punk and hardcore promoter in the NJ/NYC area had this to say, “Ok well this sucks, but when you are doing shows in a place you rent, it is bound to happen. It was a good run but for now 538 Johnson will not be hosting any more shows, including firday [sic].I am trying to find a new place for the FUCKED UP show on FRIDAY. I am pretty confident that i will find a place. i’m not sure if the show will be all ages but i am doing my best. ”
All shows will be rescheduled and info can be found at the links below.
Punk Planet zine has announced their own death today, halting printing due to a variety of difficulties in the past few years. Here’s some of the statement, all of which can be found here;
Dear Friends,As much as it breaks our hearts to write these words, the final issue of Punk Planet is in the post, possibly heading toward you right now. Over the last 80 issues and 13 years, we’ve covered every aspect of the financially independent, emotionally autonomous, free culture we refer to as “the underground.” In that time we’ve sounded many alarms from our editorial offices: about threats of co-optation, big-media emulation, and unseen corporate sponsorship. We’ve also done everything in our power to create a support network for independent media, experiment with revenue streams, and correct the distribution issues that have increasingly plagued independent magazines. But now we’ve come to the impossible decision to stop printing, having sounded all the alarms and reenvisioned all the systems we can. Benefit shows are no longer enough to make up for bad distribution deals, disappearing advertisers, and a decreasing audience of subscribers.
This summer will mark the second time the influential Brazilian psychedelic band Os Mutantes will tour America. Last summer, Os Mutantes (Portuguese for The Mutants) played in the states for the first time during Pitchfork Music Fest. Their infectious pop songs and fuzzed out guitars have influenced several musicians such as Kevin Barnes of Of Montreal, Kurt Cobain, David Byrne and Beck.
07/11/2007 - Metro - Chicago, IL
07/13/2007 - El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
07/15/2007 - Stern Grove Festival - San Francisco, CA
07/17/2007 - Lincoln Center Festival - New York City, NYOs
Mutantes Interview and Performance During 2006’s Pitchfork Music Fest:
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