2+ week, 2+ day ago   (247+ words) Ghettoblaster Magazine Dayton, Ohio’s Shelter & Sound releases its debut single, “Frailty,” via Sweet Cheetah Records on September 11. Presave it here. The band is the post-hardcore project composed of songwriters Michael Coates and Shawn Bell. In the mid-’00s, Coates was deeply…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (205+ words) Louisville, Kentucky’s Strange Birds, a post-punk band featuring Brandon Butler (guitar and vocals), Ella Jean Lumpkins (drums), and Brian Meurer (bass) is set to release its Little Victories (Sweet Cheetah Records) album on September 4, which you can preorder here. Today,…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (100+ words) Morella’s Forest Reissues Bozur and Bass Demos Ghettoblaster Magazine Before Superdeluxe, there were two cassettes. Bozur, the scrappy 1993 demo that started it all, and Bass, the follow-up that landed Morella’s Forest a deal with Tooth & Nail Records, handwritten label response…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (146+ words) As We Shiver’s members have deep roots in Houston’s punk and independent music communities, with their influence stretching across multiple generations. Singer/guitarist Steve Duarte and drummer Rudy Duarte were previously members of The Tie That Binds, an early ’90s post-hardcore…...