Keith Morris is co-founder of two important hardcore-punk bands, Black Flag – where he was the singer, and Circle Jerks.  His new band is OFF! It was born from an aborted Circle Jerks recording session in 2009, and plays classic hardcore-punk a la Black Flag

Wasted Years album on Vice

Euro tour in October with Cerebral Ballzy. Budapest Oct 19 at A38

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The Steinbecks was founded by two Aussie bros in 1994. Easy indie pop

Kick to Kick album on Popboomerang (Aus, Asia, Africa)
and Matinée Recordings (America, EU)

The garage rock superstar Black Lips‘ southern rocker album is coming soon in March. The boys asked Phil Spector to produce the album, but the incarcerated 74 years old producer didn’t answer. In 2009 he was sentemnced to 19 to life for murder of an actress. So it is produced by Patrick Carney from Black Keys. And stars everywhere. It is mixed by a Grammy winner, who has worked with Justin Timberlake, Snoop Dogg, Björk. The album photos shot by legendary British rock’n’roll photographer Mick Rock

Underneath The Rainbow LP by Vice Records

Euro tour in May-June: Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris, Barcelona, Brussles, London, Athens

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Solids. Canadian psych garage grunge in the manner of 90s

Blame Confusion – debut LP by Fat Possum (US) and Dine Alone Records (Can)