Within punk zine issue 22

ISSUE 22

ANTHONY RANERI talks about “VACANCY”

BRYAN KIENLAN on “SIMPLICITY”

GEOFF ARMSTRONG tells us all and “GOT IT MADE”

EDITOR

Jason Bolduc

COPY EDITOR Naomi Kelly

PHOTOGRAPHERS Jason Bolduc Jim Smith Mike Marshall

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mike Magee/Stomp Records Melanie Racette / Stomp Records Melanie Kaye PR Sacha Miller/Erin Caroll/ AB Co. PR Mike Cubillos / Earshot Media Nikki Law/ Metal Blade Brian S Gross/ P.R.B James Gooson/Brixton Agency Talia Miller/Brixton Agency Dan Gildan /Brixton Agency

Label ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thousand Island Records /Fat Wreck Chords / Stomp Records / Bird Attack Records / Spartan Paper & Plastick Records/ My Fingers My Brain Records/ Greenway Records/ Flatspot Records Metal Blade Records/ Cardigan Records / Hopeless Records/ Victory Records

CONTENTS

BAYSIDE/Anthony Raneri

Talks about the upcoming release “Vacancy”

THE BOUNCING SOULS Bryan Kienlen Talks about “Simplicity”

GUTTERMOUTH/GEOFF ARMSTRONG Where’s Mark? And the new E.p “Got It Made”

LATEST RELEASE NEWS

MUSIC REVIEWS

ANTHONY RANERI talks about “VACANY”

WITHIN PUNK ZINE INTERVIEW WITH

BAYSIDE/ANTHONY RANERI

BY PHONE

JUNE 20,2016 COURTESY OF

SARAH LUTZ/HOPELESS REOCRDS J.B: Hey I’m here talking with the one and only Anthony Raneri from “Bayside” so let’s talk about the latest upcoming release “Vacancy”?

ANTHONY: Ah so far so good we’re really happy with how the record came out just getting exciting and waiting for people to hear it.

J.B: Do you find it hard to follow up how amazing ‘Cult” was?

ANTHONY: If I thought about it that way it probably would be but we really tried something different, the older we get the more we learn that giving a shit about things like that will only bring you stress and won’t make anything better. You know every record that goes by it gets easier to say let’s just play whatever we want! And not worry if people like it and shit like that.

J.B: Yeah exactly! So sixteen years and counting you guys did do the anniversary that’s a long time to be in the industry you guys have been through it all (Tour) and seen it all. So how do you reflect back on all that time and what’s your views on the time gone by?

ANTHONY: Ah you know when we started the band we we’re just like any other band you know we we’re just playing music we had no expectations.

Like you know when we first started there was no one around us getting record deals or touring. We were just a band that was playing music and getting record deals and going on tour at that time just seemed so farfetched to us. And we were just really playing shows around town and once we seen bands like “Black Jaw” and “Taking Back Sunday” a couple of our bands in our scene in long island getting signed we we’re like okay maybe this is going to happen. So we started kind of shifting gears to get the band taken a little bit more seriously and then you know fast forward two years later when we got our first deal in 2003 or 2004. Then we signed to Victory and we were seeing bands like “New Found Glory” which was enormous at that point. And “Fall out Boy” “And My Chemical Romance” got really huge and it got like cross over to the scene and became pretty much like Popstars you know? Yet we we’re watching all that and we made a really conscience effort

or really more of a decision that we weren’t going to chase that. If fans were going to come to us than cool but we knew we were never going to write songs to try and achieve that or look a certain way. And we didn’t want to achieve that we looked up to bands like NOFX and Bad Religion and Social Distortion and the Descendents and bands like that still have careers. All these bands have awesome careers and that’s what we looked up to and that’s what we wanted, we didn’t care if it made us rich or not we just wanted to still be doing this in thirty years! And doing that fifteen year anniversary tour and I don’t even remember when that was it was like five years ago we did the Bouncing Souls Twentieth anniversary tour. And then I was like ah man! That would be crazy well we are doing our fiftieth year tour what’s that going to be like in the next five? And we accomplished what we set out to do and that was to keep giving it all we got and be around for a long time.

J.B: Do you feel that touring with “Taking Back Sunday” was what really broke you guys out and got you guys to the forefront?

ANTHONY: AH it’s funny it comes in waves you know really? Our first record came out in 2004 it was kind of popular not as much their first record or a lot of the other bands that we’re happening at the time. And then 2005 we put out the self-titled album and that was even more popular in 2007 we put out the “Walking Wounded” that was our first time we we’re able to headline theatres and we we’re on T.V and on Mtv2. So there was defiantly a lot more cross over stuff happening and we did get noticed and become more popular in 2007 and then just kind of kept in rolling along slowly and surely and that’s how we did our careers, you know we did little by little and then a couple of years ago we did that “Taking Back Sunday “tour and it’s been like seven years since our last big jump in popularity? And we we’re like just kind of moving up like sort of slowly.

And you know never really taking a step back just sort of slowly climbing up and then ya that “Taking Back Sunday” show did really feel like a big change and getting noticed again for a while.

J.B: Obviously Warp Tour also played a huge part of that? And of course some good and some bad there?

NATHONY: It’s really hard to gain fans there! It’s like this when you are doing well Warp Tour is great! It’s because of what genre I did Warp Tour for the first time in 2002 we weren’t even old enough yet. I was like nineteen at the time I think maybe twenty I think? So I was twenty “Having a fucking blast” I got to see all these cool bands I was on the Warp Tour I grew up going to the Warp Tour and I was having fun. After a while after that whole thing wears off and until you’re kind of more popular and you have crowds at your stage and stuff and its tuff. I’m not really sure that bands get broken on the Warp Tour but the place is so big and there’s so many bands playing at the same time. Imagine you’re an up and coming band and you’re trying to get noticed and you’re play-

ing a show on a small stage and bands like “Taking back Sunday” are playing shows across the street. So you know that’s pretty tough!

J.B: It did lose it a bit there with more commercialization and change up with the feel of it, it’s coming back around again to more of its roots and the way it was. Obviously you did do that video for “Dancing around like a idiot” and that kinds of ties into it. So the video though for “Pretty Vacancy” who did the video for that?

ANTHONY: Ah a couple of guys in L.A actually did that and they actually did a solo project video for me About a year or two years ago and they did an awesome job. So when it was time to work on the Bayside video I called them and talked to them very briefly about the video. And within a half an hour came up with an idea and they shot it in L.A and we went even there. And we had so much faith in them to deliver and they did.

J.B: So let’s talk about this release “Vacancy” on this release you have a bit of a change up on this one do you feel that was the natural progression of change of direction with everything that happened?

ANTHONY: It’s hard to say where it’s going to go in the future we just kind of do whatever we want! We wanted to try and do some different things on this record with things that we had on our minds and we tried it and we ended up with some other songs’ that didn’t end up on the record. That we took maybe less chances with than the songs that we had at the time. Who’s to say we could put out a record in a couple years that could be completely different who’s to really know? We don’t spend a lot of time into conceptualization I guess? It’s more of a just play whatever we feel like.

J.B: On this one you have songs like “Mary” which is a ballad with some quite exceptional lyrics in there “Go and get all your angles worked out” Plan together to get all your demons out” So what was the creative writing process on this one?

Ah I normally write about what’s going on in life and on this one I had a lot going on I had just moved to a new State and I had just recently got divorced and I was just kind of sitting around and I just kind of entered the writing mode in that time.

J.B: That kind of flows through out the album it’s very personal very deep and an emotional album that many can relate too, on this one you did have a different direction which I was talking about in the previous question and you kind of got an orchestrated refined show tune feel to it especially on Dead All Day” and “Two Letter”? Almost a Punk Opera?

ANTHONY: Well I’m really a big fan of Show tunes and I really study Show tunes and as far as that goes songs can really make you feel a certain way and emotionally even without lyrics.

The Songs really don’t have parts as much as they have movements and I really wanted to hone in on that in this record. And especially on “Dead All Day” and “Two Letters” and each part of the song to feel like something new is happening, and if you were to take away the lyrics can the music tell that story?

J.B: And of course Hopeless Records?

ANTHONY: Ya it’s cool I think people that aren’t really into the industry and put stock into the Labels aren’t really tuned into it. We have always been on an independent label we never have been on major label or on the radio, and we never had some big management company and we kind of do whatever we want really and Hopeless really takes care of us. I think people means more than it does on being on which label but I really doesn’t matter?

J.B: You mentioned that a lot of tracks got cut is there a special pre-order thing kind of like “Cult” with Hopeless that maybe you get a 7” of the cut tracks?

ANTHONY: Ya we put two songs on a seven inch that is on the pre-order package on a seven inch. One of those songs is an acoustic version of one of the songs on the album and the other is a full band version of one of the songs we

wrote while making the record and will be really hard to get.

J.B: The cover art? With the motel?

ANTHONY: The theme of the album cover was to make it feel even though you’re away from home you still feel like you home? And home not feeling home and feeling like crap cause you feel like a guest in your own house.

And trying to figure out where you’re going where you’re coming from and we feel all that way on tour It’s funny how you can feel more at home going on tour or being there.

J.B: Producer? Kings Of Leon Studio?

ANTHONY: Ah it was cool man! Jim is a good dude there was defiantly a lot of head butting but it’s cool! And a lot of fights over each other ideas and he’s got a really great ear and he’s really good at what he does. I think it’s the producer’s job to listen to what the band does and the band gets tied emotionally to what they made and there idea’s. And I have weeks that took me to get to this point and you have heart and the producer’s part is to listen to it as it was the person hearing it and could care less of what or where it came from?

J.B: you guys do have a tour coming up starting on the East coast with The Mezingers and then heading central then over to a brief stop at a festival?

ANTHONY: Yeah I never toured with them and they are one of my favorite bands that I listen to they are super fun guys I’ve been listening to them since 95.I would always love to tour with Green Day though a very important band that influenced everyone back in the day.

J.B: How do you view the scene?

ANTHONY: I think it’s cool there are so many sub scenes like The Casualties to the Toasters and there’s more of a divide though from Skate punk to Hardcore to Ska and so on. It’s Splintered of I’m not sure everyone listens to all of it it’s not like it was back in the day with Counter Culture.

J.B: We always end with a famous book or quote or that inspired your life?

ANTHONY: Not really my dad always drilled it into my head to follow my dreams and now I say that same thing to my daughter”.

WITHIN PUNK ZINE INTERVIEW WITH

BRYAN KIENLAN/THE BOUNCING SOULS

BY EMAIL

JULY 20,2016 COURTESY OF

JAMES GOODSON BRIXTON AGENCY J.B: So let’s talk about “Simplicity” what’s the meaning behind the title on this release?

BRYAN: In part it’s a response to our own experience living in the digital age where we are all so engaged in a virtual reality, and with it, so many vibrations and signals at once. It’s not necessarily a terrible thing in itself, but we wanted to stand up for a simplicity which seems to be going extinct in the process. It’s all spinning ever faster, and I’m just thinking about the Ramones and how cool they were. Simplicity is a beautiful thing, and it’s also a pretty good description of our music.

J.B: Do you find it hard to follow up from “Comet” which was a total change in direction than the usual foundation that is the “Souls” sound?

BRYAN: Actually so much easier. Comet was a departure of sorts, exploring different ideas. Simplicity was intentionally not overthinking anything, and just keeping everything simple.

J.B: Did you find that some of “Comets” direction inspired some of “Simplicity” tracks like on “Hey Aliens”?

BRYAN: That s pure coincidence, but Satellite was actually written around the time of Comet. So a little leftover outer space vibes haha J.B: What was the creative writing process for this release on the track “Hero Zero” you almost have that “Social Distortion” homage to it? Was there any influences that projected through

BRYAN KIENLAN / PHOTO J.B

on the writing for this release?

BRYAN: We were inspired by the swing that the Replacements had so often.

With George it came right together, that guy is good.

J.B: After 20 Years of amazing releases it keeps going full on with a lot of heart, are you guys constantly working on material on thinking of new things. On this release there’s some new and interesting Chords and Time work, are there any rituals or dedicated time to creative work flow that you guys follow?

BRYAN: It always starts PETE STEINKOPH / PHOTO J.B with Pete coming over to my house for a couple hours a day writing riffs together and words, doing our best to write good songs. We send phone recording to Greg and he plays with them too, we can write a lot of stuff this way.

By the time we get together in the jam room, we have a bunch of stuff to try. Some of it makes it, some of it doesn’t, and a good bit of it gets written in the moment when we’re all together. George brought a lot to this one as well, was much more engaged the whole way.

J.B: On this release you have “Euphoria” which has that oldschool fast paced “How I Spent My summer Vacation” feel to it?

BRYAN: That was written mostly by Pete and came right together in the jam room. No fuss no mess, just blasting!

J.B: You guys seem to have come back full on with that iconic Anthem tracks and feel good “True” Bouncing Souls sound reminiscent of “Maniacal Laughter” with ‘Writing On the Wall” which is proba-

bly going to be the crowd favorite with the chorus anthems. What tracks really stood out for you guys on this one and why?

BRYAN: I love playing “Driving All Night” and Euphoria” a lot, it’s just fun to play hard. And I love the time signature on “Driving” J.B: The Bouncing Souls have always been known for those heartfelt inspirational songs and on “Simplicity” you’ve nailed it out of the park with “Gravity”.

Of course it falls in with “Coin Toss Girl/Serenity and also “Satellite”. Is that in reference to getting older

and finding that special one?

BRYAN: We’ve always worn our hearts on our sleeves and been lovers. I’m happy to announce that I have finally found that special someone personally. Actually you might not have guessed it, but she and I write “Tightrope” about surviving our crazy life together.

J.B: Talking about “How I spent My Summer Vacation” that was the Origin of the circle Souls symbol then continued throughout was that also a homage to that release with “Simplicity’s” artwork?

BRYAN: A little bit. I like to continue to repeat “the guy” in different settings for fun and the continuity is cool, kind of like Iron Maiden’s “Eddie”. But yes the cover is a slight nod to Summer Vacation and in a smaller way, Hopeless Romantic, as I used some of those colors. And the rips from our first release J.B: Of course you have John Seymour that produced “Simplicity” perhaps that is what set’s It back to the roots on this release instead

GREG ATTONITO / PHOTO: J.B

of Bill Stevenson and Livermore that did “Comet”. What was it like working with John Again in the studio?

BRYAN: It was like a day hadn’t passed since we worked together. We have a perfect chemistry with John that we developed over the course of recording “Summer Vacation” and “Anchors”. We wanted to capture our live essence and John is perfect for that.

J.B: With “Comet” we saw a duel label release with of course “Chunksaah” your label and longtime home of the “Souls” to also “Rise Records” which you are releasing “Simplicity” on, what’s it like working with the crew over at Rise?

BRYAN: Those guys are great, I really can’t say enough good things about them.

J.B: You guys are doing a few couple shows in the U.S and of course “The wrecking Ball Festival” and then hitting up some Europe and hooking up with the end of the Mezingers tour. Any plans of making a bigger North American tour with some shows up in the frigid North of Canada for the Fall/Winter?

BRYAN: Still making plans, but I’m anxious to get back up north again, I love it up there!

WITHIN PUNK ZINE INTERVIEW WITH

GEOFF ARMSTRONG/GUTTERMOUTH

BY EMAIL

JULY 30,2016 COURTESY OF

MIKE CUBILLOS/EARSHOT MEDIA

J.B: Okay first off what in the Hell is going on with the Guttermouth?

Why is Mark in Mexico is it to really just to hang with “Lucky” or “Freckles” and cheap living?

GEOFF: Guttermouth is alive and well and believe it or not, we just released an EP. Mark does frequent Tijuana from time to time to get away from Southern California. Whether he still visits Lucky is unknown. Last we knew he was volunteering his time at an orphanage.

J.B: Or is it he believes that Rome truly is burning and Nero Is playing his fiddle and moved to Mexico to wait out the insanity that is the American Election?

GEOFF:We all know that Rome is burning but that is not the reason for going to Mexico, as it has been happening for many years. Mexico is a nice little get away with nice people, cheap beer and food.

J.B: What about “Trump” are there going to be any awesome tour shirts made with something of him on it?

GEOFF:Probably not but you never know. Our next tour is not until right around the election time so things will be heated and it actually could be good timing. The real reason you will probably not see it is we are lazy and probably will forget.

J.B: What happened to Alex (The Bearded C*&T) Did he finally get his touring visa revoked, it was like the officials took one look at instantly NOPE? GEOFF:Haha, no he should still have his visa. Alex was pursing some other interests in filming and decided that was the direction he needed to go in.

J.B: So who took over the spot because after Farell left he filled in pretty good it seems “The Whoo” is a little slower on the kit and for most old staple tour songs that’s a hard seat to fill?

GEOFF: Justin jumped in on drums. Justin has been the Bass player for the past 6 or 7 years, but he is a talented bastard and plays drums, bass, and guitar better then most. Alex missed several tours through the years so usually Justin would switch to drums. Ty came back and played for a while as well. Justin has been drumming since Alex left, so Kevin is back in the band on bass. He was in the band in the early 2000’s. Confused yet??

J.B: So every time I look I noticed everyone is saying (NEW) Guttermouth in over ten years! Yet everyone seems to forget about the 2011 split with the “New Threat” what’s up with that?

GEOFF: The split with TNT was only a tour split. There were probably 200 copies made total and was never distributed or picked up by a label. So technically, there have been a few songs here and there but this is the first “proper” release since Shave The Planet.

J.B: When I talked with Mark he said his creative writing process is usually hanging out in Libraries and finding some interesting news or Headlines or names of Book titles on the spines for inspiration.

And on the first track “The Point” reflects back to the old relationship thing?

GEOFF: What kind of inspiration came about on this one? I can’t speak for Mark on inspiration specifically for a song or this EP, but it’s safe to say he wrote a mix of fiction and non-fiction on this.

It is funny that some people don’t see that in the songs and they think everything is from his personal life. But he definitely goes to book stores, libraries, bars, etc for inspiration. All it takes is an idea and he can run with it.

J.B: How was Amnesia Rockfest?

Was there any crazy courtesy riders requested? Rockfest was great as always. It was hotter then balls, dusty, and there was some serious day drinking, so it looked like the walking dead by 4pm. I think our rider had pretzels, a few bottles of wine, and beer. “The Green Room” or band area if you will, is about a mile from where we played so we just checked in, grabbed our booze and went to mingle at the festival. We do not really have any interest sitting in a 10x10 cubicle by ourselves. Matt, Justin and Mark also jumped in to play a few songs down the street for Music For Cancer in the hippie village. The guy that owns M4C, Jay, is a friend so that was fun.

J.B:And of course you guys did some extensive Australian tours?

Yes, we are all fans of Australia.

J.B: The Lineup has changed more times over the years than I can

MARK ADKINS /PHOTO J.B

think of is there some kind of an official test one most go through to be worthy enough of the Guttermouth brand? We have been lucky in that we have had the same general line up for several years now.

There are some one off shows where there might be a fill in because someone is working or something but overall we have had a fairly consistent lineup. Getting along with others is 80% of the game.

The road weeds people out very quickly either with the band or just the travel.

We are lucky as we all get along well.

J.B: On this release you guys crashed at a studio and had some time to get it out finally and then reworked the final cut where was the mastering done?

GEOFF: The final recordings and mastering were done in Jacksonville, Florida by The Freq Zone.

J.B: Of course this release is on Iconic Bird Attack Records and not Hopeless as everyone thought? Or Volcom how’s that going?

GEOFF: Hopeless had talked about doing some stuff with us several years ago but there was no contract in place. We wrote these songs not knowing if any label would be interested. We kept the writing process pretty quiet as nobody would believe us anyway so as we got closer to a finished product, Bird Attack Records expressed interest.

We came to an agreement and then Rude Records and Bird Attack worked out a deal to cover the release globally and here we are.

J.B: And also released on the Italian Label Rude Records?

GEOFF:Yes, the crew at Rude Records, as Bird Attack, are super

passionate about punk music and without them, we couldn’t have gotten the word out the way it has. We are lucky to work with people who are hard working and positive and support us.

J.B: Is there any possibilities of a Canadian Tour soon?

Yes! GEOFF:You will probably see us in the first few months of 2017‌if they let us in, haha. Should be a fun tour if it all works out.

NEWS RELEASES Such Gold Announce Pedestals Reissue On Bird Attack Records.

Rochester, New York-based punk band Such Gold has joined forces with Bird Attack Records to reissue Pedestals, the band’s second EP originally released in 2010. The reissue features all six tracks from the EP, along with all their songs from their splits with Into It. Over It. and A Loss For Words.

Pedestals was remixed by Vince Ratti (Brand New, Title Fight, Braid).

The Pedestals reissue will be released on CD, vinyl, and digitally through Bird Attack Records on September 9, 2016 Such Gold are currently on tour in Europe supporting Strung Out and A Wilhelm Scream, with stops at Punk Rock Holiday and other festivals.

Pedestals Track Listing: 1. Cut Rides 2. Sycamore 3. The Brass Tax 4. So Close 5. Gut Rot 6. Pedestals 7. Minstrels 8. The World That You Live In 9. Scoreboard

Good Tiger announces North American tour dates with Dance Gavin Dance, The Contortionist, Hail The Sun. After completing a North American tour with Between the Buried and Me and August Burns Red earlier this year, Good Tiger (featuring former members of Tesseract, The Safety Fire, and Architects UK) has announced another stateside run - this time, with Dance Gavin Dance, The Contortionist, and Hail The Sun! This must-see trek kicks off on September 22nd in Los Angeles, CA; see below for all dates!

Good Tiger will be touring in support of their debut album, A Head Full of Moonlight, which was initially released digitally (after crowd-funding a staggering $45,980!), with the first single, “Where Are The Birds�, being heard on BBC Radio 1; the music video (directed by Kim Taylor, produced by Compulsory) was seen on Kerrang TV, Scuzz TV, MTV Rocks and more throughout Europe. The record was released on CD and LP this past April via Blacklight Media (the new label formed by Chris Santos - executive chef and managing partner of the New York City restaurants VANDAL, The Stanton Social and Beauty & Essex - together with Brian Slagel of Metal Blade Records). To preview and purchase A Head Full of Moonlight, please visit: metalblade. com/goodtiger - where the album is available in various formats.

NEWS RELEASES Carl Sagan’s Skate Shoes Share “Sundance Kid” via Consequence of Sound. Self Titled Album Due Out August 19th via Super Secret Records.

“Carl Sagan’s Skate Shoes has already cultivated a strong local following that is expanding virtually from show to show. The band is touring the US this Fall to expand its fan base to more of a regional and ultimately, a national audience.”

Carl Sagan’s Skate Shoes’ are sharing “Sundance Kid,” the second single from their self titled full length debut today on Consequence of Sound. Due out on August 19th via Super Secret Records, the trio are bringing Austin’s rich noise rock underground back with their heavy as bricks post-hardcore menace.

“Sundance Kid” captures the band’s Southern twang under layers of ringing guitar distortion, an outlaw song for the modern times.

The band’s southern fried noise rock and post-hardcore influences are radiant as they up the deranged cowboy vibes and dangerous desert imagery to offer a triumphant new dynamic to their unapologetically crushing sound. When compared to first single “(I)” and its thick wall-of-sound brutality, “Sundance Kid” offers a very different look into one of Austin’s absolute best new heavy bands.

Consequence of Sound shared, “Earlier this month, the noise-punk outfit gave us a peek at the upcoming LP with “(I)”, which, according to our own Nina Corcoran, called to mind “the grit of Sonic Youth and unstoppable anger of Shellac.” Now, they’ve shared “Sundance Kid”, a number that channels the same feral intensity The Jesus Lizard once dished out.”

Elaborating on the song, Carl Sagan’s Skate Shoes’ Steve Pike (vocals/guitar) offered, “Jacob [Cruz] and I wrote this while we were still a two piece after listening to a lot of Neil Young’s “Harvest” and trying to blend it with the intensity and grit of Shellac. I didn’t really have an idea for the song, but Jacob came up with the concept of having it be about train robbers and I immediately thought of “Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid”. So essential it’s a country western tale that we wrote while really high listening to Neil Young.”

BAYSIDE PARTNER WITH OSKAR BLUES BREWERY FOR BAYSIDE BLACK IPA. LYONS, Colo., July 15, 2016 – Bayside, who release their new album, Vacancy, on Aug. 19 via Hopeless Records, have partnered with craft-beer-in-a-can brewery Oskar Blues for a limited edition IPA, Bayside Black.

The beer, which features a malty backbone with bright, citrusy hops, will be limited to 100 barrels and available for a pre-order bundle with the new album via Craftshack (http://craftshack.com/pages/craftshack-delivers-music-and-craft-beer; availability restricted to participating states). The cans will also be available at Total Wine & More, as well as select venues with a special focus on stores/venues along Bayside’s tour (dates below).

“The challenges of creating a Black IPA is that when creating a recipe, one has to be very careful to balance the hop bitterness and malt bitterness,” Oskar Blues’ Head Brewer at Oskar Blues Brewery Lyons Juice Drapeau explains.

“Dark malts can have astringent characteristics to them so the key is to really achieve a clean hop bitterness to compliment the potential malt bitterness. Also, another important aspect of Black IPAs is to layer a variety of crystal malts and dark malts so that the malt character in the beer has a lot of depth and complexity.”

“I’ve been a big fan of Oskar Blues for a long time and it’s amazing that we get to collaborate with them. It’s one of my favorite styles of beer and one of my favorite breweries. I can’t wait to try some!” added Bayside guitar player Jack O’Shea.

SELF RELEASED DRAGGED IN

“EP1” AVAILABLE NOW

I’m convinced that today’s Hardcore is missing the elements of the pain, anger and fustration brought to release through the sound and spirit of Hardcore. To the crowd of like minded angstful youth looking for inspiration.That moment when that flat low key bassline of the song “August” comes ripping at you like an emotional runaway rollercoaster of heightened emotion. Then the ever so uplifting full speed ahead blazing snare and kick symbol work pounds through your head. Finally there’s a crazy wildebeast charging at you as if it’s an “All in everyman for himself cagematch” the glare of lunacy in his eyes protracting the same release of fustration and depth of feeling that bellows deep inside you,then it all breaks down into a teeth grinding groove and then it hits like a burst of pure felt heart “Darkest” repeated five times chorused out. This track along the next following back breaker “Safe Together” with Anthem chorus and long belts reminiscent of Old School “Minor Threat” and Dag Nasty. A song that reflects the true belief and message of the spirit of Hardcore and the bond that holds us all united.At a blazing 1.16 this is the fastest paced in your face quick rift straight the point. Breathe is by the far the best song of the E.P that has that back and forth feel of backing vocals and third person view that leaves you feeling what the song is about - the inner struggles facing the disapointments and struggles of facing it all.

Then once you thought you’re spent and backed against the ropes grasping for what remains reaching for that last hope it all comes down.”Dragged In” throws in beating your struggles and grasps of trying to get free. The influenced lyrical content of manipulation and being fed society’s views and pressures holding you down to the floor crushing heartlessness with break beat tempo’s and rythmic notes with full bass lines and symbol work with straight point of view lryics blown straight to your head.Then it comes to the end the turn around redemption of “Empty Glasses” a song all too true of what we all faced in the reality of our lives, the darkest moments that catch us off guard only to rise against the anguish and fear that alters our lives, The true inspirational guidance of the fire that dwells deep inside that keeps our compass straight.

“A true piece of balanced heart and motivation in the spirit of the foundation of Hardcore leaving you with no alternative but to play it again”.

Known as much for his wild performances as he was for his controversial lyrics and powerful vocals, Richie Dagger and his band Triple Negative were the top-selling Canadian punk artists of all time. Richie’s tragic death at age fifty-three was a horrible blow to fans, and his sudden demise renewed interest into the life of the much-beloved but secretive singer. Dramatic yet often comic, this fictional biography probes deeply into the soaring highs and crushing lows of the scrappy punks that defied all odds to achieve massive stardom. Not until the last page is the mystery finally revealed.

“Wasted Mind”

AVAILABLE JUNE /16

“Move Like A Ghost”

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 01 www.fatwreck.com

“Comfortable Scars” AVAILABLE NOW

“Bad Water” AVAILABLE NOW

NEW

NOISE https://thenastiesguelph.bandcamp.com/

https://draggedin.bandcamp.com/releases

http://hopelessrecords.com/

SEPTEMBER 9 Jacob’s Pavilion, Cleveland, OH 10 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre, Detroit, MI 12 Sound Academy, Toronto, ON 13 Metropolis, Montreal, QC 15 Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA 17/18 Rock Allegiance, Chester, PA* 20 Egyptian Room, Indianapolis, IN 22 The Pageant, St. Louis, MO 27 Hard Rock Live, Orlando, FL 28 Fillmore, Miami, FL 30 Horseshoe Casino Tunica, Tunica, MS OCTOBER 3 Norva, Norfolk, VA 5 Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA 7 Gas Monkey Live, Dallas, TX 8 ACL at the Moody Theatre, Austin, TX 10 Fillmore, Denver, CO 11 The Complex, Salt Lake City, UT 13 The Wilma Theatre, Missoula, MT 17 ENMAX Center, Lethbridge, AB 19 South Okanagan Events Centre, Penticton, BC 20 Abbotsford Centre, Abbotsford, BC 23 Reno Events Center, Reno, NV

UPCOMING RELEASES

MASKED INTRUDER

“LOVE AND OTHER CRIMES”

PURE NOISE RECORDS JULY 08 ,2016

GUTTERMOUTH “GOT IT MADE”

BIRD ATTACK RECORDS JULY 19 ,2016

ANTILLECTUAL “ENGAGE”

BIRD ATTACK RECORDS JULY 29,2016

DESCENDENTS

“HYPERCAFFUIM SPAZINATTE”

BIRD ATTACK RECORDS JULY 15 ,2016

THE BOUNCING SOULS “SIMPLICITY ”

RISE RECORDS JULY 29,2016

BAYSIDE “VACANCY”

HOPELESS RECORDS AUGUST 19 ,2016

UPCOMING TOURS/SHOWS

TICKETS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON https://www.facebook.com/pullupyourpantsproductions