Brooklyn Vegan — by Ian Chainey Despite forming 40 years ago and having been cited by Bad Brains as an influence, Philadelphians and "The World's First Original All Black Punk-Rock Band" (or at least one of them) Pure Hell still fly under the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Glendale, CA brotherly duo The Bots may be young (ages 20 and 17) but they've already logged some pretty big tours, opening for Blur, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Refused, Bad Brains, Dropkick Murphys and others, not to mention spots at... more info

Stereogum — During SXSW next week, Vans will reissue a limited run of some of their iconic band-themed shoes, and we’ve got a bunch of pairs you can win. Collaborations with Circle Jerks, Motörhead, Bad Brains, and Rise Against will be put out in a quantity o... more info

Chorus.fm — *Islander (http://www.absolutepunk.net/tags/islander/)* released their new EP, Pains, last month via Victory Records (http://www.victorymerch.com/store/islander). The South Carolina alt-rockers brings to mind the likes of Deftones and Rage Against th... more info

Metalsucks — 167 albums priced no higher than $5.99 each, including releases by Napalm Death, The Misfits, Bad Brains, D.R.I., Suicidal Tendencies, Terror, and more.The post Another Chance to Save Some Shekels: Amazon is Having an Awesome Sale on Punk and Hardcor... more info

Metalsucks — The Dillinger Escape Plan's Greg Puciato guests on the podcast this week! Greg tells us about how he first got into metal, his early love for Guns N' Roses, Metallica and Bad Brains, what the term "DIY" means today, the band's recent decision to fina... more info

Impose Magazine — Seattle's Iron Lung is kicking ass and taking no prisoners with their new LP White Glove Test. The record is real brutal, 20 vicious songs in 22 minutes, and by the close leaves the listener begging for mercy in the best way possible. White Glo... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Basque punk anyone? Frantzeska hail from Bilbao, three guys who fell in love with the energy of the Bad Brains and The Clash. Their BasauriOn! EP tears through five sings in 11 minutes, with the slow nº3 as a breather track. They touch base with ... more info

Metalsucks — This youngster's got "Attitude"! more info

Chorus.fm — Happy birthday to *H.R.* (http://absolutepunk.net/badbrains) of Bad Brains. Have a good one! more info