Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Unlike Cock Sparrer (grumble, grumble) Sham 69 have added an NYC date at Warsaw on May 23rd, one of three US dates (the others are at Chaos in Tejas and Punk Rock Bowling)., It's their only East Coast... more info

Impose Magazine — With South By South West's 2012 arrival imminently approaching, one might worry that there would be a lack of news about other upcoming music festivals in Austin. Don't fear! The eighth year of Chaos in Tejas will take place around the city f... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Highly influential streetpunk band Sham 69 will reunite their 'classic' 1977-1979 lineup to play a pair of US shows including Punk Rock Bowling in Vegas and Chaos in Tejas Austin. The 1977 lineup is:Jimmy Pursey: vocals Dave Parsons:... more info

Guardian Music — The Lexington, LondonCentred around free-spirited singer Samantha Urbani, Friends are an incongruous collective, hailing from the artistic community – and band breeding-ground – of Bushwick in Brooklyn, New York. With two sassy singles behind the... more info

Guardian Music — Having a badly translated song covered by Anthrax shouldn't detract from this French band's profoundly politicised metal If Trust are known outside the Francophone world, it is for having been covered by a band vastly better known than them. In 1988,... more info

ContactMusic — Veteran punk star Jimmy Pursey was so shocked to reunite with his Sham 69 bandmates he repeatedly slapped his face to make sure he wasnt dreaming The British bands successful late-1970s line-up of Pursey Dave Parsons Dave Tregunna and Mark Cain has n... more info

Dalston Oxfam Shop — I am reposting this blog post from 2009 because it was offline for a while and has a lot of tracks that are rare and sought after.Here is another of the rare NME cassettes released with the magazine in the early 80s, a number of which you can find el... more info

Guardian Music — It doesn't carry quite the same import as the busting of the Trafigura superinjunction, or the on-the-spot reporting from the heart of the Arab spring, but it was a great Twitter moment nonetheless: Ben Goldacre, writer of the Guardian's Bad Science... more info

Guardian Music — This Paris band are like a bubblegum Crystal Castles, as perky as they are punky. Just don't call them the French Tings TingsHometown: Paris.The lineup: Brice Montessuit, Mademoiselle Marine, Vinz and Aymeric.The background: Did that "comeback" Ting ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Any Major Dude said... STEPPING BACK TO 1978 (Part 2) Songs that take me back to he first half of 1978: Blondie – (I’m Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear Blondie – Denis Sham 69 – Angels With Dirty Faces Genesis – Follow You, Follow Me E... more info