Brooklyn Vegan — Their covers album puts a folky, moody spin on classics by The Replacements, Buzzcocks, Bad Brains, The Stooges and more. Springtime Carnivore also has her own album on the way. Continue reading… more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — One of the most talked-about bands in the alt-punk underground two years ago was Greenville, South Carolina's ISLANDER. This year the band returns, and it's jaw-dropping to see an entirely new crew surrounding Mikey Carvajal for his band's sophomore ... more info

Stereogum — Katy Goodman of La Sera and Greta Morgan of Springtime Carnivore have teamed up for an album of punk covers entitled Take It, It’s Yours. The LP features the duo’s takes on songs by the Stooges, Blondie, Bad Brains, and a number of other classic ... more info

Rolling Stone — Shortly after the start of the 2014 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, Korn bassist Fieldy invited Avenged Sevenfold drummer Arin Ilejay to check out a band called Islander, which was playing hours before the two headliners were scheduled to perform. ... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — DEFTONES singer Chino Moreno has told TeamRock that his new band SAUDADE has a number of new songs in various stages of completion. The ethereal outfit also includes BAD BRAINS guitarist Dr. Know, BAD BRAINS/CRO-MAGS drummer Mackie Jayson, jazz keyb... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — BREAKDOWN, TOKEN ENTRY, CRO-MAGS, ANTIDOTE and MAXIMUM PENALTY will play a free show on Saturday, July 23 from 1:30 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. in the East Village's Tompkins Square Park in New York City to raise awareness of the plight of legendary BAD BRA... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As discussed, legendary Bad Brains guitarist Dr. Know had a scary bout with cardiac arrest last year. He's thankfully recovering, but there are still a ton of medical bills to be dealt with. In addition to a Gofundme page, which has raised over ... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — When KILLSWITCH ENGAGE frontman Jesse Leach visited London, England, Roadrunner Records took him on a punk tour of Camden, visiting the spot where THE CLASH practiced and shot their debut album cover. Roadrunner also spoke with him about his love for... more info

Chorus.fm — Deftones’ Chino Moreno, Bad Brains’ guitarist Dr. Know, former Bad Brains’ drummer Mackie Jayson, Chuck Doom of Crosses, and keyboardist John Medeski have all gotten together to form: Saudade. The first single, by the same name, can be found be... more info

Metalsucks — Bad pun excepted, this actually IS really good. John Medeski, Chuck Doom and Mackie Jayson round out the group. The post Chino Moreno’s New Supergroup Saudade, with Bad Brains’ Dr. Know, is Sau-good appeared first on MetalSucks. more info