California punk-band Plague Vendor have announced that their debut album ‘Free To Eat’ will be out on April 11!

If you need a bit of info about these guys…

Touring Australia for the first time since the brutalFailed Statesalbum was released in 2012,Propagandhibring their celebrated and feared combination of punk rock and melodic hardcore to ten shows in nine cities this May/June!

Philadelphia-based punk band The Menzingers have just announced that they’re going to release a new album called ‘Rented World’, due to drop on April 18!

The first new album in 8 years from The Lawrence Arms is finally here and ready for your listening pleasure. This will be the sixth studio album from the band and everybody seems to be loving it! Order it online here

Kill The Music is a Brisbane record store specializing in punk, rock and hardcore and despite the resurgence in vinyl, has claimed it is “fucking dead”. After all that the shop has done for the metal scene in Brisbane, it’s a shame that due to financial strain it won’t be able to survive.

It's refreshing when a band comes along who aren't seeded in the idea of being "so post-modern", or sopost-anything to be infact. Wellington three pieceHollywoodfun Downstairsare straight-up fun; some might

This weeks Artist of the Week are LA’s punk hero'sBad Religion!These dudes have been kicking around since 1983 and even after countless releases, are showing no signs of slowing down.

We thought it was just about time to put together a top 25 Maniacs-worthy playlist of the best videos in history!

(The Maniac writing this is British)

This years Reading and Leeds Festival was an interesting lineup to say the least. Usually a pretty commercial event, organizers turned things around with what I’m sure is the heaviest lineup to date.