Record Store Day is getting closer and closer, with new releases being announced nearly every day, but you don’t have to wait until April 19 or stand in a long line to buy most of the records featured in this edition of Weekly Wax. The highlights include the first in a series of Oasis reissues, […]
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Chuck Ragan and Astronautalis Cover The Boss On Split 7″


Connecticut-based punk label Asbestos Records has had a neat split 7″ series going on for the past couple years called Double Exposure. Each volume focuses on one artist, with both contributors covering a song from that artist’s catalog. Last night, the label announced the third Double Exposure release, which will feature Hot Water Music frontman […]

REVIEW: Maker – Self Titled EP


Artist: Maker Album: Maker Genre: Indie Punk To be quite honest, it had been some time since I had last listened to Maker prior to the new EP. After my first listen I was convinced the band I was listening to was a different band than I had remembered. However, I was wrong; it was […]

UTG PREMIERE: Maker – “I Had To Put My Lady Down”


Massachusetts’ Maker have undergone quite a few sonic changes over the years, and it seems they’ve finally settled into a sound fitting of their struggle on their latest, self-titled, EP. While fans of the band will have to wait until November 13 to hear the full extent of this new found sound, listeners can get […]

Maker Stream New Song “Shadows”


Maker are streaming their new song “Shadows” over on Absolutepunk and can be heard here. This is the opening track off of their self-titled release, which will hit stores on November 13 through Asbestos/Engineer Records. The band is supporting an upcoming US fall tour, with Major League (No Sleep Records) and Turnover (Run For Cover […]

Frank Turner Announces Split with Frank Nikolay


UK-folk act Frank Turner announced today that he will be putting out a covers split with Frank Nicolay on Asbestos Records. The split will feature Frank Turner covering English composor Sir Noel Pierce Coward. This is a part of what they are calling their “Double Exposure Series.” I think this is a really awesome idea, and would […]