Your favorite ska-punks just can’t catch a break. Streetlight Manifesto just announced on their Facebook page that their label, Victory Records, is witholding their new record, The Hands that Thieve, and refusing to send physical copies to the band or their fans. Streetlight Manifesto assures that “we will be able to fulfill all orders soon” […]
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Streetlight Manifesto Denied Physical Copies of New Album By Label
April 30th, 2013 
Tyler Osborne 
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Tags: cancel, cancelled, punk (genre), risc store, ska, streetlight manifesto, Struggle, the hand that thieves, toh kay, Victory Records, witholding 
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REVIEW: Streetlight Manifesto – The Hands That Thieve
April 25th, 2013 Tyler Osborne Artist: Streetlight Manifesto Album: The Hands That Thieve Genre: Ska Ska music has a bad rep these days. It’s gotten to a point where people consider it lame when you say that you’re listening to ska, like you’re some sort of leper who listens to Top 40 radio. “Skas Dead!” they all say. While yes, […]
Posted in Features, News, Reviews Tags: 2013, album, album review, hiatus, New Jersey, punk (genre), review, Reviews, ska, ska punk, streetlight manifesto, the hands that thieve, tour, Victory Records 5 Comments » Streetlight Manifesto Fans Fight To Get DC Venue Changed
April 22nd, 2013 Tyler Osborne Last night a group of punk kids from the DC area began petitioning for Streetlight Manifesto to drop the venue they booked in Northern Virginia (which for those who don’t know is basically a suburb of DC) known as Empire. For those who remember, a few weeks back The Wonder Years spoke out against Empire’s […]
Posted in News Tags: community, dc, diy, empire, equality, homophobia, nova, punk (genre), punk rock, rock (genre), ska, streelight manifesto, the lab, The Wonder Years 3 Comments »
Big D and The Kids Table Launch Kickstarter To Fund Two New Albums
February 3rd, 2013 James Shotwell Boston legends Big D and The Kids Table have launched a new Kickstarter to fund the recording and release of two new albums. We cover Kickstarter accounts on a near daily basis at this point, and to be honest, it’s a bit tiring trying to develop new ways to tell you people you may or […]
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STREAM: Kill Lincoln – “Brick Song”
July 27th, 2012 Tyler Osborne It’s time to introduce you to your new favorite ska-punk band: Kill Lincoln. Hailing from the historical streets of Washington, DC, Kill Lincoln has decided to bring a new sound to the city. If you like bands like We are the Union and Goldfinger, you will feel right at home with these DC boys. Kill […]
Posted in News, Streams Tags: brick song, dc, kill lincoln, less than jake, lincoln, mike sosinski, punk (genre), punx, reel big fish, ska, ska punk, that's cool in a totally negative and destructive way, we are the union Comments Off on STREAM: Kill Lincoln – “Brick Song”
Reel Big Fish Releases Album Teaser
June 6th, 2012 Tyler Osborne Ska legends Reel Big Fish released a video teaser for their new album Candy Coated Fury, and we decided that since it’s Summer we should share it with you. For anyone who’s not familiar with the band (if you’ve ever listened to ska or claim to be a fan of the genre, I would probably […]
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LIVE REVIEW & PHOTOS: Less Than Jake, Ballyhoo!, Kill Lincoln
May 27th, 2012 Tyler Osborne Kids love ska music. It’s just how it is. It’s fast, it’s loud, but at the same time is so easy to dance to. It’s really not that hard to digest, so really anyone can go to ska shows and have a great time. Don’t like the loud guitars? Here’s some trumpets for you. Don’t […]
Posted in Live, Photos, Reviews Tags: Ballyhoo!, dc, kill lincoln, less than jake, live, osborne, photos, punk (genre), review, rock and roll hotel, ska, toz, tyler, Tyler osborne, Washington 2 Comments »
STREAM + DOWNLOAD: The King Blues – “Modern Life has Let Me Down”
May 1st, 2012 Tyler Osborne UK Ska-Punks The King Blues released a new song “Modern Life has Let Me Down” that is coming off of their forthcoming final record Long Live the Struggle. The band announced recently that after this summer release they will be calling it quits as a band, which frankly is quite the tragedy. This band’s blend […]
Posted in News, Streams Tags: band, long live the struggle, modern life has let me down, political, politics, punk (genre), quit, quits, ska, stream, the king blues, uk 1 Comment »
Jesse Michaels Talks Operation Ivy Reunion
February 24th, 2012 James Shotwell 2012 has been a huge year for reunions already, which has lead most to wonder who else will come out of the woodwork with a new tour, festival appearance, album, etc. in the coming months. AlternativePress went beyond just thinking about possibilities and decided to ask simply ask one of punk fans’ most desired, Operation […]
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REVIEW: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – The Magic Of Youth
January 8th, 2012 James Shotwell Artist: Mighty Mighty Bosstones Album: The Magic Of Youth Genre: Ska Label: Big Rig At this point, it’s pretty well documented that I’m not the world’s biggest ska fan, that’s not any fault on ska itself, it’s just a personal choice, and one that I happen to be fairly adamant about. That said though, I’m […]
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Five Iron Frenzy Kickstarter Passes $110K, 55 Days Remain
November 28th, 2011 James Shotwell Recently reunited ska-punk act Five Iron Frenzy have a lot to be thankful for as of late. Not only did their return to the music scene come with praise and excitement across the board, but the outpouring from fans has been, and will continue to be overwhelming. Last week, we brought you news that Five […]
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November 23rd, 2011 James Shotwell Travelling kept UTG from bringing you the news Five Iron Frenzy promised to release yesterday, but the delay has allowed us to better tell you the story. Last night, fans eagerly waited online for a long-due announcement from defunct ska band Five Iron Frenzy. When the time came, the group released a new song entitled […]
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