Other than a five-year break in the ’90s, Portland punk heroes Poison Idea have been making blistering, intense, full-bore hardcore since 1980. Though they’ve been playing regularly, the band’s forthcoming album Confuse & Conquer will be their first since 2006’s Last Will & Testament. The...

The state of Alabama will ring in spring this April with the fourth annual Toadlick Music Festival. The lineup will include Poison frontman Bret Michaels and Styx as well as Country Music Hall of Famers Alabama and Ronnie Milsap

“Poison Bender” is one of the B-sides from Liars’ remix-heavy I’m No Gold EP. This one’s a new original, and it’s more visceral and organic than Liars albums have been lately. The song drifts steadily forward encased in droning static, but its rhythmic component hits hard, and the vocal...

The deluxe edition of the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart’s third full-length, Days Of Abandon, came out today, complete with five bonus tracks including “Poison Touch” and this one, a warm and fluttery song called “Summer Of Dreams.” It’s another strong b-side that easily could have fit i...

Earlier this year, Kip Berman’s Brooklyn indie-pop crew the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart returned from a too-long hiatus with the new album Days Of Abandon; their single “Simple And Sure” was one of the most purely charming pieces of old-school twee we’ve heard in years. Next week, the band will release an...