Best New Bands » the black lips http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Featured Artist: Bleached http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/featured-artist-bleached/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/featured-artist-bleached/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 05:30:52 +0000   Today’s styling of punk music is harder to find than before. This can be attributed to the watered down version of pop punk that nearly destroyed the genre and turned punk from a lifestyle and attitude into just another cash cow. While bands we won’t mention did their best to kill it, there have

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/featured-artist-bleached/feed/ 0 DIAMOND RUGS Premiere New Single, “Country Mile,” http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/diamond-rugs-premiere-new-single-country-mile/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/diamond-rugs-premiere-new-single-country-mile/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:13:35 +0000 PLAYING LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN ON JUNE 25th; DEBUT S/T RECORDOUT APRIL 24th Having returned from an outstanding run of shows at SXSW, Diamond Rugs are excited to premiere the new single off their forthcoming debut, Diamond Rugs, which will be released on April 24th on Partisan Records.  ”Country Mile,” which features lead vocals by Dead Confederate’s

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