February is Black History Month and for a while now, I’ve wanted to write about Black punk bands. Black punk bands help spread not only a form of education as to what the Black community is going through, but also offer each other a sense of belonging in a largely white community.
IDLES announce rescheduled UK and European tour for 2022
The Bristol punks will finally hit the road in January
IDLES’ Joe Talbot CREDIT: Leon Neal/Getty Images
IDLES have announced their rescheduled UK and European headline tour dates, which will now take place in 2022.
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The band will then head across the UK and Ireland before journeying across the continent in February and March. All tickets for the original dates will be valid for the rescheduled shows.
As well as the previously scheduled dates, IDLES have also added two new shows in Spain, taking place in Bilbao and Barcelona on March 7 and 9 respectively.
Late last year, Nova Twins pushed for the MOBO Awards (Music of Black Origin) to add a category recognizing rock and further saluting recognition. Now, continuing their desire to bring recognition for rock artists of color, the duo have signed on to compile a new collection for Dr. Martens called
Nova Twins Presents Voices for the Unheard.
The set will be released as a limited edition vinyl offering with 100 percent of the proceeds going to The Black Curriculum, a social enterprise designed to help improve the teaching of Black History throughout the U.K.
The idea started with the duo s Voices of the Unheard project that they launched last June. It started as a way to add to the conversation surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement, beginning as a playlist of artists, continuing as a conversation series and now taking the form of a full album.
11 weeks ago
Lande Hekt, guitarist and vocalist of UK based punk band Muncie Girls, has just released her new solo LP
Going to Hell. The album delves deep into her personal experiences, talking about coming out and dealing with anxiety among other topics. Punknews editor Em Moore spoke to Lande on the phone about her new album, the state of punk today, the importance of being true to yourself, and the future. Read the interview below.
You recorded
Going to Hell in Australia with Ben David of the Hard Aches before COVID-19 travel restrictions were put in place and you played all the instruments on the album yourself, except for percussion. What was your recording experience like?